Student Council moved yesterday at its general body meeting to table a resolution sponsored by College Rep. Marco Segura which would urge the Board of Visitors to pay at least $13 per hour before benefits to direct and contract University employees.
Segura asked Council representatives to suspend the usual discussion procedures and pass the resolution without tabling it first.
Council resolutions typically proceed through a three-part process, which requires bills to be proposed, presented and tabled for at least a week to allow representatives sufficient time to gauge student interest about the measure.
Segura introduced the measure, in part, because the Board of Visitors meeting is scheduled for today and said he feared waiting to pass the resolution would be detrimental to the Living Wage Campaign.
"If we table it I am positive that we will have to wait 60 more
Read More
Panamanian Ambassador speaks on country’s relationship with the U.S.
By Edward Christopher | 8 hours agoThe Center for Politics hosted the event as part of Global Week 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
Three years after the Nov. 13 shooting, U.Va. has reshaped safety systems
By Brendon Bordwine | 9 hours agoIn the years since the attack and following external reviews of the incident, the University has reshaped its threat assessment infrastructure, expanded emergency alert systems, reorganized student accountability operations and significantly built out mental health services.
Spanberger asks U.Va. Board of Visitors to delay appointment of new president
By Cecilia Mould and Ford McCracken | 17 hours agoIn the letter, Spanberger urged the Board to hold off on selecting finalists in the search and not to appoint a president until she has filled five current vacancies.
