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.
A group concerned with the practice of inserting breathing tubes into cats by the University's pediatrics residency program filed a complaint with the U.S.
A state bill which would impose regulations on abortion clinics like hospitals cleared two state agencies last week and now needs only Gov.
A fire broke out at West Range Caf
[caption id="attachment_48484" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="Robert Blake, U.S. assistant secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, spoke to students and faculty in the Rotunda yesterday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday the approval of $2.7 million in individual assistance to nearby Louisa County to repair damages from the Aug.
[caption id="attachment_48481" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Engineering majors study 19 hours per week on average, according to a study released yesterday by the National Survey of Student Engagement.
[caption id="attachment_48479" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Textbook price increases are one contributing factor to overall college costs.
[caption id="attachment_48415" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Batten School, housed in Garrett Hall, plans to offer a new undergraduate degree in Leadership and Public Policy.
The Virginia State Crime Commission debated a bill yesterday proposed by former Del. Paula Miller, D-Norfolk, which would transfer the leadership of sexual assault cases on college campuses from university police to local or state police. The commission presented its evaluation of the bill, which was introduced in January 2011, to its members, inviting members of the public to voice their opinions. Twelve people, including former University student Kathryn Russell, whose 2004 alleged rape led to the proposal of the bill, spoke on behalf of the proposed legislation. Commission members suggested that the commission update the bill to include language requiring greater collaboration between campus police and local police officials. The bill would require university police to notify the commonwealth's attorney within 24 hours of a sexual assault complaint and mandates the collaboration of university police and local police, Miller said. "There's accountability," she said.
[caption id="attachment_48412" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The magnolia trees flanking the Rotunda are scheduled to be cut down during Winter Break.
[caption id="attachment_48410" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Students gathered in Nau Auditorium to discuss the importance of collaboration between China and the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_48336" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An accident involving two University students took place at the intersection of Alderman and Ivy roads Monday evening.
The University received 11,417 applicants for the Class of 2016 through the newly implemented early action process, which ended Nov.
[caption id="attachment_48333" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Occupy Charlottesville members have been camping out in Lee Park since mid-October.
