The legislation ensures survivors have access to information about their options and support services as well as establishing a procedure for handling charges of sexual assault.
The bill primarily focuses on improving current systems of the address and disclosure of issues of sexual misconduct on college campuses by establishing new resources for survivors, demanding increased transparency of proceedings, implementing a national sexual assault survey by individual universities and stipulating a more uniform process of disciplinary action.
In what Counseling and Psychological Services Director Tim Davis has termed an “all-out blitz,” the University has been aggressively working to reduce suicide risk and build prevention efforts following a difficult fall semester, involving both Counseling and Psychological Services and Madison House in the process.
Students petitioned last weekend for an apology from Zeta Psi fraternity following a party thrown Saturday night entitled “Bombs Over Baghdad.”
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones proposed a spending plan for the next fiscal year which would increase the city’s meals tax rate by 25 percent — raising the tax from four to five cents on every dollar.
The University hosted its second 24-hour Hack.UVA event over the weekend. Held in Newcomb, the event allowed students from the University and other schools in the region to take part in a programming competition. The contest sought to have students — undergraduate and graduate — develop and construct web and mobile platforms from scratch.
Cheryl Harris, a professor in civil rights and civil liberties at the University of California at Los Angeles Law School, spoke Friday to University students and community members about the issues of gender, race and class and how they are addressed in modern society.
With student elections complete, the Honor Committee is beginning to prepare its transition to a new term with new leadership. The Executive Committee will be decided from the pool of students elected to serve on the larger Honor Committee.
Though the discussion was termed historic, University students are not expected to see tangible changes in their Internet experience.
The Virginia General Assembly defeated House Bill 2238 on Wednesday by a single vote, preventing legislation which would have granted public funds to parents with disabled children to help pay for expenses ranging from private school tuition to standardized testing fees.
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County saw record high retail sales last year — a combined $2.5 billion — making 2014 the first year to have higher retail sales than pre-recession years.
The University Board of Elections released the spring 2015 student election results at 5:30 p.m. Friday. A total of 7,017 students cast votes in the election, constituting 30.8 percent of the student body.
The Albemarle County Circuit Courthouse has scheduled a hearing for the Jesse Matthew case for Mar. 4. The session will begin at 10:30 a.m., and Matthew is set to attend in person.
The Office of Housing and Residence released demographic and academic data Thursday for the accepted Lawn resident applicants.
The University’s Living Wage Campaign held a rally Thursday demanding all University workers receive a living wage. The ralliers marched to Madison Hall to deliver a petition signed by more than 1,200 individuals.
The University was selected as one of the recipients of the 2015 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization.
UN Women, Women’s Health Virginia @ UVA and Student Global AIDS Campaign jointly hosted a talk on global health and gender-based violence Wednesday. Edward Strickler, program coordinator for the University's Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy, led students in a small group discussion setting by presenting issues, models and mock scenarios to illustrate pressing matters in the areas of domestic violence.
The Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate released amendments to the state budget Tuesday. Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, proposed a series of reforms to increase budget transparency at the State Budget Conference Jan. 30.
The University’s Miller Center hosted experts on India’s history and politics Wednesday for a question and answer session about the future of U.S.-India relations.
The Asian Student Union and the Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institute co-hosted an event Wednesday on sexual assault and bystander intervention.
