The issue is that it seems as though the University cannot walk and chew gum at the same time.
The University succeeded where many other institutions fell short.
The administration’s recent suspension of the University Guide Services further demonstrates a willingness to dismiss the practice of bottom-up student self-governance.
While the second-year housing expansion may be well intentioned, the manner in which it is being undertaken belies its fundamental goals.
Given the success of ranked choice voting elsewhere in America and abroad, ranked choice voting will likely animate Charlottesville voters and improve our elections.
The University owes our community a thorough and substantiated explanation of their actions.
The Goldilocks ending — the solution that preserves students’ rights while upholding safety — lies in between August 2017 and May 2024.
Instead of retroactively responding to extreme hazing allegations, we, and especially the University, must begin asking more probing questions about the role of fraternal organizations on Grounds.
Our independence grants us the ability to ask the hard questions and to say what University representatives cannot.
Amid a national crisis of pedestrian safety, Charlottesville and the University are also struggling to properly maintain pedestrian safety.
Bootlicking is a time-honored tradition that stretches from Brutus to Henry A. Kissinger, encompassing very successful and famously cool individuals.
Collective liberation does not and should not preclude formal structures for accommodating dissenting voices.
This Editorial Board, simply put, is disappointed about Youngkin’s dangerous decision to block critical steps towards ending the epidemic of senseless gun violence in Virginia.
The reimplementation of standardized testing should be recognized as a single step towards a more holistic and equitable admissions process.
The simple fact is that living on the Lawn is supposed to be a privilege but increasingly seems to be an inconvenience.
The Editorial Board believes that, collectively, this ticket will be able to uphold the mission of Student Council.
Multi-sanction has the potential to redefine what constitutes a sanction, and the Editorial Board believes that this potential has yet to be fully realized.
The Editorial Board is confident in these candidates’ abilities to help UJC promote safety, respect and freedom.
These candidates, while emphatically pragmatic and solution-oriented, embody the creative and realistic outlook necessary to actualize their goals and support students.
In reality, however, the University’s invitation for students to share their connection to this institution is simply further proof of how the status of legacy admissions continue to stain our institution.
