The Charlottesville City Council has consistently shown both poor judgement and a lack of foresight when responding to the recent white supremacist and white nationalist activity that has taken place in Charlottesville over the past several months.
If the government deems its territories important enough to include them as a question on the citizenship test, they should include them in government and civics education as well.
Front-line activism is vital to the work of challenging systems of oppression. It is not, however, the only way to fight back, nor should it be.
The history of our University is one of both oppression and vision, and today it stands as an institution in which truth can be pursued as we see fit.
Placing the University’s history in perspective is not a one-time event, but an everyday practice.
Tax cuts for the rich should not be the only thing that Republicans focus on — everyday people would benefit enormously from legitimate tax reform if a compromise plan could be found.
Presidential inaction can be the best course of action for promoting limited government.
Curved grading provides momentary relief for students, but in the long run it fosters a disincentive to study and encourages unreasonable performance expectations.
Though voter registration may seem complex, there are immense resources available to assist University students.
The University has an opportunity to emphasize its commitment to protecting the progress of the last several years.
Students should be involved in both the celebration of the University's strengths and the discussion of its shortcomings
The facts supporting gentrification refute the misconception that it is a force oppressing inner-city minority communities.
When we hear of recent events in Charlottesville as being “unprecedented,” we should instead see how familiar they are to the neighborhood, how familiar the history of white supremacy is to the University and the nation at large.
Active engagement with students would set Ryan apart from his predecessors.
The University’s leadership has left Puerto Rican students to fend for themselves in dealing with this crisis at home.
Realize what the University stood for and continues to stand for, even if it hurts.
The failure of the University to properly inform students about safety measures and other pertinent information regarding A Concert for Charlottesville mirrors the University’s poor response to the events on Aug. 11 and 12.
Despite claims to the contrary, a war between North Korea and U.S. interests would only result in the utter destruction of the former, economic damage to the latter and the mass loss of human life in South Korea.
The point of healthcare reform is to try to help people, and the only way to do that is through bipartisan reform that will eventually lead us to universal and affordable coverage.
In a movement for racial justice, we do not want “allies”. An ally is only useful insofar as they help you achieve your goals — an ally is a tool, something to be used.
