Anonymous
08/22/2018 14:39
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:There are just under 17000 undergrads at UVA. 24% of the males are in fraternities, 27% of females in sororities. That means about 75%, or over 12000 students, are NOT involved in Greek life. Sorry but if your child can’t find friends/people with common interests/etc. among that group of 12,000- that sounds like a “them” problem, not a UVA problem.
You equate not being in a fraternity with not being involved. You think non-members don’t go to fraternity/sorority parties? In a social scene dominated by fraternities many, many other people are part of that scene.
Anonymous
08/22/2018 14:17
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Our DD just finished her freshman year with a cumulative GPA of 4.16 UW/4.48 W (A+'s are counted as 4.3 in LCPS). We can start dreaming about in-state elite colleges, right?
No. Give the kid some damn breathing room for chrissakes.
Anonymous
08/20/2018 18:34
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She did not say "the community is in denial" as you claimed. I went and checked before posting.
Well, I was paraphrasing and summarizing from memory and I think I wasn't too far off. She did say:
WALKER: Yes. So that's No. 1. So this narrative that they were outsiders who descended upon us and wreaked havoc and left, that's a false narrative. And it's the narrative that people in positions of power, primarily people who are white and privileged, wanted to tell to get back to the business as usual, the return to their normal, because these were, you know, people from outside our 10.3 square miles.
WALKER: The illusion that we are a town that everybody can thrive in, the illusion of perfection - right? - when we have a lot of people in positions of power who are facilitating the illusion. So I immediately wanted people to ask, what's the illusion? And then I would go into the illusion is that everyone can thrive. So the unmasking illusion was to have this very open and direct conversation about what Charlottesville really is like.
WALKER: So before, people would ask me, what do you mean by the illusion? After the rally, they stopped asking me that question. This whole notion that we are a post-racial society and everybody can thrive in Charlottesville - they had to stop and ask themselves why Charlottesville? Why us? Why now? And, you know, people want to talk just about statues. But it's deeper than the statues.
And I thought mayors are supposed to be boosters for their cities. . .
She is telling the truth about her community.
Anonymous
08/20/2018 17:46
Subject: Re:Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hiring of short will reduce the competitiveness of uva, especially out of state. Charlottesville was not self-inflicted. This decision was uva’s.
Aside from the fact that your post is extremely difficult to understand, do you really think the average person knows who Short is?
What does "Charlottesville was not self-inflicted." mean?
I don't know what they are trying to say and I'm a UVA parent. UVA had zero to do with the Charlottesville riot and has done much since to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again. It had another record year of applications, of 37,188 applicants, 11,739 were from minorities. I don't know who Short is either, but the new President is in place and doing quite well. https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/early-decision-early-action/university-virginia-class-2022-statistics/.
Well, UVA did graduate the top alt right organizers . . .
Who went on to get advanced degrees at other institutions which you conveniently forget.
I don't think Kessler has any degree other than UVA BA? Richard Spencer also has a MA from Chicago.
And the Unibomber went to Harvard.
It is Unabomber. And by the earlier "spread the guilt" criteria, you have so say he earned a PHD at Michigan.
And Donald Trump went to Penn oh noes!!!!
True, but original point was "UVA had zero to do with Charlottesville riot". Hence the comment about the organizers.
I heard the mayor of Charlottesville (a VCU graduate) interviewed yesterday about the anniversary of the riot and she went out of her way to point out that the organizers were UVA graduates. She says the community is in denial.
Trying to deflect from what a sh*tty job her police department did.
She wasn't mayor then, so she doesn't hesitate to criticize any and all. I heard an interview with her on NPR and kept thinking she would sooner or later say something like "but Charlottesville is a great place even though we may have some problems" but she definitely did not do that.
Anonymous
08/18/2018 20:25
Subject: Re:Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hiring of short will reduce the competitiveness of uva, especially out of state. Charlottesville was not self-inflicted. This decision was uva’s.
Aside from the fact that your post is extremely difficult to understand, do you really think the average person knows who Short is?
What does "Charlottesville was not self-inflicted." mean?
I don't know what they are trying to say and I'm a UVA parent. UVA had zero to do with the Charlottesville riot and has done much since to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again. It had another record year of applications, of 37,188 applicants, 11,739 were from minorities. I don't know who Short is either, but the new President is in place and doing quite well. https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/early-decision-early-action/university-virginia-class-2022-statistics/.
Well, UVA did graduate the top alt right organizers . . .
Who went on to get advanced degrees at other institutions which you conveniently forget.
I don't think Kessler has any degree other than UVA BA? Richard Spencer also has a MA from Chicago.
And the Unibomber went to Harvard.
It is Unabomber. And by the earlier "spread the guilt" criteria, you have so say he earned a PHD at Michigan.
And Donald Trump went to Penn oh noes!!!!
True, but original point was "UVA had zero to do with Charlottesville riot". Hence the comment about the organizers.
I heard the mayor of Charlottesville (a VCU graduate) interviewed yesterday about the anniversary of the riot and she went out of her way to point out that the organizers were UVA graduates. She says the community is in denial.
Trying to deflect from what a sh*tty job her police department did.
Anonymous
08/18/2018 20:18
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Biggest eyeroll ever at the UAA "full merit" mom.
My question about UVA being fratty-- in NOVA you aren't going to have frat type behavior and also have a 4.48 GPA. I'm assuming these party types are coming from rural areas of the state? The only kids I know with UVA stats are nerdy.
As a UVA alum, can I say in response to this HAHAHAHAHAHA. You are kidding yourself if you think your NOVA high stats kids are not a huge part of the frat scene.
Anonymous
08/09/2018 07:46
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
^^. She's new. Not a Cap 'n Gown type of person. Just wants to hear herself talk on TV
Anonymous
08/09/2018 07:35
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Not Nikuyah Walker. She's a SJW type with an agenda. Citizens are not happy. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/07/charlottesville-virginia-nikuyah-walker-interview
Anonymous
08/09/2018 01:57
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She did not say "the community is in denial" as you claimed. I went and checked before posting.
Well, I was paraphrasing and summarizing from memory and I think I wasn't too far off. She did say:
WALKER: Yes. So that's No. 1. So this narrative that they were outsiders who descended upon us and wreaked havoc and left, that's a false narrative. And it's the narrative that people in positions of power, primarily people who are white and privileged, wanted to tell to get back to the business as usual, the return to their normal, because these were, you know, people from outside our 10.3 square miles.
WALKER: The illusion that we are a town that everybody can thrive in, the illusion of perfection - right? - when we have a lot of people in positions of power who are facilitating the illusion. So I immediately wanted people to ask, what's the illusion? And then I would go into the illusion is that everyone can thrive. So the unmasking illusion was to have this very open and direct conversation about what Charlottesville really is like.
WALKER: So before, people would ask me, what do you mean by the illusion? After the rally, they stopped asking me that question. This whole notion that we are a post-racial society and everybody can thrive in Charlottesville - they had to stop and ask themselves why Charlottesville? Why us? Why now? And, you know, people want to talk just about statues. But it's deeper than the statues.
And I thought mayors are supposed to be boosters for their cities. . .
Anonymous
08/09/2018 01:48
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:She did not say "the community is in denial" as you claimed. I went and checked before posting.
Well, I was paraphrasing and summarizing from memory and I think I wasn't too far off. She did say:
WALKER: Yes. So that's No. 1. So this narrative that they were outsiders who descended upon us and wreaked havoc and left, that's a false narrative. And it's the narrative that people in positions of power, primarily people who are white and privileged, wanted to tell to get back to the business as usual, the return to their normal, because these were, you know, people from outside our 10.3 square miles.
WALKER: The illusion that we are a town that everybody can thrive in, the illusion of perfection - right? - when we have a lot of people in positions of power who are facilitating the illusion. So I immediately wanted people to ask, what's the illusion? And then I would go into the illusion is that everyone can thrive. So the unmasking illusion was to have this very open and direct conversation about what Charlottesville really is like.
WALKER: So before, people would ask me, what do you mean by the illusion? After the rally, they stopped asking me that question. This whole notion that we are a post-racial society and everybody can thrive in Charlottesville - they had to stop and ask themselves why Charlottesville? Why us? Why now? And, you know, people want to talk just about statues. But it's deeper than the statues.
Anonymous
08/08/2018 22:55
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
She did not say "the community is in denial" as you claimed. I went and checked before posting.
Anonymous
08/08/2018 22:09
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^ No, she did not.
Yes she did, it was on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2018/08/07/636237752/white-nationalist-rally-exposed-what-lies-beneath-charlottesville-s-exterior
KING: I want to ask you about the Unite the Right rally. Why do you think this group of people picked the city of Charlottesville to hold this rally?
WALKER: So one thing, you know, we have to make sure that we understand that the two organizers of the rally were two UVA alumni.
KING: Graduates of the University of Virginia.
WALKER: Yes. So that's No. 1. So this narrative that they were outsiders who descended upon us and wreaked havoc and left, that's a false narrative. And it's the narrative that people in positions of power, primarily people who are white and privileged, wanted to tell to get back to the business as usual, the return to their normal, because these were, you know, people from outside our 10.3 square miles.
Anonymous
08/08/2018 21:59
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:^^ No, she did not.
Yes she did, it was on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2018/08/07/636237752/white-nationalist-rally-exposed-what-lies-beneath-charlottesville-s-exterior
Anonymous
08/08/2018 15:45
Subject: Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
^^ No, she did not.
Anonymous
08/08/2018 13:00
Subject: Re:Too early to start thinking W&M/UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hiring of short will reduce the competitiveness of uva, especially out of state. Charlottesville was not self-inflicted. This decision was uva’s.
Aside from the fact that your post is extremely difficult to understand, do you really think the average person knows who Short is?
What does "Charlottesville was not self-inflicted." mean?
I don't know what they are trying to say and I'm a UVA parent. UVA had zero to do with the Charlottesville riot and has done much since to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again. It had another record year of applications, of 37,188 applicants, 11,739 were from minorities. I don't know who Short is either, but the new President is in place and doing quite well. https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/early-decision-early-action/university-virginia-class-2022-statistics/.
Well, UVA did graduate the top alt right organizers . . .
Who went on to get advanced degrees at other institutions which you conveniently forget.
I don't think Kessler has any degree other than UVA BA? Richard Spencer also has a MA from Chicago.
And the Unibomber went to Harvard.
It is Unabomber. And by the earlier "spread the guilt" criteria, you have so say he earned a PHD at Michigan.
And Donald Trump went to Penn oh noes!!!!
True, but original point was "UVA had zero to do with Charlottesville riot". Hence the comment about the organizers.
I heard the mayor of Charlottesville (a VCU graduate) interviewed yesterday about the anniversary of the riot and she went out of her way to point out that the organizers were UVA graduates. She says the community is in denial.