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(11/19/15 5:05am)
This week the nation’s second largest for-profit college, Education Management Corporation, reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to pay roughly $90 million, resolving accusations of illegal employee incentive compensation, according to The New York Times. The case is merely one more in a long list of recent battles between the Department of Education and for-profit colleges. For-profit colleges, once a platform for older or underprivileged students to receive a college education, have become a source of deception, student debt and unemployment. Because for-profit education is already on the decline, it is time to phase these colleges out of U.S. education and focus instead on the promotion of public and community college institutions.
(10/02/15 4:05am)
In last week’s piece “Student football tickets shouldn’t be free,” Viewpoint writer Jesse Berman argues charging money will incentivize students to stay for the entirety of football games and ultimately change student attitudes toward the University’s football team.
(09/12/15 2:54pm)
After nearly nine months of media attention and millions of dollars of independent investigation and court costs, the NFL’s “Deflategate” scandal has seemingly come to an end.
(04/16/15 4:00am)
In her Opinion piece from last week, my fellow columnist Lauren Jackson argues we should think critically about how the University’s image is perceived. She emphasizes that we need to be more realistic about our standing in the “hierarchy of collegiate brands” because we far too often see ourselves as more prestigious than we really are. Jackson correctly points out that our brand is sometimes overrated. Considering the vast amount of negative media attention the University has received this past school year, it is crucial that we act carefully and swiftly to preserve our image while at the same time working to build our brand. Only then can our brand “transcend regional influence,” something Lauren concludes the University has yet to do. I will argue why this should be our future goal.
(04/02/15 5:37am)
The future of capital punishment in America is in danger. Following three botched lethal injection death sentences last year, the U.S. Supreme Court, this month, will reevaluate the constitutionality of the lethal injection drug process, specifically a drug called midazolam, used during these executions. This review, however, is much different from the Supreme Court’s 2008 review of lethal injections, as the status of lethal injection drugs has changed drastically over the past few years. Whatever the Supreme Court rules, states must continue to use and reform lethal injection as the primary form for capital punishment.
(03/19/15 6:09am)
No matter the class and no matter the professor, guest speakers add another dimension to the University’s learning environment. Although many courses at the University already include outside speakers in their curricula, there are plenty of classes that do not. Thus, professors should strive to incorporate speakers into their schedules in order to enhance student engagement, foster new and diverse connections and offer insight into the professions that the subject of study may have to offer.
(02/26/15 5:01am)
Sports betting is illegal in almost every state, yet each year millions of Americans funnel hundreds of billions of dollars into bookies and online betting sites in hopes of winning big. Although almost $4 billion were illegally placed on the Super Bowl alone, the United States continues to follow an ambiguous path regarding the regulation and administration of sports gambling. Instead of allowing a 1992 act to continue to define this particular betting landscape, Congress should pass legislation legalizing gambling on professional sports. Doing so would limit corruption and open up an underground industry that generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year.
(02/12/15 5:11am)
The Class of 2015 recently announced the selection of Ed Helms as this year’s Valediction speaker, emulating a recent trend among universities to call upon comedians as their keynote speakers. This selection could not have been a better choice. Comedians not only supply a relaxing contrast to political or military graduation speakers but also create the kind of atmosphere of celebration and euphoria graduation should foster. With an overarching need for students to relax and not stress out about their post-graduation fate, comedians play a crucial role in final exercises.
(01/30/15 6:13am)
This week the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) sponsored a series of Suicide Prevention Training sessions for staff and faculty at the University. The training sessions, in response to last semester’s unfortunate student suicides, are one of the first steps the University has taken this semester toward suicide prevention and awareness. These steps, however, pale in comparison to the steps that have been taken thus far to prevent sexual assault and promote student safety on Grounds. Although these are very different causes, the University needs to devote more time and effort to a cause that was responsible for taking the lives of three University students last semester.
(01/15/15 5:15am)
Last week Boston was selected to represent the United States in its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. While protesters claim the event would be an economic catastrophe, citing the high costs in London and Beijing, they disregard the benefits of the opportunity, including a chance for the United States to host for the first time since the boom of social media, modern technology and the Salt Lake City scandal of 2002.
(11/13/14 4:18am)
Last week my fellow columnist Brennan Edel argued students should reconsider pursuing the “pre-Commerce” track due to its increasing selectivity. He raises the issue that “too many people are applying to McIntire” and “not enough are getting in.” Moreover, he highlights the academic opportunity cost students incur when they take Commerce prerequisites rather than exploring other departments. While I believe the competitive application process for the McIntire School of Commerce puts unnecessary pressure on students, I argue the pre-Commerce track provides the opportunity to pursue alternative interests as well as to prepare for a business-related major regardless of the result of a Commerce School application.
(10/30/14 4:15am)
I have never seen a University student read a book for pleasure. I have also never seen a University student check a book out of a library.
(10/16/14 3:31am)
A couple of weeks ago The Cavalier Daily ran an article titled “The Competition Effect,” focusing on the tendency for more popular student groups at the University to have acceptance rates lower than 25 percent. The statistics are not surprising, yet they also reveal what Dean of Students Allen Groves calls in the article “tunnel vision” — when students flock to more recognizable organizations on grounds and fail to notice the multitude of other student groups. This unfortunately leaves many students who want to be involved out of luck for one or more semesters; however, the University, The Cavalier Daily, and individual professors can all take steps to lessen this propensity for tunnel vision.
(10/02/14 6:26am)
University courses should challenge students to move away from the standardized test-taking skills of high school to enhancing critical thinking skills in and outside of the classroom. Perhaps the greatest inhibitor to achieving this goal, however, is the use of multiple-choice exams in many lecture and classroom settings here at the University.
(09/19/14 5:53am)
As University fans stormed the field after a thrilling upset over Louisville last Saturday, I couldn’t help but notice the announcement that “fans are prohibited from going on the field at the closure of the game.” This announcement, however, which follows all Virginia football and basketball games, is not backed up by any Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) consequence or fine. Rather, the ACC crowd control procedure responsibility “rests with each host institution.” It is crucial that the ACC maintain this current policy on field storming, and it is time that the Southeastern Conference (SEC) ends their fines for such offenses.
(09/12/14 3:56am)
Last week was Labor Day, and along with it came the unfortunate truth that University students still had to attend classes. Joining us, however, were the workers unlucky enough to work for the almost 40 percent of employers that still kept operations open on Labor Day.
(09/05/14 4:57am)
The University’s foreign language department added another resource to its repertoire this semester with the addition of the Mango language learning software. While the program features immersion courses in 60 foreign languages, this still does not make up for the fact that countless University students are dropping foreign languages before they start their third, second or even first year of classes.
(08/29/14 2:58am)
This week the University welcomed its largest class of first-years in history, a trend that has remained rather consistent over the last 25 years. While it is exciting to know that there will be more Wahoos on Grounds than ever before, red flags rise as the University moves farther away from its reputation as a medium-sized school. This reputation, which implies that the University has the perks of both a larger and smaller school, may be tarnished if there aren’t future limits on enrollment.
(04/24/14 11:42pm)
An emotional Boston Marathon featured the first American male winner in over 30 years as well as a repeat women’s winner. Other than these headlines, however, and the numerous bombing memorial ceremonies leading up to the marathon, the marathon itself was rather uneventful. This was due in part to the overly stringent regulations that were placed on the marathon this year.
(04/18/14 5:12am)
Wednesday, surveys were released to gauge student opinions regarding the University’s final exercises for the coming years. The surveys focus on the Class of 2015 and 2016 graduation ceremonies, which will both occur alongside the Rotunda renovations. But they also bring up the more pressing topic of how the University will respond to the challenging task of fitting growing graduating class sizes on the Lawn. The most advantageous solution for the short-term and potentially the long-term is to move final exercises to Scott Stadium.