An anonymous user under the name “Root the Box” caused the University’s main webpage to redirect to a picture of the group’s logo, a pixilated white skull on a black background, before going to the @R00tTh3B0x twitter feed Monday night.
The Virginia Board of Health approved permanent regulations on abortion clinics in the state on Friday in an 11-2 vote. Attorney General Cuccinelli certified the regulations on the same day.
Present and past Honor Committee Chairs Evan Behrle and Stephen Nash, third and fourth-year College students, sent an e-mail to University students, faculty and staff yesterday afternoon sharing information about the Informed Retraction and Honor Committee bylaw amendments. Behrle said, “The fundamental purpose of the email [was] to provide legal notice to students” about the change to the Honor System.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe announced Friday he raised over $5 million in the first quarter of the Virginia governor’s race. Republican Candidate Ken Cuccinelli, the Virginia attorney general, announced he raised $2.4 million in the same time period Monday evening.
The Honor Committee will vote next week to create permanent bylaws governing the administration of informed retraction, which was made a part of the Honor Committee’s constitution in a referendum approved by the student body in February.
A collection of more than 10,000 digital images from the University’s library will soon be available at The Digital Public Library of America, the first nationwide online public library, the University announced Wednesday.
University President Teresa Sullivan participated alongside some of region’s leading educators and community leaders Saturday in a forum entitled “The State of Education in America: The Cause & The Solution.”
The Range Selections Committee announced Thursday evening the 52 graduate students who were selected as the 2013-2014 residents for the Range rooms in the University’s Academical Village. The East and West Range rooms, adjacent to the Lawn, are awarded each year to some of the University’s “most accomplished graduate students,” in an effort to honor Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the Academical Village, according to the Range website. “This year we had 16 people elect to come back next year,” Cutchins said.
Kappa Alpha fraternity’s Fraternal Organization Agreement has been suspended pending University investigation, Inter Fraternity Council President Jake Pittman said in an email Thursday.
The Cavalier Daily obtained salary information for University faculty and staff in 2012 using the Freedom of Information Act.
Take Back the Night vigil hosts survivors and friends of survivors in support of ending sexual violence.
Ambassador Michael Oren visited the Miller Center, while protesters stood outside in hopes of raising awareness of war crimes.
University President Teresa Sullivan addressed students and faculty Thursday afternoon in a Founder’s Day address in the Harrison Institute. Her speech focused on the University today as it would be viewed through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson.
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va-D) announced Tuesday his decision to endorse stricter gun control policies, including universal background checks as well as the proposed ban on certain combat-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
The University announced plans Tuesday to increase permit rates in prime parking locations on Grounds starting June 1 this year.
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia Governor, spoke to students in Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class Wednesday, promising to bring “21st century jobs” to Virginia.
The University hosted the annual Thomas Jefferson Lecture in Harrison Auditorium Wednesday afternoon to discuss the democratizing role of higher education in American culture and Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the role of higher education.
Nicole Eramo details the proceedings in a sexual misconduct trial.
University professors earn the highest salaries of any college in the state, according to a report by the American Association of University Professors released Monday.
Multiple speakers led a panel open to students Tuesday afternoon to discuss the relationship between finances and the future of higher education.
