COOMBES: Justice Amy Coney Barrett embodies feminism
By Devan Coombes | October 30, 2020Judge Barrett is a feminist and one that everyone can be proud of.
Judge Barrett is a feminist and one that everyone can be proud of.
Bob Good’s hateful views towards LGBTQ+ people are archaic, and his very candidacy is a referendum on whether or not enough voters exist who still share them.
Ultimately, if pro-life individuals truly want the maximum number of pregnancies to be carried to term, Democratic policies have been shown to achieve that goal most successfully.
Vote for the leader who will set a good example for America, at home and abroad, because the future of our health, country, and planet depends on it. Vote for Joe Biden.
It is time to end gerrymandering and create election maps where everyone — no matter their race, gender, socioeconomic status or political affiliation — is represented.
If we gradually make open book exams the norm, we can optimize our finite time and energy to focusing on higher concepts rather than rote memorization.
Everyone should call their Senators and push for a nomination hearing after the next president is elected.
The fundamental issue with standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT is not just that they sharply correlate with race and wealth, but that they do not correlate to college success that much either.
Wear your mask, socially distance and above all — treat one another as you would like to be treated, for we are all part of the Virginia community.
Memorials mean nothing when change is not being actively and appropriately sought out. Empty gestures mean nothing in a country built on the backs of others.
By consigning the fall semester to failure, these prophets of doom have failed to realize the impact of their statements on the wider student body.
Black people may no longer be slaves in America in the most literal sense, but we remain slaves to the racist systems the country has in place — including policing.
Exemptions for certain gathering restrictions place undue strain on Charlottesville, and undermine the responsibility that places of worship have to their community.
As we reckon with controversial and racist figures, we cannot ignore either the good or the bad parts of their history.
We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, and there is no denying that this will have an effect on the academic performance and lives of students at the University.
I suppose I should start with what everyone has been thinking these past few months — 2020 has been crazy, to put it mildly.
Single sanction is a fundamentally morally corrupt policy that is flawed in both its underlying philosophy and tangible application.
It all started with the release of “Reputation” — that’s when I first noticed that Taylor Swift and I had drifted apart.
Many of my friends were suddenly becoming CS majors, the world was being progressed by technological startups and so-called intellectuals were crying out about a future robot takeover. Honestly, I wanted to see what the hype was about.
Arguably the most controversial television show on the Food Network, u201cDiners, Drive-Ins and Divesu201d has created a love-it-or-hate-it rift between cooking show fans and foodies.