PARTING SHOT: Reflections of a U.Va. President
By Scarlett Sullivan | May 14, 2026After learning that Jim Ryan got the top gig for Valedictory Exercises, I realized that the University community also needed a final goodbye from me.
After learning that Jim Ryan got the top gig for Valedictory Exercises, I realized that the University community also needed a final goodbye from me.
Using me, ChatGPT, to write your ENWR essay in full is an honor violation in itself. But you also accidentally copied and pasted the prompt you gave me into the first and final “draft” you submitted to your professor. That’s serious.
Scott does not have better hair than Paul Mahoney, nor does he have any cooler ideas or better reasons to be president. So … they should just share the presidency.
The mandate to engage with these benefits is as simple as a couple of clicks on the UBE email — students should vote in this upcoming 2026 student election.
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The most obvious and necessary remedy for HRL going forward is coincidentally one of the greatest tools on any Resident Staff across Grounds — communication.
Youngkin once again abandoned his duty to protect Virginian voters’ rights, setting a dangerous precedent for elections.
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