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Honor system unable to rise from dead

LET'S BE honest with ourselves: Honor is dying. It's happening, slowly but surely. The only question left for us is whether to own up to that fact and let it die quickly, with dignity, or whether to ignore reality until honor coughs its last gasp in our collective face. Now, I love the concept of honor.


Opinion

Bringing diversity from across state lines

OF THE University, Thomas Jefferson once said "the great object of our aim from the beginning has been to make this establishment the most eminent in the United States, in order to draw to it the youth of every state." Jefferson wanted to create an excellent school not only for Virginians, but also for students from across the country.


Opinion

Honor system lacks legitimacy

I WANT TO thank the Board of Visitors. After the story last week about how the Board may have suggested some of the changes in the honor system that we will be voting on this spring, my initial reaction was that of smug satisfaction. I've always thought that the honor system could not exist in its current form for much longer, and that it would only be a matter of time before some outside force took matters into its own hands.


Opinion

Break leadership stereotypes

SOMETIMES there seem to be only a few dozen contributing members of the University community. These superhuman students run the publications we read, decide which speakers and musicians we hear and allocate funding for the organizations whose meetings we attend.


Opinion

Many misinterpret media sex study

WARNING: This column contains a three lettered word beginning with the letter "s" and ending in "ex." If you are in any way offended by such content, please adhere to this warning and continue at your own risk.


Opinion

Pointless to point at media flaws

HI, I'M JOHNNY Knoxville and this is Extreme Irresponsibility. It happens far too often in our society that parents will seek to shift the blame for their own incompetence from themselves to the media, or even more obnoxiously, to "society." You and I know how absurd this is, but it makes for an interesting story, so most news outlets will continue to publish this plea no matter how ridiculous it gets. By now, most of us are familiar with the planned lawsuit on behalf of Jason Lind, a Connecticut 13-year-old who set himself ablaze while mimicking a television stunt.


Opinion

Fighting society's misguided blame

DATE RAPE drugs. Those may be the three scariest words I've ever read. But never in my wildest dreams did I think that phrase could ever become more than words on a page - that it would jump out of a book to touch my 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.