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Selling students short

THE $130 million John Paul Jones arena at the University was built with a massive donation from Paul Tudor Jones II and contributions from other donors.


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Freedom of speech

LOOKING over the e-mails I've received about two comics about the conception and death of Jesus that ran in this newspaper recently, I have come to the conclusion that a review of some basic matters is required. First, The Cavalier Daily is an independent student newspaper.


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No comic situation

A FEW WEEKS ago, a couple cartoonists at The Cavalier Daily decided to return to the familiar punching bag of Christianity.


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The business of getting along

IN LAST week's column, I addressed criticisms and complaints about the McIntire School of Commerce, which are often leveled by students and faculty who advocate a liberal arts education.


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The Corner's chain reaction

RECENT rumors about the possibility of a CVS Pharmacy replacing three well-known Corner spots -- Plan 9 Music, Just Curry and Satellite Ballroom -- have created a small panic around Grounds and throughout the Charlottesville community.


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High times

IMAGINE a world where people addicted to cigarettes, alcohol or even prescription painkillers were plucked from society and treated as criminals.


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A pragmatic peace

TIME IS against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. With 10 months left in the Bush administration, the opportunity for a Palestinian and Israeli peace may soon pass her by.


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A woman's right to talk

FOR A WHILE, I tried to avoid calling myself a feminist. I avoided writing too many columns about women's issues, and I avoided heated talks about gender in discussion sections.


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Behind bars and out of mind

RECENTLY, I made my way home to celebrate with my older brother who was just released from jail. He was serving time for the distribution of crack cocaine.


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Office space

AFTER the madness of St. Patrick's Day (and night) subsided, I began the thankless task of chipping away at work I had ignored.


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Commerce commotion

"GET READY to rumble!" These were the exclamations emitting from Charlottesville on Nov. 26, 2007, as WWE Smackdown/ECW Live arrived at JPJ.


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Saving Beta House

CHARLOTTESVILLE'S preservation community believed that it made cultural, economic and environmental sense for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation to incorporate Eugene Bradbury's historic Compton House (Beta House) into the plans for its Fellows Center on Maury Avenue.

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