WELCOME to the University, my first-year friend.
Did moving in go well? Parents gone?
Yes? Good. Let's drop the formalities. I want to encourage you to get active in politics while attending the University. Politics is meaningful, exciting and best of all student activism actually can make a difference.
That said, I am sure you already have got excuses as to why you cannot participate. But allow me to explain why political activism sometimes may be a more rewarding diversion than Netflix.
Don't like politics? That's fine, just pay attention to world events -
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A statement from 201 concerned faculty about U.Va. President Beardsley’s appointment
By Concerned Faculty | 59 minutes agoBy acting in bad faith, the Board has flouted its fiduciary duties to the University and has violated its own bylaws calling on it to protect the University from outside interference.
EDITORIAL: A letter of counsel to our new U.Va. President
By Editorial Board | YesterdayEarnest engagement is not represented by scheduled listening opportunities, but by an unceasing and unreserved dedication to connecting with community members who presently feel so ignored.
KURTZWEIL: Public housing can make housing affordable in Charlottesville
By Paul Kurtzweil | 3 days agoWhile perhaps not using race as a primary form of discrimination, current debates over housing unfortunately and predictably devolve into camps of rich versus poor. The crux of the issue is the same — past and present residents wrestle over how to deal with rising property value and increasing population
