Embattled University Rector Helen Dragas’ reappointment was confirmed by the Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday in a 63-33 vote after a lively floor debate and heated opposition from members of the University community.
The Virginia Senate approved legislation Friday to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer state employees from workplace discrimination by a vote of 24-16.
The University’s College at Wise sophomore Bryant Hairston was arrested Monday on a federal criminal complaint charge after he allegedly lied about sighting an armed man on campus.
Scholars, faculty and artists gathered Monday for a symposium in the Harrison Institute Auditorium to reflect on the politics and artistic influence of Rev.
The 22-year-old man who entered a Charlottesville Kroger carrying a loaded semi-automatic rifle Sunday evening will not face criminal charges, said Charlottesville police Lieut.
Students, faculty and Syrian revolutionaries gathered together Friday afternoon in the Newcomb Gallery for a discussion of the ongoing conflict in Syria . Project Nur , a student-led initiative advocating engagement and respect between Muslims and non- Muslims, hosted the event.
The Cavalier Daily elected its 124th Staff in Jefferson Hall on Saturday. Digital innovation, staff-managing board relations and transparency all featured heavily in the election discussion. Third-year College student Kaz Komolafe was elected editor-in-chief.
U.S. fiscal stability is a long way off, University professors told students Friday during a lecture series Friday entitled “HOOs Talking about the National Debt.” The event was sponsored by Up to Us — a nationwide campus competition created by Net Impact, the Clinton Global Initiative and the Peter G.
The appointments subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates’ Privileges and Elections Committee voted Thursday morning to reinstate University Rector Helen Dragas to the Board of Visitors.
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Cavalier Daily, the University of Virginia’s independent student newspaper, announced Friday a comprehensive plan to shift focus from the traditional daily newspaper to a digital-first newsroom.
Former University student George Huguely’s new attorneys filed a motion Tuesday requesting a new trial through the Virginia Court of Appeals.
The Virginia Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections passed a resolution Tuesday proposing a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to those convicted of nonviolent felonies who have completed payments and any other sentences.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the University Library Wednesday screened excerpts from the William Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers project, a compilation of 86 video interviews chronicling the legal battle against school segregation.
Taquan Mizzell, a highly touted football recruit out of Virginia Beach’s Bayside High School, was arrested for underage possession of alcohol 2:30 a.m.
Virginia State Police responded to a hoax phone call late Wednesday evening, after a University of Virginia’s College at Wise student reported seeing a masked gunman loose on campus.
Politics Profs. David Leblang and Sonal Pandya, along with doctoral student Brenton Peterson, released a study this week that examined the political and economic aspects of different processes for obtaining medical certification in the United States for the international community.
Several pieces of gun ownership legislation were met with mostly negative reviews in Virginia’s House of Delegates and State Senate last week.
Virginia Senate Republicans pushed through a controversial redistricting measure Monday during the presidential inauguration, which would create a district in the Richmond area of primarily African American voters.
The Honor Committee voted Monday afternoon to support the Restore the Ideal Act. The act includes an informed-retraction option, which would allow students to admit honor offenses after a report has been filed against them and return to the University following a yearlong suspension.
By the time the Charlottesville Fire Department responded to a house fire at 5:11 a.m. Monday, the front porch of the 1254 Wertland Street residence was entirely engulfed in flames.
