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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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Recommitting to Virginia schools

THE STATUS quo has long been king of the political hill in Virginia. With the General Assembly convening its annual session as we speak, the more cynical political observer could remark that political reform comes to the Old Dominion only after a prerequisite disaster so large as to shock the public and its legislative body into action.


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A fair and balanced look at Al Franken

Almost a year ago Michael Moore and Al Franken meant two completely opposite things to me. Moore was a self-righteous, pompous fire-breathing liberal who could make any self-respecting conservative's blood crawl at the mention of his name.


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A push towards the final frontier

AS THE world stares amazedly at the pictures being beamed from Mars by NASA's Mars robot rover Spirit, President Bush has hinted that he will announce plans for NASA to establish a permanent space base on the Moon and to send astronauts to Mars ("Bush to seek manned flights to Moon, Mars", CNN.com, Jan.


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No house to call a home

SIX THOUSAND dollars: Roughly, this is the amount of money the four predominantly African-American fraternities at the University spend per semester for rental and security of IFC fraternity houses during social events and functions.


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Christmas, by the numbers

I LIKE numbers. I always have, and probably always will. During car trips as a kid instead of listening to the latest New Kids on the Block or MC Hammer tape I'd glance out the window and keep track of the mile markers as they whizzed by and then look at the speedometer to try and figure out how long until we arrived at our destination.


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Keeping that local flair on the Corner

WHEN I walk around the Corner these days, I sense a change in the commercial landscape. What once was a local, eclectic, unique area of local merchants is slowly transforming to a commercial franchise-driven powerhouse.


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A business minor for the rest of us

I AM an English major. I love it and wouldn't want to be in any other field, and I know that because of all the books I've been forced to read, I'll be much more entertaining at cocktail parties than, say, an engineer.


Opinion

Medical Center McCarthyism

THROUGH widespread vaccination, we officially eradicated smallpox more than twenty years ago. Alas, we cannot inoculate minds as we inoculate bodies.


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Generally failing

ON PAPER, Gen. Wesley Clark should be leading the Democratic pack. His resume is impeccable: Decorated veteran, Rhodes Scholar, NATO Supreme Commander.


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What kind of 'diversity' center?

EARLY next winter, Newcomb Hall's informal lounge will be transformed from a drab, empty space into a bustling diversity center where students of all cultural backgrounds can mingle in a mutually inclusive environment.


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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.