Third-year Commerce student Otto Warmbier remains detained in North Korea following a March 16 trial before the North Korean Supreme Court.
Students and alumni also used the hashtag #GivingToHoosDay and shared pictures of their time on Grounds on social media platforms.
Panelists were asked about ways to deal with encounters with the police.
ITS maintains a list on its website of suspicious emails known to be affecting members of the University community. Over 70 different emails have been posted on the website since the beginning of 2016.
The need for a replacement became clear in November, 2015 when current Chief Tim Longo announced his plan to retire this May.
The group, founded in 2003, is a semi-secret society that keeps its membership secret until final exercises. The “Rebels” are mentioned in praise while the “Tyrants” are criticized.
A two-day interdisciplinary conference called “Fight and Refugee: The European Crisis in Global Perspective” kicked off Tuesday with a talk with a panel of refugees currently living in Charlottesville.
The 2016 Undergraduate Student Opportunities in Academic Research Symposium took place in Newcomb Hall Ballroom Tuesday, featuring 18 oral presentations and two poster sessions.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month includes a variety of events, ranging from comedy nights and large cultural days to food tastings and networking events.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Pham Quang Vinh spoke at the University Tuesday afternoon as part of the Ambassador Lecture Series hosted by the University Center for Politics.
The University officially opened its first China office in Shanghai last March.
The Committee on Educational Policy and the Curriculum unanimously approved a revised general education curriculum model March 22.
Students presented their research to members of the University faculty and competed for various cash prizes.
Take Back the Night is an international organization with a goal to end sexual, domestic and relationship violence.
The governor said the bill would inject an unnecessary element of partisanship into “historically nonpartisan municipal elections.”
“This is to try to have a piece of everything to really showcase the breadth of what goes on at the University,” Hepler said.
Nearly 500 student volunteers scattered across Charlottesville and University to over 40 different volunteer sites.
The name of the festival, in honor of Thomas Jefferson, is intended to pay homage to the former president while still remaining light and whimsical.
Fairchild said GivingToHoosDay is an important way to showcase the talents and opportunities at the University.
Cozart said their “primary motivation of interest” is commemorating Jefferson’s birthday, although their day to day activities are unknown.
