Vandermause: Revamping Research
Writing a thesis should be mandatory for all students.
Writing a thesis should be mandatory for all students.
The College can go global without compromising its identity.
Obama's "College Promise" proposal alone cannot solve higher education.
The U.S. airstrikes campaign in Syria is misguided.
We cannot solve social issues if we never look beyond our own experiences.
Sororities should go local to improve rush and the Greek system overall.
The mandatory SmartChoice20 meal plan actually has its merits.
What limits to free speech, if any, are acceptable?
The College should offer funding for all unpaid leave-term internships.
Students should be able to use DBA at off-campus restaurants.
The Rolling Stone-UVA scandal was rife with ethical dilemmas.
We must have a complex understanding of free speech and expression.
Students should respect the recommendations of the steering committee.
Following the Charlie Hebdo murders, we must reject all forms of extremism.
Public debate of unsavory views is an essential guarantor of civil liberties.
Judicial sanctions should consider student organizations’ long-term histories.
Social media are effective tools for social change.
The Bechdel Test cannot determine whether a film is inherently sexist.
At any moment, the steering committee’s proposals — whatever they might be — will sweep campus in hopes of defeating the three-headed beast of binge drinking, exclusivity and sexual assault. If all of this sounds nebulous to you, you’re not alone.
Despite the hype, "The Interview" only demonstrates the all-too-common Western tendency to divert attention away from the very real and serious issues that currently exist in North Korea.