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(11/05/10 5:05am)
Freedom of speech may be a constitutional right, but it is restricted by many colleges across the nation that have speech codes. The University, for example, received a poor "red light" rating last year for its speech policy by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Fortunately, the University has since changed or eliminated its codes. This move was the right decision, and more universities should follow suit and recognize the importance of using precise language in such policies.
(11/05/10 4:59am)
Two friends waited late at night on 15th Street for SafeRide. They were compelled to stand outside alone because SafeRide's phone operator could not give an estimated time of arrival. The operator said the van should be there soon and would leave if they were not outside. Fifteen minutes passed and SafeRide still had not arrived; so they called the operator, only to receive an indifferent response claiming again that the van should be there soon. After the call was made, the two were approached by a group of three men, one of whom proceeded to make vulgar and sexual comments about the outfit one of the friends was wearing. She backed away from the man, who finally stopped and walked away after an uncomfortable period of time. After this, the two decided to wait in a nearby apartment building and placed another call to SafeRide. By this time 40 minutes had passed and the operator again said the van was on its way. Unfortunately, the apartment building was a short-lived refuge. A group of belligerently drunk males approached and cursed at the two individuals for not immediately opening the door for them. Once the door opened, the men proceeded to make sexist remarks and stormed away. An hour had passed since the first call and there was still no sign of SafeRide. After being subjected to such abuse, the two decided they could wait no longer and walked home - alone.
(10/25/10 5:41am)
Crime is up in the University area - or so it may seem from the numerous recent safety e-mails. On July 20, the University Police Department announced that a student reported being sexually assaulted the previous night. The next day, police officials announced an individual's report of a forced robbery. These incidents were the beginning of a string of eight alerts, three of which occurred in October alone.
(10/18/10 6:03am)
During a three-week span beginning last month, five students - Tyler Clementi, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas and Asher Brown - committed suicide because of bullying brought on by their sexual orientation. That their ages ranged from 13 up to early 20s shows that bullying and victimization does not stop after high school. Even students at the University are not exempt: A student was assaulted on the Corner last month allegedly because of his sexual orientation. Attacks and victimization based on sexual preference is unacceptable and action must be taken to ensure no more lives are lost to bullying.
(10/15/10 5:22am)
Duke University graduate Karen Owen served up a new kind of gender bender when she wrote and circulated a 42-page PowerPoint mock sex "thesis" about her undergraduate sexual encounters. Owen may not have fully understood the can of worms she was opening when she naively e-mailed her thesis to a few friends. The thesis, first published on the websites Jezebel and Deadspin, went viral and was swiftly lampooned by the mainstream media. Hailed by some as a feminist champion and others as a disgrace to Duke University, Owen has certainly sparked an intriguing public debate, particularly on the blogosphere. Yet even as the fallout from one college graduate's published sexual exploits goes viral, the vivacious public conversation it has occasioned speaks to importance of recognizing the gender issues that still persist. Owen's thesis also raises deeper concerns in our society about the rise in the college hook-up culture and its implications on health and safety.
(10/14/10 6:02am)
University Police officials responded to two incidents on Grounds near Memorial Gymnasium during Fall Break, both of which remain open, active cases, Lt. Melissa Fielding said.
(10/14/10 5:49am)
Social injustice often manifests itself in rather mundane ways, but it sometimes boils over into the public consciousness as a result of particularly visceral displays of cruelty. Homophobia, for example, is back in the headlines following a string of emotional and physical attacks upon gay Americans. In September, the roommate of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi was charged with using a webcam to secretly broadcast a live Internet feed of an intimate encounter between Clementi and another man. Days later, a distraught Clementi committed suicide by jumping off of a bridge into the Hudson River. Then, over the course of the first weekend in October, two separate assaults were perpetrated against homosexuals in Manhattan. One of the assaults even took place at the famed Stonewall Inn gay bar. Finally, in perhaps the most appalling case, three gay men were abducted, robbed, and tortured by a group of nine thugs in the Bronx. Although there are different circumstances surrounding each case, these instances of anti-gay bullying and violence are hardly unrelated. Rather, they are direct consequences of the American political system's failure to effectively convey to citizens that homosexuals are worthy of the same protections and respect that are afforded to heterosexuals. Thus, in order to forestall further atrocities against homosexuals, it is necessary for the nation's political leadership to reverse laws such as the Defense of Marriage Act and policies such as Don't Ask, Don't Tell that currently relegate homosexuals to the status of second-class citizens.
(10/08/10 5:55am)
The "End Victimization of LGBTQ Youth" community action meeting Thursday - open to the general public - aimed to bring awareness to the victimization and bullying of LGBTQ youth nationally.
(10/06/10 5:58am)
Student Council launched a new website yesterday designed to address concerns about the recent string of criminal activity against students.
(10/06/10 5:42am)
These grey days the world is shot in noir, when a hooded jacket means warm security or cold danger, depending on the hour. Rain punches the pavement, beating us down. The leaves are dying and violence is in the air.
(09/30/10 6:08am)
Between Sept. 17-19, three University students were attacked in separate instances. Two of the assaults occurred in the Chancellor Street area by the Corner, while the other took place at an undisclosed fraternity house.
(09/29/10 5:30am)
It's nearly 5 a.m. Do you know where your kids are?
(09/24/10 5:51am)
Just because you think something is funny, does that make it right? I think that everyone can agree that the answer is no. Example: laughing at the person who falls up the stairs is mean. It's pretty funny to witness, but you are so glad that it wasn't you.
(09/17/10 5:35am)
AFTER Yeardley Love's death last spring, thousands of University students, faculty and staff members were shocked that such a horrific tragedy could happen in our community. Isn't the University supposed to be a safe, caring community of trust? How could something of these epic, violent proportions occur among our own? These kinds of questions, as well as many others, ran through several of our minds as the University tried to respond to this tragedy.
(08/27/10 4:45am)
Following the murder of Yeardley Love in the spring of 2010, the University acted swiftly to implement changes in school policy regarding notification of student arrests. The new notification policy implemented this year made it mandatory for students to disclose arrests or convictions prior to the start of the fall semester. Though the new NetBadge arrest notification system is a necessary step to building a safer community, it should one of the University's responses to combating domestic violence on Grounds. While the University works at developing further policy directed at helping the victims of domestic violence, emphasis must be placed on educating the entire community - in particular, faculty and staff. Faculty and staff must take a more prominent role in combating domestic violence on Grounds.
(08/25/10 5:47am)
During the summer, police officials have continued to investigate the death of Morgan Harrington, whose skeletal remains were found Jan. 26 after disappearing during an Oct. 17, 2009 Metallica concert. State and local investigators identified a forensic connection between the Virginia Tech student's death and an unsolved 2005 abduction and sexual assault in Fairfax, Va., according to a July 1 state police press release.
(08/25/10 5:46am)
During the months since 22-year-old University lacrosse player Yeardley Love's death in May, details have surfaced about the abusive past between her and former College student George Huguely, her on-and-off boyfriend who has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to her death. Recently released court documents report that the two engaged in physical violence and exchanged e-mails in the days before Love's death.
(04/30/10 9:13pm)
The University community reacted sharply to the bias incident that took place on Thursday, April 15, when two female fourth-year University students became the victims of repeated racial slurs by a drunk, white male student. Although the University's response was admirable, it is only the beginning of what is needed to combat the bias that permeates our University community and larger society. Everyday in Charlottesville and around the country, minorities become the direct victims of racial or sexual bias. Unfortunately, these incidents often go unreported but still harm our society in more ways than one. Bias attitudes and practices are normalized and excused at the expense of equality. Future University dialogue must encompass all forms of discrimination, including those more subtly ingrained into our culture.
(04/29/10 5:35am)
When The Cavalier Daily prints its first issue of the 2010-11 academic year in August, it will be the first time in 20 years the paper has gone to press with a president other than John T. Casteen, III at the University's helm. Instead, Teresa A. Sullivan will reside at Carr's Hill after making the transition to the president's office this summer. Sullivan will be the University's eighth president and its first female leader. The challenges placed before her are anything but simple. Preceding Sullivan in office is one of the more iconic and longest-tenured presidents in University history, one who worked tirelessly to strengthen the University's financial position. Giving up the reins of a university that is both fiscally and academically sound, Casteen is leaving quite a void to fill.
(03/31/10 5:43am)
Many people smile when a big, furry dog bounces up, craving attention. They might scratch behind her ears, rub her belly or pet her back. They will laugh as she jumps up and barks. Man's best friend has always been a comforting form of companionship for those who love dogs, and doctors finally have begun to use that relationship to benefit their patients.
