Not only does this difficult and convoluted class and major system cause stress and difficulty when taking necessary classes, but it also removes passion based learning.
This March, University students answered a call to action by voting — for the first time ever — to reduce the Single Sanction from expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence.
These rising costs will not dissipate, nor does it seem that Russia intends to call its troops out of Ukraine and end its senseless slaughter of civilians.
I am sick and tired of students who don’t do the work criticizing the way Black students — especially Black women — move and try to survive at this University.
The Editorial Board believes that these two candidates will work towards an Honor system that is rehabilitative and seeks to better the University community.
The collective campaign organizes its efforts around three central tenets — to advocate, organize and reclaim student self-governance — all students on Grounds should have a voice at the University.
The Academical Village is meant to represent the entire University — all of its schools and disciplines, a wide range of extracurricular organizations and a collection of lived experiences.
Demand something more from your Committee and vote on representatives who will bring you meaningful change next year.
I love this University, and I am proud to be a part of it — not despite its flaws, but because I know there are students relentlessly working to change them.
Trigger Warning — this column discusses suicidal thoughts.
This desire to find the perfect product — or even that we are obligated to purchase in order to appease loved ones — does nothing but hurt the way we love.
We may associate Zoom courses with the loss of a normal college experience, but I believe we should embrace the convenience and integrate virtual meetings into University life.
Expulsion also fails the practical needs of our community by disincentivizing reporting and affecting juries.
If the University wants to spur positive change, it must divest its endowment from a backward industry that is actively destroying the environment.
The Editorial Board adamantly believes that each of these three candidates will dedicate themselves to ensuring that Student Council is accessible, accountable and serves the needs of all students on Grounds.
The Editorial Board firmly believes that these candidates, if elected, will dedicate themselves towards creating a diverse and rehabilitative UJC for the betterment of all students on Grounds.
However, this voting period is especially important — the spring 2022 ballot addresses a multitude of pertinent issues for students.
I sincerely hope the Youngkin administration reevaluates its early decisions and changes course.
An effective solution to the issue of Veoride scooters scattered across the streets of Charlottesville would be to install proper docks — doubling as recharging stations — for the scooters.
The existence of grades themselves is inefficient and does nothing but create universal, unrealistic standards that students are expected to meet.
