While a test-optional policy does not necessarily guarantee an immediate increase in the University’s racial diversity, it is nevertheless a good start.
Gentrification is a form of institutional racism that pervades deep into our society, furthering the agenda of whites while simultaneously setting back minority residents in low-income communities.
In many cases, public housing projects are physically fenced-off from the surrounding urban fabric — residents engage little in the greater community and create unnecessary barriers.
If students are willing to wait a little bit longer to sign a lease, there is a better chance that they will end up with closer friends to live with.
It is paramount for the University to remain open to diverse viewpoints in order to better serve its students and reaffirm the importance of free and open discourse.
The blatant irony of the protest is impossible to avoid. Student demonstrators freely violated the statue by virtue of Jefferson’s relentless endeavor for a Bill of Rights.
Ed Gillespie is facing off against the current Lt. Governor Ralph Northam in this year’s race for Governor of Virginia.
There are strong constitutional arguments in favor of immigration policies like DACA, which were also implemented via executive action by other U.S. Presidents like Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
The University seems to be in a perpetual state of controversy, and with both students and Charlottesville residents taking greater initiatives to advance our community, it is important to address every issue thoroughly.
The College's new area requirements restrict, rather than encourage student academic exploration.
Additional required pre-professional experience would help students more adequately prepare for the workplace.
Integrating photo galleries, videos and cartoons into their relevant literary sections is the most cohesive solution to this problem.
It is important to not act impulsively and consider all the different ways our community can atone for the past.
The debate over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, must be one of constitutionality, not one of emotion and certainly not one of racism.
We are still only in the beginning stages of a great American unraveling.
Though Congress has taken short-term action to respond to these disasters, legislators must initiate reforms to better mitigate the impact of future disasters, rather than continue its haphazard pattern of providing funding only after such disasters occur.
An increase in outdoor study spaces would benefit the health and education of students at the University.
While the demonstrators may have had their hearts in the right place, this kind of triviality distracts from the real social issues that they are purportedly more inclined to address.
Rather than endorsing tuition-free four year college, politicians should endeavor to make community college costless.
For University students to remain competitive in the post-secondary job market, they must have the best written education possible.
