"Last week, we got the opportunity to speak with interim President Mahoney on the changes going on at UVA. I was tasked to be a producer on that project and create the questions. I had worked with the students and we all agreed prior to that interview that this was going to be a tough interview to talk about everything from President Ryan's sudden resignation to the compact to deportation on grounds."
"And then last minute, the primary interviewer, a student, decided to not share those questions and more go the softball question route. And in that moment I spoke up to ask him specific questions like what don't you like about the compact? What do you say to students who are afraid that ICE might come onto grounds regardless of their legal status?"
Sophia Bangura, a fourth-year politics major and former Center for Politics intern, was removed from WUVA, an independent student news outlet, after a dispute over tough interview questions. She helped produce a Q&A with interim President Paul Mahoney on topics including President Ryan's resignation, the Trump University Compact, and fears of ICE presence on campus. A primary interviewer opted for softer questions, and Bangura spoke up to press specific queries that were deflected or redirected. Bangura attributes her dismissal to WUVA leadership following the episode and was later introduced at a Jim Acosta Town Hall at UVA.
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