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Coming over to Clinton

IN ORDER to understand which candidate will be the true "change agent," look at how the people who actually need change in their lives have voted so far. According to CNN exit polls, of the 23 percent of primary voters with postgraduate degrees in New Hampshire, 43 percent of them support Sen.


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A dishonest remembrance

LAST WEDNESDAY, the first day of class, many professors began discussing their syllabi by remarking that it is under revision because they were unaware until very recently that class would be cancelled for Martin Luther King Day.


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Political reality check

WE HARP on about how Barack Obama isn't really black, and how Hillary Clinton isn't even human. So, it befuddles me when the headline story on CNN rambles on about the "tough choice" black women face between an African American and a woman in the South Carolina Democratic primary.


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Get a first life

AFTER a long day of classes and work, I usually follow the same routine. I grab a snack, catch up with my roommates, check my e-mail, and finally, peruse Facebook.


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Taking action too early

THIS FALL, thousands of high school seniors applied early to their colleges of choice. They sent applications to Duke, Maryland, Yale, and other schools across the country that accept early applications.


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iPlod

BACK ON grounds after a delightful Winter Break, I've noticed an increasingly popular trend that has me at a loss.


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Starting the new year right

I DECIDED to make my New Year's Resolution simple this year. And for once, I fulfilled it. I made a resolution that required only two weeks of focused determination.


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Read my lips?

LISTENING to the radio on my way to Charlottesville Monday, I heard a roundtable panel on C-SPAN discussing the Republican candidates and their prospects for winning the race.


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Open access for all

IN 2003, the University joined other prestigious institutions around the country and implemented AccessUVa, a program designed to promote socioeconomic diversity.


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Malaysia's revolution

MORE than a month has passed since the world saw a remarkable revolution in Malaysia. Late last year, 10,000 ethnic Indians demonstrated against government-based racial discrimination in the nation's capital -- the biggest ethnic riots since 1969.


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Useful delusions

The merriness of the Christmas season contrasts sharply with the anger of several prominent atheists, such as Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, who attack the belief in God in their recent bestsellers.


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A celebration of a trail

I have spent most of my column space this semester complaining about one thing or another, but in the spirit of holiday cheer I have decided to be laudatory rather than critical.


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Writers never quit

ALMOST everyone who watches television knows that the Writers Guild of America is on strike. What few realize are the enormous benefits of the strike, not only for the writers, but for viewers.


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Meritocracy matters

LAST WEEK, the lead editorial in The Cavalier Daily labeled the Lawn Selection Committee a nepotistic aristocracy, alleging that 20 out of its 35 members consist of student leaders and heads of select CIOs like the UJC, Honor and University Guides, while only 15 are randomly selected by lottery.


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