Governor Terry McAuliffe issued a press release Wednesday unveiling recommendations for six pieces of legislation to address the laws surrounding opiate and heroin abuse. The Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse drafted the legislation, which will be proposed in the Virginia General Assembly 2015 session.
Chapter presidents of all National Panhellenic Conference sororities with University charters received a letter on behalf of their national and international sorority presidents requesting the chapters refrain from participating in the 2015 fraternity Boy’s Bid Night. The letter is dated Jan. 20.
Big changes may be coming to the intersection of Emmet Street and Ivy Road, which the University is hoping to better integrate into the rest of the University community. Among the potential changes being discussed is a new residential college.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday in favor of Law School Prof. Douglas Laycock in its Holt v. Hobbs case, in which Laycock represented Abdul Maalik Muhammad, an inmate at an Arkansas correctional facility, who was not permitted to grow a half-inch beard despite its importance to his Muslim faith.
The Charlottesville Police Department will add a four-legged member to its force in about a year, Captain Wendy Lewis said. The bomb-detecting “K-9” will partner with an existing officer and work full-time for the department.
The Charlottesville City Council approved on Tuesday two resolutions addressing homelessness in the city, both proposing to allocate money towards helping the homeless population. City funds were pledged to two different programs: $150,000 to Virginia Supportive Housing and $105,000 toward the Spring for Housing program.
The Charlottesville City Council received a petition Tuesday challenging its Nov. 2014 endorsement of a resolution to move the ABC store currently residing on West Main St. The Council has now decided to open up a public dialogue addressing the store’s location in an attempt to hear as many community perspectives as possible before a move is made.
At its weekly meeting Tuesday, Student Council heard a report challenging its plans to adopt two new student safety initiatives — Buddies on Call and Student Watch. Buddies on Call is a proposed student safety initiative that would allow students walking home at night to find another student — a “buddy” — to travel with.
The Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Subcommittee failed to advance two minimum wage bills to the floor Monday, stalling a fight in the legislature to increase the incomes of the poorest Virginians.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe was hospitalized at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond Monday following injuries he sustained after being thrown from a horse while vacationing with his family in Africa during the holidays.
For several years, the Miller Center has partnered with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, to pass legislation in Congress which would more narrowly define war powers.
A new police substation on the Corner opened Thursday in an effort to increase law enforcement presence in the area.
The Board of Visitors and University officials recently hired two law firms to serve as consultants and to conduct an internal investigation and review of its handling of sexual assault cases.
University President Sullivan has commissioned a seven-member taskforce to examine the academic integrity of the University’s athletics department to ensure the experience of student-athletes continues to University academic standards.
The University Counseling and Psychological Services has begun hosting suicide prevention training, seeking to make the University community more aware of some of the warning signs of suicide and possible methods to approach those signals.
The Batten School’s student-run academic journal the Virginia Policy Review hosted the 2015 National Journal Conference for Schools of Public Policy and Affairs this past weekend, featuring several guest speakers and attendees from policy schools around the country.
The University announced the appointment of Phillip Parrish as the interim vice president for research Jan. 14. Currently the associate vice president for research, Parrish will assume the position Feb. 1, when current Vice President for Research Thomas Skalak steps down.
College students from around the state gathered in Richmond Monday for the Virginia Student Day of Action against Student Debt at the General Assembly.
The University’s Health System reached an agreement with Bon Secours Health System last week to expand its clinical programs and add new health services in the Richmond and Charlottesville areas.
The Virginia Supreme Court announced Thursday it will not rehear the appeal of former University student and lacrosse player George Huguely, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love — also a University student — in 2012. Paul Clement, one of Huguely’s attorneys, argued in October that his client’s Sixth Amendment rights had been violated due to the fact that one of Huguely’s attorneys fell ill during trial but court proceedings continued in his absence.
