In an effort to combat the rising number of heroin-related deaths, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order 29 last September, establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse.
The Richmond chapter of Black Action Now — an organization promoting awareness of Black issues — held a protest and die-in on Wednesday in support of Martese Johnson drawing roughly 50 Virginia Commonwealth University students, who marched around campus.
Interactions between third-year College student Martese Johnson and bouncers outside Trinity Irish Pub Tuesday night were cordial and fairly standard, Trinity owner Kevin Badke said in a limited exclusive interview with The Cavalier Daily.
Students pressed representatives from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Charlottesville Police Department and the University Police Department at a question and answer session organized by Student Council in response to the arrest of third-year College student Martese Johnson Friday at 1 p.m.
The College Council announced the appointment of second-year student VJ Jenkins as the new College of Arts & Sciences representative to the Honor Committee.
Prince Charles participated in a global issues forum on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., hosted by the University-affiliated Presidential Precinct at the National Archives.
After hundreds of students, faculty and community members attended a rally organized by Black Dot Wednesday night, another rally took place outside Minor Hall Thursday afternoon in support of Martese Johnson.
Five Commerce students are launching a March Madness raffle in the next few days as a philanthropic and academic venture.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s sexual assault task force convened for one of its last meetings Wednesday before they give the governor their official recommendations surrounding sexual assault on college campuses across Virginia in June.
The lawyer of third-year College student Martese Johnson spoke at a press conference Thursday night at the Downtown Mall. Daniel Watkins, of the firm Williams Mullen, spoke as Johnson’s mother and brother stood behind him.
The state of Virginia has now commenced both an administrative review and a criminal investigation into the Mar. 18 arrest of third-year College student Martese Johnson by agents of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Virginia State Police announced in a statement Thursday afternoon.
A compilation of statements issued throughout the day Wednesday in response to the arrest of third-year College student Martese Johnson.
UPDATE: University Police confirm Charlottesville resident Sara Tansey was arrested around 10 p.m. Wednesday night during protests on the Corner.
The 2013-14 academic school year saw a record-breaking 886,052 international students attending undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities in the United States. This pushes the international student population to four percent of all students enrolled in higher-level education, and their numbers appear to be growing.
The University’s International Studies Office, in partnership with the Global Development Studies Program and the Department of Anthropology, hosts a seminar series titled CORE — Cultural Orientation, Reflection and Engagement.
Recent statistics from the University’s International Studies Office revealed one in four students from the Class of 2014 studied abroad during their time at the University.
University President Teresa Sullivan issued a statement in response to the arrest of third-year College student Martese Johnson.
Martese Johnson, a third-year student in the College and a member of the Honor Committee and Kappa Alpha fraternity, was arrested at around 12:45 a.m. on Mar. 18 in front of Trinity Irish Pub on the Corner.
John D. Arras, University Porterfield professor of biomedical ethics and of philosophy and public health sciences, died of a stroke March 16 in Galveston, Texas while on a spring break vacation.
