PARTING SHOT: Do not drink the kool-aid
By Noah Strike | May 13, 2022Enjoy your college years. Do not fall for the mysticism of student self-governance.
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Enjoy your college years. Do not fall for the mysticism of student self-governance.
The Academical Village is meant to represent the entire University — all of its schools and disciplines, a wide range of extracurricular organizations and a collection of lived experiences.
With the first glimmer of normalcy in almost two years, the University throws us another curveball and demands we re-learn how to use essential academic softwares.
Official University social media accounts, especially a leader as public as President Ryan, cannot promote or praise the conservative extremism of some student organizations.
The “community of trust” is fundamentally the wrong paradigm for responding to dishonesty at the University.
The racism and community harm from the War on Drugs and its legacy public policies are still felt across the country today.
Pedestrianizing the Corner would boost business, increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists and foster bonds between the University and Charlottesville community.
Despite the unprecedented context and dire issues at hand, Virginia's government sprinted toward the end of the session Feb. 27 — just 46 days after it began.
We have no reason to believe the Greek community will step up to the plate.
Holding classes and exams on Election Day might not seem like voter suppression in the same way that closing polling locations or adding unnecessary registration requirements may, but professors have, for decades in some cases, weaponized their positions as educators to make it more difficult for students to vote.
