Opinion: Not just Black History, but American history
As we have wrapped up another month of February, it reminds us that we have come to an end of another Black History Month. When many think on the term “Black History Month,” they tend to focus on the...
View ArticleOpinion: Take advantage of campus’ activities
How many times have you thought Wise is boring? I can’t tell you how often I hear students, both residential and commuter, complain that there’s nothing to do in Wise and quite frankly, after five...
View ArticleOpinion: Great Wiseout or great wipeout?
While this piece may be a month late, The Great Wise Out of Feb. 26 will be ingrained in many of our memories. It was an attempt to rally student support and school spirit, while supporting our men’s...
View ArticleOpinion: Adderall – Friend or foe? Mostly the latter
Adderall is an amphetamine-based medication intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D. But the high levels of mental focus that the medicine provides has led growing...
View ArticleOpinion: Social media in our modern life
If us millennials have one thing in common, it is our ability to take technology for granted. If you were to hand someone an iPhone in 2000 (seven years before the first iPhone) they would be taken...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Hill looks forward to serving
Fellow UVa-Wise students, With the recent conclusion of the Student Government Association executive board elections, I would like to first thank each and every individual who cast their ballot. Voting...
View ArticleOpinion: Gay marriage. Who really cares?
During my time in college, my views on life and many social concerns have changed completely. One concern in particular was the issue of gay marriage. Honestly when I first came to this school, I was...
View ArticleOpinion: A final thanks and a final rant
It is hard to believe that the academic year is almost complete. For some, including me, this means that the sun is about to set on our time here at UVa-Wise. First off, it has been a great honor to...
View ArticleOpinion: SAB defends Great Wise Out
Submitted by Madison Ray with the support of the Student Activities Board in response to the March 27 article “Great Wiseout or great wipeout?” While this rebuttal may be a month late, the article...
View ArticleOpinion: Minister: Marriage more than a ‘minor issue’
Submitted by Bradly Mathisen in response to the April 10 article “Gay marriage. Who really cares?” On April 10th the Highland Cavalier ran a piece entitled “Gay Marriage. Who really cares?” This...
View ArticleBody image is a weapon today
Bikini season may be over, but guess what isn’t? You probably didn’t guess it, but girls and women all over the world, the United States, and even our little university starving themselves and/or being...
View ArticleReligious extremists vs. happiness
Submitted by Amanda King The idea of the church is to strive toward being Christ-like, being above the worldly sins and influences, not judging, and accepting anyone who walks through the doors with...
View ArticleGenetically modified nastiness
Submitted by Brittany Craft Do you know what a GMO is? You should know. It’s what’s lurks through the grocery store and patiently waits to land in your shopping cart of “good food.” GMOs are...
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Greeks: Recruiting ignorant freshmen
Greek recruitment brings a lot of peer pressure, fake people and cleverly disguised lies. Todd Galyean | The Highland Cavalier Being Greek myself, I notice when it is recruitment time, everyone is on...
View ArticleGive IT a break with the Wi-Fi
It’s no secret that the Internet on campus is excruciatingly slow sometimes. But not only is it slow, it’s also fairly unreliable and not all that expansive. Wi-Fi connectivity is spotty at best when...
View ArticleTwitter immaturity @UVa-Wise
Twitter has every kind of UVa-Wise account you could think of, right? Intramurals, SDAB, SAB, Pi Kapps, the official UVa Wise Twitter. Everything. Two new accounts have been blowing up lately though,...
View ArticleBecause we are citizens, because we can
Citizens have both rights and responsibilities; one of the most important responsibilities of a citizen is voting. We Americans believe that voting is very important, and that we should exercise that...
View ArticleDo student fees cost too much?
A question I have heard on occasion is, “Why are our student fees so expensive?” After wondering this for quite some time myself, and eventually getting to the point of anger thinking about it in...
View ArticleA day in the life of a commuter
Submitted by Brent Hall The University of Virginia’s College at Wise was not my first round draft pick when selecting which college I would attend when I was a senior in high school. It was not my...
View ArticleIs the new library really needed?
After going in the campus library for the fourth time in my entire college career and being a senior, I really got to thinking about this new library we are constructing on campus. Why exactly are we...
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