WHITE: What it means to be Black at U.Va.
By Aliyah D. White | February 11, 2022Having to defend and explain ourselves on what should be the simplest topics to grasp — such as the existence of racial prejudice on Grounds — is never surprising.
Having to defend and explain ourselves on what should be the simplest topics to grasp — such as the existence of racial prejudice on Grounds — is never surprising.
While it gives me no pleasure to beat the drum of war, it is clear that there is a real chance that the only thing the Russians will respond to is violence.
Moreover, we should all be inspired by BSA — it is an organization that has successfully built a community.
Today, Black History Month is often used to avoid institutional change by substituting 28-days of socially progressive spotlights.
Paywalls widen the gap between what people are able to access based on their income.
Let’s extend this same open-mindedness to watching new sports and supporting teams we haven’t focused on before.
For vegan and vegetarian first-years — who are required to buy a meal plan — eating from only one-third of a menu cannot be a sustainable way of living.
What opponents of critical race theory really fear are more inclusive approaches to education in this country.
The barriers that exist on Grounds make our University exclusive and designed for only certain students.
Ideally, our post-pandemic society will become more accommodating of people’s health challenges and become more conscientious of barriers to success.
There's an absolutely beautiful phenomenon that happens when you read a good work of fiction — you find yourself getting sucked into the story entirely.
After compliance is reached, barriers are moot and all interested companies are available to bring the drug — via approved processes — to market, encouraging competition
The bottom line is that you cannot call yourself an activist or ally if you knowingly only do it when it is convenient.
This manages to turn critical race theory a legal concept used to explain racial disparity in law and justice into a hellish reincarnation of Jim Crow laws.
The most serious reason to extend point-to-point transportation is student safety.
By increasing the credit limit right off the bat, students would be able to sign up for a still entirely reasonable schedule immediately rather than having to wait until open enrollment starts a few weeks later with the risk that the courses they need will already be filled.
Jefferson helped to found our country and our University, and we do not want to admit that his actions do not align with his values with which we identify.
The University’s current policy — only requiring prevalence testing of unvaccinated people — prevents us from having the full picture of COVID-19 cases on Grounds
The progressive changes made to the English language serve not to erase women, but to specify conversations pertaining to groups it may concern.
To frame King and activists like him as accommodating to American society — polite and gentle, messianic yet docile — is to strip them of their intellect, their cunning and their radicalism.