UBE announces 2017 election results
By Jacob Wilkins and Anna Houghton | February 24, 2017“I am humbled, I am honored, I am excited to get to work for the student body,” third-year College student Sarah Kenny said.
“I am humbled, I am honored, I am excited to get to work for the student body,” third-year College student Sarah Kenny said.
The University announced on Wednesday Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian has been appointed vice president for research.
All University Judiciary Committee referenda up for consideration in this year’s University elections passed.
Only 46.62 percent of voters supported the proposed amendment in the referendum.
Kenny carried 82.5 percent of the vote and Kilgore received 17.5 percent of the vote.
Of the 27-person Honor Committee, 18 members plan to vote “no” and nine plan to vote “yes” on the amendment, which proposes to lower the threshold of support necessary to amend the Committee's constitution.
Architecture Prof. Frank Dukes has created a petition to allow community members and former Vinegar Hill residents to help select the name of the federal courthouse.
Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have effectively cut funding for Planned Parenthood in Virginia.
The Charlottesville City Council met Tuesday to consider a report on the status of the Landmark Hotel on the Downtown Mall.
Malcolm Stewart, a third-year College student and Third-Year Council President, has been named Senior Resident of the Lawn for the upcoming academic year.
The University announced Wednesday it is investigating an incident in which a man allegedly made racial slurs to three students at Clemons Library Tuesday evening.
Student Council presidential candidates Sarah Kenny and Kelsey Kilgore participated in a Tuesday night debate hosted by the Minority Rights Coalition.
The University announced Tuesday Bryan Cranston will be the third speaker in the University President’s Speaker Series for the Arts.
Republican candidate Corey Stewart criticized City Council's recent vote to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Lee Park.
Two ABC agents filed a motion for Martese Johnson and his attorneys to provide adequate information for the upcoming trial.
Speaker of the House of Delegates William J. Howell (R-Stafford) announced Monday he will not be running for re-election at the end of his term in January 2018.
Both candidates have said marijuana cases will not be a priority if they are elected.
The special committee to select University President Teresa Sullivan’s successor convened for the first time Monday.
A panel discussion titled, “The Legacy of Thomas Jefferson,” was held Monday at the Caplin Pavilion.
Phoebe Willis clarified the appointment process for the student Board member position in a Facebook post Monday night.