The Charlottesville City Council revised its public comment policy in the spring and several community members and advocacy groups are questioning the changes.
Active voter registration in Charlottesville, nearly a month from the presidential election, is currently greater than it has been in the past two presidential elections on Election Day.
An organization known for working to release prisoners and hostages sent a humanitarian mission to North Korea last month, which advocated for the release of University student Otto Warmbier.
University Judiciary Committee discussed UJC Awareness Week during their meeting on Sunday.
University student groups are speaking out against a comment made by U.Va. professor Douglas Muir on social media in which he compared the Black Lives Matter to the Klu Klux Klan.
Douglas Muir, an executive lecturer in the Engineering School and the Darden School who recently commented on Facebook that the Black Lives Matter movement “is the biggest rasist organisation [sic] since the clan [sic],” has “agreed to take leave” from the Engineering School, according to a letter from Engineering Dean Craig H.
The audience raised issues related to racism, education, gun control, healthcare and student debt, among others, which Holton described “the [issues] that matter to young people.”
Despite it being a federal government holiday and a Virginia state holiday, the University does not recognize Columbus Day.
One of the certified measures is the Virginia “Right to Work” Amendment that, if passed, would incorporate existing state law into the Virginia constitution.
“Black lives matter is the biggest rasist organisation [sic] since the clan [sic]. Are you kidding me. Disgusting!!!” Muir wrote.
Employer feedback the Career Center has received in the past shows employers return to the University’s career fairs due to the quality of student preparedness.
“UTS does not have the capacity to run any extra services during daytime hours on a weekday,” Charles said in an email statement.
Tom Fitch, associate dean of Career Services and Employer Relations for the Commerce School, said while the business field is competitive, students from the University are marketable to employers.
On Nov. 22, 2014, five ABC agents made a number of observations that led to three allegations against the pub, one of which was dropped.
Students have emphasized to the Career Center a need for more personalized counseling, connections to alumni and specific advice for their desired careers.
In the last semester, 92 students had internship placements in the Albemarle school district and 23 students had placements with the Charlottesville school district
Carah Ong-Whaley, a Politics professor at the University, is teaching a course about the polarizing 2016 election.
The University’s Directors of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a workshop Thursday to address inclusivity in the classroom across the College’s departments.
Last week, the Honor Committee released its selections for the 2016-17 class of support officers. The applicants went through an extensive process that narrowed down the pool to 38 members.
The report contains information related to University initiatives designed to promote student safety, statistics on crimes committed on-Grounds and an overview of disciplinary policies.
