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The first step to forming a future is to learn from history, not to emulate it.

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TOLLIVER: Reclaiming words is pointless if it is exclusive

By Shaleah Tolliver | March 11, 2022

What is the point of reclaiming a word if the very group of people in which you want to verbally disarm have not been disarmed?

Children must be allowed to learn from hard truths and painful histories, and adults must be taught not to overstep their bounds, especially when they verge into censorship.

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CYNN: Stop sanitizing books in schools

By Samantha Cynn | March 11, 2022

Children must be allowed to learn from hard truths and painful histories, and adults must be taught not to overstep their bounds, especially when they verge into censorship.

The American government should reinvigorate and incentivize trade schools to remedy the labor shortage in our renewable energy sector.

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DAWSON: Incentivize trade school to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050

By Rylan Dawson | March 10, 2022

The American government should reinvigorate and incentivize trade schools to remedy the labor shortage in our renewable energy sector.

This story is all too familiar and has previously been a dark indicator of difficult times to come.

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LAUGHRIDGE: We must not let history repeat itself

By Thomas Laughridge | March 8, 2022

As I scroll through social media and read the posts and articles incessantly repeating this notion, I cannot help but to look back in history and think that these times could not be more “precedented.”

By requiring professors to record classes, students and faculty could both minimize the possibility of asymptomatic spread while simultaneously broadening accessibility for all students.

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LANFORD: The University should require recorded lectures

By Ryan Lanford | March 7, 2022

Recorded lectures would greatly increase the ability of students to prioritize their mental health without jeopardizing their ability to succeed in class.

The impact of this pandemic on the world has made the news an endless cycle of sadness.

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WYLES: Embrace the creative potentials of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Bryce Wyles | March 7, 2022

While no masterpiece will ever outweigh the loss that we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re already beginning to see the literary outcome of this difficult time.

Not only does this difficult and convoluted class and major system cause stress and difficulty when taking classes, but it also removes passion-based learning.

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SHEVLOFF: U.Va.’s academic structure discourages passion-based learning

By Alexandra Shevloff | March 6, 2022

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.

Above all, this reform proves that stories matter.

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BENOS: Democracy won — together, change is possible

By Christopher Benos | March 6, 2022

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.

With this in mind, I call on University administration to create a fund in light of international events that will impact the day-to-day lives of University students.

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WYLES: Reimburse students for rising gas and grocery costs

By Bryce Wyles | March 3, 2022

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 have made every effort to engage with and rally for Black students in my time here.

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CAIN: To the University community

By Ceci Cain | March 2, 2022

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.

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EDITORIAL: It’s past time we elect Honor representatives committed to rehabilitation

By Editorial Board | March 1, 2022

The Editorial Board believes that these two candidates will work towards an Honor system that is rehabilitative and seeks to better the University community.

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EDITORIAL: Join the Collective

By Editorial Board | March 1, 2022

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.

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STRIKE: Lawn demographic data paints an unrepresentative picture

By Noah Strike | February 28, 2022

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.

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CHAMBERS: Demand more from your Honor Committee

By Andrew Chambers | February 28, 2022

Demand something more from your Committee and vote on representatives who will bring you meaningful change next year.

So, when looking back at my experience as a fourth year student, it may seem surprising that I am actually disenchanted with the University.

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YOWELL: You are not alone with your disenchantment of U.Va.

By Hailey Yowell | February 27, 2022

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.

15 years ago, I was expelled from U.Va. for plagiarism.

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ANONYMOUS: The human cost of expulsion

By Jane Doe | February 27, 2022

Trigger Warning — this column discusses suicidal thoughts.

We often use gifts as expressions of our love, yet it has become increasingly common for the two to become confused.

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LANFORD: You can’t put a price on love

By Ryan Lanford | February 26, 2022

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.

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WYLES: Accept the convenience of virtual meetings

By Bryce Wyles | February 26, 2022

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.

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HONOR COMMITTEE MAJORITY: U.Va. — vote yes

By Honor Committee Majority | February 25, 2022

Expulsion also fails the practical needs of our community by disincentivizing reporting and affecting juries.

While Parham raises thought-provoking arguments, DivestUVA contends that his case against divestment is ultimately flawed.

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DIVESTUVA: Divestment is not a futile exercise — here’s why

By DivestUVA | February 25, 2022

If the University wants to spur positive change, it must divest its endowment from a backward industry that is actively destroying the environment.

TOLLIVER: Reclaiming words is pointless if it is exclusive

CYNN: Stop sanitizing books in schools

DAWSON: Incentivize trade school to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050

LAUGHRIDGE: We must not let history repeat itself

LANFORD: The University should require recorded lectures

WYLES: Embrace the creative potentials of the COVID-19 pandemic

SHEVLOFF: U.Va.’s academic structure discourages passion-based learning

BENOS: Democracy won — together, change is possible

WYLES: Reimburse students for rising gas and grocery costs

CAIN: To the University community

EDITORIAL: It’s past time we elect Honor representatives committed to rehabilitation

EDITORIAL: Join the Collective

STRIKE: Lawn demographic data paints an unrepresentative picture

CHAMBERS: Demand more from your Honor Committee

YOWELL: You are not alone with your disenchantment of U.Va.

ANONYMOUS: The human cost of expulsion

LANFORD: You can’t put a price on love

WYLES: Accept the convenience of virtual meetings

HONOR COMMITTEE MAJORITY: U.Va. — vote yes

DIVESTUVA: Divestment is not a futile exercise — here’s why

VOROBYEVA: Renovate the motels

Extreme temperatures in rivers could foreshadow environmental damage in Charlottesville

Apple pie to comfort the soul

Lighting of the Lawn 2022 to uplift community at “Full Power”

RIZZIO: The Kitty Foster Memorial deserves better contextualization

School of Architecture to change academic eligibility for student employment positions

Aggravated assault reported in the 800 block of W Main Street

No. 3 men’s basketball handles Florida State 62-57 in ACC Opener

Honor Committee delays Constitutional Convention, passes two bylaws

U.Va. awards posthumous degrees to Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler

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