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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KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va.
By Michael King | 4 days agoThe University’s agreement with the Trump administration reeks not only because of its terms, but also for the method in which it was composed.
A statement from 181 concerned faculty on the Faculty Senate’s Nov. 14 resolution
By Concerned Faculty | November 24, 2025Continuing the search now would be all the proof needed to conclude that the Board and Mahoney are acting not in the University’s best interests but pursuant to some other agenda, if further proof were needed.
WETMORE: U.Va. needs to double down on the World Language Requirement
By Celeste Wetmore | November 24, 2025To protect the integrity of its founding values and the World Language Requirement, the University must ensure that all departments’ diagnostics implement a proctored, in-person language assessment.
