Virginia’s General Assembly is in the process of crafting legislation which will alter how incidents of sexual assault are handled on college campuses.
Honor Senior Support Officer Ian Robertson and Honor Support Officer Jaeyoon Park, both College third-years, have proposed three referenda which would establish a biannual honor system popular assembly open to the University student body, facilitate the Committee adoption of binding constitutional amendment by community vote and open to student discussion whether or not to change the single sanction policy.
The University is planning to release a sexual assault campus climate survey this April in collaboration with the Association of American Universities — a survey which will be distributed among 29 nationwide institutions of higher education.
The number of participants in 2015 formal recruitment for both the Inter-Sorority Council and Inter-Fraternity Council’s spring rush saw an increase from last year. In total, 1,028 men rushed University IFC fraternities — a 10-person increase from last year.
The University delivered its first round of Class of 2019 admission letters on Jan. 23
Two Virginia Senate bills addressing gun control, part of the numerous gun regulation bills moving through the Virginia legislature, were defeated Monday.
Student Council passed a resolution Tuesday addressing the self-governance of sorority women, urging National Sorority Organizations to respect University principles of student self-governance as well as University-approved sorority safety plans.
Some sorority national headquarters are putting in place stricter measures — such as mandatory meetings or social events — than those imposed last week by the National Panhellenic Conference in an effort to further prevent University chapter members from participating in upcoming Boy’s Bid Night.
A 73-acre plot of land just south of Charlottesville city limits will soon become the 5th Street Station shopping center. The land is currently being cleared while underground infrastructure is installed.
The Virginia Democrats held a press event Monday morning in Richmond to formulate their agenda for the upcoming term. The meeting followed press conferences held by the Senate Democratic Caucus and House Republican Caucus in Richmond last week, during which both parties outlined their legislative agenda for 2015.
University engineering researchers teamed up with researchers from the University of Georgia to flight-test a new System-Aware Cybersecurity concept and Secure Sentinel technology which could protect drones from cyber attacks. Over the course of five days in October, researchers demonstrated attack scenarios considering GPS embedded-data manipulations, the manipulation of critical metadata related to transmitted images and onboard surveillance and payload control breaches.
A team of graduate students from the Education School presented to the Honor Committee on Sunday the results of a student survey assessing the community’s interactions with and feelings toward the honor system. The survey found a great majority of students are aware of the honor system and its procedures, but many are uncomfortable with the consequences of an honor offense and are unlikely to report those they witness.
Derailing well-laid tracks In response to a series of events that shook the University community last semester, Student Council shifted its focus from day-to-day student concerns to focus on promoting and ensuring student safety. Safety and Wellness Chair Rachel Murphy, a third-year College student, said her committee originally planned to focus on an anti-smoking platform for the fall semester. “We were really committed to looking at making U.Va.
State Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, proposed a bill Thursday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Virginia.
Last Friday, all 31 of the University’s fraternities signed a new Fraternal Organization Agreement addendum, agreeing to new safety measures for social events.
The Cavalier Daily held elections for its 126th term Saturday, electing an all-female Managing Board for the first time in the paper’s history.
DNA test results released Friday excluded Jesse Matthew as a suspect from the Aug. 2013 murder and abduction of Alexis Murphy.
Law School Prof. Robert F. Turner and his son Thomas Turner, a third-year Batten School student, released an article last month in the Richmond Times Dispatch titled, “It’s time for a U.Va. apology.” In it, they argue Rolling Stone inappropriately handled its investigative report of University Greek Life and an alleged sexual assault described in the November article, “A Rape on Campus.”
The University Institute of World Languages kicked off its second film series Wednesday, an effort which will feature a host of movies — each in a different language with English subtitles — over the course of the semester. The Institute began the series with a panel discussion, featuring scenes from movies pertaining to diverse global filmic encounters.
The Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed a plan last week to establish a University student liaison to the city council. This liaison will act as a link between the University and the City, providing a way for both parties to easily communicate questions and concerns.
