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(10/20/23 4:44pm)
New York University committed “to avoid any direct investments in any company whose primary business is the exploration or extraction of fossil fuels” in mid-September. NYU’s divestment from the fossil fuel industry follows almost two decades of effort by student organizers and activists to impel their school to recognize the ongoing and increasing threat of the climate crisis. NYU is not alone — over one hundred educational institutions in the United States, including Harvard, the University of Michigan, the University of California System and Cornell, have taken their investments out of fossil fuels. These commendable actions by peer institutions beg the question — what is the University waiting for?
(10/19/23 2:09pm)
As any student here could attest to, we are all too familiar with the words “community alert” popping up on our phones, so much so that we learn to tune it out. It becomes just another notification, often the butt of jokes on Yik Yak. But the attempted abduction earlier this month — which left one student hospitalized — cut through all of that. To the victim, the Editorial Board offers our support and empathy. For the rest of the University’s community, this incident has added to an ever-growing list of horrific crimes near Grounds. The University is home to north of 20,000 young adults — it is not just where we learn, but also where we live, work and are meant to feel safe. And if this most recent alert exemplified anything, it is that for many of us, we just don’t feel safe in our homes anymore.
(10/16/23 6:15pm)
It was only seven months ago that Taylor Swift first stepped onto the Eras Tour stage. In the time since, she has released an album and teased two others, defined the trend cycle with her cheers for the Kansas City Chiefs and sashayed her way through the cultural phenomenon estimated to become the highest grossing tour in music history.
(11/08/23 2:02pm)
You’ve seen them, I’ve seen them, and maybe you have even been attacked by them. However, in a surprising move, the University has announced that it will be replacing its beloved Cavalier mascot with squirrels. The decision to replace the majestic — yet slightly terrifying — CavMan with just three live tree rats is what some might call crazy. Others refer to the change as progressive. However, replacing CavMan with bootleg versions of Alvin and the chipmunks is not going to make us win a football game.
(10/23/23 2:22pm)
Midterms are here, squirrels are beginning to store their rations, the leaves are turning yellow and that one kid in your discussion has already broken out the Patagonia puffer. That can only mean one thing — we’re entering cuffing season. For the uninitiated, cuffing season can be a strange, possibly disturbing, concept to grasp. So here’s Urban Dictionary’s definition —
(11/10/23 4:32pm)
Always ahead of its time, the University has become the first public university in the country to switch its semester-based grading system into a marketplace of GPA dollars. One’s place in the graduating class will be decided by these dollars, with the richest understandably finishing at the top of the class. The move was catalyzed by complaints from the Alumni Association, claiming the School of Commerce’s exorbitantly high tuition “does not disproportionately benefit students of higher socioeconomic backgrounds enough.”
(10/19/23 10:10pm)
The Veo — it is every college student's magic carpet, minus the singing and flying. You see them everywhere in Charlottesville. They are our equivalent of the Hogwarts broomstick. But as everyone quickly learns, mastering a Veo? Not as easy as it looks. It's all fun and games until you're trying to dodge squirrels while texting. Any regular Veo user knows there is a fine line between making your 8 a.m. and becoming a contestant on “Wipeout.”
(10/15/23 3:27pm)
With midterms sweeping Grounds — the scariest thing since a drunk fraternity
(10/16/23 12:42am)
Just as books have moved beyond paper, publication has shifted from its former rigidity to a new era of independent initiative. Internet avenues popping up across the web offer passionate writers the resources necessary to bring their visions to life without the oversight of established firms. Third-year College student Tyler Lucas seized these new opportunities, independently publishing his book “Kingfish of The Lodge: The Extraordinary Governorship of Huey P. Long” to Amazon and Kindle platforms Aug. 29 of this year.
(10/16/23 2:55am)
Virginia men’s soccer put its season-best four-match unbeaten streak on the line Friday night in Charlottesville, going toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (7-3-3-, 3-2-1 ACC) pushed that streak to five, using a pair of first-half goals to stun the No. 11 Panthers (5-4-3, 2-2-2 ACC) 2-1 and earn their third consecutive win against Pittsburgh.
(10/19/23 4:04am)
A tent encampment of an estimated 30 tents and over 50 people has amassed in Market Street Park, located one block from Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. The settlement formed following Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders’ decision to lift the park’s closing time, allowing residents to stay overnight. The curfew, however, will be reinstated Oct. 21 — just one month after it was lifted.
(10/13/23 8:04pm)
A crowd of over a hundred demonstrators from the University and Charlottesville community, all wearing the reds and greens of the Palestinian flag, gathered at the base of the Rotunda steps this Thursday for a teach-in and demonstration entitled “Decolonization is Not a Metaphor: Gaza and Palestinian Liberation.”
(10/15/23 3:52pm)
My home had always been one place and one place only — Bucks County, Pa. The relationship I have with my home — one of feeling warm, safe, at ease and embraced — has only become amplified because of my time away from my Pennsylvania home and my family. Now, I am only in Bucks County for three and half months of the year, while the other eight and a half are spent in Charlottesville as a University student. However, time away from where I grew up, and more time in Charlottesville, is starting to make me realize that home is not defined by one place.
(10/19/23 2:06pm)
A proposal for a new student housing apartment complex on Jefferson Park Avenue has received both praise and concern — positive feedback for its potential to mitigate the pressure of University students on the Charlottesville housing market but concern from some students and community members who are worried about the project’s impact on the affordable housing market and traffic in the JPA corridor.
(10/16/23 9:00pm)
An eclectic collection of artwork welcomes visitors to Ix Art Park’s Sunset Market Thursday evenings from May to October. Strings of fairy lights twinkle over an open patio dotted with booths where vendors sell stickers, fiber art, woodwork, soaps and handmade jewelry.
(10/12/23 9:19pm)
For classical enthusiasts across Charlottesville, few events were as eagerly anticipated as the performance of chamber music duo Augustin Hadelich and Orion Weiss — and rightfully so. Presenting the introductory recital of the Tuesday Evening Concert Series, the pair serenaded listeners with an array of classical melodies, elegant sonatas and contemporary showpieces that left the audience fulfilled and warmed on an otherwise chilly Tuesday evening.
(10/30/23 5:25pm)
After a devastating 26-29 loss against the University of Miami, the Cavaliers still remain behind the pack with a 2-6 record. Facing pressure from outraged alumni commenting on every Virginia-sports-affiliated social media account and despondent students, Coach Tony Elliot finally let it slip — the record is actually part of the ritual sacrifice to the ACC Commissioner James J. Phillips.
(10/12/23 9:25pm)
The 134th Cavalier Daily Editorial Board affirms the importance of supporting transgender and LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff on Grounds, always and especially in the face of bigotry and anti-transgender rhetoric.
(10/13/23 2:23pm)
Politician and nonprofit director David Miliband answered questions from students groups and individuals at an event titled “Meet the President of the International Rescue Committee” Wednesday. Miliband discussed the relationship between humanitarianism and politics, public service and leadership dynamics.
(10/12/23 11:08pm)
Author and journalist Abigail Shrier spoke at Minor Hall this Wednesday about transgender youth, calling it a “peer contagion” that mainly affects young white girls from upper-middle-class American families. She also fielded audience questions about the scientific merit behind her research and writing.