Business owners on the Downtown Mall are demanding that Charlottesville City Council clean up the mall’s image.
Joseph Edward Duva, the 21-year-old man who attempted to burn down the University’s observatory last February, pled guilty Thursday to destruction of property, according to an Albemarle Circuit Court employee. Judge Cheryl Higgins ordered Duva to pay a $418.52 restitution fee to the University for the damage.
Academical Village Chimney Project workers earlier this month put the finishing touches on Lawn fireplaces, allowing Lawn residents to again use the hearths for warmth.
A fiscal cliff could affect everyone paying income taxes come January if Congress does not pass a budget deal by Dec. 31.
Homelessness in Virginia has declined 8 percent since 2010, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday in a press statement.
Retired Charlottesville Police Lieut. Joe Rader, former lead investigator for the Morgan Harrington case, is boosting efforts to find Harrington’s killer.
Runk Dining Hall employee Matthew Beaulieu had a dog leash, rope, duct tape, nylon restraints and handcuffs in his car and intended to hold his potential victim for several days, according to a signed affidavit and probable cause statement describing his attempted abduction of a University student Thursday evening. Charlottesville police received a phone call from the victim shortly after the attack.
In a email sent to students Wednesday afternoon, Patricia Lampkin, vice president and chief student affairs officer, said the absence of a University-wide notification about the attempted abduction of a University student by a Runk Dining Hall employee last week was consistent with University policy.
Charlottesville Mayor Satyendra Huja announced in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony that the City of Charlottesville has named a portion of Fifth Street Southwest “George R.
Senior Vice Provost J. Milton Adams, Dean Billy Cannaday and Kristin Palmer, the project manager for the University’s partnership with Coursera, spoke Wednesday in Clemons about the University’s plans to offer massive open online courses this spring.
University Dean of Students Allen Groves spoke at Student Council’s representative body meeting Tuesday evening, addressing lingering concerns about the sexual misconduct policy and recent incidents involving students.
The University Architecture School’s Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture programs each rank among the nation’s top three public school programs, according to recently released 2013 rankings published by DesignIntelligence.
A study released this week by the Institute of International Education revealed a great increase in the number of international students attending U.S.
A recent study by the Education School’s Youth-Nex program found the Jefferson Public Citizens initiative is accomplishing its objectives to help students to develop leadership and communication skills applicable to real-world settings.
University Dining employee Matthew Beaulieu, 26, had just finished serving a driver’s license restriction for marijuana possession in early September when he attempted to abduct a female University student Thursday evening, according to Charlottesville, Albemarle and Fluvanna General Court records.
The Fourth Year Trustees announced this week to a palpably excited student body that Stephen Colbert would be the keynote speaker at this year’s valedictory exercises. Students get a say in the selection of their valediction speaker.
University President Teresa Sullivan kicked off International Week Monday afternoon with an address to a crowd of about 120 people in the Dome Room, discussing how the University has adapted to an increasingly international student applicant pool in the past 20 years and how those demographic changes to the student body have affected culture on Grounds.
Local and state officials gathered at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion Monday to recognize veterans alongside ongoing celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Charlottesville’s founding.
Charlottesville Police charged Runk dining hall employee Matthew Beaulieu with abduction with the intent to defile, a class 2 felony, after he attempted to abduct a female University student Thursday evening.
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s administration annually asks state agencies to prepare plans for cutting their budgets if it were to become necessary in the coming fiscal year.
