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(11/05/15 5:30am)
The Washington Post on Tuesday revealed the University and state officials attempted to influence the conclusions of a federal investigation into sexual violence at U.Va. According to the Post, Gov. Terry McAuliffe urged Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to allow the University to review the findings of the Education Department’s investigation before their release, while Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine followed up with a letter repeating McAuliffe’s request. University President Teresa Sullivan also wrote to the department following the release of the Office for Civil Rights’ initial 39-page report to U.Va. administrators. Her letter questioned the accuracy of the initial report, after which point a 26-page report was released to the public in September.
(11/03/15 3:37am)
University students have been asked to participate in up to three online modules this year as part of an alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct prevention program. However, the model on financial literacy was sent to some students by mistake.
(10/28/15 1:47am)
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team is holding their third annual Safe Halloween Week to combat excessive drinking on Halloween weekend.
(10/26/15 4:10am)
Recently, Virginia legislators have debated the quality of University President Teresa Sullivan’s leadership, with Del. David Ramadan, R-Loudon, calling for Sullivan’s resignation. In response, Del. David Toscano, D-Charlottesville, and Del. Jimmie Massie, R-Richmond, have voiced their support for Sullivan.
(10/22/15 5:27am)
A 2009 Center for Disease Control survey found significantly higher rates of a wide variety of health risks, including attempted suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence, among LGBTQ high school youth when compared with youth who identify as straight.
(10/21/15 4:50am)
After a state delegate criticized University President Teresa Sullivan for her handling of sexual assault at the University and called for her resignation, two other state delegates have come to Sullivan’s defense.
(10/20/15 10:48pm)
Both Massie and Toscano applauded the University leadership's successes and proactivity in changing sexual assault policy.
(10/20/15 10:47pm)
Scott Rheinheimer, coordinator for University LGBTQ student services, said such legislation is based on false conceptions of the transgender community. “There is really no evidence around any type of aggression or sexual violence by a trans person in a bathroom,” he said. “There’ve been times when a trans person has been attacked and sexually assaulted, but a trans person [is almost never] the perpetrator.”
(10/12/15 4:15am)
This past summer, the University significantly changed its summer orientation schedule, incorporating programs focused on safety and community values. While the University has taken on an admirable amount of initiatives to address issues facing our community with incoming students, it should consider emphasizing sex education and healthy sexual practices as well.
(10/03/15 3:39am)
Jesse Matthew was given three life sentences by a Fairfax judge for an attempted sexual assault on a Fairfax woman in 2005.
(10/02/15 2:02am)
An ex-girlfriend of Jesse Matthew wrote a letter to a Fairfax judge alleging that Matthew was subject to repeated childhood sexual abuse. The letter was made public Tuesday.
(10/01/15 12:27am)
Charlottesville resident Jesse Matthew, charged with the murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington and University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, appeared Wednesday before the Albemarle County Circuit Court. Gil Harrington commented on the release of a letter claiming Matthew was sexually assaulted as a child.
(09/30/15 4:05am)
Now that we are at the end of September, public schools are in full swing. Children all over the United States are attending classes to learn lessons that will hopefully prepare them to eventually enter universities and the workforce, and to become responsible and well-informed citizens. Unfortunately, one of these lessons seems to be that girls’ bodies are tempting by nature, and that, as a result, objectifying and harassing them is predictable, and possibly unavoidable. This perspective comes as a result of dress codes and the ways in which they are enforced.
(09/29/15 4:05am)
3: The University’s rank on U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of public universities.
(09/25/15 4:00am)
The nation's top public and private universities are once again under public scrutiny for being home to rampant alleged sexual misdeeds, thanks to survey results released Monday by the Association of American Universities. The study, which considered students at 27 universities, including U.Va., found that over 20 percent of female undergraduates at those schools said they had been victims of sexual assault.
(09/23/15 4:10am)
Student Council recently discussed the possibility of making Grounds smoke-free. To do so would be a massive infringement on personal rights and liberties.
(09/23/15 4:05am)
Last week the Marine Corps published a study reporting that all-male ground combat units outperformed units that included females. Teams in the study were either all-male or gender-integrated. All teams were given a series of tasks (134 in total), and researchers found the all-male teams did better in 69 percent of tasks, while the groups including females did better on only two of the tasks.
(09/23/15 3:38am)
Student groups are moving to respond to the Monday release of a campus climate survey on sexual assault and the Office for Civil Rights' review on the University's Title IX compliance.
(09/22/15 10:02pm)
The way the University’s cases of sexual assault has been handled in the media — namely Rolling Stone’s A Rape on Campus article — may contribute to students’ skepticism towards University administration, SVPC said in their statement.
(09/22/15 4:10am)
Yesterday, the Association of American Universities, in cooperation with the University, released the results of a campus climate survey on sexual misconduct. Additionally, the Office for Civil Rights released the findings of its four-year compliance investigation of the University, finding that the University was not compliant with Title IX regulations during the 2011-12 year.
