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Size does matter

GROWTH is a phenomenon that challenges policy-makers and elected officials just as it presents difficult decisions for members of the business community in the Old Dominion.


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A tragic anniversary

TODAY is a day of mourning. Today we must stop for a moment in our busy lives and remember the nearly 45 million people who have been killed.


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Starting a page ahead

THERE are two types of students at the University. Science and math students who spend lots of money each semester on a few thick textbooks and humanities students, like myself, who fork over the big bucks on a more numerous set of cheaper books.


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A legacy worth ending

SINCE the beginning of this month, Texas A&M University has been embroiled in a controversy over its practice of "legacy" admissions, an admissions criterion that favors applicants if they have a blood relative who attended the university.


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Reforming immigration reform

LESS THAN two weeks ago, President Bush rolled out his first domestic policy initiative: an immigration reform proposal aimed at allowing those working in the country illegally a chance to join a new temporary guest worker program.


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The great distraction

WHEN THE news broke last month that Saddam Hussein had been captured -- disheveled and disoriented, hiding in a dark hole in the ground -- it was hard to overstate the magnitude of the shockwaves that reverberated around the world.


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A flawed multiculturalism

Multiculturalism is the biggest thing to hit America's campuses since light beer. And, as a watered-down perversion of a once-great collegiate ideal, it follows nicely in its predecessor's footsteps.


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Adopting racism?

IN THIS last season of the ever-popular NBC sitcom "Friends," two of the show's main characters, Chandler and Monica, have decided to adopt a baby.


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Keeping the Christ in Christmas

Even though the dried Christmas trees are lying by the curb, the Valentine's Day cards and chocolates have replaced Christmas ornaments in Hallmark stores and we are all gearing up for a new semester at the University, I would like to revisit the holiday season for just a brief moment.


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A voter's choice

Will others vote for him? How much money have others given him? Never before have these questions been asked so frequently leading up to a presidential election.Voters should evaluate a candidate based on his/her ability to solve the problems facing Americans, not by speculating how others will vote.

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Latest Podcast

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.