The Athenians had a form of a compulsory voting and today 10 countries have mandatory voting, including Australia, Argentina and Brazil.
Some might demand that students stay in their rooms at night; that they refrain from substances; that they wear more “appropriate” attire; that they keep to their circle of friends; that their skirts are longer or their heels are shorter; etc.
It is natural to wonder how, in the aftermath of a tragedy, we may have prevented the event — but we must approach such a question rationally, and it appears to me that many have allowed their emotional reaction to overwhelm their ability to reason.
Mandatory practice schedules, typically ranging between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., force student athletes to cram their entire class schedules into very brief windows of time.
I’d like to see more columns that link to outside sources that engage on the same levels as the writers working for The Cavalier Daily.
Hopefully, a first-year aware of the policy would realize the upperclassmen girls who have not talked to her much are still fellow students concerned about her, and likely willing to offer advice on how late busses operate, calling SafeRide, getting a cab or dealing with more dire situations
Not only does Buddies on Call fill in the very dangerous gap of safe transportation availability during weekends, but it is also a group formed entirely by student initiative.
Perhaps Mark Warner does not want to debate Robert Sarvis because he is fully aware that Sarvis will expose his weak stance on civil liberties.
There is a culture of happiness at and around the University that has become part of our identity as students and citizens of Charlottesville.
If nothing else, Rand Paul brings a breath of fresh air to a Republican Party that desperately needs it.
This cult will be a major bummer. I will regret starting it but be too afraid to end it.
This past summer, I hoped to gain experience in the professional world in order to better myself and learn the value of hard work.
I believe the University must be transparent and honest with regards to the problems we all face here, and directly address an endemic problem of gender-based violence.
In direct response to Connolly: student activism is alive and well at our University, but in opposition to convention, not in honor of it.
Allowing students the option of coming to talk directly to the Rector and the Board as whole would bring the University meaningfully closer to the Jeffersonian ideal of civic engagement.
Celebrities have even participated in the outcry for fair treatment of women across the United States. It has taken some time, but colleges all across the nation are beginning to follow suit.
As college libraries begin to transition into an increasingly digital age, questions will arise as to the role traditional print resources will play in a library of the future.
Different questions apply to different situations, and coming up with the right questions requires those same critical thinking skills that are called for in heuristic tasks.
There are plenty of opportunities offered to students to become more immersed in their future professional areas, and it is up to the students to take advantage of those opportunities.
State governments need revenue to function, and even proponents of limited government acknowledge that state governments do, in fact, need to function.
