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The Cavalier Daily held its elections for the 129th term Saturday, with uncontested managing board elections for editor-in-chief, managing editor and chief financial officer.
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The Cavalier Daily held its elections for the 129th term Saturday, with uncontested managing board elections for editor-in-chief, managing editor and chief financial officer.
Student Council President Sarah Kenny, a fourth-year College student, read aloud a statement on a live stream Sunday evening condemning the white supremacist rallies of Aug. 11 and 12, expressing her hope that students and leaders across the country will continue to stand up to hate. The statement presented a joint message that has been signed by 47 different student government presidents so far.
Democrats Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively. Fairfax and Herring both won 53 percent of the vote for their respective elections.
Democrats Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively. Fairfax and Herring both won 53 percent of the vote for their respective elections.
The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been a controversial subject following the Charlottesville City Council’s February vote to remove it. City Council’s decision served as a rallying point for participants in the Aug. 11 and 12 white supremacist rallies. Though other Confederate statues in Charlottesville have a similar history, they have not received the same amount of attention — some say this is because they are not seen as widely recognized symbols of Confederate slave owners.
The President’s Commission on Slavery and the University hosted a panel Friday called “U.Va. Student Voices — a 21st Century Perspective.” The panel featured student leaders from the Black Student Alliance, the Minority Rights Coalition, the University Guide Service and Housing and Residence Life.
As Charlottesville has processed the aftermath of the Aug. 11 and 12 white nationalist rallies, many students and community members have expressed a desire for stronger local leadership and a more definitive direction for the city’s recovery.
In celebration of the University’s 200th year, the Bicentennial Commission held a “Tribute to the Laying of the Cornerstone” and “A Historical Perspective of the 1817 Ceremony” Friday. The latter, held on Monroe Hill, discussed the history of Monroe Hill and Freemasonry’s connection to the University. At the tribute to the laying of the cornerstone, Gov. Terry McAuliffe and University President Teresa Sullivan delivered remarks.
Amongst the several on- and off-Grounds housing options that University students can choose from, several remain popular year after year. Qualities such as location, affordability, amenities, management and overall property quality can hold sway in one’s decision regarding where to live. While on-Grounds housing options feature their own set of rules and regulations, off-Grounds housing can be complex to navigate at times, especially for students who have not searched for an apartment or house to rent before. The housing options described below are just a few of the many popular options thousands of University students live in each year.
After a federal injunction ruling in his favor, Jason Kessler and his lawyers have dropped a lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville over the city’s attempt to move the Aug. 12 ”Unite the Right” rally to McIntire Park.
In response to the white nationalist protest staged in Charlottesville Saturday night, Fifth Congressional District Rep. Tom Garrett (R) released a statement Monday condemning the incident. His denunciation of the incident joins similar statements from gubernatorial candidates and other state leaders.
The University’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team held tabling events over the past several days where students had the opportunity to sign the “Savvy Fox Pledge,” which promotes safety practices for the Foxfield Races to be held Saturday. Those who signed were given free t-shirts.
Renovations starting this summer will cause first-year dorms Kent-Dabney and Bonnycastle to be closed in the upcoming academic year. Additionally, Malone — formerly upperclassmen and transfer student housing — will be a first-year dorm.
Class of 2016 alumnus Martese Johnson filed a motion March 2 to compel the defendants in his ongoing lawsuit against two ABC officers and the agency’s former director of enforcement to produce more information related to the case, which resulted from Johnson’s bloody March 2015 arrest outside of Trinity Irish Pub. The motion to compel, which requests more information from opposing counsel, alleges the defendants did not fully answer all questions and provide all necessary documents.
Although the University’s first female president Teresa Sullivan’s term is quickly coming to an end, less than 50 years ago, women were not integrated members of the University community. The University has made great strides in its inclusion and treatment of women — today, besides just being academically integrated, women at the University hold elected office, live on the Lawn and are esteemed faculty members. However, some say the University still maintains traditions that harken back to its early days before co-education, and that it could take broader steps towards the inclusion of women.
The special committee to select University President Teresa Sullivan’s successor convened for the first time Monday. The 22-member committee, most of whom are current or former members of the University Board of Visitors, is co-chaired by Rector William H. Goodwin Jr. and Vice Rector Frank M. Conner.
The University offered Lawn rooms to 47 rising fourth-years for the 2017-18 academic year Sunday, a tradition which dates back to the University’s founding.
Attorneys for Rolling Stone Magazine, Wenner Media Inc. and writer Sabrina Erdely have filed a claim in federal court disputing the cost of the defamation trial that found them liable of actual malice and awarded $3 million in damages to former Assoc. Dean Nicole Eramo.
Several Virginia lawmakers and officials condemned President Donald Trump’s actions in signing an executive order Friday that bans refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
Charlottesville City Councilman Bob Fenwick (D) has pledged to vote to remove the Robert E. Lee statue from Lee Park at the next Council meeting Feb. 6.