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A blind offense

AT THE Republican National Convention last week, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani explained President George W.


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A Republican review

LAST WEEK, the Republican National Convention provided an entertaining and diverse set of speakers who each represented a different movie genre.


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Moving on (finally)

AS THIS year's presidential election edges closer, it has become increasingly evident how worried many Americans are about its outcome.


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Value of the humanities

WATCHING my friend aimlessly scroll through the course offering directory's hundreds of intriguing courses and interdisciplinary departments, I realized that students are becoming less interested in undergraduate humanities courses.


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A lack of conventional wisdom

WHILE Newsweek andTIME released polls conducted during the Republican National Convention showing Bush up by 11 percentage points, one has to wonder what the Republicans did right and how the Democrats managed to get a bounce essentially equivalent to a big fat goose egg.


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John Kerry's downfall

THE SICKENING thud heard by the American electorate a few days ago was the sound of John Kerry plummeting to the ground in the most recent national public opinion polls.


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Traditional values, traditional dress

THIS WEEK, my father will fly out from my family's home in California for his first and, since I am graduating this year, probably his only trip to a University home football game. Game day in Charlottesville is a special experience.


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A benign affirmation

ON JULY 1 of this year, the Virginia legislature passed an amendment to the 1997 Affirmation of Marriage Act designed to clarify the limitations on gay marriage and civil unions in the Commonwealth.


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A skin-deep diversity

WHILE we students were away enjoying the booze and blahs of summer life, our University administration was hard at work to ensure a warmer and fuzzier community for us to come back to.


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New SAT, new problems

THE EDUCATORS who initially promoted the SAT wanted college to not be merely a haven for the privileged, but a honing ground for the country's best and brightest, a vision steeped in America's meritocratic spirit. Over the decades that vision has evolved, and it continues to guide most college admissions today.


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Get with the program

MY ROOMMATE, a transfer student from Boston University, put it best: "This really sucks." He was, of course, talking about ISIS, the proverbial elephant in the room, one of the first things everyone complains about, yet very few students have taken action to amend.


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527 mistakes for both parties

AFTER THE PASSAGE of the much-touted 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform, one would think that this election season would be relatively benign in terms of negative ads.


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Supporting U.Va.fitness

THE UNIVERSITY continues to grow as the "it" school for fitness. Newsweek recently announced that our school is the "Hottest for Fitness" in its annual "America's 25 Hot Schools." With renovations and new facilities, many members of the University community question the importance of fitness and athletic programs.

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Latest Podcast

The Lorax Society is one of U.Va.'s many organizations with a focus on sustainability. The society’s mission is to preserve the natural biodiversity of Charlottesville. Maddie Foreman, the current president of the Lorax Society and second-year College student, discusses upcoming changes to the organization following the election of a new executive board, as well as her plans for new events and initiatives this semester.