Two University rectors, one former and one current, have taken to the Richmond Times Dispatch in a war of words over undergraduate tuition hikes at the University.
“No login, no password, no traces; simply anonymous” This is the motto for Yik Yak’s — the mobile app that has garnered 100,000 downloads nationwide, 5,000 of them in Charlottesville. It acts as a virtual bulletin board that has been compared to writing on the bathroom stall wall.
The University has one of the best mental health systems in the country — at least, according to Tim Davis, the newest director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
Virginia Tech paid a $32,500 fine in February after a review by the United States Department of Education (DOE) concluded that it failed to respond appropriately during the 2007 mass shooting.__
The Virginia Democratic Party appointed Robert Dempsey to serve as the new executive director, Party Spokeswoman Ashley Bauman announced Monday. Dempsey will replace Lauren Harmon, who worked as executive director for the Democratic party for less than a year.
The hour began with a conversation moderated by Sabato. Chafee who has identified as a Republican, an Independent and a Democrat spoke of political polarization around the country.
Recently-elected University Judiciary Committee vice chair for trials Shanice Hardy resigned from the position Sunday. Hardy, a third-year, plans to stay on the committee as a Batten School representative.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, spoke to a packed Wilson Hall auditorium Wednesday as a guest lecturer for Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class.
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced seven grants to the state of Virginia Thursday, two of which will go toward University projects.
Student debt is rising rapidly, and the most significant portion of its growth is coming from those pursuing graduate and professional degrees.
