Opinion

Opinion

Auditing Iraq

By AJ Kornblith | April 5, 2006

IN THE run-up to the Iraq War, President Bush proudly boasted to his critics that despite his failure to garner the United Nations' approval for the operation, he could still plunge ahead with the help of his "coalition of the willing." This impressive-sounding phrase referred to the list of 46 nations that offered military support to the United States and Britain as they sought to liberate Iraq (or its oil, or its weapons of mass destruction, depending on whom you listen to). Considering that most of those countries committed well under 1,000 personnel, it was always more of a rhetorical device than a fighting force.

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Solving from the inside

By Prashanth Parameswaran | April 4, 2006

RADICAL xenophobes in the immigrationdebate want to build walls and prosecute alleged "sympathizers." Only this time, the potential repercussions are global.

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Looking at Honor's numbers

By Daniel Colbert | April 4, 2006

WHATEVER else may have come from last Sunday's open honor trial, the debateresulting from the verdict is an exciting development.

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Separation of subcultures

By Marta Cook | April 4, 2006

DESPERATE to absolve the national guilt of prejudice and hate that has stained our past, the United States of today actively strives to welcome diversity in all its forms.

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Clarity, sensitivity and achievement

By Lisa Fleisher | April 4, 2006

SEVERAL readers were upset with the Comics page last Thursday. That day, each comic included a tribute to Mitch Hedberg, a stand-up comic who died March 30, 2005.

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A threat to the talented

By Josh Levy | April 4, 2006

IN A letter discussing education, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "There is a natural aristocracy among men.

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Voting for C-Ville's future

By Zack Fields | April 3, 2006

CHARLOTTESVILLE voters will go to the polls on May 2 in the midst of an affordable housing crisis.

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Breaking up Iraq

By Eric Wang | April 3, 2006

PRESIDENT Bush has been hop-scotching around the country over the past weeks to regain the public's support for the war in Iraq.

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End open honor trials

By Noah Peters | April 3, 2006

IN THE WAKE of the recent open honor trial of Steve Gilday, who was expelled from the University for lying to his teaching assistant, it has become clear that these trials do not enhance the legitimacy of the honor process.

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Opinion

What's in a name?

By Todd Rosenbaum | March 30, 2006

AS STUDENTS, we've always been told to write with our audiences in mind: that is, to recognize whom we are trying to persuade and to target our appeals to that group.

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Adding to the melting pot

By Adam Silverberg | March 30, 2006

FOR MANY Mexicans and others illegally immigrating into the United States, there are only two options -- continue living in squalor for the rest of your life or risk life and limb in order to receive a livable wage.

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Opinion

A common privilege

By Whitney Blake | March 30, 2006

WHAT COMES to mind when you hear the word "privilege?" We hear it all the time, but we often fail to stop and ponder its true meaning.

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It's getting hot in here

By Rajesh Jain | March 29, 2006

THE MELTING of the polar ice caps, the rise of sea levels and massive flooding covering nations across the globe?

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Open, but not reassuring

By AJ Kornblith | March 29, 2006

STEVE Gilday is a victim on several levels. First, he is a victim of his own poor judgment, which led him to falsify an academic document (albeit not for the purpose of cheating) and then to lie about it under pressure from a professor.

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The writing on the wall

By Dan Keyserling | March 29, 2006

AS A precocious elementary school boy, I remember when bathroom stalls were forums of forbidden romance.

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Reviving the community of trust

By Stephen Parsley | March 29, 2006

IT IS an unfortunate fact that formany students at the University, honor is virtually synonymous with the single sanction.

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Counterproductive cultural awareness

By Sina Kian | March 28, 2006

LAST MONDAY, the Muslim Students Association kicked off their awareness week, nobly attempting to bring light on the completely misunderstood religion of Islam.Unfortunately, misconceptions and ignorant interpretations pervasively characterize a ubiquitous but accepted Islamophobia in the western world.

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Stalled gender equality

By Cari Lynn Hennessey | March 28, 2006

WHEN YOUNG women plan their futures, they often expect that they can balance the career of their dreams with a satisfying family life.

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Appraising honor

By Josh Hess | March 28, 2006

THE JURY is in on the merits and demerits of the single sanction, and it remains the best sanctioning system for the University's Honor System. For the past semester and a half, the Honor Committee's ad-hoc committee for investigating the single sanction has been studying student surveys and trial jury data to attempt to address many of the concerns commonly raised about the sanction.

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Making Student Council relevant

By Zack Fields | March 28, 2006

IMAGINE an upper-middle class home in the Victorian era. The woman and the man have their separate spheres: The woman manages domestic life, ensuring the draperies are not faded and the food does not become cool before the man sits down at the table.