PARTING SHOT: A love letter to the changes in my life
By Hailey Yowell | May 6, 2022That being said, I would like to impart you with a single piece of advice that I had to learn the hard way — embrace the change.
That being said, I would like to impart you with a single piece of advice that I had to learn the hard way — embrace the change.
Financially covering survivor’s treament is one avenue that the University can begin to end its cycle of ignoring or enabling sexual violence.
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.
The bottom line is that you cannot call yourself an activist or ally if you knowingly only do it when it is convenient.
Punishing women and children for the state’s lack of concern for mental health and drug addiction is absolutely revolting and demonstrates a clear and extensive need for change.
The University has a unique responsibility to protect its students’ physical and mental wellbeing.
Climate change poses very real threats to future generations and their accessibility to natural resources.
The removal of the 21-gun salute demonstrates the administration’s lack of respect for ROTC students who will one day dedicate their lives to defending our nation.
The benefits children accrue from sex education far outweigh the political and moral agenda against these programs.
This rivalry between the University and Virginia Tech is a longstanding, lighthearted tradition that both schools continue to enjoy in different ways.