The first crop of hopeful members of the Class of 2018 have applied to the University, with 14,309 students submitting by the Nov.
The Virginia Supreme Court reversed a jury verdict last Friday in the wrongful-death suit filed by the parents of slain Virginia Tech students Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde, two of the 32 victims in the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.
Since the release of their debut studio album “Eyelid Movies” in 2009, Phantogram has built a noticeable grassroots following through extensive touring campaigns, playing with the likes of The Antlers, The xx, Beach House, and Ra Ra Riot.
Sarvis is a native of Fairfax, Va. and has an undergraduate degree from Harvard, advanced degrees from Cambridge and George Mason and a law degree from New York University. He has experience as an entrepreneur, a software engineer, a math teacher and a lawyer.
Kenneth Thomas “Ken” Cuccinelli II graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1986 and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University. Cuccinelli also received a J.D. and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. Cuccinelli was a leading conservative member of the Virginia Senate from 2002-2010 and is the state’s current attorney general. Cuccinelli is a practicing Roman Catholic and currently lives in Nokesville, VA with his wife, Teiro, and their seven children.
Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program went into effect Friday, reducing the amount of money families around the country will receive to help pay for groceries. An estimated 8,000 Charlottesville residents will be impacted.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe raised $24,776,522 from donations this election cycle, outpacing Cucinelli’s $14,815, 328. Political industries and politics sectors were significant donors for both candidates, accounting for about $8.5 million of McAuliffe’s funds and $9.2 million of Cucinelli’s. Cuccinelli attacked McAuliffe’s accepting donations from the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry, which made the largest in-state contribution to McAuliffe.
Cuccinelli’s top donors were the Republican Governors Association ($7,916,261), Republican Party of Virginia ($679,844), and Richard Uihlein ($150,000). Uihlein is the CEO of Uline Inc., which distributes shipping, industrial, and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America. Cuccinelli became embroiled in controversy when he accepted more than $18,000 in gifts from CEO Jonnie Williams of Star Scientific—a technologically oriented company focused on health and wellness. As a result of public backlash, Cuccinelli has since donated the money to a Richmond-based charity.
Voters will have to make a decision between Republican Candidate Mark Obenshain and Democratic Candidate Mark Herring. Center for Politics Spokesperson Geoffrey Skelley said the outcome of this race will be harder to predict than the other two races on the ballot. Skelley said that much of voters’ focus is on the governor’s race.
At no time since 1968 has a Democrat occupied both the Virginia Governor’s Mansion and the White House, and the data suggest that having a Democrat in the White House is a good predictor of a Republican winning the race for governor. In addition, the Cavalier Daily was confident that no change in the party holding the White House was a good predictor of no change in the party holding the Governor’s Mansion.
Student Council drafted a bill at a small group session Tuesday to address concerns about recent cuts to AccessUVa, the University’s financial aid program.
The student organization Graduate Students for a Better U.Va. is calling for increased student advocacy and communication with the administration regarding issues affecting the life of Univeristy graduate students.
The family of Casey Schulman, a University student who died during a boating accident in Dominica while on a Semester at Sea trip last fall, has filed a lawsuit against the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea, as well as the hotel and the travel agencies through which the chartered snorkeling expedition Schulman was on was organized, charging them with counts of negligence and strict liability.
From Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn, to spooky Hauntings on the Hill in Brown College, and the Haunted Trail behind Gooch/Dillard, the University has plenty to offer supernatural seekers for the year’s spookiest holiday.
Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.
College is getting harder to pay for, even though tuition growth is slowing down, according to two reports released by the College Board last Wednesday.
TheCourseForum, a website intended to consolidate professor reviews and streamline the course registration process, has announced the official completion of its redesign project, just in time for spring 2014 course registration.
The Charlottesville Office of Human Rights appointed 11 members to the newly formed Human Rights Commission last Monday. The Commission was formed by the Charlottesville City Council last May to facilitate community dialogue and engagement about eliminating discrimination.
A top Chinese university fired an outspoken, pro-democracy professor last week, and outside academics are deeming the response from the University of Virginia insufficient.
Campus Sustainability met in Newcomb Hall Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day, recognizing and encouraging sustainable environmental practices at UVA.
