BOV considers additional housing options for upperclassmen
By Courtney Stith | February 21, 2016The Board of Visitors’ Academic and Student Life committee met Friday morning to discuss housing options for University students.
The Board of Visitors’ Academic and Student Life committee met Friday morning to discuss housing options for University students.
The Board of Visitors have selected Phoebe Willis, a second-year Law student, as the new student member for the 2016-17 year.
The Board of Visitors Advancement Committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss upcoming plans for the University and learn of new opportunities occurring on Grounds.
The University Center for Politics hosted a panel of nationally-recognized pollsters Thursday to discuss the 2016 presidential race and the influence of polls in public opinion.
Sen. John Cosgrove proposed the bill in order to protect law enforcement officers from being targeted.
First-year College students Anant Das, Galen Green, Zane Homsi, and Eddie Lin, and first-year Engineering student Ahmad Shawwal are running for the position.
“A lot of people in the minority community do not feel like they are part of the U.Va. community,” Tobin said.
UBE Chair Sara Kropp said the rules and regulations were last updated in 2011 and the changes made at the time were minor.
While discussing partisan conflicts, Warner compared the Senate to an arena for team sports in which legislators are measured by what they stand against rather than what they get done.
Third-year College student and UBE member Inez Lieber said instant runoff voting is useful in competitive elections.
Although both candidates are active members of Student Council this year and said the body has had a successful year, they see different areas for improvement.
Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich is scheduled to appear Feb. 22 before a live audience at the Miller Center for a taping of an interview with “American Forum.”
Student Council discussed an initiative to benefit transgender students Tuesday night at its general body meeting.
The University announced Sarah Drew as this year’s Valedictory Exercises keynote speaker as during halftime at Monday’s men’s basketball game at John Paul Jones Arena.
Second-year Law student Erich Reimer is running for Student Council representative and vice president of the Student Bar Association in the Law School with a campaign based off of the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Second-year College student Chad Metzger said she enjoyed the academic and aesthetic benefits of the snow.
The defense said the prosecution's changes to their suit have exceeded what is allowed by the court and have changed the substance of the case.
“Justice Scalia loved U.Va. and thought of his time there frequently and fondly,” Crocker said.
Four members of the Honor Committee attended the Virginia Integrity Conference to learn how other Virginia schools apply their honor policies.
The Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall will be open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday, beginning February 14.