Climate Action Society members assembled and unveiled a 55-foot long pipeline on the South end of the Lawn Monday in an effort to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The pipeline — proposed by Dominion Power — would transport natural gas from West Virginia to the edge of North Carolina.
U.Va. Students United and United for Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity (UFUSED) co-hosted a teach-in Tuesday on the new Affordable Excellence model approved during the most recent Board of Visitors session.
Take Back the Night held a panel style discussion about Title IX legal requirements and the University's new sexual misconduct policy Tuesday as a part of their week long event combatting sexual misconduct.
Jerry White, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, led a lecture Tuesday sponsored by the University’s Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures.
The thirtieth anniversary of Black Alumni Weekend was held this Friday and Saturday and featured events ranging from discussions about the changing role of the African-American community to a screening of a documentary on the history of slavery.
Take Back the Night kicked off its first series of events Monday as part of a week long initiative on sexual assault.
The Honor Committee held its first meeting of its new term Sunday headed by its newly-elected 2015-2016 Executive Board.
The University has planted a tree every year since 1970 on Founder’s Day to honor an individual who has made a significant contribution to the University.
The Middle Eastern Leadership Council announced the new 2015-2016 executive board this past weekend.
A special committee selected third-year Batten student Israel Vaughan Sunday to live in Lawn Room 1 West, the John K. Crispell Memorial Room.
The Minority Rights Coalition elected its new Board members on Wednesday.
A number of University students are planning to volunteer this summer for Bike & Build — a national non-profit organization that raises funds and generates awareness for affordable housing.
OpenGrounds held the second annual Public Day showcasing student research, scholarship and creative work across disciplines Friday.
The University hosted Elin Suleymanov, the Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States, Thursday. The ambassador presented to Politics Prof. Allen Lynch’s Russian Politics course, an event organized by the University Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.
Former University student and lacrosse player George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his girlfriend Yeardley Love — also a University student — is trying to take his case to the United States Supreme Court after a series of failed appeals in Virginia.
The Miller Center announced the creation of the nonpartisan National Commission on Financing 21st Century Education, aimed at finding solutions to the high costs of higher education in America. The commission held its first meeting on March 31.
The University Curry School of Education will begin offer three degrees completely online starting in the fall. They include a master of education degree in reading education, a master of education degree in curriculum and instruction, as well as an education specialist degree in reading education.
As a defamation case, the lawsuit will seek reparations for the personal injuries Phi Kappa Psi brothers experienced as a direct result of false statements made against them in the article. While specific details of the lawsuit have yet to be released, legal experts are already speculating what it will entail.
The Undergraduate Research Network held their 14th annual research symposium in the mural room of Clark Hall Thursday.
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