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OPINION: The Proud 12%, UVa’s First-Generation College Students

Alex Johnson

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”

Quinn Chu

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.

International Students Voice Opinions on Polarizing Domestic Events

Haidyn Prendergast

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...

OPINION: Snapchat Misses the Target

Abby Diaz

This summer, I’ve had the pleasure of working at an ad agency and part of this experience landed me at Snapchat headquarters in Venice, California last week during what seems to be a minimal...

Four Years of Scandal for the Community of Trust

Alex Johnson

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: Is Freedom Ringing Loud Enough?

Adrienne Preston

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...

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