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.
In addition to the commendable steps the city has taken to recognize its wrongdoings, former residents and community members should be involved in renaming the courthouse.
UBE’s current policy on campaign expenditures is clear: no caps.
During a week-long conference held at Paramount Theatre, Virginia’s Republican statewide office candidates discussed the opportunity for change provided by the Trump administration and the role they want millennials to play in that change.
Instead of requiring students to request waivers, the University should adopt an automatic application-fee-waiver policy for first-generation and low-income applicants.
