We can't afford to sit this election out. And the University shouldn’t make us.
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We knew these outbreaks were coming, yet the University carried on. It was disingenuous for administration to pretend otherwise, and it is nothing short of overtly dangerous for them to keep up the facade.
Moving forward, we must hold the Board to this higher standard of committing to and fulfilling the values of accessibility and diversity on Grounds.
The University administration’s negligence is directly putting student workers’ lives at risk by actively ignoring the demands of residence staff, and not providing adequate protective gear, food allowances or financial security. A safe reopening cannot exist if the lives of countless student workers are being ignored.
The University has a moral obligation to do everything in its power to keep these outbreaks from spreading to the greater Charlottesville community.
Now is not a time for comfort. Now is a time for change.
Incorporating problematic histories into the emblems intended to represent and our athletic teams completely disregards the complexities of this past.
Altogether, in enacting the VCEA, the Commonwealth becomes the first southern state to provide a clear framework for how it would build a clean electrical grid – an accomplishment that can neither be overstated nor overlooked.
Normal release guidelines will not be sufficient due to the pandemic and the economic crisis it has caused.
The responsibility to fight for workers should entirely be the University’s.
The responsibility of ensuring affordable housing during a time of economic crisis has shifted to the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
With many students financially independent from their parents and, until recently, employed either on-Grounds or in the Charlottesville community, the need for a measurable form of financial assistance is clear.
The response from the University and the community has demonstrated a clear commitment to getting through this difficult time together.
UJC is making it easier for the University community as a whole to interact with IFC fraternities.
Regardless of personal preference or opinion of the candidates themselves, the gravity of these allegations alone merits an investigation.
We feel we would be doing the student body a disservice if we were to claim that we do know who would be a better Student Council President.
Ultimately, initiatives such as the LGBTQ Center’s “Love is...” celebration remind us that love knows no bounds.
It is undeniable that local law enforcement and the criminal justice system itself have failed the black population of Charlottesville and Albemarle County for far too long.
It should not be the responsibility of students to make up for the inadequate proceedings of a federal agency
