Batten class awards $35,000 in grants to local nonprofits
By Thomas Roades | December 21, 2015This week, a class in the Batten school gave away $35,000 in grants to five different local nonprofit organizations.
This week, a class in the Batten school gave away $35,000 in grants to five different local nonprofit organizations.
Charlottesville Police responded to a call for “shots fired” in the Corner area at approximately 2:22 a.m.
Augusta County schools were closed Friday after receiving numerous phone calls and emails from parents regarding a world geography assignment which included copying Arabic calligraphy.
The University Judiciary Council and Honor Committee released case statistics summarizing the activities of the University’s disciplinary groups over the Fall 2015 semester.
A jury will hear University student Martese Johnson’s $3 million lawsuit against Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control next October.
The Honor Committee’s main goal this semester has been to work toward creating a proposal for a multiple sanction system. The two proposed constitutional amendments that the Committee has drafted will be on the ballot in February.
A hearing to compel Jackie to submit phone and communication records as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by Assoc. Dean of Students Nicole Eramo has been transferred from Alexandria to Charlottesville.
This year an online Corks & Curls Museum featuring digitized versions of all of the University’s past yearbooks will be launched.
Private schools in Central Virginia continue to grow despite national statistics showing a decline in private school enrollment since 2009.
The defense argued that its previous motion to suppress evidence for unconstitutional search and seizure should be withdrawn from the record.
The University’s Dance Marathon group hosted a fundraiser on Friday at the Impeccable Pig boutique on the Downtown Mall.
A look at the major events that grabbed University attention this fall.
University President Teresa Sullivan and Provost Thomas Katsouleas released a statement on Friday in response to a slur directed against the LGBTQ community at Thursday’s Lighting of the Lawn.
Beginning next semester, students can purchase a meal plan that provides food from restaurants on the Corner.
The Cavalier Daily held elections for its 127th term on Saturday, December 5. Four of the five Managing Board positions were filled by students who had previously served on either the paper’s Managing or Junior Board.
The Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Media Studies Department hosted a panel discussion on Thursday on “The Fate of Journalism in the New Media Era.”
The University will hosted its annual Lighting of the Lawn ceremony, complete with a light show, poetry reading and a capella performances.
Charlottesville streets will be modified in the coming year to foster the safety and mobility of pedestrians and cyclists.
The University received 16,778 undergraduate early action applications for the Class of 2020, up from 16,081 applications last year.
Six people were detained after members of the Albemarle County and Charlottesville SWAT team conducted a raid on 210 Maury Ave., part of the Cavalier Court Apartment complex, on Wednesday.