The grants would be available for undergraduate Pell Grant recipients — students whose expected family contribution to college tuition falls below $5,846 — and out-of-state undergraduate students who are eligible for Medicaid in their home states.
Of the 17 cases, eight are students while nine are members of the faculty and staff.
Ali explained the history of the MSA, which was founded in 1985 to serve as a community for Muslim students at the University as well as students interested in learning about Islam.
At the Oct. 24 meeting, 20 members were in attendance out of a total of 28, but Andy Chambers, Chair of the Committee and fourth-year College student, was ineligible to vote because of his position as Chair. The proposal needed 19 votes in favor and received only 14.
First-time voters particularly expressed excitement regarding the potential impacts of their votes within this election.
Emails, contacts, calendars and documents will be migrated — importantly, German said, students will maintain their same email addresses and access to old emails and files.
Glitches in the system have caused students to wait longer for their food or, in some instances, be told that their food is ready to be picked up when it is not yet prepared.
Between 1817 and 1865, an estimated 4,000 enslaved individuals worked to build the Academical Village, from tilling earth to laying bricks, and maintaining everyday operations of the University on Grounds
YDSA also hopes to allocate funds towards developing better bus routes and improved street lighting on 14th Street, Lambeth Lane and other places around Grounds.
The talk took place despite reservations from students about defending the legacy of Jefferson, who’s life was marred by his enslavement of African Americans and publicized views on Black inferiority.
This announcement comes after the University canceled Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn due to concerns over gathering so many unvaccinated children and high-risk community members in the same space.
City Council will read the Comprehensive Plan twice in the coming months, with a first reading of the plan set for Nov. 15 and a second reading and vote scheduled for Dec. 6.
Each group was led by a facilitator from the Hoos Connected program.
The representative body passed a bill amending the organization’s code of ethics to grant Student Council the regulatory power to temporarily dismiss members who have been accused of violating the University Judiciary Committee’s 12 Standards of Conduct or the Honor Code.
While the race for Virginia’s next governor is heating up, voters in Charlottesville and parts of Albemarle County will also have the chance to vote for the next 57th District Delegate in Virginia’s lower chamber.
Incumbent Governor Ralph Northam is ineligible to run as Article V of Virginia’s constitution prevents governors from serving consecutive terms.
In an effort to increase student participation in the upcoming Nov. 2 general election, Student Council has offered to reimburse 200 students for their Uber or Lyft transportation costs to early voting sites.
The organization also specifies that the University should improve bus routes after student frustrations this fall and add more street lighting on Grounds and in areas where students frequently live.
Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn is an annual event in which local community members bring their children — dressed in Halloween costumes — to the Lawn to “trick-or-treat.”
This is the eleventh community alert of the semester and the second of October, following a “peeping Tom” incident reported Oct. 16.
