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Racial education lacking

RACE MATTERS at the University of Virginia. Despite the University's lingering reputation as a bastion of white male conservatism, debates thrive on topics ranging from affirmative action to self-segregation.


Opinion

First years need to be put in their place

DEAR FIRST-YEAR students, Guess what? You're the new guys, so that makes you inferior. This is a social fact that you will want to keep in mind as you interact with your upper class friends and acquaintances that are more knowledgeable, even-tempered and intelligent than you are.


Opinion

Worst pieces of advice are those you take

I WAS CUT from the U.Va. Club Water Polo team. To the best of my knowledge, last year was the first time in the history of the University that the Water Polo team made cuts. It was nice to make history, and in all due fairness, I had never swam competitively or played water polo before last year.


Opinion

Packing up home life, moving on

TOMORROW the move is official. A couple signatures, a handshake or two and my parents will finally put to bed weeks of quiet anxiety and a final couple days of furious packing.


Opinion

Keeping federal spending down to Earth

AS IMPORTANT as the discovery of alien life forms may appear to be, this should not be a priority of the United States government. The House space science subcommittee heard testimony from experts on the possibility of extraterrestrial life on such gaseous planets of Jupiter and Uranus and in distant galaxies.


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Latest Podcast

All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.