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(05/20/22 6:10pm)
A few days ago, my life felt like it was coming to a halt, flashing before my eyes and taking off all at once. In one Wednesday afternoon, I went to my very last undergraduate class and committed to my next career move. We celebrated the two first-place Virginia Press Association awards for The Cavalier Daily, and I ventured to the Newcomb basement for the first time in months to collect my CD grad cord. I should have felt pretty excited and maybe even a little accomplished that evening. Instead, I remember feeling sad and scared.
(11/16/21 2:46am)
As Virginia football fans eagerly anticipate filling Scott Stadium for this year’s matchup against Virginia Tech, the in-state rivals’ student newspapers are beginning their rivalry collaboration and fundraising competition. Virginia fans can donate to The Cavalier Daily’s donation page or @cavdaily on Venmo with the description “rivalry” to help us beat Tech and support volunteer student journalists.
(10/21/21 4:12pm)
The University is requiring all full-time and part-time employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, per a Thursday email from Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis. The requirement is in accordance with President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14042, which was issued Sept. 9 to require employees of organizations with federal contracts be fully vaccinated, including institutions of higher education which contract with the government.
(09/23/21 5:09am)
On Wednesday, University President Jim Ryan joined The Cavalier Daily for an interview ahead of the Board of Visitors meetings this Thursday and Friday, where the 17 members of the corporate Board will vote on various aspects of the University’s long-term strategic goals, such as capital planning, policies and budgeting.
(07/12/21 1:15am)
The University’s statue of George Rogers Clark was removed from Grounds on Sunday morning, following the City of Charlottesville’s removal of two Confederate statues and one of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea on Saturday.
(03/16/21 9:23pm)
As the student body prepares to begin voting in University-wide elections Wednesday, the University Board of Elections is investigating reports that the campaign of Gavin Oxley, Student Council presidential candidate and third-year College student, violated UBE procedure.
(03/03/21 6:23am)
University President Jim Ryan sat down for an interview with The Cavalier Daily ahead of the full meeting of the Board of Visitors Friday to discuss the start of the spring semester and proposals that the Board will consider.
(01/26/21 4:47pm)
A University Police Department internal investigation found “poor judgment” by an officer in a November incident on the Corner that, according to Defund Charlottesville Police, resulted in a local man seeking medical attention at U.Va. Health for three broken ribs. The officer involved was placed on administrative leave and is required to undergo several weeks of training, then will return to the job.
(01/15/21 5:21pm)
The University will move forward with its plan to begin in-person classes Feb. 1, leadership announced in an email update Friday afternoon. The University cites their information on the pandemic and the University’s capacity to combat it, in-person instruction allowing the University to monitor compliance from off-Grounds students and lack of evidence of transmission through the classroom or into the Charlottesville-Albemarle community as reasons for this decision.
(12/08/20 7:40am)
Local activist organization Defund Charlottesville Police obtained footage of University and Charlottesville Police officers violently detaining a local community member, they announced on social media Nov. 27. The posts condemn the alleged excessive force against a local unhoused Black man who went to the hospital for the injuries caused by police forcibly detaining him on the Corner around 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 16.
(11/19/20 8:07pm)
University President Jim Ryan, Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis joined The Cavalier Daily for a Zoom interview Tuesday to recap the fall semester and discuss the University’s plans ahead of an extended winter break. During the interview, they all agreed they are pleased with how the University fared this semester despite the pandemic.
(09/18/20 3:08am)
UPDATE (Sept. 20, 1:45 p.m.): Three cases of COVID-19 were identified within Lefevre, the University announced Sunday. There were previously no known cases prior to Friday's testing.
(09/11/20 3:04pm)
Around 100 community members gathered around the University’s George Rogers Clark monument on the Corner Thursday evening in support of various demands put forth by Indigenous community activists. The demonstration came one day before President Jim Ryan and the Board of Visitors are set to discuss Racial Equity Task Force recommendations and the University’s historic landscape.
(09/10/20 6:14pm)
University President Jim Ryan sat down for a 20-minute Zoom interview with The Cavalier Daily Wednesday afternoon to discuss the return of students to Grounds and the start of in-person learning.
(08/22/20 8:28pm)
Students and organizations who do not comply with the University’s gathering capacity, mask wearing and social distancing guidelines will face disciplinary action, Dean of Students Allen Groves stressed in a video message to students Saturday. The University has already received reports of “significant non-compliance,” he added, which the University classifies as conduct that “intentionally or recklessly threatens the health or safety of the University community.”
(08/21/20 4:46pm)
The University’s George Rogers Clark Statue continues to garner significant public criticism for its blatant display of Clark’s violence against indigenous people. On Monday morning, University police discovered the statue and pedestal covered in red paint, which facilities workers removed, and University police logged that Clark’s head was “nearly decapitated” the following day.
(06/17/20 6:48pm)
The University plans to start the Fall 2020 semester on-time and in-person, introducing various adjustments to academic operations, student life and public health measures, the University announced today. The announcement builds on a May 28 community-wide email that originally stated the semester would begin on Grounds Aug. 25, as originally scheduled.
(05/22/20 2:18am)
John L. Nau III — a University alumnus of the College’s Class of 1968 and former member of the Board of Visitors — has donated $27.5 million in support of the College’s recently established Democracy Initiative, the University announced Wednesday.
(05/10/20 6:56pm)
University President Jim Ryan spoke with CBS “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, a University alumnus, Sunday morning about how COVID-19 is impacting plans to bring students back to Grounds. Acknowledging that the University has not canceled fall semester, or even all summer session courses, Ryan said that reaching a decision is dependent on guidelines determined by public health concerns, which could require University-wide testing, the ability to contact trace individuals affected by the virus and the means to isolate exposed individuals.
(04/27/20 3:06am)
After extensive deliberation regarding alleged violations of endorsing procedure policies, the University Board of Elections disclosed Thursday that two violations occurred in the 2020 election of Student Council president, vice president for administration and vice president for operations. However, investigators from UBE’s executive board found the violations did not impact the outcome of the election, and therefore did not require further action.