A City of Charlottesville and Charlottesville School District joint commission presented a report Tuesday about the status of public education funding in Charlottesville and potential ways to combat funding gaps.
At a press conference Tuesday morning, Virginia lawmakers voiced opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed controls on coal power plants in a letter to President Barack Obama.
Attorney General Mark Herring announced last Thursday he does not intend to defend the state’s current ban on same-sex marriage in federal court. Herring is pushing to have the ban declared unconstitutional.
A grand jury Tuesday charged former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen with fraud, conspiracy, and federal obstruction, among various other allegations in a 14-count federal indictment. McDonnell retired from his position just ten days before the allegations were made public. Prosecutors allege the former Governor and his wife illegally supported nutritional supplement company Star Scientific in exchange for gifts from then-CEO, Jonnie Williams.
The University sent out the first offers of admission to the Class of 2018 on Friday. Since August, the University received 14,819 applications submitted for early action – 4,027 applications from in-state students, and 10,792 applications from out-of-state students. Although data for this year is not yet complete, admissions statistics reveal significant trends. This year’s applicant pool also showed an increase in the number of underrepresented minority applications. Of the almost 15,000 early applications, 4,590 applicants were accepted and 3,771 were deferred.
Democratic candidate Jennifer Wexton claimed victory in a special election Tuesday for the 33rd Virginia Senate district in Northern Virginia, which was vacated in December when Attorney General Mark Herring won statewide office.
Businessman Wayne Coleman ® requested a recount last week in the election to replace Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in Virginia’s Sixth district. Nine votes separate Coleman and Del. Lynwood Lewis (D). The race will decide the balance of power in the Virginia State Senate.
Student Council met Thursday night in Newcomb Theater to discuss new initiatives for the upcoming semester.
Following his inauguration last Saturday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe addressed the Virginia state legislature.
An anonymous vandal scrawled the message “U.Va. hates blacks,” on a sign outside of Student Health late Sunday evening or early Monday morning.
The University school of Architecture Monday commenced its third annual “Vortex” workshop project, entitled “Route 29 after the Sprawl”. Students compete in teams to research solutions to traffic issues on Charlottesville’s Route 29.
Ryan Jones’ medical education led him to make a live-saving diagnosis last March when a mock examination took a serious turn for the worse.
After four years of stagnant production on the unfinished skeleton of the Landmark Hotel on the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville City Council must determine the fate of the East Water Street building.
The New York Times reported Thursday that Republican strategist Ed Gillespie will likely challenge incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in 2014. The news brought heightened focus to an election Warner had been widely predicted by analysts to win handedly.
The Office for Diversity and Equity has partnered with student groups and community organizations to present the 2014 Community Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration next week.
A mental health bill proposed by University students has made its way to the Courts of Justice subcommittee in the Virginia House of Delegates. House Bill 206 asks public university governing boards to improve efforts in “identifying symptoms of depression earlier, [and making] it easier for students to find mental health resources at their school…”
The University is awaiting the release of a list of names of those thought to have purchased a fake ID from a distributor on Rugby Road. The three individuals involved in the distribution were arrested in May after federal investigators raided the suspected headquarters. To date, legal action has only been taken against the three individuals associated with the distributor.
Lawyers representing former University student and convicted murderer George Huguely faced a three judge appeal panel in Richmond on December 12.
University student Patrick Carney will blast into outer space in 2015, after winning a contest pitting him against more than one million other entries for one of 23 spots.
The Faculty Senate approved new graduate programs Wednesday afternoon. The Senate Academic Affairs committee presented legislation which sought to establish a Masters of Science in Data Science as well as a proposal to create a masters program in European studies.
