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The American government should reinvigorate and incentivize trade schools to remedy the labor shortage in our renewable energy sector.

Opinion

DAWSON: Incentivize trade school to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050

By Rylan Dawson | March 10, 2022

The American government should reinvigorate and incentivize trade schools to remedy the labor shortage in our renewable energy sector.

This story is all too familiar and has previously been a dark indicator of difficult times to come.

Opinion

LAUGHRIDGE: We must not let history repeat itself

By Thomas Laughridge | March 8, 2022

As I scroll through social media and read the posts and articles incessantly repeating this notion, I cannot help but to look back in history and think that these times could not be more “precedented.”

By requiring professors to record classes, students and faculty could both minimize the possibility of asymptomatic spread while simultaneously broadening accessibility for all students.

Opinion

LANFORD: The University should require recorded lectures

By Ryan Lanford | March 7, 2022

Recorded lectures would greatly increase the ability of students to prioritize their mental health without jeopardizing their ability to succeed in class.

The impact of this pandemic on the world has made the news an endless cycle of sadness.

Opinion

WYLES: Embrace the creative potentials of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Bryce Wyles | March 7, 2022

While no masterpiece will ever outweigh the loss that we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re already beginning to see the literary outcome of this difficult time.

Not only does this difficult and convoluted class and major system cause stress and difficulty when taking classes, but it also removes passion-based learning.

Opinion

SHEVLOFF: U.Va.’s academic structure discourages passion-based learning

By Alexandra Shevloff | March 6, 2022

Not only does this difficult and convoluted class and major system cause stress and difficulty when taking necessary classes, but it also removes passion based learning.

With this in mind, I call on University administration to create a fund in light of international events that will impact the day-to-day lives of University students.

Opinion

WYLES: Reimburse students for rising gas and grocery costs

By Bryce Wyles | March 3, 2022

These rising costs will not dissipate, nor does it seem that Russia intends to call its troops out of Ukraine and end its senseless slaughter of civilians.

So, when looking back at my experience as a fourth year student, it may seem surprising that I am actually disenchanted with the University.

Opinion

YOWELL: You are not alone with your disenchantment of U.Va.

By Hailey Yowell | February 27, 2022

I love this University, and I am proud to be a part of it — not despite its flaws, but because I know there are students relentlessly working to change them.

We often use gifts as expressions of our love, yet it has become increasingly common for the two to become confused.

Opinion

LANFORD: You can’t put a price on love

By Ryan Lanford | February 26, 2022

This desire to find the perfect product — or even that we are obligated to purchase in order to appease loved ones — does nothing but hurt the way we love.

We may associate Zoom courses with the loss of a normal college experience, but I believe we should embrace the convenience and integrate virtual meetings into University life.

Opinion

WYLES: Accept the convenience of virtual meetings

By Bryce Wyles | February 26, 2022

We may associate Zoom courses with the loss of a normal college experience, but I believe we should embrace the convenience and integrate virtual meetings into University life.

From day one, Youngkin has employed deception.

Opinion

WYLES: Youngkin’s first executive orders are rife with contradiction

By Bryce Wyles | February 22, 2022

I sincerely hope the Youngkin administration reevaluates its early decisions and changes course.

Herein lies a major issue with VeoRide scooters — as any pedestrian who has had to step over or maneuver past a scooter left on a busy sidewalk could tell you, what one rider deems a convenient drop-off location often proves inconvenient for others.

Opinion

MCCOY: Recharging docks can remedy problems with dockless e-scooters

By Robert McCoy | February 20, 2022

An effective solution to the issue of Veoride scooters scattered across the streets of Charlottesville would be to install proper docks — doubling as recharging stations — for the scooters.

Ever since third grade, when most students had gold stars replaced with letter grades, academic success has been pushed by leaders of the educational community.

Opinion

DUREGGER: The absurdity of the American grading system

By Grace Duregger | February 17, 2022

The existence of grades themselves is inefficient and does nothing but create universal, unrealistic standards that students are expected to meet.

UVIMCO may be a private entity, but it should be subject to accountability.

Opinion

DAWSON: UVIMCO needs transparency first, not immediate divestment

By Rylan Dawson | February 17, 2022

Investment in companies like Shell that are moving to renewables are tethered to less risk and have a steady return compared to oil companies who are idle in green technology and asset dry startups within the energy industry.

Some think that the vaccination is a clever disguise for a tracking device, that it actually gives its recipients the virus or that it has been approved too quickly to be safe.

Opinion

TOLLIVER: The COVID-19 vaccine and confirmation bias

By Shaleah Tolliver | February 16, 2022

The problem that most of America is facing is that these initial reservations for the vaccine are not changing, no matter how much information is gathered or myths debunked.

The Balz-Dobie dorm houses most of the first year Echols scholars.

Opinion

TOLLIVER: Ending the roommate selection process is futile without institutional change

By Shaleah Tolliver | February 14, 2022

First-year students tend to segregate by race, geography and socioeconomic background — a trend that, for the most part, continues throughout their remaining years.

The poverty rate in the City of Charlottesville is more than twice as much of that in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Opinion

CYNN: Poverty is the fault of institutions, not individuals

By Samantha Cynn | February 14, 2022

All this is to say that the culture of poverty is a myth that both excuses and obscures injustices endured by impoverished individuals.

The University has consistently displayed a lack of preparedness when it comes to COVID-19 precautions.

Opinion

ROBBINS: Implement virtual class options for students who contract COVID-19

By Hailey Robbins | February 13, 2022

If we are to remain in-person for the rest of the semester, it logically follows that we should have a backup plan for when students inevitably contract COVID-19.

Why is it then, that men’s mental health is rarely considered a topic of conversation in the face of the public, let alone by men themselves?

Opinion

DUREGGER: Let's talk about men’s mental health

By Grace Duregger | February 13, 2022

Toxic masculinity is just one of the ways men get restricted to the confines of mental health standards.

The verdict of this trial is an incredibly important part of the healing process for Charlottesville — I have high hopes that it will be a signal to these groups that there are serious consequences.

Opinion

LANFORD: American ideology in swing

By Ryan Lanford | February 13, 2022

Everyone must now ask themselves where their beliefs lie — in their own hands and the values they believe in or in the thoughts and opinions of those who only see you as a means to power.

The University must ensure that low-income students for generations to come are protected and insured — no student should have to worry about how they will afford their health insurance or medical costs.

Opinion

CANO-SANTIAGO: All U.Va. students have the right to health insurance

By Yssis Cano-Santiago | February 12, 2022

It should not have taken until a global pandemic for the University to recognize and prioritize the health of some of its most vulnerable students.

DAWSON: Incentivize trade school to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050

LAUGHRIDGE: We must not let history repeat itself

LANFORD: The University should require recorded lectures

WYLES: Embrace the creative potentials of the COVID-19 pandemic

SHEVLOFF: U.Va.’s academic structure discourages passion-based learning

WYLES: Reimburse students for rising gas and grocery costs

YOWELL: You are not alone with your disenchantment of U.Va.

LANFORD: You can’t put a price on love

WYLES: Accept the convenience of virtual meetings

WYLES: Youngkin’s first executive orders are rife with contradiction

MCCOY: Recharging docks can remedy problems with dockless e-scooters

DUREGGER: The absurdity of the American grading system

DAWSON: UVIMCO needs transparency first, not immediate divestment

TOLLIVER: The COVID-19 vaccine and confirmation bias

TOLLIVER: Ending the roommate selection process is futile without institutional change

CYNN: Poverty is the fault of institutions, not individuals

ROBBINS: Implement virtual class options for students who contract COVID-19

DUREGGER: Let's talk about men’s mental health

LANFORD: American ideology in swing

CANO-SANTIAGO: All U.Va. students have the right to health insurance

One injured from Prospect Ave. shots fired incident

President Ryan says U.Va. remains committed to racial diversity ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Judge removes plaintiff from Lee Statue lawsuit

EDITORIAL: In defense of DEI

Virginia men’s tennis rallies to earn second straight championship, smashing its way back to the top

Honor Committee strives to improve case efficiency in new bylaws

How I became fluent in French in one week

Board of Visitors to address diversity initiatives with Supreme Court affirmative action ruling pending

One injured from Prospect Ave. shots fired incident

No. 2 Virginia men’s lacrosse falls to No. 3 Notre Dame in NCAA semifinals

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