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(10/27/11 5:11am)
Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire recessed a hearing held last night in George Huguely's defense case until Nov. 7, delaying a decision on whether Huguely's attorneys will be able to access Yeardley Love's medical records.
(10/26/11 5:45am)
Defense attorneys for George Huguely, a former University student and men's lacrosse player facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love, filed a motion last week to release Love's medical records. A public hearing to address the motion will be held at 5 tonight in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
(08/20/11 4:00am)
Haunted by tragedy, embattled by controversy and written off by pundits and fans across the country, the Virginia men's lacrosse team achieved a glorious redemption by besting Maryland, 9-7, in the NCAA National Championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore May 30.
(04/19/11 4:00am)
George Huguely, the former University student accused of killing his on-again, off-again girlfriend, 22-year-old Yeardley Love, is set to stand trial in the Charlottesville Circuit Court in February 2012.
(04/14/11 6:10am)
Two facts became clear after George Huguely's gripping, surreal nine-hour preliminary hearing Monday: Huguely's defense attorneys will continue to argue persistently that Yeardley Love's death was an accident, and Huguely was highly intoxicated the night he admitted to kicking down the door of Love's bedroom and "shook" Love, allowing her head "to repeatedly hit the wall," according to an affidavit.
(04/12/11 8:09am)
At a nine-hour preliminary hearing yesterday which closely resembled an actual trial, more than 20 witnesses, many of them students, brought to light new details about the death of Yeardley Love, a former Virginia lacrosse player.
(04/07/11 6:17am)
As the preliminary hearing for former Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely nears, some worry the prosecution may face a nightmare scenario - they remember Andrew Alston.
(04/06/11 6:22am)
In December, The Washington Examiner reported there was a "growing consensus" that prosecutors would offer George Huguely a plea deal, which presumably would allow Huguely, charged with first-degree murder stemming from the death of Yeardley Love, to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for fewer years in prison.
(04/05/11 5:54am)
For the past 11 months, George Huguely has awaited trial at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. He has spent his time there in protective custody, isolated from the general inmate population, because of the high-profile nature of his case.
(02/18/11 6:41am)
Toss national rankings out the window. Forget about individual accolades. The 2011 men's lacrosse squad cares about only one thing this season - redemption.
(02/09/11 6:55am)
The Virginia House of Delegates endorsed House Bill 2063 yesterday, which will make it easier to obtain a protective order without first obtaining an arrest warrant. The House supported the bill with a unanimous vote of 99-0.
(01/26/11 8:06am)
As lawyers prepare to determine the fate of George Huguely, the former men's lacrosse player charged with murdering women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love, coach Dom Starsia and the men's team are moving forward with optimism that the program will not be defined by a single investigation. But some worry that the team's effort to move forward from the incident may be hindered by a change in the perception of the program.
(01/21/11 6:52am)
George Huguely's preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for April 11, according to Charlottesville's Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.
(10/25/10 5:41am)
Crime is up in the University area - or so it may seem from the numerous recent safety e-mails. On July 20, the University Police Department announced that a student reported being sexually assaulted the previous night. The next day, police officials announced an individual's report of a forced robbery. These incidents were the beginning of a string of eight alerts, three of which occurred in October alone.
(10/01/10 5:46am)
The family of former University women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love has created the One Love Foundation with the aim of fostering the development of service, kindness, humility and sportsmanship in young adults. The foundation's website outlines several of its initiatives, including a scholarship award and a character-based program to bring sports, specifically lacrosse, to underprivileged communities.
(09/30/10 6:05am)
The General Assembly is debating legislation that will extend protections to victims of abusive relationships. Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Henrico County, is planning to introduce legislation early next year in response to last May's Yeardley Love tragedy - a fatal example of domestic violence in a university setting.
(09/28/10 5:44am)
A preliminary hearing for the trial of George Huguely has been set for Jan. 21.
(09/27/10 5:59am)
Members of the University community gathered Friday for the "Day of Dialogue," a series of talks, performances and discussions focusing on frank conversations about violence and bias.\nThe event was a joint collaboration between the president's office, the office of the vice president for student affairs and a student group called Let's Get Grounded, which encourages taking action rather than becoming a bystander.\nUniversity President Teresa A. Sullivan called the Day of Dialogue a "first step in building the caring community we all want to have."\nThe day was intended to continue the conversations that began in the aftermath of Yeardley Love's murder last spring by fellow student and varsity lacrosse player George Huguely, she said. That tragedy closed a year during which seven University students died, as well as Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who disappeared while visiting Charlottesville.\nSullivan said she hopes frank conversation will help students continue to process these tragedies and come together as a community.\n"Through grieving, we can deepen our connection to other human beings," Sullivan said.\nShe also acknowledged that violence and abuse are national and international problems and that many individuals suffer in silence and anonymity.\n"We gather today for those people, too," she said.\nShe asked participants to keep in mind that "human resilience is greatly underestimated" and urged them to "encourage one another and find ways to deepen our connection to one another."\nThe student-led Get Grounded Coalition was a key partner in developing the day's events.\n"The University has a lot of questions that need to be answered," said Will Bane, a member of the coalition. The Day of Dialogue, he said, "gives the university an opportunity to have an honest conversation and to evaluate whether or not we have a caring community," and to confront difficult issues such as violence, alcohol abuse and sexual and homophobic bias.\nTop faculty members facilitated smaller group discussions in various rooms across Grounds. The first discussion, from 10:15 to 11:45, focused on the question, "Am I my sister's / brother's keeper?" The second discussion, from 2 to 3:30, asked, "Are we a caring community?" Groups were made up of members from diverse strata of the University community and included administrators, faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students, parents and members of the Charlottesville community.\nA break from noon to 2 p.m. allowed participants to enjoy lunch in the Amphitheater while various dance, poetry and music groups performed. Participants could also go to a resource fair on the South Lawn, which featured more than 30 groups and organizations within the University that focused on combating violence, bias, abuse and other issues.\nAbout 1,500 participants registered for the discussions, but there were fewer students in the discussions than anticipated, with male students being particularly underrepresented.\nNevertheless, fourth-year College student Claudia Quintero said she thought the discussions could be the beginning of "working to rebuild our community in a positive way." Meanwhile, third-year College student Emily Peters said the groups had a great mix of some students, community and faculty members, enabling many people to have conversations with people with whom they otherwise might not have spoken.\nMany discussions focused on the importance of recognizing issues within the community and standing up to them on an individual level. Dean of Students Allen Groves said he hoped community members would bear in mind the obligation they have to look out for each other, thus "continu[ing] the ongoing discussion that began last year."\nSimilarly, Sullivan noted that the discussions may lead to other conversations and events throughout the year.\nPemberton Heath - a third-year college student and chair of Sustained Dialogue - said she believes Sullivan showed, by heading this event, that she is not afraid of confronting difficult issues surrounding the University.\nHeath said it would have been easy to jump straight into direct action or to move on simply into a new year. She praised the president for instead taking the time to "hear different voices who are so passionate about these issues." Heath emphasized that dialogue is not just talking about issues; it is talking "in a very productive way, with a willingness to change your perspectives or to gain understanding."\nIn his closing remarks, English Prof. Michael Suarez said the University community is one dedicated to the concept of truth. Suarez suggested a broader description.\n"I think the truth is something we are meant to do" rather than just to know, Suarez said.\nThroughout the day, participants voiced concerns that discussions, even if they were productive, might not spread throughout the larger community. As a result, the day's organizers are making efforts to ensure that the conversations begin to move beyond the day-long event.\nStudents within the Let's Get Grounded Coalition have developed training programs to combat the bystander effect, in which a bystander fails to recognize or react to a problem. So far, more than 500 students and faculty members have been trained in the program. Additionally, the group is working on sponsoring events related to its mission and on recruiting students to sign pledge cards saying they will "recognize, react and respect" in bystander situations.\nSullivan emphasized that the administration will meet with discussion facilitators to review issues raised in the discussion sessions and will develop follow-up plans based on those conversations.\n"The honesty of today's dialogue is a sign that we are moving in the right direction," Sullivan said in her closing remarks.
(09/23/10 5:57am)
President Teresa A. Sullivan has invited members of the University and its community to participate in the Day of Dialogue Sept. 24. As President Sullivan states in her mass e-mail, the event "is meant to be the genesis of a dialogue that continues throughout the semester and beyond. It is not intended to be a day for solutions but for questions that will keep us talking. Solutions will come later." This goal of Day of Dialogue is the correct approach on the path to solving problems of violence and bias in our community, but if not done carefully, it could actually hurt progress. We need to downplay the role of administrative policies in violence prevention and increase the role of what we as individuals can do to ensure our own safety.
(08/27/10 4:45am)
Following the murder of Yeardley Love in the spring of 2010, the University acted swiftly to implement changes in school policy regarding notification of student arrests. The new notification policy implemented this year made it mandatory for students to disclose arrests or convictions prior to the start of the fall semester. Though the new NetBadge arrest notification system is a necessary step to building a safer community, it should one of the University's responses to combating domestic violence on Grounds. While the University works at developing further policy directed at helping the victims of domestic violence, emphasis must be placed on educating the entire community - in particular, faculty and staff. Faculty and staff must take a more prominent role in combating domestic violence on Grounds.