By the numbers: 2017 Spring semester
By Editorial Board | April 27, 2017The editorial board recounts some notable numbers from each month of the past semester.
The editorial board recounts some notable numbers from each month of the past semester.
The administration’s overall lack of transparency in responding to this issue is made all the more concerning by their lack of cooperation with student representatives.
In an environment where learning is a priority, students should have access to affordable textbooks regardless of which classes they take.
As University students, we have a responsibility to actively contribute to the University’s sustainable future.
One of the most valuable applications of a humanities education is the exploration of social issues.
To ensure students are aware of proper emergency response procedures, the University could include emergency preparedness training in the health and safety modules all new students already must complete.
We urge members of the community to embody the Jeffersonian model of challenging their beliefs and broadening their perspectives through sincere discussion and productive debate.
Students at the University and around Virginia can look to Johns as a reminder of their own ability to make change.
By refusing to gather information about wages paid to contracted workers, the University turns a blind eye to contracted companies’ potentially exploitative compensatory practices.
Virginia’s current marijuana policies have a disparate effect on minorities, and the costs of convicting Virginians for marijuana outweigh the harm of minor possession.
Expanding Medicaid would be a meaningful effort to improve quality of life for low-income Virginians.
The University admissions process currently allows some less qualified students to bolster their chances of admission through connections and pay-for-play.
The University community must recognize and combat the increasingly anti-Semitic national climate.
The Lighthouse provides a dedicated place for student start-ups to collaborate and foster new ideas.
The Council also needs to devote more of its efforts to acknowledging the full historical context of the monument and the park.
Cutting programs which support America’s future workforce is inconsistent with the president’s commitment to creating jobs.
The administration should be commended for its empowerment of students in the project's discussion and planning.
Garrett’s constituents have repeatedly called for an open town hall meeting, a request which the congressman’s current plan disregards.
Paying student athletes salaries does not address the underlying problem with compensating student athletes and would be detrimental to collegiate sports.
The use of the term “sanctuary campus” presents more risks than assurances.