It all started with a Snapchat. As a flurry of panicked students circulated news that student dorm rooms were being searched by Alcoholic Beverage Control officials Monday afternoon, first-year College student Meredith Markwood came to the realization that what had started as a practical joke played on her by a friend had created school-wide chaos.
To raise awareness about world hunger, the advocacy group ONE@UVA hosted a “Hunger Banquet” Thursday. Participants were divided into groups and served dinner in portions typical of either first-, second- or third-world nations.
Proponents of immigrant reform, advocating easier means for undocumented people to gain citizenship, rallied in front of the Albemarle County Office Building Monday evening.
In celebration of the University’s humanities scholars and programs, the Institute of Humanities and Global Cultures began the second-annual Humanities Week Monday. The event, a project spearheaded by the Institute’s director English Prof. Michael Levenson following a TEDTalk he delivered last year, is part of an effort to revitalize interest in the humanities in an era of heightened focus on more profitable fields in the sciences and technology, Levenson said.
Three deans will undergo performance reviews as part of their consideration for reappointment, Provost John Simon announced last week. Simon appointed separate committees to conduct reviews for College Dean Meredith Woo, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney and Nursing School Dean Dorrie Fontaine.
The University Judiciary Committee announced the selection of its senior support officers at its general body meeting Sunday evening. The incoming senior investigator, educator and counselors will join the Judiciary Committee’s executive committee.
A team of University students was awarded first place in a national campaign, entitled Up-to-Us, to raise awareness about the national debt among youth.
Governor Bob McDonnell addressed students in Garrett Hall Friday evening as the 2013 Batten Graduate Council Class speaker, speaking about his political career and characteristics of effective leadership.
The University administration has requested that all fraternity pledging cease this Saturday at 6 p.m.
HB1900 was passed with Governor Bob McDonnell’s amendment intact, making abortion illegal except for cases of rape and incest.
The University is considering serious tuition increases to be implemented as early as next Fall. University administrators and Board member Frank Atkinson weigh in.
Udems joined forces with 50 other student organizations across the nation to stand in solidarity for marriage equality.
University faculty gathered in Nau Hall Friday to discuss the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the University in a collaborative presentation entitled “What’s Ahead for STEM at U.Va.”
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was officially certified Tuesday as the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor. The nomination was uncontested.
University students and faculty members gathered Wednesday evening in West Range Hotel A to discuss the University’s approach to integrating students into a global society in a talk entitled “What We Don’t Talk about When We Talk about the Global U.Va.”
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke to Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class in Wilson Hall on Wednesday afternoon about his career in politics and what got him to where he is today.
Students may overcome obstacles in the classroom, but further challenges are posed when they start filling out their applications.
Jason Vandever defeated a former UVa professor in the race for City Treasurer.
Student Council elected third-year College student Michael Promisel as the chair of representative body on Tuesday.
Student Council held its annual Transition Ceremony for the new president, vice president and representative body Monday evening at the Colonnade Club in Pavilion VII. Vice-President for Administration Annie Ungrady, a third-year College student, Vice-President for Organizations Neil Branch, a third-year College student, President Eric McDaniel, a third-year College student, and the Representative Body took their oaths of office before the outgoing Student Council executive committee and other current representatives.
