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(11/12/15 5:45am)
After graduating from a private high school in New York City, where many of my teachers had doctorate degrees and the majority (if not all) of my classmates had college-educated parents, I came to the University confident in my ability to succeed academically. Sure, it was hard to get used to large lecture classes and a more intense workload than I had in high school, and I definitely received some stomach-dropping grades, but I never felt unprepared to tackle these challenges. Surely, I am not the only one: Virginia public school education is one of the strongest in the country.
(11/03/15 5:50am)
Diversity — and issues of representation — are hot topics for discussion in many spheres of the University and on college campuses across the nation. There has been a call to increase diversity across various categories of identity, but there has simultaneously been a general desensitization to the word itself.
(10/23/15 4:10am)
Stone Mountain Park in Georgia is home to the largest high relief sculpture in the world. The profiles of Jefferson Davis, Robert. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson impose from 400 feet above the ground, covering a space larger than a football field.
(10/13/15 4:00am)
After the handful of events that sent waves of shock and distress reverberating through the University community last year, many students looked to professors to respond. In my conversations with friends and classmates during this time, I noticed a discrepancy in the degree of response from different professors. I found that professors in classes whose subject matter in some way related to topics such as race and gender tended to be more likely to discuss what was going on in class.
(09/22/15 4:00am)
Despite the exhausting college admissions process, the choices don’t end once we arrive at the University. When deciding on a major, we must navigate the opinions of our parents and the choices of our peers, as well as an extensive body of articles debating the value of certain undergraduate majors versus others. For example, conversation surrounding the futility (or value) of majoring in the humanities is well-documented.
(09/15/15 4:03am)
As President Obama opened up the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience conference in Anchorage, he lamented the failure of all the nations represented — including the United States — to take concerted action to address climate change. Obama’s comments — perhaps masking some hypocrisy — illustrated his frustrations and feelings of dejection. Days earlier, he announced the return of Mount McKinley to its original name: Denali. As we aim to address climate change in the coming years, we must more seriously consider Native American peoples to avoid the destruction of both their communities and their cultural heritage.
(08/25/15 4:00am)
The start of the school year is upon us, and fresh-faced first years of the class of 2019 have arrived. Despite a name that implies periphery, for thousands of University students, the Corner is the center of social life during their undergraduate years.
(08/21/15 4:00am)
There is perhaps nothing more important for the development of the educated mind as achieving literacy. Today, literacy is the key to academic and professional success. Around the world, 84.1 percent of adults are literate, meaning they can read and write with proficiency.
(07/10/15 4:00am)
In the past several weeks, the importance and power of symbols in the United States have become exceedingly clear. In the wake of the massacre of nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston, S.C., the Confederate flag has been condemned across the country. As millions of Americans herald marriage equality across all 50 states, the rainbow flag serves as a visual marker of acceptance and progress.
(05/13/15 4:05am)
A commonly expressed sentiment among University students in recent weeks has been to lament the fourth years, whose last year at the University was marred by tragedy after tragedy. While it is true that this year’s graduating class is leaving the University at a difficult time, the Class of 2015 has the unique opportunity to carry the heat of the events of the school year into the outside world.
(03/26/15 4:38am)
On Friday afternoon, students gathered in Newcomb Theater to address representatives of various law enforcement branches. The panel members represented various aspects of law enforcement with power in Charlottesville, a visibly unified force. However, their responses were disjointed. Throughout the event, several representatives claimed, “this wasn’t us” in reference to the violent arrest of third-year student Martese Johnson, the implication being that they have a minor role in the conversation about the arrest and its aftermath. Issues of racial profiling and police brutality must be systematically eliminated. In order to do so, communication between branches of law enforcement is essential.
(03/05/15 5:05am)
On Feb. 23, Viewpoint writer Bobby Doyle published a column entitled, “Why vigils work against positive change.” In the column, Doyle argues the “passiveness” of vigils makes them counterproductive when we should be responding to tragedies through organized social action.
(02/19/15 5:03am)
Each year, as January fades into February, the student body begins to brace itself for the onslaught of social media campaigns that will crop up in the middle of the month in time for student elections. In recent years, student election season has been defined not by community-wide debate and engagement, but by pictures of candidates on the Lawn with bolded slogans. As college students, it seems that more and more time and energy is spent on our online presences. By that logic, it makes sense for campaigning to be done largely online. However, in order to address issues of community apathy and disengagement with groups such as the Honor Committee and Student Council, the campaigning process must be duly scrutinized.
(02/13/15 8:25am)
To quote a recent Jezebel article written by a University alumna, “Everyone’s ready to move on.” The entire University community was under the microscope last semester, with perhaps the most scrutinized institution being Greek life. Despite the emotional toll that the Rolling Stone article and its aftermath took on our community, we must remain in dialogue about how to move forward.
(02/05/15 5:09am)
The single sanction is perhaps the most controversial aspect of the University’s honor system. As evidenced by Cavalier Daily articles dating back at least a decade, the debate as to whether the single sanction should remain in place has been ongoing. Some cite tradition and the high standards of the community of trust as reasons to support the single sanction. Others see the single sanction as too harsh a consequence for an honor offense.
(01/29/15 5:37am)
Perhaps celebrated author Junot Diaz said it best when he described how he felt as a young child who couldn’t find anyone who looked like him represented in the media: “There’s this idea that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror” and “if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.”
(01/22/15 5:06am)
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, there are around 578,424 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. The primary reason for homelessness, according the NAEH, is the scarcity of affordable housing.
(01/15/15 5:20am)
After a tumultuous semester, safety has been on everyone’s minds at the University. As we transition to the spring semester, it is imperative that we do not let the lessons and challenges of the previous one slip from our minds. Despite the disorienting adjustment to our new classes and our renewed extra-curricular obligations, we must continue to think critically.
(12/05/14 5:24am)
Perhaps the hallmark of the first year experience at the University is the shared on-Grounds living experience. Dorm living has its perks — namely, camaraderie and support — but also has its downfalls, like long walks to Bodo’s and shared bathrooms. For many if not most students, our hallmates are the first people we meet at the University and our first friends.
(11/20/14 6:32am)
Earlier this month, my fellow columnist, Nazar Aljassar, published a column entitled “Another kind of diversity” in which he argued that CIOs at the University should create leadership positions geared exclusively toward first- and second-year students.