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Opinion

PATEL: Dining done right

If UVA Dining makes changes, more students would be willing to sign on to get a meal plan which will result in better quality overall for everyone.


Humor

Option 3

I think we’re unfairly overlooking potential choices that would offer fairer opportunities for students found guilty of an honor offense.


Humor

A townhall meeting of all the bugs living in my apartment

Ladybug: Okay everybody, thanks for coming tonight. I know some of us had harder trips than usual getting here — A big, brown spider: I had to crawl across his sheets multiple times before leaving him terrified and awake. Ladybug: — so let’s take full advantage of our time together.


Opinion

YAHNIAN: The University needs an election holiday

The right to vote is central to the preservation of a democratic republic. Our own country can be characterized simultaneously as a praiseworthy beacon for a representative system of government, yet also as an imperfect structure in need of desperate reform.


Opinion

GORMAN: My problem with the honor code

I’m no stranger to being told what to do. Throughout my childhood, a variety of teachers and family members taught me to respect my elders, to treat others the way I want to be treated and to abide by a variety of other mantras from over a decade of operant conditioning — all of which successfully engineered my moral compass into that of a “proper” American citizen.


Opinion

IMAM: Overhaul the language requirement

The foreign language requirement generally fails to equip students with sufficient practical knowledge, and so it should either be restructured to allow for more flexibility or to become more rigorous in material.

Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.