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(05/04/24 5:21am)
Valentina Mendoza Gonzalez, Student Council president and third-year Batten student, presented updates on several current efforts being led by the executive board at the final Student Council General Body meeting of the Spring 2024 semester. Student Council also passed two bills, one of which finalized the appointment of fourth-year College student Isaac Glasser as a new director within the organizations branch, which oversees and supports student groups on Grounds, and another which recognized eight new student groups as Contracted Independent Organizations.
(04/27/24 12:39am)
Keen observers walking along the Corner the past few months may have noticed some particularly nostalgic changes. From Littlejohn’s Deli making its way back to 1427 University Ave to a sign pointing pedestrians towards the newly-opened Chaps Ice Cream, a surge in local businesses has prompted many community members to both reflect on the storied past of the Corner and wonder about its future.
(04/27/24 4:56am)
Student Council unanimously voted to pass a $195,071 budget for summer 2024, a more than 100 percent increase from the 2023 summer budget. The new budget will cover a longer timeframe than the year prior, extending into September instead of August, and will use $79,942 from Student Council’s new endowment fund for allocations. Student Council also passed legislation supporting increased transparency about allergy information at University Dine locations, as well as a bill granting Contracted Independent Organizations status to eight student organizations.
(04/19/24 3:51am)
Student Council debated a bill that would advocate for increased support of students with allergies at on-Grounds food service establishments during their general body meeting Tuesday. Additionally, Student Council also began reviewing the 2024 summer budget which is newly-designed to last until September.
(04/13/24 5:07am)
After a brief delay in announcing its leadership positions, Student Council's executive board confirmed new leaders in each of its branches for their 2024-25 term. These new leaders will work under the recently confirmed executive board to manage Student Council’s various responsibilities, ranging from organization recognition to marketing.
(04/08/24 5:12am)
Mary Beth Tinker, the plaintiff of historic Supreme Court case “Tinker v. Des Moines,” spoke on Grounds as part of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series Friday. During the speech, titled “Academic Freedom in a Time of Book Bans and ‘Plausible Genocide’ in Gaza,” Tinker spoke about her experiences before and during the landmark case, the importance of freedom of speech and the importance of youth activism in relation to current events.
(04/06/24 3:06am)
Amidst a unique election year, the Center for Politics’ spring interns have been keeping busy. Ranging from first- to fourth-years, the 20-student intern group has been an active part of the Center’s internal operations, studying politics in an effort to increase civic engagement among students.
(04/05/24 7:07am)
Student Council members conducted their first meeting led by the 2024-25 executive board Tuesday, beginning the term by confirming five of the new executive board members. Student Council already confirmed Valentina Mendoza Gonzalez, president and third-year Batten student, Brookelyn Mitchell, vice president for administration and third-year College student, and Ryan Bowers, vice president for organizations and third-year Commerce student at a transition ceremony Sunday.
(03/29/24 6:33am)
Student Council voted to pass a resolution requesting additional Islamic prayer spaces on Grounds during their last meeting with the 2023-24 executive board Tuesday. Student Council also tabled resolution SR24-11, which requested the creation of additional University Transit Service OnDemand Hubs to improve student safety at night.
(03/22/24 5:23am)
Student Council members approved 17 student organizations for Contracted Independent Organization status at a general body meeting Tuesday. Organizations spanned across several spheres, from cultural and identity-based groups, such as the Traditional Chinese Dance Team, to arts and entertainment, such as the Bluegrass club. Student Council also heard a presentation from Madison House members, amended bylaws for its Endowment Advisory Council and approved changes to Student Activities Fee guidelines.
(03/14/24 7:43am)
Several members of student political organization University Democrats requested their dues be returned after the group signed on to the U.Va. Apartheid Divest referendum, which advocates for the University to divest from companies “engaging in or profiting from the State of Israel’s apartheid regime and acute violence against Palestinians.” According to these members, the Contracted Independent Organization violated its own constitution by making the decision to take a public stance on the referendum without a general body vote. The organization’s executive board said that while dues cannot be returned, members are free to leave the group as they please.
(03/03/24 7:16pm)
The Board of Visitors’ Finance Committee met Friday to evaluate the financial feasibility of three additions to the Major Capital Plan, which outlines planned improvements to the University through construction, renovation and infrastructure projects. The newly approved projects include an upgrade to Hereford Residential College’s HVAC system, an expansion of the University Hospital’s South Tower and the construction of an Institute of Biotechnology. The Board additionally reviewed a series of proposals and updates relating to contract signatory authority, the University’s investment portfolio and future developments.
(03/01/24 7:36am)
Student Council passed a resolution that calls on the University to increase public access to information about dependency overrides — a process for students to annul any financial aid dependence on their parents — at its General Body meeting Tuesday. Student Council also voted to support a Virginia House bill mandating that sexual assault forensic examiners be available across universities in the Commonwealth and tabled a resolution that would establish bylaws for its new Endowment Advisory Council.
(02/23/24 10:20pm)
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(02/19/24 4:09am)
Amidst ongoing controversies regarding University responses to political issues, University President Jim Ryan has formed a new committee to advise him on when and how to issue social and political statements in his capacity as University president. The new Committee on Institutional Statements began meeting this month and will develop a set of advisory guidelines for Ryan throughout the course of the semester.
(02/16/24 4:17am)
Student Council voted to pass legislation proposing safety-related projects on Edgemont Road and announced a declining balance card system for dispensing funds to Contracted Independent Organizations in a meeting Tuesday. The Council also heard comments from Kenyon Bonner, new vice president and chief student affairs officer.
(02/08/24 9:30pm)
From COVID-19 to the flu, an upward spike in several respiratory illnesses has lowered attendance rates, altered students’ schedules and impacted their academic and social lives. Elson Student Health and Wellness has reported a rising number of cases since students returned to Grounds after winter break.
(01/30/24 8:53pm)
After two weeks of events ranging from golf trips to restaurant runs, hundreds of first years and upperclassmen were met with cheers at their dorms, apartments and houses as fraternity members delivered their bids Saturday.
(01/27/24 12:12am)
A resolution proposing that pepper spray be deemed permissible at University-sanctioned events was tabled once again at Student Council’s first general body meeting of the semester Tuesday. The representatives unanimously passed a motion to postpone a vote until members of the University policy office speak with the Council further about student safety.
(01/18/24 3:00am)
Four years after closing its doors, Littlejohn’s New York Delicatessen is making a return to the Corner, reopening on 1427 University Ave. some time during the spring semester.