Many state-mandated licensing requirements do little more than protect industry insiders and prevent well-intentioned entrepreneurs from pursuing honest work that poses no serious threat to public safety.
At the core of Greek life, there are messages of service, brotherhood, respect and honor. These are values that seem to have fallen by the wayside.
The Board of Visitors and administration should continue to work with Williams in providing student-athletes with a worthwhile academic experience at the University.
When it comes to a living wage, University President Jim Ryan has the opportunity to correct a longstanding problem that former President Teresa Sullivan did not properly address.
Ultimately, being proficient in a foreign language is vital in today’s world. Our current system assures that U.Va. students will graduate with that level of proficiency.
Charlottesville’s Democratic elected officials have shown a greater interest in supporting divisive agendas over advancing the condition of its disadvantaged communities.
With the progressive stances of the new Ryan era, the University should actively consider going test-optional in order to better cater to a variety of students.
The University’s English-only documents create significant barriers for students from multicultural backgrounds that often do not speak English at home.
The recent attention on the role of racism in Charlottesville schools should spark a national conversation.
With this recent spike in sexual interest on online dating sites, one is forced to face the reality of millennial dating — it has been downgraded in the worst ways possible.
In the midst of a criminal justice system imbued with racial and economic inequalities, our deeply flawed cash bail system must go.
In spite of the lack of evidence for the allegations, Kavanaugh’s performance during the hearings showed a temperament that does not deserve to be on the Court.
As the student body, it is our responsibility to help shape our community to be as diverse and accessible as possible.
If U.Va. were to provide free menstrual hygiene on our Grounds, it would diminish the chances that students may find themselves in difficult or uncomfortable situations.
U.Va. should create a consolidated on-Grounds housing option specifically for transfers.
Charlottesvillians have the opportunity to send a powerful message by flipping the Fifth District and electing Leslie Cockburn as their congressional representative.
The framework and ideology behind large into-level classes affects students who do not come from a privileged background, and targets students who have intellectual aptitudes that are not based in traditional areas.
Just as with Anita Hill, despite Ford's allegations, Kavanaugh was still confirmed and has become a member of the highest court in the land.
Riggleman offers the leadership that the University community, Charlottesville and the Fifth District need.
Until the discrepancy between these competing figures can be reconciled, University and community members should be alarmed by the potential loss to our intellectual capacities.
