Opinion

Opinion

Culture confusion

By Amelia Meyer | October 29, 2008

NEW YORK Times columnist Joshua Kurlantzick says in his travel article ?36 Hours in Charlottesville, Va.? that ?arriving in Charlottesville from the lush, rural Virginia countryside, you almost feel like you?ve stepped back into ancient Rome.? What follows is an elaboration of this statement, a description of Charlottesville as a city that is classical in appearance, European in feel, and quaintly Southern in taste.

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Opinion

Stop the slander on campus

By Alla Hassan and Omer Shaukat | October 29, 2008

Unfortunately, there has been a growing trend of bashing and vilifying Islam and Muslims recently.

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An informed decision

By Tim Thornton | October 29, 2008

IT?S LESS than a week before Election Day. I agree with Economics Prof.

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Pre-disposed to prejudice

By Rick Eberstadt and Keenan Davis | October 29, 2008

THERE is a certain irony associated with the accusations of ?hate speech? and ?closed-mindedness.? Often the very people accusing others of this habit become so enraged at the perceived violation of civilized social discourse that the accusers carry out the very practices which they themselves condemn.

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Opinion

Open and closed

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 28, 2008

Though Dining Services? Web site claims Pavilion XI is open until 8 p.m.

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Family matters

By Michelle Lamont | October 28, 2008

NOV. 4, voters in California will have a chance to make national history when they cast their votes for Proposition 8.

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Warner and Perriello are ready

By Megan Durkee | October 28, 2008

AS THE country stands at a crossroads of red and blue this election season, so too does the state of Virginia and the University?s own fifth Congressional District.

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Gilmore and Goode are proven

By Savanna Rutherford | October 28, 2008

WITH THE nonstop coverage of McCain and Obama in these last few days before the election, it is easy to forget about the down-ticket races.

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Selfish spending

By Isaac Wood | October 27, 2008

STUDENT Council doesn?t get paid, but that?s not to say they work for free.

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Abominable ads

By Jed Crumbo | October 27, 2008

IF YOU?VE been watching any television at all in the past few weeks, you are aware of the relentless onslaught of political advertisements that has come to dominate commercial slots.

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Town-gown relations

By Ross Lawrence | October 24, 2008

LAST TUESDAY, Student Council?s Safety and Wellness Committee kicked off its ?Lighten? Up? campaign, which aims to increase exterior lighting in off-Grounds housing areas frequented by students.

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Opinion

The right kind of motivation

By Annette Robertson | October 24, 2008

COMMUNITY service is a big part of life at the University. When Madison House takes over Newcomb Plaza to promote all of their service programs, the sheer number of poster boards to choose from is amazing.

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Keeping Virginia red

By Robby Colby | October 23, 2008

AS ONE OF only a few conservatives left writing in this space, I feel somewhat called upon to make an appeal to those who inhabit the University community.

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The ins and outs

By Mitch Ross | October 23, 2008

AS A STUDENT, life at the University can sometimes feel like living in a bubble.

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Restoring the Lawn

By Geoff Skelley | October 23, 2008

THE PRINCIPAL goal of a university is to oversee the education of its student body with the hope that each pupil will leave with increased knowledge of multiple subjects while being intellectually stimulated.

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Comic relief

By Amelia Meyer | October 22, 2008

THERE?S nothing like turning on Saturday Night Live at the end of another long week of hearing political attack after political attack.

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Acceptance or ignorance

By Booke Howard | October 22, 2008

IT IS UNDERSTOOD that not everyone is going to be on the same page about certain issues; that is the joy of being a student of the University.

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Surveying survey coverage

By Tim Thornton | October 22, 2008

SEX. Everyone has an interest in that, right? I mean, if it weren?t for sex, none of us would be here ? test tube babies excepted.So it?s no surprise that a ranking of colleges and universities according to their sexual health would appear in college newspapers all across the country, including The Cavalier Daily.

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Housing hassles

By Michelle Lamont | October 21, 2008

AH, MID-OCTOBER. The leaves are falling, the weather is changing, and you?re finally starting to get back into the rhythm of school.

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Sowing the seeds of hatred

By Prashanth Parameswaran | October 21, 2008

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