Compared to men, women in all racial groups feel less safe on the Corner, although there are important differences by race.

STUDENT-FACULTY SAFETY COLLAB : More police won’t make all students feel safer

By Student-Faculty Safety Collaborative | May 13, 2022

These results were not surprising to us and the other sociology students who gathered and analyzed this data, but another finding might surprise University administration — more police is not the answer.

In a community as diverse and thoughtful as ours, sometimes the most important work of education happens not in the classroom.

RYAN AND BAUCOM: Conversations around Pence show free expression is ‘alive and well’ on Grounds

By Jim Ryan and Ian Baucom | March 25, 2022

And a university is not the place to hide things under a blanket — it’s a place to stare unflinchingly at the world, however bigoted and broken and hateful, and to change it.

MEHTA: The payoff of rhetorical platforms — and the cost of their denial

By Sarita Mehta | March 22, 2022

To further racial progress and foster cultural understanding between minority groups, it is essential to deconstruct this myth that continues to plague Asian Americans today.

MANALASTAS AND HOANG: We are not your model minority

By Mira Manalastas and Richard Hoang | March 16, 2022

Is it not just a factor of life to argue and to be argued against, to have different opinions than one another?

SARDESAI: Silencing happens — just not to who you think

By Ria Sardesai | March 14, 2022

Pence’s presence should not be welcomed, nor should the University allow speakers on Grounds who deny the full humanity of all students.

BASS: Rescind Mike Pence’s speaking offer

By Elisabeth Bass | March 13, 2022

BENOS: Democracy won — together, change is possible

By Christopher Benos | March 6, 2022

This March, University students answered a call to action by voting — for the first time ever — to reduce the Single Sanction from expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence.

I have made every effort to engage with and rally for Black students in my time here.

Opinion

CAIN: To the University community

By Ceci Cain | March 2, 2022

I am sick and tired of students who don’t do the work criticizing the way Black students — especially Black women — move and try to survive at this University.

The Academical Village is meant to represent the entire University — all of its schools and disciplines, a wide range of extracurricular organizations and a collection of lived experiences.

Opinion

STRIKE: Lawn demographic data paints an unrepresentative picture

By Noah Strike | February 28, 2022

The Academical Village is meant to represent the entire University — all of its schools and disciplines, a wide range of extracurricular organizations and a collection of lived experiences.

Opinion

CHAMBERS: Demand more from your Honor Committee

By Andrew Chambers | February 28, 2022

Demand something more from your Committee and vote on representatives who will bring you meaningful change next year.

15 years ago, I was expelled from U.Va. for plagiarism.

Opinion

ANONYMOUS: The human cost of expulsion

By Jane Doe | February 27, 2022

Trigger Warning — this column discusses suicidal thoughts.

While Parham raises thought-provoking arguments, DivestUVA contends that his case against divestment is ultimately flawed.

Opinion

DIVESTUVA: Divestment is not a futile exercise — here’s why

By DivestUVA | February 25, 2022

If the University wants to spur positive change, it must divest its endowment from a backward industry that is actively destroying the environment.

When one individual takes advantage of their influence, it becomes time to question the efficacy and equity of our existing systems.

Opinion

REED: Unrestricted student self-governance is nonconducive to democracy

By Kyle Reed | February 12, 2022

Self-governance without our input, or even the input of other student officials is just governance, and it is governance gone awry.

On your ballot this March, you will likely see two Honor referenda.

Opinion

BENOS: Join the fight for a fairer Honor System

By Christopher Benos | January 28, 2022

If you support giving all students a voice in the Honor reform process, add your name to the sanctioning referendum and informed retraction referendum petitions.

The absence of information about the appointment process suggests a troubling choice to prioritize expediency in filling a spot over an ambitious search for excellent leadership to advance the University’s important missions.

Opinion

MILLER and TURNER: What does shared governance mean at U.Va.?

By Sarah Turner and Amalia Miller | January 26, 2022

The absence of information about the appointment process suggests a troubling choice to prioritize expediency in filling a spot over an ambitious search for excellent leadership to advance the University’s important missions.

We must ask ourselves who we want owning shares in fossil fuel companies, particularly in relation to voting forums on climate change.

Opinion

PARHAM: Divesting from fossil fuels is misguided — here is why

By Robert Parham | January 23, 2022

Divestment, while intuitive, is in fact counter-productive when one carefully examines its cascading effects in a market-based economy.

Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to develop shared goals.

Opinion

HAYES AND PIWOWAR: We’re from opposite ends of the political spectrum, and we made a film together about politics

By Sean Piwowar and Molly Hayes | November 8, 2021

We don’t purport to have fixed any problems or really changed much at the University, but we hope that our small project might model what is possible.

Divest UVA is a student-led coalition urging that the University extend its environmental commitments beyond operational sustainability to the University endowment.

Opinion

DivestUVA: U.Va. cannot be “great and good” while investing in fossil fuels

By DivestUVA | October 20, 2021

It is time for the University’s administration, particularly President Jim Ryan and the Board of Visitors, to issue a public call for UVIMCO to disclose and divest.

College Board found that, on average, students spend $1,200 a year on books and other school supplies.

Opinion

O’REILLY: Why OERs are a great first step towards education affordability

October 13, 2021

U.Va. should move immediately to build a long-term infrastructure that will allow for a complete transition to open textbooks.

Sarita Mehta is a fourth year in the College and the student member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors.

Opinion

MEHTA: Looking forward, together

June 1, 2021

There is a balance to strike in appreciating our community as a whole and celebrating the wealth of diversity that constitutes it.

Guest Columns

STUDENT-FACULTY SAFETY COLLAB : More police won’t make all students feel safer

RYAN AND BAUCOM: Conversations around Pence show free expression is ‘alive and well’ on Grounds

MEHTA: The payoff of rhetorical platforms — and the cost of their denial

MANALASTAS AND HOANG: We are not your model minority

SARDESAI: Silencing happens — just not to who you think

BASS: Rescind Mike Pence’s speaking offer

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DIVESTUVA: Divestment is not a futile exercise — here’s why

REED: Unrestricted student self-governance is nonconducive to democracy

BENOS: Join the fight for a fairer Honor System

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