Opinion

Vignesh Mulay was a Sports Writer for the 130th and 132nd terms of The Cavalier Daily. He was also a Sports Editor during the 131st term.

Opinion

PARTING SHOT: Sportswriting is more than just writing about sports

By Vignesh Mulay | May 21, 2021

As my time in The Cavalier Daily draws to a bittersweet close, I understand now that sportswriters don’t have to just focus on sports.

Our calls for help are only ignored and downplayed — just like how we have been treated our entire lives — and the University is not an exception.

Opinion

KIM: The U.Va. APIDA community is hurting. Does the University even care?

May 9, 2021

As an Asian American student at U.Va., I am very disappointed by the lack of response from UVA leadership towards the increase in anti-Asian violence.

Humor

How to “study” for online final exams

By Malachy Dwyer | May 6, 2021

Ways to avoid wasting time studying from Humor Columnist Malachy Dwyer.

While it is incumbent upon University administrators to do everything in their power to ensure a smooth transition to what will hopefully be an in-person semester in the fall, members of the University community must also do their part.

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Mandate vaccines and ensure a safe fall semester

By Editorial Board | May 6, 2021

There remain a number of other steps that the administration ought to take if the University is to see a "normal" semester in the fall.

Homophobia and the difficulties of the closet are also both addressed in this song.

Opinion

MOORE: Stop simplifying the storyline of 'Montero'

By Jessica Moore | April 29, 2021

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) is a beautiful and complex song that reveals the difficulties about being a closeted gay person, addresses internalized homophobia and pleads for a more accepting narrative.

Marijuana is one of the safest substances out there, and legalization has been shown to reduce overall incarceration rates and prevent violent crime from drug cartels.

Opinion

STRIKE: Virginia must release marijuana offenders

By Noah Strike | April 28, 2021

The racism and community harm from the War on Drugs and its legacy public policies are still felt across the country today.

We need an entirely new public safety system based in social and economic equity that is cushioned by a system of nonviolent emergency responders.

Opinion

WHITE: Blue lives don’t matter

By Aliyah D. White | April 27, 2021

To say blue lives matter, especially among the midst of the police unjustly shooting someone, is tone-deaf — a uniform can be taken off, but the color of someone’s skin cannot.

We must neither worship nor tear down the statue of Thomas Jefferson residing in front of the Rotunda.

Opinion

LAUGHRIDGE: Does Thomas Jefferson deserve our praise or our disdain? The answer is perhaps a bit of both.

By Thomas Laughridge | April 27, 2021

We must learn to utilize nuance in our evaluations of all people, whether they be historical leaders or current ones.

The University must do it’s part in stopping the spread of COVID-19 this fall by mandating vaccinations.

Opinion

CANO-SANTIAGO: U.Va. should distribute and require COVID-19 vaccinations

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | April 25, 2021

While students may be split on their motivations for acquiring the vaccine, many around the country and at the University are interested.

Remove the Whispering Wall and trauma its continued presence signifies for marginalized students.

Opinion

EDITORIAL: We could be happier, President Ryan

By Editorial Board | April 23, 2021

The University cannot continue to perpetuate and hide its racist history.

Food insecurity is a public health crisis which has affected several vulnerable communities across Charlottesville and the nation.

Opinion

CANO-SANTIAGO: The University must work to decrease food insecurity

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | April 22, 2021

Colleges and universities must continue to be a positive influence for their respective surrounding communities, instead of a source of socio-economic and physiological turmoil.

The University can preserve freedom of speech while exercising their right to ban outright discrimination on Grounds.

Opinion

CHEBILI: Stopping University-funded discrimination is not a violation of free speech

By Nicole Chebili | April 21, 2021

It is in the hands of University leaders who have the power to take influential administrative or legal action to allow the University to be welcoming for all.

Contextualization needs to be holistic, and it needs to take up actual space.

Opinion

LETTER: Digital-only contextualization is white supremacy

By Zoé Edgecomb | April 19, 2021

"To offer only a digital contextualization is to assert the primacy of technology and play into this detachment and commodification of the land."

Planning a fully in-person semester this Fall is irresponsible

Opinion

MOORE: U.Va. should offer hybrid class options this fall

By Jessica Moore | April 18, 2021

Those universities who have already released information attempting to commit to a specific plan are recklessly ignoring the many variables that have potential to evolve this summer.

Questions on everything from general culture to daily operations arise every day at U.Va. People want to know the nitty-gritty.

Opinion

PUBLIC EDITOR: Investigative journalism should be a larger part of news reporting from The Cavalier Daily

By Kate Granruth | April 17, 2021

Though there is certainly value in speedy reporting, having it be the exclusive focus of the news section results in a significant amount of repetition and reiteration for readers

No one loses anything if all three sessions are included in the free offering

Opinion

WYLES: Make Summer Session II and III courses free for eligible students

By Bryce Wyles | April 12, 2021

Even if these courses are technically included in our tuition, we still save money and stress by taking them as standalone classes outside of the fall and spring terms.

The site opened with a goal of administering 3,000 doses a day, even though the center averaged a mere 1,070 shots just a couple weeks ago

Opinion

BEZNER: Students should have had earlier access to vaccines

April 11, 2021

The University must now go to bat for students and remember that we are an integral part of this community.

Just about every group of women is relentlessly bullied for their chosen interests, especially if they are popular.

Opinion

HASZARD: Let’s be the generation that ends the cycle of making fun of teenage girls

By Allison Haszard | April 11, 2021

Jokes made at the expense of teenage girls are unwarranted and tired.

Each memorial perpetuates a deeply racist history and undermines the value of marginalized communities on Grounds and in the community.

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Listen to activists fighting hesitant institutional change

By Editorial Board | April 8, 2021

The issue at hand is oft-delayed by bureaucratic processes of legislative officials and University administration. Nevertheless, local activists keep these conversations alive.

We must hold ourselves accountable for our actions and bring back prestige to both political parties.

Opinion

DAWSON: U.Va.'s students must start self-evaluating to unify this University

By Rylan Dawson | April 7, 2021

We must hold ourselves accountable for our actions and bring back prestige to both political parties. There is a great hope in Charlottesville, Va.

PARTING SHOT: Sportswriting is more than just writing about sports

KIM: The U.Va. APIDA community is hurting. Does the University even care?

How to “study” for online final exams

EDITORIAL: Mandate vaccines and ensure a safe fall semester

MOORE: Stop simplifying the storyline of 'Montero'

STRIKE: Virginia must release marijuana offenders

WHITE: Blue lives don’t matter

LAUGHRIDGE: Does Thomas Jefferson deserve our praise or our disdain? The answer is perhaps a bit of both.

CANO-SANTIAGO: U.Va. should distribute and require COVID-19 vaccinations

EDITORIAL: We could be happier, President Ryan

CANO-SANTIAGO: The University must work to decrease food insecurity

CHEBILI: Stopping University-funded discrimination is not a violation of free speech

LETTER: Digital-only contextualization is white supremacy

MOORE: U.Va. should offer hybrid class options this fall

PUBLIC EDITOR: Investigative journalism should be a larger part of news reporting from The Cavalier Daily

WYLES: Make Summer Session II and III courses free for eligible students

BEZNER: Students should have had earlier access to vaccines

HASZARD: Let’s be the generation that ends the cycle of making fun of teenage girls

EDITORIAL: Listen to activists fighting hesitant institutional change

DAWSON: U.Va.'s students must start self-evaluating to unify this University

Top 10 underrated summer must-dos in Virginia

PARTING SHOT: Love doctor, matchmaker, unlicensed therapist and quasi astrologist

NIGRO: Build a good a legacy with an intentionally diverse Montessori early education center

Class of 2023 celebrates graduation with Final Exercises

Book bans through the eyes of local educators

President Ryan says U.Va. remains committed to racial diversity ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Judge removes plaintiff from Lee Statue lawsuit

Virginia men’s tennis rallies to earn second straight championship, smashing its way back to the top

Parting Shot: Más agradecida que crítica

PARTING SHOT: Learn something, would ya?

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