As we engage with the rest of this beautiful month, we and our University must find a way to rectify such a damning legacy these Grounds hold.
Virginia would do well to embrace, not shun, sanctuary city laws in knee-jerk reactions to popular notions of sanctuary cities.
Instead of relying on the expected benevolence of civilians, the City should take full responsibility for the clearing of sidewalks throughout the City.
As future physicians, we cannot remain silent, especially since U.Va. Health is one of the most comprehensive gender health centers in the country.
The Supreme Court must prioritize protecting the litigating power of the people against potentially tyrannical laws by their government.
It is high time to resist these authoritative and dangerous actions before there are no federal avenues left for resistance.
Unfortunately, this negative press is fully the fault of U.Va. Health — it failed to address significant stakeholder concerns when crafting its justification.
University leadership, Greek life organizations and students themselves must recommit to the safety provided by an effective and knowledgeable use of medical amnesty.
Instead of continuing to demand decreased automation, the union should work with the legislature in the hopes of driving investment into the reorganization of the current workforce.
Now is the time to act, proving our commitment by protecting and expanding programs that keep the University open and accessible to all.
Looking beyond basketball and football reveals that Virginia Athletics is, in many ways, thriving.
Instead of improving the dire state of existing infrastructure, however, the University has shifted attention away from it and chosen to expand.
Investing in low-barrier shelters now will pay off in increased stability for the homeless, which will undoubtedly improve the safety of shelters and the community writ large.
By pigeonholing students into commerce so early, the University violates its own mission of providing a holistic education that produces students capable of succeeding in a variety of fields.
The decisions of HRL neither reflect the preferences of residents nor appear to be made of sound reasoning.
Housing and a meal plan are not payments so much as the bare minimum for RAs to exist at all.
To be sure, this is not a problem of the University’s making. Nevertheless, understanding the uncertainty of financial accessibility in education, the University must step up to the plate.
The University must rethink its approach to education beyond traditional major-specific requirements and mandate personal development courses.
After all, measuring the University’s worth in terms of accrued capital, operational efficiency and numerical rankings molds this space into just another cookie-cutter institution.
Every student at the University, regardless of their primary field of study, can professionally and academically benefit from engaging with the English department.
