No-technology policies not only facilitate genuine engagement and inhibit distraction, they also promote study habits conducive to deeper neurological processing and higher academic achievement.
With well over half of all University students living off-Grounds, it is past time for the University to extend the blue light phone system.
If we default on our responsibility to be careful stewards of the tradition of self-governance, we leave room for faculty and administrators to undercut the agency that students at the University have had for generations.
This New Academic Year The P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society Chose To Recognize Eight Fourth Year Students Who Went Above And Beyond For Their Communities And Lead Lives Of Silent And Selfless Service.
Treating conditions like depression and anxiety as an aesthetic sets a dangerous precedent and risks undermining the progress our society has made thus far towards recognizing the seriousness of mental illness
Act 60 is a predatory law passed just four years ago which has been displacing native Boricuas in Borinquen. The act has not helped the Borinquen economy. Instead, it has made the island dependent on the U.S. and placed the burden of lost tax revenue on native Boricuas who are already at risk of displacement because of the law.
The University’s continued partnership with the company is effectively tolerating the unethicality of its actions, sending students a clear message that ethics and health are not a concern here.
To promote a more equitable college admissions process, The Editorial Board calls on the University to extend its test-optional admissions policy indefinitely.
Students should not have to feel like their needs are a burden, and implementing no-technology policies does just that — creating a negative learning environment.
The Corner can still be the perfect place for student life and the celebration of local Charlottesville culture if the University acknowledges its importance and encourages students to give back to it.
Ultimately, to solve TikTok’s design problem, ownership problem and protect the health and privacy of Americans, we have two choices — ban or buy Tiktok.
If everyone with a conscience does not fight back against this assault on education — Black history in particular — then we are handing over history to propagandists who would seek to destroy its scientific core.
We believe these three candidates have laid out a detailed and ambitious plan to leverage the Council’s resources for the betterment of the entire student body.
Now as a member of the University Board of Elections, I regret not voting in those earlier elections — I have since realized how much influence student self-governance has on Grounds.
It’s time for the Committee to evolve. Vote “Yes” on the Honor Constitutional Referendum.
Given their experience, dedication and values, we firmly believe they will make the UJC more diverse, accountable and restorative.
Voting for Student Council representatives opens Feb. 28 and ends March 2.
Each of these candidates expressed strong support for the proposed multi-sanction system and they all incorporated transparency and rehabilitation into their platforms — ideals that will guide the Honor Committee as it looks to create a robust sanctioning system.
What was once a system steeped in the dogmatic pursuit of a narrowly conceived ideal will be a holistic process that confronts nuance to uplift a community, not punish individuals.
Instead of targeting affirmative action, SFFA should turn its attention to the selectivity of elite universities and fight to make higher education more accessible for all those wishing to pursue it.
