An editorial by Seth Goldin
Dr. Larry Sanger visited the University a couple of weeks ago to give a talk about the politics of information in the digital age. He is a cofounder of Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales, but now he has become one of Wikipedia’s most vocal critics. He expressed in his talk [...]
An editorial by Grayson Lambert
For those students not already at home, the countdown is on for Thanksgiving break. Unlike the past two years, the University’s academic calender this year only gives students Wednesday through Friday for Thanksgiving instead of the entire week. Having the full week off is better, and next year the [...]
An editorial by Matt Schrimper
The University of Virginia Student Council has the potential to become the premiere student governing body in the United States within a few short years, if committed student leaders initiate and execute a focused plan.
The primary determinant of Student Council’s success is the people that Council is composed of, but the [...]
An editorial by Ning Tay
It is every student’s dream to live on the Lawn, which not only flanks the Rotunda, but is also conveniently smack dab in the middle of grounds. The honor is granted to 54 high-achieving students in their final year at UVa.
However, living on the Lawn has a disadvantage; personal belongings sometimes [...]
An Editorial by Eric Jensen
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Richmond District Court on behalf of The Cavalier Daily and Virginia Tech’s student newspaper, The Collegiate Times. The two publications are suing the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for the right to run alcohol-related advertising, which is currently banned in student publications. They point [...]
On Thursday, October 18th, The Cavalier Daily published an editorial on the Sentinel, in which Cavalier Daily Opinion columnist Robby Colby welcomed the Sentinel as a second source of University news.
An Essay by Alli Andresen and Katie Coleman
Did you know that this year is an election year? Last fall, the University was ablaze with the political pulse surrounding the Virginia senatorial race and the Marriage Amendment proposal. Both publicly around Grounds and privately in casual conversation, students from all political persuasions debated the issues at [...]
An editorial cartoon by Joshua Evans
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An Essay by Hamza Shaban
Training with varsity swimmers makes the JV novice a better swimmer. She watches their refined technique, copies their S-curve strokes, and stretches her lungs to keep up. After her first week, in her fatigue, she curses her competitors. But after a month, she sees the defined muscles in her arms, [...]
