The University’s LGBTQ Center and Teach for America’s LGBTQ initiative co-sponsored a discussion Tuesday on the new television musical drama “Empire” and how it presents cultural issues concerning sexuality and race. The discussion also addressed broader applications of these issues in a real-life context.
Student Council met in the Law School Tuesday to hear from a representative from the Student Bar Association, as well as members of University Information Technology Services.
The Carter G. Woodson Institute and the University’s Office of African-American Affairs hosted the Black History Month’s Keynote Lecture Tuesday. Princeton University’s Center for African American Studies Prof. Imani Perry delivered the lecture.
Generation Opportunity hosted an event called Criminal Justice in the Commonwealth Tuesday featuring the story of Weldon Angelos, a man serving a federally mandated 55-year sentence for a nonviolent crime.
The Virginia General Assembly unanimously passed a bill enabling women to breastfeed in public. Breast feeding is currently only permitted on property which is owned, leased or controlled by the Commonwealth, as well as inside private homes.
Posters reading “Students for JUSTICE in Palestine #JewHaters” with an image of a body being dragged through a street were posted around Grounds on Sunday .
The number of first-year law students has reached its lowest national level since 1973, according to an American Bar Association report.
The Women’s Center kicked off Celebrate Every Body Week Monday. The week-long event, which ends Friday, includes a film screening, a jeans exchange and a free Zumba class.
Charlottesville community members expressed concerns about planned McIntire Park renovations at the fourth Design Review Public Open House Thursday. These renovations come as part of a sequence of similar renovations to local natural attractions over the past few decades.
Four political activists arrested on the steps of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in November pled guilty to trespassing charges last week in Charlottesville General District Court.
The Albemarle County Circuit Court scheduled a three-week jury trial Wednesday for Jesse Matthew on murder charges against second-year College student Hannah Graham. The trial will take place from June 29 to July 17.
Charlottesville City Council passed a resolution Tuesday authorizing a zoning text amendment aimed at more closely regulating short-term housing rentals.
The Miller Center hosted an event Friday titled “The CIA and the Question of Torture: Reading the Senate Report on the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program.” The program included a panel of professional experts who debated the significance of the Senate’s recent torture report and placed them into broad historical context.
The winter season brought its first case of serious inclement weather last week in the form of snowstorms and freezing temperatures, resulting in hazardous driving conditions and a large number of traffic crashes and disabled vehicles.
The Charlottesville City Council passed a resolution Tuesday initiating the process to craft an amendment to zoning text aimed at more closely regulating short-term housing rentals. The city planning commission will investigate the issue and make a recommendation.
This winter season has experienced its first case of serious inclement weather in the form of snowstorms and freezing temperatures, resulting in hazardous driving conditions and a large number of traffic crashes and disabled vehicles.
The 29th Annual Outstanding Faculty Award Ceremony, acknowledging excellence in teaching, research and public service, was held Thursday in Richmond. Governor Terry McAuliffe presented awards to 13 Virginian educators, two of whom were University professors — English Prof. Stephen Cushman and Asst. Biology Prof. Sarah Kucenas.
The Executive Board of the Board of Visitors selected third-year college student Daniel Judge on Friday as the new student Board of Visitors member. A double major in political philosophy, policy and law and philosophy, Judge currently serves on Student Council as an Academic Affairs Committee co-chair and as a student liaison to the SIS Advisory Board.
The Lawn Selection Committee released decisions last week determining Lawn room residency for the 2015-16 academic school year. Out of 251 applicants, 47 were selected by the committee for residency. An additional seven will be determined by a process separate from the committee.
The French department hosted a discussion Friday, featuring visiting lecturer Vincent Michelot, about the recent terrorist attacks in France. Titled “Je Suis Charlie: A Rorschach Test of the Republican Compact,” the talk attracted roughly 55 attendees and focused on the Charlie Hebdo attacks, including its causes and its implications.
