Removing the right to vote removes any chance for someone to meaningfully interact with the government representing them.
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.
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.
Learning that authors we idealize were themselves employing marginalizing language disrupts their status as literary models. These are disruptions with which we must engage.
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.
Undoubtedly, other schools see the necessity of naloxone for students — and our University should too.
The Board of Visitors cannot continue to allow any voices to go unheard or unrepresented, especially those voices most impacted by their actions
If lives are to be saved from practices like lacing and overconcentration, the General Assembly must move forward with regulation.
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.
Each congressperson who continues to oppose gun control and funding that improves social determinants of health has American blood on their hands.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Given their experience, dedication and values, we firmly believe they will make the UJC more diverse, accountable and restorative.
