U.Va. welcomes largest and most diverse first-year class
By Olivia Rinaldi | August 30, 2018Students of the Class of 2022 started their year at the University this week as the largest and most diverse class in the University's history.
Students of the Class of 2022 started their year at the University this week as the largest and most diverse class in the University's history.
The organization allocated about $60,000 of its funds for the week towards the T-Pain concert.
This year’s iteration of the Wertland Street Block Party yielded only a single arrest, according to the Charlottesville Police Department.
The city will also conduct further community engagement on the plan’s development.
The bill clarifies Student Council’s funding policy for the activities of student organizations.
University President Jim Ryan and Medical School alumna Dr. Vivian Pinn were among the speakers at Sunday’s event.
The President’s Commission on Slavery and the University released its cumulative report in late July.
Student Council penned a letter in May requesting the event be moved for accessibility and crowding concerns.
Student Council was joined by College Republicans, University Democrats and several other organizations.
During a public hearing, several community members stressed the importance of transparency in the selection process for Charlottesville's next city manager.
Heaphy led an independent review that described the University Police Department's response to the white supremacist torchlit march at U.Va. as "woefully inadequate."
During the hearing, Higgins heard four motions in a courtroom packed with dozens of people, many sporting “Save Foxfield Races” stickers.
With the fall semester looming, some students question their financial ability to return to U.Va.
Several community members criticized the law enforcement response to a series of demonstrations which occurred throughout the Unite the Right anniversary weekend.
The large numbers of police present at last weekend’s rally and the tactics officers used were criticized at a City Council community listening session Tuesday and on social media this week.
The heightened law enforcement presence in the area was protested during several demonstrations over the weekend.
History of racism at U.Va. and in the local community among topics addressed during event held Sunday at Zion Union Baptist Church.
The Charlottesville Police Department is investigating an assault on one of its officers Saturday evening at the Downtown Mall, according to a release issued Sunday night.
With little direct interaction between the white supremecists and the counterprotesters, the rallies did not escalate to the violence that marked last year's rally in Charlottesville.
The reopening came after tense confrontations between protesters and state police throughout the afternoon, as well as four arrests.