Blocking Yik Yak would not end hate, nor would it prevent the proliferation of another anonymous social media platform.
State universities should first and foremost meet the needs of their state residents, and with last week’s release of the California audit, we saw one of our peer institutions fail to do so.
Gender pay gaps are a reality across the country, and the University is no exception.
For the petition to suggest that Student Council as a whole is xenophobic is unfair and an accusation that should not be made so prematurely.
Though the candidate himself may not be, the chalkings in question are relatively innocuous.
It is clear that for many of these individuals, athletics drives academics and not the other way around.
Celebrating Lee, whose life’s highlight was his role in fighting against the U.S. government, is at odds with the type of community Charlottesville should be.
UBike should pursue better bicycle hub distribution and subscription packages that accommodate student schedules.
The threat assessment policy fits an appropriate disciplinary action to offenses of varying levels of severity.
President Sullivan’s emphasis on meeting the needs of first-generation students is commendable.
Providing accepted students with a recent University graduate as a “buddy” would not only help guide prospective students with their college search but also increase young alumni involvement with University affairs after graduation.
Since college students don’t have the same needs as non-college students, including them in poverty rate calculations may result in misplaced anti-poverty initiatives.
The University offers a wide range of educational experiences because students have a wide range of needs.
The University Board of Elections, or UBE, should consider making voting mandatory for students.
The Honor Committee should feel obliged to respond to the student body endorsement of a multiple sanction system.
A university is a place where students and thinkers should be able to freely exchange ideas.
FOIA allows citizens to keep public officials accountable for their actions; police officers should not be exempt from this.
This year, by releasing multiple inaccurate candidate lists and doing so after the start of campaigning, UBE faltered in adequately facilitating elections.
We are confident these candidates will be able to represent students on the issues they will face heading into the next term of committee leadership.
We have decided to endorse third-year College student Mason Brannon and third-year College student Mitch Wellman as UJC College representatives.
