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Facade of tolerance

UNLESS you've been living in a hole or buried in the Alderman stacks for the last few weeks, it isn't news to you that ten black Charlottesville school children have been arrested for attacks around the University.


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In God we trust ... or do we?

RICHMOND, VA - Again, the state's lawmakers have found a controversial yet equally insignificant issue that deflects attention from the severe budget crises facing the Commonwealth.


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Hate crime semantics

IT'S VALENTINE'S day, which means that there's one thing on everyone's mind: hate crimes. Yes, David Duke, the former ringleader of the Ku Klux Kircus and now president of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO), was in town last week, protesting the refusal of local officials to proceed with hate crimes charges for a group of blacks accused of targeting whites. As much as it sickens me, I have to agree to some extent with Duke; hate crime laws should equally be applied to whites and blacks.


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Clear examples of abuse

THIS COLUMN is directed to the University of Virginia administration, its students and the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.


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How RAs can really help

DIFFERENT first-year students adjust to life at the University with varying degrees of success. To make this adjustment easier for everyone, the Office of the Dean of Students/Residence Life funds a very capable Resident Staff Program.


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Disarming Cupid

VALENTINE'S Day may be the only holiday in America in which federal employees do not receive paid vacation.


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Dining hall re-haul

THE ONLY thing worse than eating sub-par food is being told when to eat. Unfortunately, the University's dining halls combine these two unpleasant aspects of dining all in one.


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Honor students' right to vote on retraction

THE HONOR Committee needs to get back in touch with students. Less than a year after students soundly rejected the Honor Committee's proposed changes to the way trials work, Honor representatives now have voted not to place a referendum on the ballot for this spring's elections.


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Tenure teachers, not stodgy researchers

AT THE END of every semester, students must fill out professor evaluations. A great deal of ceremony is involved, such as the professor leaving the room and a student delivering the completed evaluations to the department office.

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As this year’s newest Meriwether Lewis fellows wrap up their summer session, Julie Caruccio, a MLI director and assistant vice president for research on the student experience, discusses the goals of the fellowship. Caruccio shares the history of the program and how it has evolved to continue to fit students' needs and expectations. Additionally, she describes the cohort’s summer project, where they were tasked with finding ways to build connectivity and foster relationships between people in various areas across Grounds.