ADAMES: Lawn room selections should consider socioeconomic context
By Alexander Adames | March 13, 2017A few weeks ago, fellow writer Matt Winesett penned an op-ed arguing in favor of merit as being the sole determinant of Lawn room selections.
A few weeks ago, fellow writer Matt Winesett penned an op-ed arguing in favor of merit as being the sole determinant of Lawn room selections.
In a recent study comparing neighboring school districts from across the country, my high school’s district, Vestavia, Ala., appeared next to downtown Birmingham’s school district as the second most “staggeringly unequal neighboring school districts in America.”
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have ignited debate in recent weeks. Much of the controversy surrounded Trump’s ban of immigrants from several predominantly Muslim nations including Iran, Sudan and Yemen.
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivered a poignant address in which he expressed fear that the liberal international order is being eroded by a crisis of confidence and that the U.S. is retreating from the world.
If you are among the small number of people who don’t use ad-block when browsing online, you may have noticed some odd advertisements on The Cavalier Daily website.
Advocating for a confrontation with our past is not the same as advocating for interpreting these relics as they were originally intended.
As high-school seniors, there are far and few between that did not scan the U.S. News and World Report rankings, scouring every pixel of their computer screen to determine their choice for college.
The use of the term “sanctuary campus” presents more risks than assurances.
First, let’s recap the insanity that was the 2017 Student Council President election this year.
President Trump rescinded the Obama administration’s statements of policy and guidance Feb. 22 that ensured transgender students’ access to bathrooms which match their gender identity.
In addition to the commendable steps the city has taken to recognize its wrongdoings, former residents and community members should be involved in renaming the courthouse.
Foremost among Hiestand’s criticisms of Whisnant’s column is the accusation that he makes little effort to empathize with conservative voters.
Existing University policies and programs like “Just Report It” and online educational modules have provided a foundation, but without federal protection, the University will need to be more proactive.
This transformation would only accentuate the city’s existing industries, culture and values.
If the Indian government was genuinely in pursuit of a drastic reduction to nefarious activity, then demonetization was a convenient, but ultimately insignificant solution.
Some articles recently published by the Cavalier Daily have readers grumbling about the obvious points made by authors.
UBE’s current policy on campaign expenditures is clear: no caps.
While this criticism is certainly valid, Lawn residents themselves are the only ones truly capable of ascertaining who should have the privilege of living on the Lawn.
It’s become a bit of a tradition. Each year, the Cavalier Daily will run a piece arguing the Lawn selection process is flawed, and must be changed to ensure more diversity or more accurate representation.
The University Board of Elections released the interim expenditure report which all candidates for elected student offices had to fill out by Feb. 13, three days before the official start of the campaign on Feb. 16.