The combination of poor staffing and high incarceration rates is no coincidence — incarceration in Virginia is a profit-driven business.
Throughout their tenures on the Student Council, these candidates have shown a sincere commitment to external accountability and an ability to critically analyze internal inefficiencies.
Each candidate has looked to the past to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Honor system and has also exhibited forward-thinking solutions to the Committee’s present challenges.
All four of these candidates articulated innovative and practical ideas to better promote the internal sustainability of UJC.
Furthermore, each of these candidates passionately established their focus on the protection of student resources through bargaining with administration.
As we engage with the rest of this beautiful month, we and our University must find a way to rectify such a damning legacy these Grounds hold.
Virginia would do well to embrace, not shun, sanctuary city laws in knee-jerk reactions to popular notions of sanctuary cities.
Instead of relying on the expected benevolence of civilians, the City should take full responsibility for the clearing of sidewalks throughout the City.
As future physicians, we cannot remain silent, especially since U.Va. Health is one of the most comprehensive gender health centers in the country.
The Supreme Court must prioritize protecting the litigating power of the people against potentially tyrannical laws by their government.
It is high time to resist these authoritative and dangerous actions before there are no federal avenues left for resistance.
Unfortunately, this negative press is fully the fault of U.Va. Health — it failed to address significant stakeholder concerns when crafting its justification.
University leadership, Greek life organizations and students themselves must recommit to the safety provided by an effective and knowledgeable use of medical amnesty.
Instead of continuing to demand decreased automation, the union should work with the legislature in the hopes of driving investment into the reorganization of the current workforce.
Now is the time to act, proving our commitment by protecting and expanding programs that keep the University open and accessible to all.
Looking beyond basketball and football reveals that Virginia Athletics is, in many ways, thriving.
Instead of improving the dire state of existing infrastructure, however, the University has shifted attention away from it and chosen to expand.
Investing in low-barrier shelters now will pay off in increased stability for the homeless, which will undoubtedly improve the safety of shelters and the community writ large.
By pigeonholing students into commerce so early, the University violates its own mission of providing a holistic education that produces students capable of succeeding in a variety of fields.
The decisions of HRL neither reflect the preferences of residents nor appear to be made of sound reasoning.
