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Considering present gift problem

IF WORDS had a texture, "no" would be sandpaper - coarse, spike-adorned sandpaper. Fourth years shouldn't say "no" to the class gift. As adults, we've realized through experience the power "no" can convey, but even little children recognize its abrasive nature as they torment their parents behind two-year old giggling.


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Degrading lyrics sing sexist tune

WOMEN have always had it rough. Despite the fact that we make up half of the world's population, no group has been as universally, quietly and consistently discriminated against throughout history.


Opinion

Unaltered flag lets intolerance fly on

AS DIVERSITY becomes a more and more prevalent buzzword and colleges and universities seek to encourage minority enrollment, we like to think that we are moving away from racial tension and conflict toward a more tolerant society.


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Photos needlessly expose students

SOMETIMES anonymity in class can be a wonderful thing. Our university is big enough so that we easily can things done undisturbed and shrink into obscurity if we make a stupid remark.


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Rules can't bully students into behaving

INSOMNIA stalked my bed, so I turned on the radio to break up the monotony of sheep-counting. 3WV was playing my favorite Pink Floyd song: "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control ... Teachers, leave those kids alone!" Of course, the members of Pink Floyd went to British schools in the 1950s, when emotional abuse of the students was considered acceptable, even character-building.


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Language classes fuel future fluency

THE Tongue-Tied American by Paul Simon reports the following exchange. "A Georgia school board member asked Genelle Moran of the University of Georgia, "Why should a student who will never leave Macon, Georgia, study a foreign language?" Moran's reply: "That's why he should study a foreign language." I read the April 13 lead editorial, "Scrap language requirement" and cringed with embarrassment as I imagined how it would sound to international students, teaching assistants, professors - anyone, for that matter, using English every day as a second language.


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Actualizing goals for activism

DURING the Easter season, it is common for one to reflect personally upon the true meaning of one's religious faith, particularly if one is a Christian (full disclosure: I am one). For those who prefer to look at the holidays in a non-theological light, two Grounds-related issues that have garnered attention in the past few days might have an additional relevance, if considered in light of the political and social lessons of Easter.


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No joy in following 'not gay' tradition

STUPID traditions usually have stupid beginnings. The University does not have a shortage of similar meaningless traditions, but the fact that they've earned the title of being "traditions" doesn't make them any less stupid. All University traditions have an endearing little anecdotal beginning that is passed through generations and ingrained in the students' way of life.

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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.