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Mutually assured criticism

NOTHING illuminates reality quite like bad movies. In the Cold War classic "War Games," a young Matthew Broderick accidentally hacks into the U.S.


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Not dead yet

WITH KARL Rove and Alberto Gonzalez having resigned, these are not the best of times for the Bush administration.


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Cracking down on academic steroids

AS HONEST as most students try to be with their academic work, many may be cheating without even realizing it.? While the most common forms of cheating brought to trial concern collaboration on tests and plagiarism, there is another form of cheating that plagues this university but rarely, if ever, goes to trial.


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Lipstick and Logarithms

MOST READERS probably remember the hit '90s television show, "The Wonder Years." And most readers probably also remember the dream girl next door from the show, Winnie Cooper.


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None of our business

THE LATEST sex scandal to rock Washington involves Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, who was accused of lewd conduct towards an undercover police officer in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis-St.


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A debate worth having

EACH OF the members of the University community can participate in the 2008 Presidential election by voting or supporting a candidate.


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Tear down this wall

A LITTLE more than a year ago, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression erected a monument to the First Amendment in front of City Hall on Charlottesville's downtown mall.


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Dorm, sweet dorm

"There's no place like home,"an old adage informs us.Most newcomers to the University will also quickly discover that there's no place like dormitories, but for very different reasons.


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Pink Flamingos

To celebrate our last issue of the semester, The Cavalier Daily hereby issues a few very special awards to individuals who, one way oranother, have left a lasting impression on the University.


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Final thoughts from a fourth-year

IT IS truly hard to believe that in just a couple weeks the semester will be over. It doesn't really feel different from any other semester, except that for myself and for my fourth-year classmates it is our last.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.