College Republicans elect new chair
By Daniel Hoerauf | November 17, 2016Third-year College student Ali Hiestand won the election.
Third-year College student Ali Hiestand won the election.
In the five instances in which she quoted Jefferson in her community emails in the time period studied, two of the quotations were in emails related to the 2016 election.
The Board of Visitors is a group of 17 voting members appointed by the governor of Virginia and confirmed by the General Assembly.
The teach-in was purposefully designed so students would pass it on their walk between classes and could come, sit on the steps and listen to professors speak for as long or little as they wanted.
The letter has garnered over 600 signatures from both students and faculty.
The 29th annual Virginia Film Festival saw record attendance and an all-time high of 32,443 tickets sold.
The University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students marched for 24 hours in the amphitheater as part of a vigil held to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action.
Eddy’s hosted a closing party Saturday night before officially saying goodbye to the Corner.
More than 170 professors, deans and provosts have opened their offices as safe spaces to students in the midst of much anxiety on Grounds.
During the call, a man called a female student assistant a “c—t.”
Sullivan continued to say she believes Jefferson’s words — while rooted in a complex history — are able to express equality considering today’s diversity of leaders.
Faculty in the Psychology department drafted the letter in response to Sullivan’s post-election email sent to the student body Nov. 9.
Programs included a workday at Morven Kitchen Gardens, a recycling initiative and a sustainability project exposition.
The memorial has the support of the President’s Commission on Slavery at the University, the student group Memorial for Enslaved Laborers and the Board of Visitors.
Owners responded by posting a message to Facebook condemning the harassment and calling for inclusivity.
The Eliminate the Hate campaign began Monday at 12 p.m. with a Flash Slam on the steps of Old Cabell Hall. Student performers were invited to share their experiences of dealing with hate speech and bias.
Partway through the meeting, a group of students interrupted the session by storming the boardroom and demanding BOV members work to make the University a safer place.
The committee will hold its first public Honor trial of the year this coming Saturday, Nov. 19 — its first since Feb. 2013.
The University Judicial Council may have several constitutional amendments on the ballot in the next University election.
Several professors on Grounds collaborated to write a letter to University President Teresa Sullivan against the inclusion of a Thomas Jefferson quote in her post-election email Nov. 9.