Outside The Bubble This Week’s Issue: Qatar Remains Hopeful with Third Olympic Bid
Third time’s a charm, so they say. That philosophy is one Qatar hopes to prove true as they apply for their third bid in an attempt to get on the ballot as a possible host nation for the 2024 Olympics. The richest country per capita has…
Presidential Receptions: What President Fox Does When He’s Not on Campus
Throughout the year, President William Fox and his wife Lynn host multiple Presidential Receptions throughout the country for alumni, parents and friends. This past Thanksgiving, he expanded these receptions overseas as they visited the…
Are SLUdents Afraid to Be Allies?
By ALLY FRIEDMAN '15
MANAGING EDITOR
In August, the University began implementing a grant from the New York State Department of Health that calls for a stronger network of services and resources for LGBTQ students on campus. Since…
Op-Ed: What To Do After Brown, Garner
Features Editor
Eric Garner’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” represent more than his unwarranted death, but a greater issue, a suffocation that minorities endure in the United States. Eric Garner’s death has riled the nation, causing…
Dear DUB: UVA Rape Allegations
As a Charlottesville native, who grew up singing the “Wah-hoo-wah-VIRGINIA” anthem at uproarious Saturday football games, UVA has always been near and dear. However, The University (as locals and students refer to it) has recently come…
No Spitting: DEATH
I was walking to the Student Center last Monday for breakfast and I got to thinking about stuff, but not the more mundane stuff like academics, extracurriculars, deadlines, friends, songs, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (or the lack of such),…
Holiday Op-Ed: Christmas Tree or Holiday Tree?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Snow is falling gently outside; the landscape is blanketed in a lovely shade of white, thirsty patrons wait in line at coffee shops for peppermint-spiced lattes and other frivolous drinks.…