Drug enforcement officials see increase in synthetic marijuana use
The local drug enforcement task force has seen a recent surge in the number of calls related to the use of spice, or synthetic marijuana.
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The local drug enforcement task force has seen a recent surge in the number of calls related to the use of spice, or synthetic marijuana.
Today the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments for the case Obergefell v. Hodges.
Madeline Nagy, Senior Writer
Lea Calvani, a child and adolescent advocate from the Shelter for Help in Emergency hosted a forum titled “The Confidence to Care” Monday evening. The forum, which aimed to confront intimate partner violence in college relationships, launched Kappa Delta Sorority’s 2015 Confidence Campaign.
The Law School held a panel Monday to discuss career opportunities in child advocacy. The panel led a conversation about their individual experiences as child advocacy lawyers and gave career advice to Law students.
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The number of first-year law students has reached its lowest national level since 1973, according to an American Bar Association report.
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s planned highway improvements along the Charlottesville and Albemarle portions of Route 29 — $84 million worth of projects — have sparked a debate in the local community over the impact of the construction.
University engineering researchers teamed up with researchers from the University of Georgia to flight-test a new System-Aware Cybersecurity concept and Secure Sentinel technology which could protect drones from cyber attacks.
The 74th district will vote to fill the seat of Del. Joseph Morrissey, D-Charles City County, who resigned from the Virginia House of Delegates in December, in a special election Tuesday. Morrissey, who is running to represent his constituents again as an independent, will face off against Republican Matt Walton and Democrat Kevin Sullivan.
Amid a sea of protests, University faculty have been active participants in the dialogue permeating Grounds which critically analyzes the University's culture and policies surrounding sexual assault. In addition to organizing a rally Saturday night on Beta Bridge, faculty from a swath of departments have issued statements and held discussions to help promote constructive change on Grounds, after a Rolling Stone article published last week thrust the University community into the national spotlight over the administration's handling of sexual assault cases.
The Latino Student Alliance launched Advocacy Week Monday, aiming to raise awareness among members of the University about the difficulties of becoming a U.S. citizen.
Charlottesville-based group The Women’s Initiative received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation last week. The nonprofit aims to provide free assistance and counseling as well as education to women who are victims of abuse or suffering from mental health issues.
The City of Charlottesville sent out postcards to 1,200 households Monday asking for participation in the National Citizen Survey, which will gauge citizens’ opinions about the usefulness of city services.
About 400,000 people marched to raise awareness about climate change in New York City Sunday in anticipation of the United Nations Climate Summit, which will begin Tuesday. Eighty University students attended the event, joining 230 other university students from across the commonwealth.
Following the White House’s Not Alone initiative, designed to prevent sexual assault at universities across the country, the University plans to implement a new three-step prevention process.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring recently appointed Roscoe C. Roberts as legal counsel to the University.