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KELLY: Safeguarding neutrality

Without strong enforcement of the principles of net neutrality, students and faculty alike will inevitably have to pay fees to receive prioritized transmission of the University’s content and services.


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WILLIAMS: Free from blame

Some might demand that students stay in their rooms at night; that they refrain from substances; that they wear more “appropriate” attire; that they keep to their circle of friends; that their skirts are longer or their heels are shorter; etc.


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Don’t be too commercial

Involving students in advertising efforts may be the best way for an institution to distinguish itself, because the one asset a university has which no other has is its students — all of them with unique stories to tell and diverse perspectives to bring.


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BERNSTEIN: Logical expectations

It is natural to wonder how, in the aftermath of a tragedy, we may have prevented the event — but we must approach such a question rationally, and it appears to me that many have allowed their emotional reaction to overwhelm their ability to reason.


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Scale of one to ten

Though course evaluations are not a good measure of whether a professor deserves a tenured position, they still give students a sense of efficacy and give professors an opportunity to make valuable improvements to their courses.


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HARRINGTON: Illegal contact

Hopefully, a first-year aware of the policy would realize the upperclassmen girls who have not talked to her much are still fellow students concerned about her, and likely willing to offer advice on how late busses operate, calling SafeRide, getting a cab or dealing with more dire situations


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KHAN: An end to “slacktivism”

Not only does Buddies on Call fill in the very dangerous gap of safe transportation availability during weekends, but it is also a group formed entirely by student initiative.


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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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