LETTER: Let your readers make up their own minds
By Michael S. Downing | October 11, 2023I encourage everyone to decide for themselves which perspectives are worthy of admiration and allow others to do the same
I encourage everyone to decide for themselves which perspectives are worthy of admiration and allow others to do the same
We do not ask for agreement — we ask for dignity. We desperately seek peace and humanity.
Having made this commitment to Charlottesville, we have a responsibility as an institution to follow through
Let us be clear — conservative organizations have a right to bring problematic speakers to Grounds. But, under our right to free speech, we have the right to loudly protest their presence and vehemently criticize their perspectives.
To preserve Charlottesville’s history and the unparalleled, individualized experience of a physical art space, the University community should give back to Ix Art Park
Overall, a stipend is the least that the University can do to ensure that RAs — who take care of us — can take care of themselves.
Now, we have very abundant evidence that fentanyl does exist in our community — just a mile away from where we as students live, learn and work.
We live in an increasingly globalized world where the power of multilingualism is difficult to overstate.
We write this editorial not to minimize or disparage its efforts but rather to call on our representatives to adequately harness the wide range of opportunities this new system affords to them.
Overall, we believe that the Multi-Sanction Constitution and bylaws will usher in a new era of Honor that earns the approval of students, faculty and alumni.
As we see the coronavirus step back into the limelight — for what feels like the one-thousandth time — the University must take the necessary steps to ensure that all students have access to the resources they need to succeed.
The bottom line is that while virtual classes are useful, they are not as useful or fulfilling as in-person classes.
By not taking steps to mitigate the ways its problematic past contributes to present day injustices, the University creates spaces for antisemitism and effectively preserves its legacy of bigotry and hatred
Both the revocation of public notice contracts and the defamation suits constitute a type of indirect censorship of news media.
Minimizing news and politics will turn our progress in the opposite direction, leaving citizens disengaged from the very issues that affect their daily lives.
Rather than shout policy recommendations into a void, we are taking a second to stand in solidarity with the Chapel Hill community
These reading days are not as generous as they seem — one occurs on the weekend and the other occurs after the majority of finals are completed.
Considering these factors in an essay rather than a checkbox is a laudable step that will further enable the admissions committee to see students’ individuality.
Now, more than ever before, counties and states must work to ease people’s minds about the validity of elections and the electoral process.
In the face of this public health concern for outdoor air, the University should take advantage of this summer to do what it can to update HVAC systems in first year dorms and make indoor air a priority.