OPINION: The Proud 12%, UVa’s First-Generation College Students
First-generation college students (FGCS) face an array of unique challenges upon enrollment that extend years past graduation. The formative years of a university career are already daunting, and each year, a new group of...
Letter from the President: WUVA stands with the Black Community
The WUVA Student Executive Board stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and UVA’s Black Student Alliance. Our hearts ache for the Black and Brown lives that have been lost at the...
OPINION: Women at McIntire Excel, Then Shy Away
The school year begins, and Charlottesville is flooded with UVa students.
For many, the months of August, September, and October mark an exciting start to the new school year. For others, these months denote...
A Message From ICE To International students: Go To Class Or Leave America
Overnight, international and domestic students alike were left scrambling to make sense of the new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announcement: international students taking online-only classes this fall must leave America.
As we adjust to...
OPINION: Is Freedom Ringing Loud Enough?
Amongst the events of UVa’s Bicentennial Commemoration was the reiterated announcement of a new monument coming to Grounds: the "Memorial to Enslaved Laborers."
The memorial will be comprised of a granite "Freedom Ring," a large...