WHISNANT: Progressives trying to resist Trump should support Tom Perriello
By Gray Whisnant | February 15, 2017For the first time in recent memory, liberals have started to take the power of state government seriously.
For the first time in recent memory, liberals have started to take the power of state government seriously.
The proposal they bring before the student body is misguided as it stands and would be detrimental to the careful maintenance of the community of trust if implemented.
The environmental impacts of natural gas outweigh the economic justifications for building a large-scale pipeline through Virginia.
The hesitancy on the part of service providers is reasonable since, often, the population density in rural areas is simply not high enough to justify expansion to those areas.
Cutting off funding for abortions is only going to make women’s lives harder without providing any solutions.
In American society, disadvantage (or the lack thereof) begins at birth.
In voting to defund the organization, legislators are endangering the health of thousands of Virginians.
We simply write this editorial to ensure that you, as you consider the arguments for and against the proposal, will do so fully aware of the relevant facts.
Student demand for mental health services is increasing around the nation and any new resources would be helpful to students in need.
The defining story in foreign affairs right now is the Syrian civil war. As the war drags on into its fifth year, there has been a death count of over 300,000.
Opinion pieces allow authors to present a specific argument to readers. Alongside objective and fair reporting on current events, these columns provide authors with a platform to express their ideas about an issue.
There needs to be active participation by community members in identifying public safety goals and developing alternative ways for achieving them.
As the Trump cabinet ossifies into its final form, several Americans predict that many policy consistencies of the past are now at risk.
We read with interest two recent opinion pieces in the Cavalier Daily, “High textbook prices hurt students” and “A new way to cut textbook costs.”
The administration is intent on curtailing our relations with the outside world; a boycott will help them build a wall between us and our foreign counterparts.
How can we ever commit ourselves to bridging the divides of the country if our solution to dealing with the troubled past is to cast it aside in disgust and not learn from its glimmers of brilliance?
A stronger relationship between University Democrats and College Republicans will only benefit the University. No one is better off yelling into their echo chamber.
As the group most directly affected by policy changes, the student body has a responsibility to take advantage of every opportunity for input.
During the 2016 presidential election, political coverage was heavily influenced not only by big ticket issues such as immigration but also by the increasing presence of celebrities in politics.
Numbers can tell a story, but the brief list of “notable numbers” published this week in the opinion section demonstrates a lack of forethought.