The facts supporting gentrification refute the misconception that it is a force oppressing inner-city minority communities.
When we hear of recent events in Charlottesville as being “unprecedented,” we should instead see how familiar they are to the neighborhood, how familiar the history of white supremacy is to the University and the nation at large.
Active engagement with students would set Ryan apart from his predecessors.
The University’s leadership has left Puerto Rican students to fend for themselves in dealing with this crisis at home.
Realize what the University stood for and continues to stand for, even if it hurts.
The failure of the University to properly inform students about safety measures and other pertinent information regarding A Concert for Charlottesville mirrors the University’s poor response to the events on Aug. 11 and 12.
Despite claims to the contrary, a war between North Korea and U.S. interests would only result in the utter destruction of the former, economic damage to the latter and the mass loss of human life in South Korea.
The point of healthcare reform is to try to help people, and the only way to do that is through bipartisan reform that will eventually lead us to universal and affordable coverage.
In a movement for racial justice, we do not want “allies”. An ally is only useful insofar as they help you achieve your goals — an ally is a tool, something to be used.
The contention surrounding Confederate memorialization distracts us from more pressing issues facing our nation, including its black community.
Students have the potential to play a pivotal role in solving those problems by turning the words spoken at the concert into action.
The identities with which we live remain important influences on our social and political lives.
The sabre points system prioritizes men's sports by unequally allocating rewards.
Although they are absolutely correct in saying that racial inequality in education is an urgent problem, this doesn’t mean that the rural gap should be overlooked in this conversation about inequity.
Teachers should focus time on improving student learning skills, in addition to teaching basic content.
By mandating the vaccination of all individuals — regardless of religious or personal beliefs — the United States would take an important step in protecting public health and safety.
Thomas Jefferson was a product of his time and should not be faulted for historic societal problems.
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.
