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BASS: Anti-transgender policies are incredibly dangerous

By Elisabeth Bass | May 6, 2023

To be your true authentic self in a world that wants you to be someone else is an act of courage. We should honor transgender youth, rather than attempt to legislate their very beings out of existence.

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HAVISON: Take advantage of STI Awareness Month

By Mikayla Havison | May 4, 2023

Testing has benefits for both their health and the health of our community, and students should feel comfortable engaging not only in testing but in discourse about STIs.

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SAWAYA: Revisions whitewash history in literature

By Naima Sawaya | April 28, 2023

Learning that authors we idealize were themselves employing marginalizing language disrupts their status as literary models. These are disruptions with which we must engage. 

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MCCRACKEN: The Jefferson Council has no place on our Grounds

By Ford McCracken | April 28, 2023

Simply put, a council that antagonizes meaningful attempts at undoing a horrific past of racism has no place on our Grounds. The Jefferson Council needs to go.  

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HAVISON: Put Narcan in dorms

By Mikayla Havison | April 26, 2023

Undoubtedly, other schools see the necessity of naloxone for students — and our University should too.  

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LORGUS: Students should confirm Board appointees

By Riley Lorgus | April 24, 2023

The Board of Visitors cannot continue to allow any voices to go unheard or unrepresented, especially those voices most impacted by their actions 

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MCCRACKEN: Virginia’s stalemate on marijuana legalization is costing lives

By Ford McCracken | April 20, 2023

If lives are to be saved from practices like lacing and overconcentration, the General Assembly must move forward with regulation. 

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MOHAJER: Too many general education requirements undermine the purpose of college

By Leila Mohajer | April 17, 2023

Limiting the number of requirements would provide the best of both worlds — students would still have the opportunity to branch out with some requirements while having the time to explore their own interests during the earlier years of their studies. 

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CANO-SANTIAGO: It’s time to end the public health crisis that is gun violence

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | April 13, 2023

Each congressperson who continues to oppose gun control and funding that improves social determinants of health has American blood on their hands. 

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CYNN: Extend the deadline for incomplete grades

By Samantha Cynn | April 5, 2023

Because of the hoops one must jump through to get an IN request approved, the circumstances for students who receive an IN go beyond the superficial — they are dire.

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SAWAYA: No-technology policies should be the future

By Naima Sawaya | April 4, 2023

No-technology policies not only facilitate genuine engagement and inhibit distraction, they also promote study habits conducive to deeper neurological processing and higher academic achievement.

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FREED: Install blue light phones off Grounds

By Dan Freed | March 30, 2023

With well over half of all University students living off-Grounds, it is past time for the University to extend the blue light phone system. 

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CYNN: Stop being sad online

By Samantha Cynn | March 23, 2023

Treating conditions like depression and anxiety as an aesthetic sets a dangerous precedent and risks undermining the progress our society has made thus far towards recognizing the seriousness of mental illness

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CANO-SANTIAGO: Abolish Act 60 and recognize Puerto Rican sovereignty

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | March 21, 2023

Act 60 is a predatory law passed just four years ago which has been displacing native Boricuas in Borinquen. The act has not helped the Borinquen economy. Instead, it has made the island dependent on the U.S. and placed the burden of lost tax revenue on native Boricuas who are already at risk of displacement because of the law. 

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HAVISON: Professors should reconsider no-technology policies

By Mikayla Havison | March 16, 2023

Students should not have to feel like their needs are a burden, and implementing no-technology policies does just that — creating a negative learning environment.

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PANG: Preserve U.Va.’s cornerstone

By Songhan Pang | March 15, 2023

The Corner can still be the perfect place for student life and the celebration of local Charlottesville culture if the University acknowledges its importance and encourages students to give back to it.

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DAWSON: If we cannot buy TikTok, we better ban it

By Rylan Dawson | March 3, 2023

Ultimately, to solve TikTok’s design problem, ownership problem and protect the health and privacy of Americans, we have two choices — ban or buy Tiktok. 

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LANFORD: The new “Propaganda of History”

By Ryan Lanford | March 3, 2023

If everyone with a conscience does not fight back against this assault on education — Black history in particular — then we are handing over history to propagandists who would seek to destroy its scientific core. 

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EDITORIAL: Elect representatives devoted to the UJC’s mission of educating students

By Editorial Board | February 23, 2023

Given their experience, dedication and values, we firmly believe they will make the UJC more diverse, accountable and restorative.

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CANO-SANTIAGO: In defense of affirmative action

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | February 20, 2023

Instead of targeting affirmative action, SFFA should turn its attention to the selectivity of elite universities and fight to make higher education more accessible for all those wishing to pursue it.