Collective liberation does not and should not preclude formal structures for accommodating dissenting voices.
This Editorial Board, simply put, is disappointed about Youngkin’s dangerous decision to block critical steps towards ending the epidemic of senseless gun violence in Virginia.
The reimplementation of standardized testing should be recognized as a single step towards a more holistic and equitable admissions process.
The simple fact is that living on the Lawn is supposed to be a privilege but increasingly seems to be an inconvenience.
The Editorial Board believes that, collectively, this ticket will be able to uphold the mission of Student Council.
Multi-sanction has the potential to redefine what constitutes a sanction, and the Editorial Board believes that this potential has yet to be fully realized.
The Editorial Board is confident in these candidates’ abilities to help UJC promote safety, respect and freedom.
These candidates, while emphatically pragmatic and solution-oriented, embody the creative and realistic outlook necessary to actualize their goals and support students.
In reality, however, the University’s invitation for students to share their connection to this institution is simply further proof of how the status of legacy admissions continue to stain our institution.
When compared with the benefits of investing in affordable housing, the grievances in this lawsuit are little more than the prioritization of small town aesthetics over quality of life.
The meal plan system must be restructured to accommodate a diverse student body by permitting more flexibility for students.
Especially in a university such as our own which proudly lauds our tradition of student self-governance, explicit statements from institutional representatives on contemporary issues can dangerously limit discourses.
We must begin to consider that the current culture of affluence on Grounds may be equally as prohibitive to FGLI students as inaccessible application processes.
Melting down the statue to repurpose its metal signifies the capacity we have as a community to communicate our values and continue moving history forward.
Students should not have to be forced to jeopardize both their learning opportunities and those of their peers due to their economic situations and the rigidity of the Thanksgiving Break schedule.
Emotions — grief, fear, shock, anger — will always be a part of understanding violence and should not be bracketed so much as enriched by contextualization and solution-oriented mindsets.
The University is more than just a place of learning, it is a home to north of 20,000 young adults — for many of us, we just don’t feel safe in our homes anymore.
We write this editorial not to minimize or disparage its efforts but rather to call on our representatives to adequately harness the wide range of opportunities this new system affords to them.
As we see the coronavirus step back into the limelight — for what feels like the one-thousandth time — the University must take the necessary steps to ensure that all students have access to the resources they need to succeed.
It isn’t bad enough that Gov. Youngkin is crafting meaningless mandates, he is also forcing the University to act as the enforcement arm of his intrusive, big-government regime.
