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ALJASSAR: The second-year summer

I propose that the University adopt a similar academic framework — a “second-year summer” in which students remain in Charlottesville for the summer after their second year and take a semester off in their second or third years.


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RUDGLEY: Repeal the single sanction

The single sanction should be repealed. It is the principal reason for the Honor system’s most pressing problems — namely, staggeringly low reporting rates, wildly inconsistent verdicts and widespread distrust of the system from faculty.


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A new culture of support

As a supporter, you can speak up and make a correction whenever a rape joke is made in casual conversation. You can speak up and say it is not okay to declare someone deserved to be raped.


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PARTING SHOT: If you write for The Cavalier Daily

Thank you to the numerous staff writers, columnists and associate editors with whom I had the pleasure of collaborating as Sports Editor. Your contributions — too often neglected by readers or mutilated by us editors — comprise the heart and soul of this sports section.


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Violence not welcome

Professors should not give speakers who hold hurtful, extremist viewpoints the opportunity to direct their vitriol at students. The face-to-face interaction has the potential to disturb or even traumatize students unnecessarily.


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BARROW: A better definition of honor

Does it make sense that — at a University where this policy has led to the so-called “Community of Trust” that grants students the peace of mind to leave their laptops unwatched in our libraries — the Honor system does not extend to the personal safety of walking home alone after dark?


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WHISNANT: Take back the process

Given that it is highly unlikely repeat perpetrators of sexual violence are reachable through more outreach, raising awareness of rape culture must be coupled with policy changes that target perpetrators and effectively remove them from the community.


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Fair warning

Post-trauma psychological conditions are real, and even if they are not as visible as a physical disability, students who suffer from them still should be accommodated.


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Ready for lift-off

As researchers, students develop critical thinking and innovation skills, providing them with a more well-rounded education, as opposed to the education they would get if they just executed projects already outlined by the company.


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PARTING SHOT: Hakuna matata, or something

As one of the Opinion Editors after the redesign period, I championed the creation of a bi-weekly Humor Section, which — thanks to the wonderful staff and production team — became a reality within a matter of weeks.


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