Senator Bernie Sanders Comes to Grounds
On Thursday night, Senator Sanders spoke to hundreds of students and community members in Old Cabell Hall about the state ...
Tag: Politics
Can We Still Speak Freely? Author Douglass Murray explores free speech and Jefferson’s legacy
On February 21st, on behalf of the Jefferson Council and Common Sense Society, British political commentator and author Douglas Murray ...
Democracy Dialogues: Congressmen Perriello and Riggleman Discuss What’s at Stake for Democracy in Ukraine
On November 2nd, the Miller Center hosted a discussion on the war between Russia and Ukraine, highlighting its implications for ...
Center for Politics Hosts Panel on the “big lie”
On October 18, UVA Center for Politics hosted a panel discussion in the Rotunda about the threat to democracy and ...
Unfounded Attacks Should Not Tarnish Board of Visitors Appointment Processes
Despite the misguided attacks against his appointment, Bert Ellis deserves his position on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. ...
New Board of Visitors Member is Labeled Bigot by Several Student Organizations
A series of posters and social media posts were scattered around Grounds this morning calling on students to help block ...
The Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court announced that the Justices came to a landmark decision regarding abortion’s Constitutional ...
Step by Step Instructions – But for UVA Students
As we have all seen over the past few days, President' Joe Biden was recently caught with an embarrassingly specific ...
What Perry Leaves Out About the Roe Decision
It is almost official. The Supreme Court of the United States is set to overturn the abortion jurisdiction under Roe, ...
Young Conservatives Give the Vice President Hope for the Future
“Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction.” Mike Pence kicked off his ...
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