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A dangerous exclusion

ALONG with the pervasive blue lights and significant police presence all around Grounds, the SafeRide program is one of the hallmarks of the University?s security system.


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What

CALL ME cocky, but I have supreme confidence in my capacity to avoid locomotive trains. A specific moment of epiphany does not come to mind but somewhere along the way I ascertained that massive metal objects traveling at forty-five miles an hour should be avoided.


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An unjust penalty

I CAN ONLY imagine how it must feel to be Marc Verica right now. Originally confined to the bench behind Jameel Sewell and Peter Lalich, the third-year quarterback is suddenly looking at starting every game this season.On September 18th, quarterback Peter Lalich was permanently released from the football team after violating the terms of his drinking-related probation by consuming alcohol.


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Smart and compassionate

AS THE troubles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac make headlines, Americans are looking at their housing investments with even more concern.


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Face time

MONDAY?S Cavalier Daily contained an article in which the results from a Kaplan survey suggested that at least some admissions offices around the country are beginning to use Facebook in their decision-making process regarding whether or not to admit prospective students.


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New year, same dreams

COMING into a new year, students are excited by the opportunity of new attitudes, new ideas and hopeful gateways to a more successful year than the last.


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Tradition lost

AFTER another embarrassing loss to Connecticut, many University alumni, students and fans are questioning head coach Al Groh and the direction of the football program.


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Financial free fall

LAST WEEK, any student who so much as glanced at a news paper or turned on the TV was bombarded with information about the current financial crisis.


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The sanctity of death

ON THE morning of September 15, Pope Benedict XVI administered the sacrament of the sick to hundreds of ill and dying worshippers in Lourdes, France.


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Crime and punishment

EVERY DAY, Americans plop down on their respective couches to enjoy some of television?s ample entertainment, varying from the impressive to the abysmal.


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Drunk beyond reason

WHEN I participated in a set of policy debates at a think tank this summer, the joke went that if you ever felt tongue-tied, never fear: The free speech card is usually here.


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Let

?E-MAIL me.? Those were University Athletic Director Craig Littlepage?s words when I asked him to explain the sign policy at the football game against University of Richmond.


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No better than the bowls

THIS PAST Saturday, football fans ? especially those not inclined to witness Connecticut?s thrashing of the Wahoos ? may have tuned in to watch what some sportscasters touted as the game of the year: Southern California v.


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A commonwealth of opportunity

GIVEN the enormous differences between the presidential candidates this year, the high stakes for the future of our generation, and the electoral importance of Virginia this year, it is no wonder there has been an uptick in students? interest in the political process.


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Stepping up to the challenge

IN HARRIET Beecher Stowe?s Uncle Tom?s Cabin, a character returns from church saying that the reverend preached ?a splendid sermon ... It was just such a sermon as you ought to hear.

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On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Lela Garner, sustainability manager of student outreach and engagement at U.Va. Sustainability. Garner discusses sustainability initiatives on Grounds, the 2030 U.Va. Sustainability Plan and Earth Month celebrations.