Opinion

Opinion

Students have right to choose fall rush

By Brandon Almond | November 9, 1999

IF I WANT to skip class, it is my choice. If I decide not to study for an exam, that is my choice.

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Class preparation enlightens teacher

By John Sullivan | November 9, 1999

I CAN'T remember when I met Merton or the Duncan Sisters. All I know is that the American Studies Class of 2000 made me do it.

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SAF supports ideas, not ideology

By Jennifer Schaum | November 9, 1999

ISOLATED in our college world, the University community as a whole doesn't tend to pay much attention to the everyday workings of the federal government.

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Mandated morals lend little to education

By Chris DelGrosso | November 8, 1999

ONE WONDERS if a $17 million increase in federal spending on "promoting character education efforts" would have prevented Texas Gov.

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Clearing the air over current editorial practices

By Kelly Jolley | November 8, 1999

First, congratulations to The Cavalier Daily for its recent award. Few realize the amount of work required in producing any student publication, much less an award-winning daily.

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Opinion

Changing Virginia with GOP victory

By Peter Brownfeld | November 8, 1999

LAST WEEK the Republicans captured both houses of Virginia's General Assembly. This victory gives the party a historic opportunity to further its agenda.

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Opinion

Irritating e-mails often illegal

By Emily Harding | November 5, 1999

DANGER! If you receive any e-mail within the next 24 hours, do not open it! The entire Internet is closed down for annual cleaning, so any e-mail must be a virus!

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Opinion

Distasteful and deceptive process

By Jennifer Schaum | November 4, 1999

NEED-BLIND. Anyone who's been on a college tour or read a book about universities has heard this term.

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Opinion

Raising the right questions

By Claire Kaplan | November 4, 1999

COMMUNITIES such as ours quickly become galvanized into action when a violent stranger enters its sanctum, creating chaos and fear.

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Opinion

Or model of ethical admissions?

By Robert D. Sweeney | November 4, 1999

AS THE vice president for development, it is my job to ensure that the University works with its alumni and friends to secure private support that will sustain the University and its students, faculty and programs into the future.

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Opinion

The telltale voice

By Sam Waxman | November 4, 1999

TRUE! -- CYNICAL -- very, very dreadfully cynical I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?

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Rose flap raises thorny social issue

By Kiki Petrosino | November 3, 1999

AS A NATIVE Baltimorean, I have absolutely no reason to look forward to the World Series each year.

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Couric coasts to win with local liberals

By Bryan Maxwell | November 3, 1999

YOU HAVE to take pleasure in whatever victories you can gain, even if they are small. Never was this message more apparent than at the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlottesville last night - the site of the Democratic party reception in which State Sen.

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Democrats down, not out

By Erin Perucci | November 3, 1999

RICHMOND-Virginia is known for its colorful history, and now, a historic election can be added to its laundry list of momentous political events.

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Issue-based strategy waylays Wayland

By Jeffrey Eisenberg | November 3, 1999

IT WAS an uphill battle. It was also a losing battle. So it came as little surprise when the results were so prominently displayed across the large television screen in the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville - Ed Wayland couldn't unseat his challenger, incumbent Del.

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Raucous Republicans revel in victory

By Diya Gullapalli | November 3, 1999

RICHMOND -- The chandeliers were sparkling, the liquor was flowing, and the room was filled with enough suits to clothe an entire law firm.

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GOP goes gaga for God

By Rob Walker | November 3, 1999

BOOM, BOOM, boom. The hardwood floor of the Boar's Head Inn ballroom shook from the thundering bass.

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The gourd, the bad and the ugly

By Amy Startt | November 3, 1999

AS THE final minutes of Halloween night ticked by, heads began popping out from behind closed Lawn room doors.

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Opinion

Harris ignores black vote

By Jennifer Schaum | November 3, 1999

A FIRST glance at Paul Harris' victory party shows what you might consider a surprising amount of diversity for a Republican event.

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University must correct imbalances in College course availability

By James R. Sofka | November 2, 1999

THE UNIVERSITY is lovely this time of year -- leaves are changing, midterms are over and finals are a month away.