To some of these students who spent their weekends disregarding COVID guidelines, the pandemic is a joke. To the 40 patients currently in-house at U.Va. Hospital, this is a matter of life or death.
The First Amendment protects racist speech, bigoted speech and other hate speech — however, this is not a flaw in our free-speech laws, but a deep strength.
Our focus as a nation, particularly amongst liberals, must now shift from giving attention to conservatism to holding liberalism accountable.
At a time when our democracy has been tested and strained like never before, it is more important than ever that President Biden refrain from expanding the imperial presidency.
This victory should be viewed as a hard-earned outcome by the Black organizers and voters of Georgia.
Those who continue to party and gather in large crowds are willfully ignorant, putting both the University and Charlottesville communities in danger.
Students must avoid activities that would potentially spread COVID-19 and professors should organize their courses in a manner that genuinely allows students to have a break.
We have no reason to believe the Greek community will step up to the plate.
There is no problem with lawmakers expressing their religion privately, but expressing it in their official capacities through preferential laws and treatment is dangerous for our nation.
Men should wear whatever they want, especially when it leads to more fulfilling relationships, better mental health and a reduced stigma of gender expansive identities as a whole.
Systemic racism is a public health issue — when it comes to healthcare coverage, minority communities often fall through the cracks.
The University should not place artificial roadblocks in the way of students wishing to challenge themselves by taking courses that align with their academic interests or professional aspirations.
As a vegetarian who hopes to eventually become vegan, my primary interest in cutting animal products out of my diet is ethical.
Disparities of privilege necessitate a universal credit/no credit grading policy for the sole fact that some students will be better suited to receive letter grades.
In order to encourage increased acceptance of the vaccine, we must respond to the many nuanced concerns by respectfully sharing facts.
This semester, with a tighter margin for error, we cannot grow complacent.
When we give space to prejudice, prejudice is bound to grow.
While financial aid does a good job of getting people in the doors, it does little to combat the inequality that exists amongst the lives of students at U.Va.
A group of peaceful human rights activists would probably be shot dead before they could even reach the doors, meanwhile a group of extremists made it far enough to take photos and leave notes at House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s desk.
I stand with members of the Student Council in questioning whether Chi Alpha should maintain its CIO status if it will not allow openly LGBTQ+ students and allies to maintain leadership positions.
