The P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society Recognizes Individuals Who Enrich The University Community Through Their Silent And Selfless Service.

LETTER: Happy Halloween 2022

By P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society | 5 days ago

This New Academic Year The P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society Chose To Recognize Eight Fourth Year Students Who Went Above And Beyond For Their Communities And Lead Lives Of Silent And Selfless Service.

Voting in student elections is the easiest and most underutilized mechanism through which we can shape the University to best serve us.

LETTER: Turn out for student democracy

By Maggie Doyle | February 27, 2023

We are The 43 Society, a secret society on Grounds dedicated to supporting and uplifting students and staff of color who work tirelessly for equity and fellowship at the University.

LETTER: An open letter to students of color at U.Va.

By 43 Society | November 5, 2022

While we all ascribe to different ethical and belief systems, many of us agree that our greatest human responsibility is to strive to reduce suffering in our world.

LETTER: We can all protest the governor’s transphobic policies

By Cora Schenberg | October 13, 2022

I went to U.Va. with Bert Ellis and am, of course, revolted that he is the kind of person Governor Glenn Youngkin wants to help bring down hundreds of years of liberal education at the University.

LETTER: Free speech hypocrite Bert Ellis canceled speaker in 1975

By Andy Humm | August 29, 2022

There should not be public shaming with simply inaccurate accusations from student leaders that go unchallenged.

LETTER: In defense of Bert Ellis, Governor Youngkin Board of Visitors appointee

By Tom Neale | August 10, 2022

LETTER: The value of carrying climate change advocacy beyond campus walls

By Catherine Epstein | June 7, 2022

As students and faculty leave the University Grounds for the summer, it’s valuable to remember other institutional leaders whom they can influence whether they’re on campus or not.

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Opinion

LETTER: Hail the Hero of Tolerance!

By Supportive Faculty | April 11, 2022

What’s more outrageous — that students stand up for vulnerable members of the University community, or that faculty attack them in print for doing so?

Those of us who support free speech do so, in part, because, in a democratic society, none of us can see the whole truth and all of us benefit from being exposed to perspectives that may comprehend some aspect of the truth better than we do.

Opinion

LETTER: Free speech is a fundamental U.Va. value

By Concerned Faculty | April 5, 2022

Those of us who support free speech do so, in part, because, in a democratic society, none of us can see the whole truth and all of us benefit from being exposed to perspectives that may comprehend some aspect of the truth better than we do.

Contextualization needs to be holistic, and it needs to take up actual space.

Opinion

LETTER: Digital-only contextualization is white supremacy

By Zoé Edgecomb | April 19, 2021

"To offer only a digital contextualization is to assert the primacy of technology and play into this detachment and commodification of the land."

"To characterize the leftist desire to deplatform hateful speech as an authoritarian fear of disagreement, however, is to miss the point entirely," the author writes in response to Camp's column.

Opinion

LETTER: In response to Camp’s ‘The left should embrace free-speech again’

By Logan Romberger | February 27, 2021

A third-year College student responds to an Opinion Columnist's argument that college leftists are "gaining an authoritarian streak" in regards to their interpretation of the First Amendment.

For some, participating in Greek life can be a defining factor.

Opinion

LETTER: In response to 'Abolish Greek Life'

By Stuart A. Smith III | October 27, 2020

The University’s ultimate mission is preparing students for life by fostering an environment that offers a glimpse into the opportunities and challenges of an imperfect world beyond the Grounds.

In 2018, 10.4 percent of UVA Dining’s purchases met the AASHE STARS criteria for sustainable food.

Opinion

LETTER: The University strives for more sustainable, plant-based dining options

By Sustainable Food Strategy Task Force | May 17, 2020

We know that the road to an equitable, sustainable food system requires many voices and it challenges us all to make different decisions.

As Black Alumni, we know that our students need a lot more than most in order to thrive in such a dynamic as Thomas Jefferson's Grounds.

Opinion

UVABA: A letter to the graduating class

By UVA Black Alumni | May 14, 2020

Congratulations on the completion of awesome, worldchanging, law-writing, socially provocative and locally liberating work, that your class was able to be a part of while you all were students.

The period of final examinations is often strenuous.

Opinion

LETTER: A letter of encouragement to the University community

By A.N.G.E.L.S. Society | May 5, 2020

We acknowledge the magnitude of strength necessary to continue the commitment to your studies during these unprecedented times, and we hope that the results of this hard work are in your favor.

Over the past week and a half, almost all normalcy that was once present on these Grounds has now been abandoned.

Opinion

LETTER: The A.N.G.E.L.S. Society addresses the University community

By A.N.G.E.L.S. Society | April 2, 2020

We hope that you are able to find encouragement to finish the rest of the semester with as much happiness and fortitude that you can muster

President Jim Ryan and the Board of Visitors are demonstrating a hopeful path —100 percent renewable electricity.

Opinion

LETTER: Thank you President Ryan for carbon neutrality by 2030

By Deborah Lawrence | December 19, 2019

President Jim Ryan and the Board of Visitors are demonstrating a hopeful path to 100 percent renewable electricity.

It is wrong that the employees receive less than they would at any other Greenberry’s.

Opinion

LETTER: U.Va. Greenberry’s should allow tipping

By John Conover | October 11, 2019

It is wrong that the employees receive less than they would at any other Greenberry’s.

Dominion is enacting real and meaningful change to the energy industry and the communities it serves and is always working to do better.

Opinion

LETTER: Empowered at Dominion

By Caitlin Lane | October 11, 2019

Dominion is enacting real and meaningful change to the energy industry and the communities it serves and is always working to do better.

Ferg’s lyrics are explicit, but you would be hard pressed to find any rap artist whose lyrics aren’t.

Opinion

LETTER: Let’s reexamine the Welcome Week concert

By Molly Strauchler | September 17, 2019

The purpose of the Welcome Week concert is to show new students that there are safer ways to participate without going to the widely attended block party and every year the members of the UPC concerts committee strive to accomplish that.

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LETTER: Turn out for student democracy

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LETTER: Free speech hypocrite Bert Ellis canceled speaker in 1975

LETTER: In defense of Bert Ellis, Governor Youngkin Board of Visitors appointee

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