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(11/03/24 6:34am)
A Navy veteran of 25 years. A convert to Evangelical Christianity. A champion of Trump-era social conservatism, all while endorsed by the man himself. In many ways, he is the prototypical, contemporary Republican Party candidate. But what sets Hung Cao apart — and the factor his campaign seems to be hedging its bets on — is his unique status as a Vietnamese refugee. Throughout his campaign, Cao has utilized his background as a Vietnamese refugee and Asian American to form a narrative that might otherwise seem unauthoritative. Cao’s rhetoric, however, fundamentally simplifies the history and experience of his people, neatly packaging it to push an agenda that hardly has anything to do with the interests of those Cao might claim to represent.
(07/18/24 12:38am)
This year’s Student Council presidential debate was largely a bust — only one of the two candidates showed up. Though two candidates for other Student Council executive positions appeared, they all belonged to the same running ticket, meaning the event effectively became a forum, not a debate. Therefore, the total number of student government debates this year rounds out to zero, an unfortunate outcome for the University’s student self-governance system as a whole. The presidential debate offers student voters the chance to critically examine the candidates, which importantly increases the transparency of the voting process as well as the competency of those in leadership. To enable skilled leadership and true accountability, more effort must be undertaken to make this debate a prominent feature of the University’s expression of student self-governance.
(04/07/24 4:08am)
Editor’s note: A different version of this piece was published in our March 27 print issue before Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed the relevant bill. The piece has been updated in light of the Governor's veto.
(02/18/24 10:14pm)
It is well known that when mental illnesses are left untreated and unaccounted for, the consequences can be severe for an individual and the community they inhabit. The University’s own community of trust is no exception. Students do not lie, cheat or steal in a vacuum — rather, their lives are populated with stressors that lead to dishonorable behaviors. Mental health issues, specifically, can exacerbate these stressors and promote transgressions against the community of trust. This is something that the Honor Committee has realized and attempted to address through its current Contributory Health Impairment procedures. These measures, however, fall short of their intended purpose because they continue to place the burden of self-advocacy on students.
(01/24/24 1:50am)
The University loves to tout its commitment to student self-governance, a commitment which is reflected in the various student-led institutions around Grounds from the Honor Committee to the University Judiciary Committee to the Student Council. But while other student self-governance institutions, including the Committee and UJC, have independent endowments, Student Council has historically had no comparable independent source of funding. Recently, however, Student Council has announced the creation of a five million dollar endowment. This endowment has the potential to give the council unprecedented independence from the University in a way that will permit the council to actually practice student self-governance and to fully represent student interests.
(11/17/23 10:00am)
In the student elections of 1979, third-year history major John S. Serpe ran for the office of Student Council president, one of the most influential student leadership positions on Grounds. Luckily for Serpe, he was the only candidate on the ballot, making his unopposed campaign a mere formality — a march to victory before his inevitable ascension into office.
