Charlottesville community gathers for Save Afghanistan Rally
By Kristin O’Donoghue | August 25, 2021The Afghan Student Association is planning an additional rally on Grounds for Sunday, Aug. 29.
The Afghan Student Association is planning an additional rally on Grounds for Sunday, Aug. 29.
The City has started to solicit expressions of interest for transfer of the statues to any museum, historical society, government or battlefield.
The suspect is described as a 5-foot-1-inch male wearing an orange shirt and blue pants.
Juneteenth marks the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced by federal troops following the surrender of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Appomattox two months prior.
This year, the committee hopes to eliminate discrimination from religious student organizations, end the use of unpaid prison labor and expand voting access.
The executive order comes as a direct response to COVID-19 case numbers three times those at Virginia’s last peak in May — with an average of 3,700 new cases every day. The order cited an 83 percent increase in hospitalization, and a concerning rate of ICU occupancy.
In their internal investigation, CPD determined charges in the categories of bias based policing, harassment and unconstitutional search to all be unfounded.
According to Longo’s statement, the man did not enter Grounds until he was approached by police and returned off Grounds when officers notified him that he was in violation of the NTO.
Police officers demanded his Social Security number and identification and suggested that he find another way of walking to church.
United Campus Workers of Virginia at U.Va. — a union open to anyone who receives a paycheck from the University — is seeking to organize hospital workers due to reasons such as “top-down approaches to management, inadequate staffing and subpar wages.”
The executive order, which goes into effect Sunday, expands the current mask mandate, prohibits on-site alcohol sales after 10:00 p.m., strengthens enforcement within essential retail businesses and limits gatherings to 25 people — down from the current maximum of 250
The band was formed in 2016 when Vanaman and Cummings — first-year hallmates in the Balz-Dobie dorm — were in search of a guitarist.
All students enrolled for the fall 2020 term can request up to $6,195 for costs they’ve incurred in any shape or form due to the pandemic.
This is the second daily webinar organized by the Center, a product of the combined efforts of the Miller Center, the Democracy Initiative and the new Institute of Democracy to provide expert guidance on deconstructing the post-election climate.
Dr. Cameron Webb conceded the race to Republican candidate Bob Good early Wednesday morning. The Webb campaign conceded when the number of outstanding ballots was unable to make up the difference between Webb and Republican candidate Bob Good.
Events included a “Policing and Protests 101” information session Oct. 26 and an undocUVA training Wednesday which discussed community issues of policing and the roles of the three organizations in their activist work.
Voters in the Fifth District — which includes the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County — will choose between Webb and Republican candidate Bob Good on the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.
With the general election coming up on Nov. 3, the tight race for Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District is garnering national attention.
Legendary film composer Thomas Newman discusses his eclectic career at the Virginia Film Festival.
Amendment One establishes a sixteen-person panel, made up of eight legislators and eight non-legislators, that would draw electoral maps.