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Don

Emily Kuhbach's column ("No mandate," Nov. 11) tried to downplay the significance of the 2009 elections but missed the bigger picture.


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Invisibility cloak

Five hundred, 400, 200, 100, and one more 500 - these are the approximate class sizes of the five classes I'm taking this semester.


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Simply mistaken

When reading their letters to the editor, I really have to wonder if Blaire Hawkins ("Upholding honor," Nov.


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Freedom from harm

The United States is a nation free from the notion of George Orwell's "Thoughtcrime." In America, one may think whatever one likes, however bigoted, misinformed, or absurd it may be.


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All talk

The University has something of a troubling history with racial and ethnic integration. The University's first black student graduated 56 years ago, though there were only a marginal number of black students on Grounds until the 1970s.


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Drunken dogma

For those younger than 21-years-old here at the University, the wait until your 21st birthday, when you are finally treated like an adult by society, can be seem like an eternity.


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No mandate

Last Tuesday, Americans all over the country held their breath as Virginians went to the polls to elect their next governor.


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Undue criticism

In reading yesterday's lead editorial ("Borrowing Ideas," Nov. 10), I found myself surprised that the assertions of the singular voice of Professor Alan Briceland of Virginia Commonwealth University have carried so much weight.


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Upholding honor

I applaud The Cavalier Daily's efforts to engage the University Community in substantive debate about possible improvements to our Honor System.


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Borrowing ideas

Questions about intent and plagiarism have predominated the community concerns segment of Honor Committee meetings this semester.


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Disruptive construction

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting attentively in a statistics class which started off very beneficial, as the professor was answering questions following our first midterm.


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Blood lust

Will someone please explain to me what's so alluring about vampires? If you have a kid sister, or if you secretly are a kid sister, the next two weeks may stretch much longer than the days on the calendar indicate.


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Compromising the academic mission

I imagine an America where no one can communicate with one another. We cross the borders of every state and not only are they speaking a different language, but they look different than you as well.


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Behind the scenes

Newspapers always push for more transparency. It stands to reason that well-informed people generally make better decisions.


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