The Honor Committee published case summaries Tuesday outlining the instances in which students took advantage of the Honor Committee’s new informed retraction policy since it passed in a referendum in March.
CIOs had to turn in final appropriations requests last week. Vice-President for Organizations Neil Branch, a fourth-year College student, and other members of Student Council finalized the amount on Monday evening. Only four CIOs received more than half of their appropriations requests.
Student Council’s appropriations committee is in the process of allocating its semi-annual funding for the fall semester, the first of two processes through which the University’s Contracted Independent Organizations can gain access to funds this semester.
On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recognized improvements the state has made against human trafficking in rankings released last month by the anti-human trafficking group Polaris. Polaris ranks every state and the District of Columbia on the stringency of their laws combating sex trafficking and supporting trafficking survivors. In the past three years, Virginia has moved from Polaris’ fourth and bottom tier to the organization’s top tier.
The University Judiciary Committee passed two bylaw changes by unanimous consent Sunday night. The changes shrink the First-Year Judiciary Committee from 17 to 12 members and require Judiciary Committee members to sign up for 12 trials each semester.
The Virginia Death Penalty Assessment Team, part of the American Bar Association, released a report Thursday finding several areas of the state’s capital punishment in need improvement. The team’s recommendations centered around twelve issues the American Bar Association identified as imperative to the fairness of the death penalty. As long as the death penalty exists in Virginia, Team members say the state must take action to ensure this form of punishment is reserved for a narrow group consisting only of the worst offenders.
In recent weeks, foot traffic has noticeably swelled outside New Cabell Hall, with congestion forming between classes on the stairwell east of the building, adjacent to Wilson Hall. Renovations on New Cabell have been ongoing since September 2011, but according to an August status report by University Facilities Management, 80 percent of the renovations are complete. Currently, the only portions of the building that have not been finished are the third, fourth and fifth floors.
A majority of Virginia law enforcement agencies continue to adhere to an outdated suspect lineup policy that frequently produces wrongful convictions, according to research conducted by Law Prof. Brandon Garrett.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato joined Princeton Prof. Sam Wang in Nau Hall Thursday evening for a presentation titled “The Art(s) and Science(s) of Political Election Forecasting.” The discussion, mediated by Associate Politics Prof.
Three Charlottesville residents accused of producing and selling more than 25,000 fake IDs to mainly college students pled guilty Wednesday morning in the U.S.
Students and faculty gathered Thursday evening in front of the Alpha Phi sorority house to commemorate Shelley Goldsmith, a second-year student at the University who passed away last Saturday in Washington, D.C.. Goldsmith was a Jefferson Scholar, a sister of Alpha Phi and a dedicated member of the Class of 2016.
Obama’s decision to seek authorization from Congress in Syria has produced mixed reviews from both parties.
Dean of Students Allen Groves gathered on the Lawn Wednesday evening along with almost 3,000 students to break the world record for most high-fives in an hour.
Batten School faculty member Fred Hitz spoke Thursday evening about the recent political controversy surrounding the United States’ drone use.
On August 22, President Obama released a new proposal to rank institutions of higher education to assist families with selecting colleges.
University student group Sustained Dialogue hosted an Open Dialogue yesterday in the Amphitheater to discuss financial aid and the future of higher education.
Although Livestrong Foundation founder and professional cyclist Lance Armstrong faced intense public scrutiny after admitting to doping earlier this year, recent research from the Darden School found that the organization diligently worked to prevent the bad publicity from harming the Livestrong brand and mission.
The University Judiciary Committee discussed changes to the First-Year Judiciary Committee during its first general body meeting Sunday evening. Members talked about reducing the size of FYJC and modifying the organization’s training methods.
Following the April arrest of a University student attempting to buy sparkling water at a local grocery store, a Charlottesville-based advocacy group, the Rutherford Institute, is encouraging a series of large changes to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The Honor Committee continued to discuss a proposal to combine support officer roles during its meeting Sunday evening. The combination of roles expressed in the bylaws would go hand-in-hand with combined recruitment and training of support officers.
In an effort to address large, complicated and quickly expanding data sets that are now the norm in any sort of research, the University is preparing to launch a Big Data Institute in the coming weeks. The Institute will operate virtually, pulling faculty, facilities and resources from schools all across the University. It will attempt to keep the University competitive with other research universities moving towards big data research said Rick Howitz, the associate vice president for research.
