The College Council hosted a film screening yesterday evening of "Habibi Rasak Kharban," a film written, directed and produced by 1999 University alumna Susan Youssef.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled this month that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli does not have the right to review former University Environmental Sciences Prof.
University Judiciary Committee Chair Victoria Marchetti yesterday evening proposed 11 articles which, if all passed by the UJC, will result in a new version of its bylaws.
The University's YOUTH-NEX Center collaborated with American pop singer Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation last month to prevent youth bullying.
Senate Bill 1, which requires voters to present identification before being permitted to cast a ballot, awaits Gov.
The Virginia Supreme Court handed down a decision yesterday denying Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's claim that he has the right to review former University Environmental Sciences Prof.
The Living Wage Campaign ended its 13-day hunger strike yesterday but vowed to continue efforts to secure higher wages for the University’s lowest-paid employees. A total of 26 students participated in the hunger strike. Graduate Arts & Sciences student Dannah Dennis spoke at the campaign’s daily rally yesterday, thanking supporters and saying they would continue to promote wage increases at the University. “This is the end of the strike, but it is not the end of the struggle,” Dennis said.
The Center for Politics hosted an array of prominent political pundits in the Rotunda Dome Room yesterday evening to discuss key aspects of the Republican presidential primaries, particularly the upcoming "Super Tuesday" races.
Six members of the Living Wage Campaign met yesterday with several University administrators to discuss a wage increase for the lowest-paid University employees.
A study released earlier this week by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center titled "Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions" reported increased transfer rates within institutions of higher education. The report, which was published in partnership with Indiana University's Project on Academic Success, examined the transfer patterns of more than 2.8 million full- and part-time students from 2006 to 2011. Curry School Associate Prof.
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill yesterday repealing Virginia's 19-year-old law which limited individuals to one handgun purchase per month. This action came after McDonnell talked extensively Saturday with family members of those killed in the 2006 shootings at Virginia Tech, who opposed the law's repeal. "Virginians are still widely against overturning this sensible law, and in signing its repeal, Gov.
Occupy Charlottesville protestors yesterday picketed outside the Verizon store on Long St. in solidarity with anti-corporate protests occurring in 70 cities around the nation. Protesters said they organized the event in response to a call from the national Occupy movement to "shut down the corporations." The Charlottesville protest specifically targeted Verizon and the American Legislative Exchange Council, an organization which the protesters claim ghostwrites laws at the state level to benefit corporations. "This event is all about blowing the whistle on these giant corporations who funnel millions into our political process," Occupy Charlottesville spokesperson Erin Rose said.
Members of the Living Wage campaign will meet today with University administrators for the second time this week to further discuss the campaign's goals on the 12th day of its hunger strike. David Flood, Graduate Arts & Sciences student and member of the campaign's negotiating team, said the campaign wants to talk at today's meeting about the definition of a contract worker and the time schedule for the possible implementation of a living wage for contract employees. "At heart, we're making a moral demand of the University," Flood said.
After an hour and a half of debate at its representative body meeting, Student Council yesterday evening withdrew proposed legislation which would have endorsed the Living Wage Campaign. Third-year College Rep.
The Virginia Senate yesterday approved 21-19 an amendment to House Bill 462 which excludes victims of rape or incest from the pre-abortion ultrasound mandate. The original bill, introduced last month by Del.
The Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney Office is currently investigating the third-party group Organizing for America after it allegedly failed to submit voter registration forms on time, preventing 147 Virginians from taking part in the March 6 state primary. Organizing for America could face a class one misdemeanor for its late submission of the forms.
The University and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation yesterday announced the recipients of the Foundation's Medals in architecture, law and citizen leadership. Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, former U.S.
Five Living Wage Campaign representatives met with University President Teresa Sullivan 7 a.m. yesterday as the campaign's hunger strike entered its 10th day. Following the meeting, the wagers delivered a speech on the Rotunda steps in which Graduate Arts & Sciences student David Flood, one of the campaign representatives, said "no real progress has been made." The campaign announced plans to continue the hunger strike, now in its 11th day.
Ticket prices for Virginia football games will increase by $1.82 and ticket prices for men's basketball games will increase by $.94 in the next five years as part of the athletic department's five-year budget plan. The Virginia athletic department plans to announce the price increases, which will affect all categories of tickets, in the next few days.
