Addressing spotlighting and dimming in the the Honor System is integral to maintaining a Community of Trust
Safe Space training for IFC executives is a positive start to making the fraternity system more open to and accepting of gay members. But in order to be effective, each individual fraternity should give the same amount of attention to the issue.
Massive Open Online Courses are valuable because they make academic resources globally available
In recent years, a “tradition” of yelling “Hoos!” during the singing of the National Anthem at football and basketball games has become more pronounced.
The publicly-funded campaign finance model should be applied to University elections
In cities, traffic is normal. Anyone driving up 29 during rush hour knows traffic. Anyone who has been to DC, New York, London, Rome, Tokyo or Jerusalem knows traffic.
Lately, I’ve noticed there are a lot of movies out there but not many I can sit through all the way. I decided to write down a few of my own ideas for movies so I can make them, once I finally get rich.
To get pumped up, put on the sort of music you listened to when you were hitting puberty and had the energy to care about things.
Colleges should not establish policies governing professors’ social media practices
The new changes in the SAT can’t fix the lack of equal opportunity in the United States
The University should audit its contractors and reevaluate its relationship with Aramark
The creation of the mock wall was an effective way to spark discussion at the University about the Middle East
The grade point system is an unreliable way to quantify students’ academic success
Pledging has become so deeply ingrained in the culture of fraternities that it would be foolish to assume one fraternity’s decision to eliminate the term “pledging” will remedy the problems.
We must look beyond the scientific explanations for mental illness to truly combat the problem
Before colleges begin to fund gap years, more information is needed on their effectiveness
Though the word bossy can be meant as an insult, we shouldn’t ban it, but instead reinvent it.
The most valuable aspect of our undergraduate experience is the people around us
Columnists should ground their opinions in facts everyone can agree on
To the Editor: The March 6, 2014 article in The Cavalier Daily regarding the percentage of Honor offense reports filed against minority students sets forth a view by the Honor Committee Chair as follows: “Speaking to the possible causes of higher reporting against minorities, Berhle pinpointed three distinct problems: a lack of understanding among international students, spotlighting of minority offenses and dimming of offenses committed by white students.” The Chairman’s comment regarding “spotlighting” and “dimming” is at best a disingenuous assessment of the cause of the problem.
