Seventy University of Virginia students gathered this weekend at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg for the Virginia Power Shift convergence, joining 200 others in what is designed to be an event that brings students together and empowers them to constructively address societal issues.
The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to pass Del. Rob Bell’s bill allowing homeschooled students to participate in competitive extracurricular activities, including varsity sports teams, at local public schools. The bill is known as the “Tebow Bill” in honor of NFL player and former homeschool student Tim Tebow.
In the upcoming weeks, University second, third and fourth years will elect the presidents and vice presidents for their respective Class Councils. The presidents and vice presidents will then be responsible for selecting the rest of the members of the Council.
There are 15 uncontested races this spring in the 2015 University elections, not including the School of Enrollment Office positions or those races for which no candidates are running. The elections will be held Friday.
The race for Student Council president is contested for the first time since 2012. The Cavalier Daily spoke with Locher Grove and Abraham Axler about their platforms and their visions for the next year in student leadership.
The 2015 University-wide student elections will take place Feb. 20 through Feb. 26. Among other positions, students will be able to vote for the 27 Honor Committee representatives for each of the different schools at the University.
Honor Committee elections and referenda voting open online Friday. In addition to electing representatives, students will have the opportunity to vote on the referenda to change the current Honor single-sanction system. The referenda are comprised of three proposal — the first two are binding constitutional amendments and the third is non-binding.
The University’s Counseling and Psychological Services center will host free mental health wellness screenings Feb. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Newcomb Hall 360.
University law students are working with an IRS-run program to provide tax advice to Charlottesville residents. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program began work in the city in 2007 and, in partnership with local groups, advises those with an adjusted gross income of $53,000 or less.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency Monday in anticipation of a winter storm. Both the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia State Police advised residents to stay off roads until the storm ended.
U.S. Under-Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell discussed an initiative to improve the equity of higher education by creating a national college ratings system at the 2015 National Legislative Summit held by the Association of Community College Trustees Tuesday.
The University announced it is investigating a missing person incident involving first-year student Mike D’Amario.
Jesse Matthew’s trial date for a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County was moved to June 8, following a hearing on Feb. 13.
A Virginia House General Laws subcommittee tabled Senate Bill 785, a motion which would have protected lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender public employees from discrimination in the workplace. Though the bill passed the Senate with bipartisan support, it now cannot be considered for the remainder of the session.
The University announced Thursday the selection of Ronald Hutchins as the next Vice President of Information Technology. Hutchins, who has been at the Georgia Institute of Technology for 34 years and is currently the chief technology officer, will assume the new position in August.
University students held a vigil Sunday night to honor the lives of three Chapel Hill students shot last week in an apartment near campus. The victims have been identified as 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat, his 21-year-old wife, Yusor Mohammad, and her sister, 19-year-old Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.
Though the six tribes — the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond — have received state recognition, the groups have failed to gain recognition from the federal government.
EPR Properties purchased the Virginia resort Wintergreen on Thursday from James C. Justice II. The four season resort will be leased by and managed by Pacific Group Resorts, a company which currently owns and operates the New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort and the Maryland Wisp Resort.
The University LGBTQ Center held its second singing of the Good ol’ Song as a part of the “Love is Love” Campaign, an effort aimed at raising awareness and creating a more welcoming community environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students.
Archie Holmes, Vice Provost for Educational Innovation and Interdisciplinary Studies, spoke to Student Council Tuesday about the 2015 Student Experience in the Research University survey.
