Both houses of the Virginia legislature are voting on bills which would allow the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control to operate outside of government authority. The new organization would be called the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
Exchange students from the People’s Republic of China arrived at the University and met with the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. The economics and business undergraduate students will engage in discussions at both institutions and will be in Charlottesville for two weeks.
Student Council met Tuesday to hear budget appeals from the Vietnamese Student Association and the Indian Student Association. Both CIOs made requests to alter funding allocations.
The State House of Delegates passed legislation last Friday to allow transportation network companies to be licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
University student group Liberty in North Korea hosted an event Monday titled How to Stop Genocide in North Korea. Four North Korean refugees attended the meeting and spoke about their experiences living in and escaping from North Korea, as well as how to effect change among a totalitarian regime.
The House of Delegates passed a bill on Friday, Jan 23 which will cap the percentage of student fees supporting athletics in all Virginia higher-level-education institutions. House Bill 1897 — sponsored by Del. Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights — requires schools to limit student fees funding their athletic department budgets.
The University has commenced an internal evaluation of University President Teresa Sullivan to determine whether to extend her current contract. Sullivan’s contract is set to expire July 31, 2016.
Charlottesville City Council met Monday night to discuss the city’s continued recognition of a state holiday honoring Confederate State Army Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Ragged Mountain Running Shop is currently organizing a marathon, dubbed the C-VILLE-athon, to take place over a year. Co-sponsored with the C-Ville Weekly, the C-VILLE-athon will consist of 34 non-profit races held around Charlottesville, to benefit local causes. Events include the Fourth Year 5K and the Charlottesville Ten Miler.
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s planned highway improvements along the Charlottesville and Albemarle portions of Route 29 — $84 million worth of projects — have sparked a debate in the local community over construction impacts.
Del. Dave LaRock, R-Hamilton, recently proposed legislation that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks. The bill would make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion after period except in cases of emergency.
University President Teresa Sullivan addressed the University community Friday with an update on recent and upcoming initiatives, and discussed the ongoing University self-examination brought on by the critiques of last semester.
The Z Society announced a $30,000 donation to the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Faculty Forward initiative in a letter addressed to faculty Friday. The donation itself was made in September.
The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society hosted Sarah Slamen, a reproductive rights advocate and political consultant, Friday evening as the first speaker of its Spring 2015 Distinguished Speaker Series.
National sorority presidents requested National Panhellenic Conference sororities with University charters refrain from participating in the 2015 Boys Bid Night last Saturday in a move which generated discontent and confusion from alumni and sorority members.
The last of the Rotunda’s old marble column capitals were removed Friday afternoon to make room for the installation of new, recrafted capitals. The first 10 new capitals are expected to arrive in the United States from Carrara, Italy in the next few weeks. The last six are expected in the spring.
Both branches of the Virginia Legislature voted on resolutions on Tuesday calling for a constitutional convention and subsequent amendments to the United States Constitution. The resolutions seek to invoke Constitutional Article V, which states that amendments to the Constitution may be proposed if resolutions for a convention are passed by two-thirds of states.
University President Teresa Sullivan released a statement Thursday in response to the National Panhellenic Conference’s request that University chapters not participate in the 2015 Boy’s Bid Night, saying the University did not participate in making the decision.
Virginia Commonwealth University announced Tuesday it will no longer require prospective undergraduate students with a 3.3 high school grade point average or higher to submit SAT scores for consideration of admission.
Three bills in the Virginia House of Delegates — proposing student and student organization rights to an external attorney during institutional disciplinary proceedings — were tabled yesterday during a hearing of the House sub-committee on Higher Education.
