FORERO: Take meaningful steps to increase student diversity
By Izabella Forero | March 23, 2018As a Latinx student at the University, I feel both proud to be a minority student, and frustrated that our University has not expanded diversity enough.
As a Latinx student at the University, I feel both proud to be a minority student, and frustrated that our University has not expanded diversity enough.
The City can take an active measure towards bridging the digital divide in our community by subsidizing high-speed internet for public housing residents.
Students must continue to stand up and take action, even as other matters garner more attention.
Food labeling at U.Va. dining facilities faces three issues: labels provided at dining halls may be completely nonexistent, inconsistent with one another, or simply misleading.
By participating in the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County caucuses en masse, we young voters can send a signal to the 5th District that our perspectives must be taken into account.
Threat assessments should be an additional tool for school security services at the University and across the country.
The MRC's rejection of the Jewish Leadership Council’s request for full admission into its organization is a condition of the often hypocritical attitudes with which those seeking to represent minorities approach Judaism.
The NCAA should be seeking to prevent these violations from occurring in the first place instead of allowing it to become such a chronic problem.
Students should be encouraged to stand up, regardless of whether the administration agrees with the issue at hand.
The decision to align the walkout with Everytown for Gun Safety implies that supporting safety is contingent upon supporting this organization’s goals.
At a time when we are seeing more hate for all kinds of identities, working together as minority communities is crucial.
Historically speaking gun control has proven to be largely ineffective in the U.S., and it is unlikely that similar legislation will be effective.
The hypocrisy of the MRC's posture towards Hoos for Israel considering its historical embrace of Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine is not encouraging.
Voting is the most powerful way to keep any representative in check.
Bill requiring members to step down due to Honor violations strikes a balance between holding representatives to high standards and preserving individual student liberties
Student Financial Services could be doing more to increase accessibility, particularly for those who rely on their services most.
The Academy can’t fully acknowledge and appreciate the diversity in the film world if they themselves are not diverse.
By modeling itself after elite private institutions, the University fails to fulfill its duties as a public institution.
Although the USDA would like to focus primarily on the benefits of the proposal, the real-life implementation could be far from beneficial.
This policy and how it has been presented represent a moral harm to society.