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The power of silent protests

Actions speak louder than words. The old cliche held true once more as 400 or more students silently marched on The Cavalier Daily last Wednesday in order to air their grievances.


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Bottoms up, ladies

Society long has considered alcohol as having an oppressive quality to it. For example, historians consider Europeans' introduction of "firewater" to Indians during the colonial period as having large-scale detrimental effects on the latter's society.


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Register bullet fingerprints

IN AMERICA, one of the prices of freedom is registration of information. Our government has a right to know certain things about us if we are to receive and accept the incredible benefits it provides.


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Pack the polls

GET OUT the vote: every political candidate, staffer and analyst knows the importance of this requirement as a campaign strategy.


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Column symbolic of greater racism

IN HIS Oct. 23 opinion column "The Griot Society's mixed signals," Anthony Dick made some bold and controversial statements about The Griot Society, a student organization on Grounds founded on the premise of educating students about the African Diaspora.


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Sales tax won't solve traffic woes

Imagine this: $7 billion in bonds and $18 billion in revenue is given to an unelected group to improve traffic and the only result is, 20 years later, there are 99 more miles of congested lanes than when you started.


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High crimes in academia

Using heroin is illegal, so it would seem self-evident that using academic grant money to fund your habit would be not only illegal, but also inappropriate.


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Signing off criticism of AJC ad

WE ALL remember times in our childhood when our parents placated us with extra affection and toys when a sibling for some reason or another -- say, a birthday or school award -- received special attention.


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Doting on voting

TWO WEEKS. In fact, exactly two weeks from this very moment. That's right, everyone. In just two weeks, it is not only the responsibility, but the obligation of every eligible student at this University to go out to the polls and vote for the bond referendum.


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Diversity in discussion section

BY NOW, first years have gotten a good grasp on what life is like here at the University. They're used to their enormous introductory lecture classes, dining in O-Hill without silverware and riding UTS to and from each and every destination.

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