As a scholar of the material culture of slavery, Deetz served as a consultant to help design the slave quarter sets used in the picture.
Every officer of the University Police Department will wear body cameras following a new policy implemented in June.
The University Judiciary Committee will dissolve its sexual misconduct committee, the executive committee announced at a general body meeting Sunday.
More than 750 University students lined up at the south end of the Lawn Friday to sign the Hoos Got Your Back pledge, a personal commitment to be active in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. This is the second year for the pledge — 702 students joined the cause last year.
Prince Charles participated in a global issues forum on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., hosted by the University-affiliated Presidential Precinct at the National Archives.
The Virginia state holiday Lee-Jackson Day will no longer be observed in Charlottesville following a City Council vote Monday.
Politics and Public Policy Prof. James Savage led an OpenGrounds discussion Thursday on how art functions as political commentary. The discussion focused on the Jan. 7 attack in which 12 people were killed and 11 others were injured in the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
The Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed a plan last week to establish a University student liaison to the city council. This liaison will act as a link between the University and the City, providing a way for both parties to easily communicate questions and concerns.
Lawn residents joined community members for a “dry” gathering before the final home football game of the season Saturday afternoon, hoping to bring the community together in response to the University’s difficult week and semester.
Recognizing the large amount of energy wasted by residential homes in the U.S., Computer Science Prof.
