EDITORIAL: The University must ensure everyone gets home safe
By Editorial Board | September 16, 2021It is clear that the safety protocols in place are entirely inadequate.
It is clear that the safety protocols in place are entirely inadequate.
As we return to Grounds and begin to venture out of our homes more often, we should be sure to do what we can to support local businesses in Charlottesville.
Let this serve as a reminder to students and administration alike that we are still fighting through this pandemic.
There remain a number of other steps that the administration ought to take if the University is to see a "normal" semester in the fall.
The University cannot continue to perpetuate and hide its racist history.
The issue at hand is oft-delayed by bureaucratic processes of legislative officials and University administration. Nevertheless, local activists keep these conversations alive.
We as students should also shift away from the men-centric focus we often place on athletics.
We encourage all students at the University to vote for a New Era of Student Council this week.
The Editorial Board endorses Gabriela Hernandez, Ryan Alcorn, Violette Cadet, Nina Santana, Lillian Rojas, Booker Johnson, Ella Tynch, Amelia Delphos, Noah Strike and Rand Perry.
The Editorial Board is endorsing Madeleine Frank, Lauren Kim, Slade Sinak and Adam Younger.
The Editorial Board has is endorsing Gabrielle Bray, Christian Smith, Andy Chambers, Charlotte Paulussen, Jack Stone and Maggie Regnery.
The only reasonable — and moral — decision for the University is to freeze tuition.
To some of these students who spent their weekends disregarding COVID guidelines, the pandemic is a joke. To the 40 patients currently in-house at U.Va. Hospital, this is a matter of life or death.
Those who continue to party and gather in large crowds are willfully ignorant, putting both the University and Charlottesville communities in danger.
This semester, with a tighter margin for error, we cannot grow complacent.
While the removal of unfit politicians from our government may not prevent further insurgence of extremism, it is a necessary step in the right direction.
The twists and turns of the fall’s horror movie are fading — we can’t let there be a sequel.
Your vote and your voice deserve to make a difference. Shout it from the rooftops until you know it was heard.
Webb’s campaign missions demonstrate a commitment to equity and justice.
We can't afford to sit this election out. And the University shouldn’t make us.