Recycle initiatives face student participation challenges
By Maggie Snow | April 20, 2017While sustainability initiatives have become much more popular in recent years among students, many still do not recycle in on-Grounds housing.
While sustainability initiatives have become much more popular in recent years among students, many still do not recycle in on-Grounds housing.
The University's dining services program plans to offer more vegetarian and vegan options in response to student demand for increased variety and healthier food.
The report concluded there is no evidence of donations influencing admissions decisions, but it also said “several key administrators were not permitted to speak with anyone involved in this investigation.”
The graffiti included a smiley face, as well as allusions to anti-Semitism with a swastika combined with a peace sign.
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review voted Tuesday to allow the demolition of the Main Street Arena and Escafé to make way for a new office building.
Adam Ott was accused of sexually assaulting another student at an apartment on Brandon Avenue in April 2015.
The Black Student Alliance released a statement Monday condemning flyers featuring old tweets from Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy and images of Robert E. Lee as a statue holding a Confederate flag.
By a 3-2 vote, the Charlottesville City Council approved a resolution Monday night that will allow the Robert E. Lee statue located in Lee Park to be sold.
The Student Council held a special legislative session Monday to discuss and vote on the proposed 2017 summer budget.
A panel entitled “How to Support a Survivor” was hosted Monday as part of Take Back the Night Week 2017 by the organization Take Back the Night.
Flyers featuring old tweets from Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy and images of Robert E. Lee as a statue holding a Confederate flag were posted around Newcomb Hall late Saturday night.
The inaugural Human Library — an initiative which seeks to tell the stories of students, faculty and community members in an intimate way — was held on the Lawn the afternoon of April 14.
The Honor Committee brainstormed initiatives Sunday night to educate students about Honor in the coming year.
The University’s Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures is hosting Humanities Week, April 17-22.
A group of University students organized the Run for Refugees run-a-thon Sunday to raise money to support the International Rescue Committee.
The Systems and Information Engineering Department and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the Engineering School are currently discussing plans to combine into one department with two separate degree programs.
As a part of this year’s Founder’s Day, over 70 people gathered on the northwest side of the Rotunda to plant a black tupelo tree in honor of Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr.
Geoffrey Skelley, associate editor for Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, said the only thing for certain in the gubernatorial race is Gillespie is currently leading the Republican primary.
Former first-year College student Rose Marie “Rosie” Randolph was a Jefferson Scholar, musician and softball player.
Although the “Rebels and Tyrants” lists have only appeared annually since 2005, the society began in 2003.