Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn draws large crowds
Tuesday evening the Lawn was filled with crowds of children from Charlottesville dressed in Halloween costumes for Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn.
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Tuesday evening the Lawn was filled with crowds of children from Charlottesville dressed in Halloween costumes for Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn.
The Charlottesville Human Rights Commission hosted a study circle for its “Dialogue on Race” program at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Tuesday evening.
The parents of the late University student Otto Warmbier spoke on both “Fox & Friends” and CNN Tuesday, offering their first public remarks since the death of their son this past summer.
A group of protesters shrouded the statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda on Tuesday night. The demonstration, which comprised students, alumni and members of the local community, surrounded the statue as individuals climbed on top of the structure and wrapped it in black fabric.
President Donald Trump will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The provisions, established under the term of former President Barack Obama, were designed to prevent the deportation of and provide educational opportunities to those living in the United States without legal permission whose families brought them to the United States when they were children. A number of students currently enrolled at the University are protected by DACA.
Studying is a large part of the college experience. The University offers 18 different libraries plus a variety of other study spaces. Here are five of the most common places to focus and get work done.
The University Presidential Search Committee hosted a public seminar in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom Friday.
Jeff Fogel, a candidate running for the position of Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney, held a campaign event on Grounds Tuesday. The event was sponsored by both the University Democrats and the Black Student Alliance.
The Engineering Student Council is holding a weeklong program March 27-31 called Back to the FuturE-Week. Themed after the 1980s science-fiction film franchise, Back to the Future, E-Week represents another installment in the annual Engineer’s Week program, which is designed to foster unity among different majors across the Engineering School. The initiative will feature both social and educational daily events, such as resume workshops, dessert parties and movie screenings.
To accommodate collaboration among student entrepreneurs, a new area known as “the Lighthouse” opened in Thornton Hall March 15.
The University cancelled classes until 9 a.m. Tuesday in response to response to overnight sleet and freezing rain in the Charlottesville area. The University also suspended SafeRide services for the early morning hours of Tuesday and closed Clemons and Brown libraries at midnight Monday evening.
A statue honoring the memory of Shelley Goldsmith, a late University student, was erected in the Elson Student Health Center Monday as part of its Safe Spring Break week. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team plans to educate young people about the dangers of drug use through the untimely death of Goldsmith, who passed away in August 2013 after using a type of ecstasy known as “molly.”
Four Charlottesville-based women’s groups organized a “One Billion Rising” event at IX Art Park Tuesday to advocate against the exploitation of women worldwide. The Women’s Initiative, the Sexual Assault Resource Agency, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and Shelter for Help in Emergency both planned and sponsored the event, which featured performances from a number of local musical acts, including the Charlottesville Women’s Choir and Erin and the Wildfire.
Sweet Briar College named Meredith Woo its next president on Monday. Woo served as dean of the University’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences from 2008 to 2014.
The Virginia House Rules Committee tabled a proposed bill that would have studied the advantages of expanding the state’s DNA databank for criminals. Currently, the databank requires all convicted felons to register their DNA samples, while only necessitating a select number of people convicted of misdemeanors to register theirs.
Two bills intending to help students refinance federal loan debt failed to pass through the higher education subcommittee of the Virginia House Appropriations Committee. The measures, proposed and largely supported by Democrats in the House of Delegates, aimed to establish a board called the Virginia Education Loan Authority, which would have had the power to refinance high-interest student loans.
A University Law School clinic case is advancing to the U.S. Supreme Court. Epic Systems v. Lewis was granted certiorari Jan. 13, and will likely be heard by the nation’s highest court in April.
Assoc. Prof. Walter Korte, Jr., who was charged by the University Police Department with two counts of child pornography possession in August, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
A new student social space on the Corner will now open in March. The center’s opening has been pushed back most recently due to unexpected renovation concerns.
More than 660 first-year students indicated they had already registered to vote or registered as part of a voter registration drive in dorms.