Various organizations on Grounds are hosting Homecomings events this upcoming week for current students and alumni. These events, which include cookouts, receptions and tailgates, are open to students within the University community as well as to the public in Charlottesville.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe proposed a new plan to expand health care coverage to more than 25,000 Virginians this Monday, putting forth a more modest proposal than previously presented by the Affordable Care Act.
A recent internal study showed female professors at the University are paid $3,638 less than their male colleagues on average.
Negotiations on the Virginia budget remain at a stalemate, with the contention over Medicaid expansion bringing Richmond to a continued partisan standstill.
Boise State University Anthropology Prof. John Ziker recently released parts of his study examining university faculty’s use of time during the day at Boise State University. The results so far indicate faculty members actually work much longer than forty hour work weeks and much of their time is spent in ways other than research or teaching.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday said Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s approval rating is at 44 percent, with 29 percent disapproval and a 2.7 percent margin of error.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe exercised his right to veto a state bill for the first time Wednesday on House Bill 962. The bill would have clarified existing legislation about guns stored in motor vehicles when the owner does not have a concealed weapons permit. It stipulated that the guns must be in “secured” containers, such as glove compartments or consoles, but not necessarily locked containers. McAuliffe’s objection to the bill was that not requiring the containers be locked was a public safety risk.
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services announced the launch of a new online psychiatric bed registry Tuesday.
Results from the University Board of Elections University-wide election last week saw a 25 percent voter turnout overall — a stark decline from last year’s 40.54 percent.
Last year’s student body elections, which culminated in the passing of an amendment to the Honor Committee’s constitution, saw a turnout rate of 50.27 percent, up from the 40.53 percent rate in Spring 2013. University Board of Election Results tomorrow will show whether students broke this low turnout trend.
