The Dialogue on Race work groups met individually to address the action ideas voted on in December and begin planning their work based on agenda handed to them upon arrival.
The benefit of Clinton's address was decreased by the small venue and minimal ticket availability.
While Meléndez enjoys the performance aspect of the game he most appreciates that the Globetrotters take the opportunity to give back.
Governor Terry McAuliffe issued a press release Wednesday unveiling recommendations for six pieces of legislation to address the laws surrounding opiate and heroin abuse. The Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse drafted the legislation, which will be proposed in the Virginia General Assembly 2015 session.
Virginia Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn has proposed a bill which will require university campus police to report sexual assault cases to their local commonwealth attorney within 48 hours. House Bill 1343 is intended to increase prosecution of sexual assaults that take place on college campuses. Filler-Corn held a press conference Tuesday to promote the bill.
Del. Joe Morrissey (D-Henrico) was sworn into the Virginia House of Delegates this week after resigning his position last month following a sex scandal with an underage girl. In his most recent campaign, Morrissey ran as an Independent and defeated both Democrat Kevin Sullivan and Republican Matt Walton. He garnered 42 percent of the total votes, while Sullivan and Walton totaled 33 percent and 24 percent of the total votes, respectively.
Last Wednesday, the University Medical Center announced additional patient visitation limits due to the increase in flu cases.
In a special election on Tuesday, the 74th district of Virginia will vote to fill the seat Joseph Morrissey had until December in the Virginia House of Delegates. Throughout a controversy-ridden campaign, the candidates have challenged each other to hold a stance on specific issues. Morrissey faces 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 Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA), a Charlottesville-based nonprofit that aims to support survivors of sexual assault, held its sixth annual Annette DeGregoria Grimm Award Celebration last Friday at the Darden School of Business. This year’s award went to Ron and Lorelei Pulliam of the Gallastar Equine Center in Afton.
The University’s Miller Center released the first installment of interviews for the Clinton Presidential History Project Friday at the end of a symposium on the Clinton administration.
The Charlottesville Health Department is investigating the cause of a gastrointestinal illness which sent about 15 students, mostly first years, to University Emergency Services during the weekend.
Albemarle County Sheriff Chip Harding said he wants to see an expansion of the Virginia DNA databanks. Harding said he believes that if Jesse Matthew had his DNA collected in 2010 when he was charged with a misdemeanor, the DNA would have matched the 2005 sexual assault case.
Several University students are organizing a hackathon in honor of late second-year Engineering student Connor Cormier, who committed suicide in October, to be held Nov. 15-16.
Despite continued patrolling of the fence by police, students and other Charlottesville residents continue to risk tickets and the issuance of a summons as they illegally cut across the railroad tracks.
University Hall was the last precinct in the state of Virginia to report their final vote tally to the state Electoral Board on Monday after a voting machine broke during Tuesday’s election.
Representatives from the UVa Facilities Management and the Office of the Architect spoke about the state of construction projects occurring around Grounds Monday night at a talk called “Breaking Grounds.” Student Council’s Building and Grounds Committee hosted the presentations.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato hosted his annual Crystal Ball predictions Monday night, predicting Republican gains in Tuesday’s congressional and state elections. Sabato and his team said they predict the Republican Party would gain a total of eight seats in the Senate to gain a 53-47 majority as well as nine seats in the House of Representatives, which which would give them a 243-192 majority.
Agencies in Albemarle, Buckingham, and Greene counties will receive grants totalling nearly a quarter of a million dollars to improve emergency preparedness .
At a summit held to address sexual violence on college campuses in Virginia on Thursday and Friday, Governor Terry McAuliffe said he intends to lead an effort that changes the sexual assault culture at Virginia schools.
