In the face of this public health concern for outdoor air, the University should take advantage of this summer to do what it can to update HVAC systems in first year dorms and make indoor air a priority.
It isn’t bad enough that Gov. Youngkin is crafting meaningless mandates, he is also forcing the University to act as the enforcement arm of his intrusive, big-government regime.
The American government needs to tighten its domestic regulation on fentanyl prescriptions and products.
It is incumbent upon our administrators to do everything in their power to ensure that the University continues to look and feel like the Commonwealth that it was designed to serve.
It is imperative that the government should work to guarantee more expansive employee benefits for all types of workers and raise the outdated minimum wage.
Thinking about which candidates align the most with your values is also critical in primaries because 90 percent of congressional races are decided in the primary election. That means roughly 391 out of 435 members of Congress are in their seats because of results in primary elections.
Removing the right to vote removes any chance for someone to meaningfully interact with the government representing them.
Instead of mincing words, we should be taking action.
I believe that while the University can never erase its past, it can create a brighter future for the descendants of the groups it has harmed.
But if I could do it all again, I would spend less time dwelling on my failures and more time recognizing the learning opportunities that they were.
Your voice is important. Do not let anyone else tell you otherwise, even if it is a fellow student abusing their position of power.
The experience of uncertainty, though, has taught me to relinquish some of the control which I have held onto, white-knuckled, for so much of my life.
The world becomes increasingly competitive, judgemental and dismal as one gets older, and I cannot express the importance of creativity during this time.
At the end of the day, it is not readership that will make me feel proud or fulfilled when I graduate in a few weeks. It’s that I can say I’ve connected other students in some way, brought some source of joy, even if just for one couple.
This programming must be intentionally diverse, for this University to address its problematic history and safeguard the future of our pluralistic democracy.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my little camera, making me feel like more than just ‘the camera girl’.
I would not change a single thing that I have done or said. My only regret is not having said more.
Fascination with life isn’t interested in what should be.
I am so much more than one job, one story, one mistake or one accomplishment.
