The Virginia state holiday Lee-Jackson Day will no longer be observed in Charlottesville following a City Council vote Monday.
The Prevention Working Group of the President’s Ad Hoc Group on University Climate and Culture, held a town hall-style meeting Monday in which students, faculty and other University community members discussed ideas about how to prevent sexual violence on Grounds.
Members of the working groups were present at each table discussion, along with two moderators who were either members of the administration or students from Sustained Dialogue.
The Culture Working Group of the President’s Ad Hoc Group met Wednesday to address cultural norms and issues surrounding sexual assault at the University.
The Charlottesville City Council stated Tuesday they are accepting applications for membership on 16 boards and commissions.
The Albemarle County Circuit court granted two motions Wednesday filed by the defense in the case of the Commonwealth v. Jesse Matthew.
Second-year College student Abraham Axler, chair of the representative body and newly-elected Student Council president, opened the meeting by asking the Council members if they had ideas regarding sexual assault prevention after having attending the Monday town hall meeting.
The legislation ensures survivors have access to information about their options and support services as well as establishing a procedure for handling charges of sexual assault.
The bill primarily focuses on improving current systems of the address and disclosure of issues of sexual misconduct on college campuses by establishing new resources for survivors, demanding increased transparency of proceedings, implementing a national sexual assault survey by individual universities and stipulating a more uniform process of disciplinary action.
In what Counseling and Psychological Services Director Tim Davis has termed an “all-out blitz,” the University has been aggressively working to reduce suicide risk and build prevention efforts following a difficult fall semester, involving both Counseling and Psychological Services and Madison House in the process.
Students petitioned last weekend for an apology from Zeta Psi fraternity following a party thrown Saturday night entitled “Bombs Over Baghdad.”
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones proposed a spending plan for the next fiscal year which would increase the city’s meals tax rate by 25 percent — raising the tax from four to five cents on every dollar.
The University hosted its second 24-hour Hack.UVA event over the weekend. Held in Newcomb, the event allowed students from the University and other schools in the region to take part in a programming competition. The contest sought to have students — undergraduate and graduate — develop and construct web and mobile platforms from scratch.
Cheryl Harris, a professor in civil rights and civil liberties at the University of California at Los Angeles Law School, spoke Friday to University students and community members about the issues of gender, race and class and how they are addressed in modern society.
With student elections complete, the Honor Committee is beginning to prepare its transition to a new term with new leadership. The Executive Committee will be decided from the pool of students elected to serve on the larger Honor Committee.
Though the discussion was termed historic, University students are not expected to see tangible changes in their Internet experience.
The Virginia General Assembly defeated House Bill 2238 on Wednesday by a single vote, preventing legislation which would have granted public funds to parents with disabled children to help pay for expenses ranging from private school tuition to standardized testing fees.
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County saw record high retail sales last year — a combined $2.5 billion — making 2014 the first year to have higher retail sales than pre-recession years.
The University Board of Elections released the spring 2015 student election results at 5:30 p.m. Friday. A total of 7,017 students cast votes in the election, constituting 30.8 percent of the student body.
The Albemarle County Circuit Courthouse has scheduled a hearing for the Jesse Matthew case for Mar. 4. The session will begin at 10:30 a.m., and Matthew is set to attend in person.
