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The Lawn is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the physical argument for what Jefferson thought a university was. How UVA treats it, and how it talks about him, is not a side issue.

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Intellectual Enslavement at UVa

by Jock Yellott“This year, members of the Class of 2025 are required to attend a historical tour and debrief discussion centered around the history of enslavedlaborers at the University.”— Sydney Hertzog, Cavalier…
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9/11 Memorial Flags Vandalized

On the morning of Sept. 11, the Young America’s Foundation at the University of Virginia held a service to remember the 2,977 Americans who died in the wave of terrorist attacks 20…
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Is Anyone in Charge Over There?

The new rules for occupying a prestigious room on the University of Virginia’s Lawn allow students to post comments and materials on two message boards affixed to each door. An addendum to…
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Letter from Tom Neale, Co-Founder of the Jefferson Council, about the “FU” Lawn Sign

Dear President Ryan, Provost Magill, Rector Clement and the University Board of Visitors:The desecration of Lawn rooms didn’t even take a week to start this year. Hector Tarrazas Valencia’s door is pictured…

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It’s Baaaack!

Hira Azher, the fourth-year student who posted a large “F— UVA” sign on the door of her Lawn residence last year, may have graduated, and the University of Virginia may have implemented…

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