The statue, located by the intersection of West Main Street and Jefferson Park Avenue, depicts George Rogers Clark riding horseback, confronting a Native American chief.
The University community was alerted of the incident through a series of messages by U.Va. Alerts.
The celebration of his birthday on April 13 will instead be replaced with another holiday known as Liberation and Freedom Day, which will take place March 3.
The incident was reported to have happened at 180 Copeley Rd.
Fields drove his car into counter-protestors who had been demonstrating in opposition to the white supremacist and neo-Nazi messages, killing Charlottesville resident Heather Heyer and injuring dozens others.
Compared to the statistics from the Class of 2022, the new class features an increase in minority, first-generation and low-income populations.
In the event Bond House is not ready by the move-in date, the University will provide students with temporary on-Grounds housing in first-year residential areas with temporary free meal plans, among other options.
Popular among students for its academic and classic feel, Alderman offers 850 study seats. However, its closure — which will last from May 2020 until May 2023 — means students will soon be unable to spend late nights holed up in the Alderman stacks.
Fields admitted to intentionally driving his car into counterprotesters who showed up to demonstrate against white nationalists in Charlottesville nearly two years ago.
According to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Greg Roberts, the conversation to move towards early decision did not stem from the University itself but high school students and counselors around the country.
The MSC will be moved to Newcomb’s second floor Game Room space, and the project is expected to be completed and available for use halfway through the upcoming fall semester.
The 2030 Strategic Plan describes community building initiatives such as creating on-Grounds residential communities where first- and second-year students will be required to live together.
The Board of Visitors approved the proposed site for the new School of Data Science near the corner of Emmet Street and Ivy Road.
The plan will transform the athletics department with new and renovated buildings and practice fields at an estimated cost between $12 million to $14 million.
“Early decision is designed for students who have determined by the fall that U.Va. is their top choice for college."
Clinton ended his speech by advising the audience to expand their definition of "We the People" in the preamble to the Constitution and to not return hateful rhetoric with more of the same.
Ralph Sampson returned to the University to push the button for imploding University Hall, the home for the University’s basketball programs from 1965-2006.
Adams had withdrawn from the University last November after a diagnosis of kidney cancer the month before.
Last year, the University’s Office of Sustainability and Green Greeks petitioned to encourage students to pursue alternatives to carrying balloons to decrease environmental waste.
The project will focus on a variety of topics, including Obama’s transition to office, his response to the 2008 financial crisis and his role as the first African-American president.
