International Students Voice Opinions on Polarizing Domestic Events
The racially charged events of the summer have been analyzed one hundred times over at this point in the school year. Students, professors, locals and many others who were involved in the Unite the...
Addressing Displacement in Charlottesville
Charlottesville is often considered and even advertised as a ‘college town,’ specifically one of the Ten Best College Towns in America. Its businesses, health services, and real estate revolve around catering to the undergraduate...
Four Years of Scandal for the Community of Trust
The world is growing smaller and the previous four years of political, social, and cultural change have left lasting scars on our community not just as Americans, but as Hoos. From Rolling Stone's explosive...
OPINION: The Aadhaar Card is India’s Next Big Thing
In the United States, your identity can be proven with a passport or a driver’s license -- most importantly, your social security number. This nine-digit code identifies you; you need it to be able...
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...
Prof Talk: Why You Shouldn’t Have Meme-ified “This Is America”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuwqR2uG8g
In this episode of "Prof Talk," Media Studies professor William Little tackles what's wrong with co-opting racial messages in music videos and films.
