KUKOSKI: UBE must improve student voter turnout in student elections
By Mary Alice Kukoski | February 27, 2019When University-wide elections roll around in late February, it comes as no surprise less than 20 percent of students cast a ballot.
When University-wide elections roll around in late February, it comes as no surprise less than 20 percent of students cast a ballot.
The tobacco prohibition is an example of the flawed way the United States grants the rights and privileges of adulthood.
Bluntly put, if our Student Council cannot give the populace a meaningful reason to cast a vote, then they should not expect us to do so.
Despite controversies over the evidentiary standard for Title IX cases, major changes to an integral student-run organization should remain the decision of the governing body itself.
One scandal that has slipped through the cracks surrounds Virginia Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment and his tenure working on the Virginia Military Institute’s yearbook.
Making the idea of student self-governance a reality and increasing voter turnout in the upcoming student government elections is within our grasp.
Virginians must remember the implications of the last few weeks and elect leaders of character and principle to restore decency to Virginia politics.
The Social Media section currently operates on a “case-by-case” basis when it comes to dealing with corrections.
Safe spaces exist to protect vulnerable and marginalized groups from the day-to-day challenges they face.
Rape is preventable, and it should be treated as such, starting with the very people being affected — the students at the University.
The policy breaches liberty of thought and discussion, ethically compromising the role a public organization can play in infringing on individual, inalienable freedoms.
Rather than supporting toothless initiatives for diversity, the University should sanction students who mock and/or threaten minority groups.
The University should work towards creating a better environment for all students in order to better protect its transgender and non-binary students.
Understanding Ryan’s role in the University should involve skepticism precisely because he has immense power.
The location of the Title IX Office on Rugby Road presents physical and emotional barriers to reporting sexual assault for survivors.
With so many tools and resources available for free online at the click of a button, there is no better time than now to learn to code.
Encouraging manufacturing growth in eastern, Southside and Southwest Virginia would allow for those communities to thrive and rebound from recent disinvestment.
To say that Democrats should handle each other with gloves during the primary to keep the eventual nominee unscathed is ridiculous.
Many institutions have had to turn towards the economic elite in order to reach benchmark fundraising goals.
Virginia should reduce the sales tax, and follow the lead of 30 other states and exempt food from all taxation.