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 Daily, Sept. 22, 2021.Why does this...
by James A. BaconA few days ago I reported an alleged act of vandalism against 2,977 tiny American flags, planted in the ground as part of a 9/11 commemoration at the University of Virginia. The evening after the service, which was sponsored by the conservative Young...
by James A. BaconI’m beginning to have a smidgeon of sympathy for University of Virginia President Jim Ryan.On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Ryan attended an event sponsored by the Virginia branch of the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) to commemorate the lives...
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 years previously. The conservative group planted 2,977 tiny flags in rows in the...
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 the “Terms and Conditions for Lawn and Range Residents, Housing and...
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan was awarded a $200,000 bonus during a closed session of the June 3 Board of Visitors meeting, The Cavalier Daily student newspaper has revealed. The university froze salaries for all employees during the early months of the...
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 above. We all suffered through an entire semester of Hira...
by Walter SmithTo the tune of “Unforgettable”…Unequivocal you’re not at allUnequivocal nowhere this fallLike an empty phrase that runs from meHow your illusion does things to meNever before has something been lessUnequivocal in every wayThe...
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 measures to ensure that messages and displays on Lawn doors...
by James A. BaconIn the fall convocation ceremonies at the University of Virginia this week, President Jim Ryan said many things that once upon a time would have been considered unremarkable. The purpose of a UVa education, he said, is to pursue the truth. The search...
