University students and faculty have responded in full force to an article published in Rolling Stone magazine Wednesday — many voicing their opposition to sexual assault and misconduct on Grounds. The article detailed the alleged gang rape of a then-first-year student by several members of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in Sept. 2012.
The Virginia State Health Department has determined norovirus to be the cause of the recent gastrointestinal illness among University students. It is still unknown, however, whether the source of the outbreak is food-borne or from person-to-person contact.
On November 17, 2014 at the Virginia-1 (VA-1) Tourism Summit in Reston, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the creation of the LGBT Tourism Task Force as part of an initiative to increase LGBTQ tourism in Virginia. McAuliffe expressed interest in developing Virginia’s tourism sector by exhibiting the state as an LGBTQ-friendly destination.
The George Washington National Forest recently released their Draft Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, which will allow for fracking on 10,000 acres of the forest under lease and other land currently owned by private parties. This land comprises part of the total 1.1 million acres of forest land.
Lawyer Mark Filip, who was selected by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring to lead a review of the University’s sexual misconduct policy at the request of the Board of Visitors, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, archives confirm.
An anonymous letter submitted to various news organizations claims responsibility for the vandalism of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house which occurred early Thursday morning. The letter was submitted via email shortly after 4 p.m.
Governor Terry McAuliffe and retiring dean of the Darden School Bob Bruner will serve as commencement speakers for the Class of 2015, the University announced this morning.
The Black Student Alliance, United Sisters and the University chapter of the NAACP held a discussion Tuesday on the prevalence of colorism throughout history and in today’s society.
Bike racks for the University’s upcoming bike-share program, UBike, were installed over the past week in preparation for a phase of beta testing before the comprehensive program is implemented.
The University’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, a portfolio comprised of around 1,800 pieces of historical and contemporary Australian art, is open to the University community in both academic and artistic settings. It is also the only collection in the United States dedicated to Aboriginal Australian art.
The University posted its proposed new sexual misconduct policy Wednesday, more explicitly establishing how and by what means victims can respond to sexual assault, expanding the definition of what the University views as sexual assault and modifying the procedures surrounding the reporting and judicial processes related to circumstances of misconduct.
The University is increasing investment in arts around Grounds in an attempt to make art more important to the University student experience.
Twenty sculptures line public plots on Charlottesville roads, a culmination of the city's effort to make art more publically accessible. The sculptures — 10 permanent structures and 10 placed for a one-year period — are hosted by ArtInPlace, a non-profit corporation which has been working since 2001.
Each semester students in popular majors such as computer science, economics, and politics encounter long wait lists as they sign up for courses and try to fulfill major requirements.
As part of Substance Abuse Prevention week at the University, Dr. Aaron White led a discussion on the physiology of blackouts Tuesday night.
Former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton delivered a lecture at the Miller Center on Tuesday evening as part of its annual American Forum program, discussing her years covering Washington politics and the relationship between the government and media.
Education publication Graduate Programs released its 2014 list of the top 50 law schools in the nation, with the University Law School placing seventh.
Student Council met Tuesday at the Darden School to hear from U.Va. Students United and representatives from the Darden Student Association.
This past summer, the University's three Academic Employee Communication Councils merged into a collective representative body: the Staff Senate. Since then, the Staff Senate has been working to get on its feet, hoping eventually to address work-life quality and general welfare issues which affect University staff.
The Women’s Center will host a free legal clinic next Tuesday for local lawyers to offer pro bono legal advice to University employees and members of the Charlottesville community.
