[caption id="attachment_48851" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Michael Mann said the University "took a very brave stance" in defending his research against attacks from politicians.
[caption id="attachment_48849" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Douglas Blackmon will head the Miller Center's Forum Program after working for The Wall Street Journal.
Satyendra Huja was unanimously elected the new mayor of Charlottesville by the five-member City Council Jan.
UPDATE: Virginia State Police confirmed Friday that the second victim, who was not a Virginia Tech student, was the shooter in Thursday's incident.
At a hearing yesterday, Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire denied a motion filed by George Huguely to introduce videotaped statements from family members at sentencing proceedings so that they could be present in the courtroom throughout the trial, according to a report by NBC29. Huguely, a former University student and men's lacrosse player, is facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love. The motion, which was filed Tuesday, stated that Huguely's family members who will be called to testify "wish to remain in the courtroom during the trial." Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman said the request would not allow the witnesses to be cross-examined, NBC29 reported.
[caption id="attachment_48760" align="alignleft" width="179" caption="Charlottesville Police arrested 18 protesters late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning after they stayed in Lee Park past the City's 11 p.m.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli plans to announce his intentions to run for governor in 2013, according to a statement his office released yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_48716" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Occupy Charlottesville protesters faced arrest after remaining in Lee Park following the expiration of their permit.
The Education and Darden schools announced Tuesday a new joint dual-degree program which aims to stimulate education reform.
[caption id="attachment_48713" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A Scottsville resident assaulted a University student near the intersection of 14th Street and University Ave.
[caption id="attachment_48711" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Education Dean Robert Pianta has introduced MyTeachingPartner, a new model for evaluating teacher performance.
[caption id="attachment_48646" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Occupy Charlottesville will pack up their tents and move to George Rogers Clark Park after its permit expires tonight at 6.
[caption id="attachment_48644" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Virginia Attorney General Ken Cucinelli's lawsuit argues that President Obama's health care plan is unconstitutional and conflicts with the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act.
[caption id="attachment_48642" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The national averages, above, show that students of the Class of 2008 had a graduation rate of 38.9 percent for four years and 61.2 percent for six years.
The University student who collided with a vehicle while riding his bicycle Nov.
Charlottesville City Council will consider a proposal next Monday for the creation of a new human rights commission to address concerns about fair housing and employment and to potentially enforce a new local anti-discrimination policy. The proposal came from discussions within the Dialogue on Race, a committee which has been meeting regularly since 2009 to discuss discrimination issues in Charlottesville, said Walt Heinecke, a member of the committee and associate professor of education at the University's Education School. The proposed commission will make permanent the work of the Dialogue on Race and try to enforce anti-discrimination laws "primarily on skin color," Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said. Several nonprofit organizations agree there is a need for a commission but have a different vision for what the commission should look like. "We think there is a real need ... to acknowledge that problems around fair housing and [fair employment] exist," said Joe Szakos, executive director for Virginia Organizing, an activist group which encourages grassroots participation in local issues.
[caption id="attachment_48581" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Guillaume Scheurer, Switzerland's deputy chief of mission and head of political and legal affairs, delivered a speech in the Dome Room yesterday evening focusing on his nation's role as a representative of U.S.
[caption id="attachment_48579" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Four University Law students and Law Prof.
Fourth-year Engineering student Jonathan Hukari was found dead in his Charlottesville apartment last Thursday.
[caption id="attachment_48526" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="The University is still deliberating whether or not to cut down the magnolias on the Lawn to prepare for the restoration of the Rotunda.
