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Interest rates

Though it does make sense to prioritize the students who most want to attend, this measure is impossible to objectively quantify.


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BOYNTON: Together we rally

I believe the University must be transparent and honest with regards to the problems we all face here, and directly address an endemic problem of gender-based violence.


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Ranting and raving

Rave venue owners should not be discouraged from distributing educational materials and preparing for emergency medical situations in order to make their events safer.


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WHISNANT: The people’s Board

Allowing students the option of coming to talk directly to the Rector and the Board as whole would bring the University meaningfully closer to the Jeffersonian ideal of civic engagement.


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HORNE: Defy the statistics

Celebrities have even participated in the outcry for fair treatment of women across the United States. It has taken some time, but colleges all across the nation are beginning to follow suit.


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KELLY: Scrolling into the future

As college libraries begin to transition into an increasingly digital age, questions will arise as to the role traditional print resources will play in a library of the future.


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An inclusion illusion

Admitting women to social fraternities is not a guaranteed remedy to the problems plaguing fraternity life — namely: sexual assault, alcohol abuse and hazing.


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PATEL: Employing your mind

Different questions apply to different situations, and coming up with the right questions requires those same critical thinking skills that are called for in heuristic tasks.


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BERGER: Professional priorities

There are plenty of opportunities offered to students to become more immersed in their future professional areas, and it is up to the students to take advantage of those opportunities.


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Climate change

In developing such climate surveys, universities must maintain a balance between their obligation to assess their students’ safety and their obligations to protect student privacy.


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​WYNN: Don’t marginalize survivors of sexual assault

Living with the memory of a sexual assault is unimaginable to me. And as a male, it’s less likely to be something I’ll ever have to deal with. But I know that many of you live with this memory every day. Some of you do so silently, feeling you can never report your assailant to the University or to the police. You might think that no one will believe you. You might think that it’s somehow your fault. You might think that no one has your back.


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