Ian Baucom has been selected to replace Meredith Woo as the Buckner W. Clay Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University announced Wednesday.
In an email sent to the student body Wednesday morning, President Teresa Sullivan announced that graduation for the Class of 2015 will take the form of two separate ceremonies held on the Lawn, a solution intended to address ongoing Rotunda construction which would restrict guest attendance.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class Tuesday afternoon, marking Sabato’s last introductory politics lecture after 35 years. McAuliffe is among a long line of prominent policymakers to speak in Sabato’s class, including numerous presidents, senators and governors.
A total of 18 individuals were arrested at the Foxfield races this year — down from 33 last year and 61 in 2012. Of the arrests, three were for cocaine use and one was for marijuana. The most serious offense was a charge for inciting a riot. Eight of the 18 people arrested were University students.
The Cavalier Marching Band was selected last week to perform in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The decision was made official when Parade Creative Director Wesley Whatley arrived in Charlottesville last Tuesday and presented CMB Director William Pease with the Macy’s Day drum head — the customary way to give a band a bid to perform in the parade.
The Honor Committee provided The Cavalier Daily with two public summaries from trials held April 19. Both students were found not guilty on the basis of Act and Knowledge.
The Honor Committee voted unanimously to change four of its bylaws Sunday night. Two bylaw changes, originally proposed by the last Honor Committee, did not pass.
“No login, no password, no traces; simply anonymous” This is the motto for Yik Yak’s — the mobile app that has garnered 100,000 downloads nationwide, 5,000 of them in Charlottesville. It acts as a virtual bulletin board that has been compared to writing on the bathroom stall wall.
ULink, a new Student Council initiative, closed its acceptance of applications on Friday. “ULink is a new initiative by Student Council to create a peer academic advising program for students who wouldn’t already have peer mentors,” Rosenfeld said.
As the 2014 spring semester draws to a close, many people are looking for off-Grounds summer housing options in Charlottesville. Those going north for the summer must temporarily lease their apartments to pay for part of their 12-month lease.
On Thursday the Office of the Dean of Students’ Event Planning Office announced changes to the system through which CIOs reserve spaces on Grounds for various events and rehearsals. The Event Planning Office will carry out these changes through the CIO event space booking system, the SOURCE.
If you’ll be staying around Grounds this summer, here’s a run-down of some of the big stories to watch out for.
Wednesday, members of the Inter-Sorority Council Executive Board participated in Safe Space Training in the LGBTQ Center. LGBTQ Services Coordinator Scott Rheinheimer and fourth-year College student Brendan Wynn trained six members of the board on creating safe spaces within the ISC for LQBTQ students.
Going into effect after finals, a new security system will be installed at Alderman Library. In addition to existing measures, an alarm will be added to go off whenever someone enters or exits the building after hours.
Negotiations on the Virginia budget remain at a stalemate, with the contention over Medicaid expansion bringing Richmond to a continued partisan standstill.
The annual Foxfield Races will commence Saturday morning, ending in the late afternoon — at once a festive event for students celebrating the end of classes and a high-risk event known for heavy drinking.
The Board of Visitors approved undergraduate tuition raises Wednesday for the 2014-15 academic year.
The Supreme Court decided Tuesday to uphold the state of Michigan’s constitutional amendment banning affirmative action policies for admissions to its public colleges, giving rise to potential for other states to pursue similar legislation.
The University has one of the best mental health systems in the country — at least, according to Tim Davis, the newest director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
With a recent spike in highly-publicized collegiate tragedies attributed to mental illness, increased attention is being paid to deficiencies in psychological and counseling services universities offer. State incidents, including the campus massacre of 32 Virginia Tech students in 2007 and the number of suicides which occur every year, have increased pressure on Virginia schools to both meet and monitor the mental health of young adults.
