Practice modules in Old Cabell Hall will now be open three hours earlier on Sundays as part of an initiative headed by the Student Council Arts Committee to expand practice hours.
The modules, previously open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays, will now operate from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The change, implemented yesterday, is a trial run, as University administrators will track the frequency with which the modules are used.
A Speak Up UVA post asked for the modules to remain open 24 hours a day and brought to light student discontent about limited practice module hours. State budget cuts in 2008 forced the University to reduce practice module hours to deal with the cuts.
Although security and staffing costs precluded a 24 hour a day operating schedule, the committee consulted with the music department to expand practice hours on a smaller scale.
"I hope that this is going to make it easier for students to be able to not plan so far ahead for rehearsals and have the practice modules be more accessible," said committee member Rachel Dady, who met with music department chair Richard Will to bring the concern to his attention.
Will said in an email that he was very glad to see the hours expand "at least modestly."
"I hope that many students will make use of the added hours," he said.
-compiled by Michelle Davis
Read More
Board of Visitors Finance Committee hears presentation on budget process
By Cecilia Mould | 2 days agoThe Committee will review and vote on the budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year when the full Board reconvenes for its June meeting.
Police forcefully clear encampment near University Chapel, detain protesters
By Thomas Baxter and Finn Trainer | 4 days agoThe University declared the encampment an unlawful assembly at 2:44 p.m.
Student Council passes appointment bill, approves new CIOs at final meeting of semester
By Arshiya Pant | 5 days agoMendoza Gonzalez also said she will be meeting with Kenyon R. Bonner, vice president and chief student affairs officer, to discuss further strategies for the Student Council Endowment Fund.
