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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...

The University of Virginia has a sexual assault and harassment problem

Over the past few weeks, we have been reminded just how pervasive sexual assault and harassment is at UVA. As reported by WUVA on June 17th, survivors of sexual assault anonymously sent in their...

OPINION: Snapchat Misses the Target

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...

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...
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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.
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Prof Talk: Is Facebook a Global Threat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQ4QCC1gIo In today's Prof Talk, UVA Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan explains how Facebook has become a global threat to democracy. It's not just babies and dog pictures out there. Watch to find out why social media,...