Students, faculty, staff and members of the community must stop letting the prestigious culture blind them from giving back and upholding the basic values the University aims to represent.
Universal programs like College for All and Medicare for All can undercut the incentives that joining the military currently entails.
While providing free menstrual hygiene products at a local, state or federal level is not necessarily feasible, removing state sales tax on tampons, pads and other menstrual hygiene products is.
Altogether, Biden’s personal struggles and tragedies have imbued him with a certain sense of compassion and empathy that is rare amongst today’s politicians.
With the University already requiring several educational modules, mental health education ranks in equal or not greater urgency for the student population.
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.
