[caption id="attachment_42876" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="George Huguely's attorney, Francis Lawrence, above, read a statement to reporters shortly after Huguely's arrest last May.
The Commonwealth Attorney dropped felony charges against three Virginia football players during a preliminary hearing yesterday. The judge dismissed all charges against redshirt sophomore linebacker Ausar Walcott, as well as two counts of assault and battery by mob against sophomore center Mike Price and redshirt sophomore cornerback Devin Wallace.
Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced guidelines Monday to help schools and colleges across the nation better understand their obligations when responding to allegations of sexual assault.
[caption id="attachment_42872" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Prof. Robert Fatton spoke about global matters to students and faculty yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_42830" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="Last May, police found Yeardley Love dead in her 14th Street apartment.
[caption id="attachment_42799" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University hosted an appreciation barbecue to celebrate Leonard Sandridge and his contributions.
[caption id="attachment_42803" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Student Council President Dan Morrison and the 2011-12 executive board and representative body were sworn in last night in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.
Charlottesville's Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee recently unveiled a plan that could make Charlottesville's roads safer for cyclists by spending more funds on bicycle infrastructure projects.
In a surprise announcement last Wednesday, Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed allocating $2.69 million in state bond funds to replace the roof of the Rotunda.
[caption id="attachment_42756" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Friends of Love, Everhart, Roberts, Gomez and Gilliam spoke to a crowd of about 400 at the AFC during the Student Memorial service Friday afternoon.
[caption id="attachment_42751" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Keynote speaker Ruby Sales highlighted the importance of establishing an Ella Baker Day to celebrate those who worked to honor the Virginia native and her legacy.
Len Nichols, health policy analyst and director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics at George Mason University, addressed University Law Students last Thursday night about successful health care reform.
[caption id="attachment_42677" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University administrators have increased security measures around Grounds, including locks on the Physics Building.
The University has reformulated its fellowship program for the fall of 2012, decreasing the number of future graduate students and raising some concern that fewer teaching assistants will be available to teach in the College. College Dean Meredith Woo said she believes the new structure will increase the value and longevity of remaining fellowships and will improve the quality and competitiveness of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. "We have made our fellowship offerings more competitive [financially] so we could get better graduate students than ever before, and we are also guaranteeing our graduate students support for five years, so they wouldn't have the fear of not knowing if they could continue their work next year, even if they were in good standing," Woo said. David Leblang, professor of governance at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and professor of politics at the University, said he expects the changes will help the University appeal to first-rate potential graduate students. "The new policy allows us to be more competitive in attracting the students we really want to attract," Leblang said. Despite the reformulation's potential benefits, Religious Studies Prof.
[caption id="attachment_42671" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Law School students will receive legal experience while offering free services to residents negatively affected by the economic downturn.
Demand for college psychological counseling services nationwide has risen in recent years, while funding for these services has decreased, according to research conducted by a professor at Old Dominion University. Alan Schwitzer, professor of counseling and human services at Old Dominion, shared his findings Monday at the American College Personnel Association's annual convention, an event in which professionals in student affairs and related fields come together to "share best practices and generate new ideas," he said. Schwitzer presented a synthesis of about 750 articles on the subject of college counseling - a project undertaken with fellow Old Dominion Prof.
[caption id="attachment_42535" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dr. William Petri and a team of medical students and faculty traveled to Bangladesh to study malnutrition.
Last Friday, 7,750 applicants were notified of their acceptance to the University's Class of 2015. Of the record total 24,005 students who applied to the University, 32 percent were offered admission - the same rate as last year.
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill into law Saturday that will impose new regulations on abortion clinics in Virginia, which critics say may limit access to abortions. The law will require abortion clinics that offer first-trimester abortions to meet the same standards as hospitals instead of physician's offices, where colonoscopies may be performed. "The legislation is meant to provide safeguards to women who are going to these clinics for treatment," McDonnell spokesperson Jeff Caldwell said in an email.
The Sports Law Symposium held at Harvard Law School this past weekend brought to light the lack of a systematic legal protocol for sport-induced head injuries at the collegiate level. Boston lawyer Matt Henshon, a former Princeton basketball player, said he believes this lack may result in legal challenges regarding the liability of injured players. "[The current protocol is] either school by school or conference by conference," he said, discussing formal regulations regarding concussions. The National Collegiate Athletic Association advises each school to develop individual strategies for dealing with head injuries. "Each institution/conference should consult with its own sports medicine staff, legal counsel and athletics staff during the development and implementation of a plan," the NCAA's website says. Without protocol restricting playing time for brain-injured players, "people are still getting hurt, and it's getting worse," Henshon said. Most professional organizations such as the NFL have a defined list of protocol for players who suffer head injuries, he said.
