To make the most of its digital platforms and to justify the decision to focus on them, The Cavalier Daily should be offering online content that cannot exist in print. Undoubtedly, something is lost when paper is abandoned.
A simple alternative can be employed to mitigate the problems arising from “grade points” representing a range of values: the 100-point scale, which eliminates the unnecessary process of converting number grades to letter grades to “grade points.”
As October comes to an end, the Managing Board recounts some notable numbers.
The FCC has acknowledged the often unheard voices of inmates burdened by an old and manipulative system. As FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn notes, no one should pay “$500 a month for a voice-only service where calls are dropped for seemingly no reason, where fees and commissions could be as high as 60 percent per call and, if we are not careful, where a four-minute call could cost a whopping $54.”
In its relationship with Puerto Rico, the United States has had a tendency to address the issues that are of concern to the Puerto Rican people — but only when these issues are certain to draw the attention of the international community.
This piece grasps at these uncertainties by exploring what the CPP entails for the University and Virginia at large, addressing obstacles the state faces in fulfilling its federal requirements. Of equal importance is the role our University can play in the state compliance process. And finally — as stakeholders in a cleaner, more efficient energy economy, University students ought to be attuned to this discussion moving forward.
The emergency room’s position as the nation’s healthcare safety net makes it more vulnerable to mistakes, and the high-stakes, high-speed nature of the care it provides makes these mistakes more dangerous to patients.
The Republican Party has recently fought amongst itself to the detriment of the American people on two crucial issues: the House Select Committee on Benghazi and the upcoming selection of a Speaker of the House to replace Rep. John Boehner.
If the pro-life movement wants to reduce the over 300,000 abortions Planned Parenthood performs each year, they should start by eroding Planned Parenthood’s popular support by loudly and consistently rebuking the 3 percent and mammogram myths.
While a 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. shift more than bookends a general socializing timeline and certain extra days are built in to this system, it is insufficient to hold coverage on Friday and Saturday nights, and not on Thursday nights.
There is a considerable amount of crap produced in the publish-or-perish hyperactive anxiety of online journalism, that humming gerbil wheel of digital production. This absence of time online allows for the pervasiveness of the nerve-wracking “in case you missed it” or ICYMI section, where articles from past days or weeks are featured.
While I respect the rights of citizens to choose who they want to represent them, it is detrimental to public policy and the proper functioning of democracy when a small group of families holds so much control over certain regions or states.
When considering Sullivan’s leadership, it is important to take into account the entire context of her presidency, which has only lasted five years so far. Sullivan’s leadership has seen highs and lows — and, largely due to chance, more lows than highs.
Why is U.S. foreign policy so unresponsive to public opinion? It all lies in the fact that effective foreign policy power is held by the executive branch.
Many lower-income and first-generation college students never complete their degree because they end up dropping out of college even if they receive significant financial aid. Why does this happen?
Developments at Stone Mountain raise questions of how physical space should be altered when its history is problematic. However, erasure or removal of historical monuments or spaces which evoke painful and dark moments in history is problematic.
Some administrations have attempted to skirt the issue altogether by actively kicking out students who show signs of mental illness under the guise of “extended medical leave.”
A strong slate of guest columns also helps cement a newspaper’s role as a hub of public discourse. If your friend has written a column in today’s paper, you’re more likely to read and discuss it.
With a University program sponsoring free Uber rides, the administration would eliminate the financial barrier between students and a safe, quick and effective ride home.
The most important factor one really does consider when giving a tip is the amount of the check, and not how attentive the server was. If tips are not completely related to service, what are they based on?
