Not only does this difficult and convoluted class and major system cause stress and difficulty when taking necessary classes, but it also removes passion based learning.
These rising costs will not dissipate, nor does it seem that Russia intends to call its troops out of Ukraine and end its senseless slaughter of civilians.
I love this University, and I am proud to be a part of it — not despite its flaws, but because I know there are students relentlessly working to change them.
This desire to find the perfect product — or even that we are obligated to purchase in order to appease loved ones — does nothing but hurt the way we love.
We may associate Zoom courses with the loss of a normal college experience, but I believe we should embrace the convenience and integrate virtual meetings into University life.
I sincerely hope the Youngkin administration reevaluates its early decisions and changes course.
An effective solution to the issue of Veoride scooters scattered across the streets of Charlottesville would be to install proper docks — doubling as recharging stations — for the scooters.
The existence of grades themselves is inefficient and does nothing but create universal, unrealistic standards that students are expected to meet.
Investment in companies like Shell that are moving to renewables are tethered to less risk and have a steady return compared to oil companies who are idle in green technology and asset dry startups within the energy industry.
The problem that most of America is facing is that these initial reservations for the vaccine are not changing, no matter how much information is gathered or myths debunked.
First-year students tend to segregate by race, geography and socioeconomic background — a trend that, for the most part, continues throughout their remaining years.
All this is to say that the culture of poverty is a myth that both excuses and obscures injustices endured by impoverished individuals.
If we are to remain in-person for the rest of the semester, it logically follows that we should have a backup plan for when students inevitably contract COVID-19.
Toxic masculinity is just one of the ways men get restricted to the confines of mental health standards.
Everyone must now ask themselves where their beliefs lie — in their own hands and the values they believe in or in the thoughts and opinions of those who only see you as a means to power.
It should not have taken until a global pandemic for the University to recognize and prioritize the health of some of its most vulnerable students.
Having to defend and explain ourselves on what should be the simplest topics to grasp — such as the existence of racial prejudice on Grounds — is never surprising.
While it gives me no pleasure to beat the drum of war, it is clear that there is a real chance that the only thing the Russians will respond to is violence.
Moreover, we should all be inspired by BSA — it is an organization that has successfully built a community.
Today, Black History Month is often used to avoid institutional change by substituting 28-days of socially progressive spotlights.
