[caption id="attachment_48333" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Occupy Charlottesville members have been camping out in Lee Park since mid-October.
[caption id="attachment_48331" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jefferson Gray, a former Fulbright Scholar to the Republic of Yemen, visited the University yesterday.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia released recommendations to the state Monday, asking for financial incentives for public colleges and universities to increase enrollment. The council made these recommendations in accordance with the state's Higher Education Opportunity Act, which was passed earlier this year and aims to increase degree production by 100,000 throughout the next 15 years. The act established the Higher Education Advisory Committee to review current policies on higher education and make recommendations to the council, which then makes recommendations to Gov.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch released an analysis of forcible sex crimes at seven Virginia universities this week which found that no cases involving student-on-student assault resulted in criminal prosecution from 2008 through 2010. In the 15 crimes reported at the University between those years, only two people were accused and convicted - neither of whom were students. The Times-Dispatch analysis also showed that Virginia Tech was the only university to report it had expelled a student for sexual misconduct. Claire Kaplan, director of Sexual and Domestic Violence Services at the University's Women's Center, confirmed the findings of the study, saying "it addresses some of the problems that prosecutors have." The study revealed that victims rarely pressed charges and if they did it was very hard to prove their allegations because of a lack of evidence. "I've been in this office for more than 20 years and can count the number of criminal charges that were filed against U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_48257" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Turkey's Ambassador to the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_48255" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A fourth-year student was hospitalized with non-threatening injuries Saturday afternoon after falling from a balcony at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house.
Three University students shared the results of a study about Charlottesville's downtown farmers' market before market vendors and community members Sunday. The students took up this research because the City of Charlottesville is considering moving the market a new location.
[caption id="attachment_48252" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Sharon Davie, founder and director of the University's Women's Center, was presented with the National Women's Studies Association's 2011 Founders Award.
[caption id="attachment_48200" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Members of the Occupy Charlottesville movement gathered together before their general assembly meeting last night.
[caption id="attachment_48198" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University President Teresa A.
Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed former Virginia governor George Allen's bid for the U.S. Senate Friday. Allen, the Republican frontrunner, stated in January his intention to reclaim his seat in the Senate, a position he held before current Sen.
[caption id="attachment_48195" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bernard Goodwin spoke at a conference hosted by the Law School this weekend.
About 70 students and members of the Charlottesville community gathered yesterday at the University to rally for the creation of a living wage for University staff.
[caption id="attachment_48134" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Sierra Student Coalition held a rally yesterday to protest the University's use of coal.
Jeffrey Bergner, former assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, and Gerald Warburg, professor of public policy and assistant dean of external affairs in the Batten School, co-hosted an informal discussion last night on upcoming foreign policy challenges during the 2012 election year. Warburg invited Bergner, who served under the administration of President George W.
[caption id="attachment_48130" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Robert Rood is survived by his wife, two daughters and four siblings.
State Sen. Edd Houck, D-Spotslvania, conceded defeat yesterday in the race against Republican Bryce Reeves for the 17th district in the state Senate, according to numerous reports. Reeves declared victory early Wednesday night by a margin of 86 votes out of about 45,000 cast, entitling Houck to a recount.
The Board of Visitors discussed further plans for the ongoing renovation of the Rotunda yesterday. It also approved the concept, site and design guidelines for the proposed indoor practice facility near University Hall and the proposed expansion of the North Grounds Recreation Center. Chief Facilities Officer Don Sundgren said the University has not yet finished going through the work plan for the Rotunda and will not know the extent of repairs needed until it completes the plan in February. The repairs are estimated to take between 12 and 14 months and could potentially extend through the graduations of both the classes of 2012 and 2013. "We'd like to compress [the work schedule] significantly," Sundgren said, though he added that "unforeseeable conditions" may become apparent when the renovation begins if the building is more damaged than expected. Currently, the planned repairs include tenting the building as the roof is removed, replacing acoustic panels with acoustic plaster and temporarily closing the Dome Room.
University President Teresa A. Sullivan spoke at yesterday's Board of Visitors meeting about Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier's termination, stressing the need for "good people, good processes, and good systems" in the University's operations to prevent a similar situation here. The Penn State Board of Trustees fired Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno late Wednesday night as details surfaced about their role in responding to a report of child molestation.
[caption id="attachment_48064" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Edd Houck, D-Spotsylvania, is optimistic that the recount will lead to his re-election, despite his narrow loss Tuesday.
