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Showing gratitude by giving back

LAST WEEK, a debate exploded over Bob Sweeney's nomination to live on the Lawn. Though few people have made the point, the Sweeney controversy really isn't about Sweeney at all.

Focusing attention on corporate reform

CORPORATE ABUSE enjoyed a brief period of popularity following the Enron scandal. For awhile, it was on the list of top domestic issues, reaching an apex with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Dressing up prejudice

RACISM, racist and race itself are peculiar words, as their definitions change constantly and shift according to context.

Combatting complacency

I REMEMBER when I first learned about the Holocaust, I wasn't told that millions of people were murdered -- I was told that millions died in camps, which seemed odd.

Wahoo nepotism

GENERALLY, columns about sports don't belong in the Opinion section. Yet some areas of sport could be compared to our University as an academic institution, thus rendering them a distinctly opinionated column.

Taking stock of progress

THE IDEA of progress is perhaps the least valuable weapon in the liberal arsenal. Often criticizing conservatives for trying to live in the past or refusing to accept today's world, liberals use the word "progress" in a way that betrays a deep naiveté about the world and their beliefs.

Defying Marshall-Newman

ALONG with a Democratic victory in the Houseand Senate,the November elections also enacted a host of controversial ballot referendums.

The woeful "marriage" amendment

TODAY, there is much at stake at Virginia's polls. The national spotlight has been on Virginia for at least a month now because incumbent U.S.

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