As of Wednesday, the University’s COVID-19 tracker reports 165 active cases within the University community, 120 of which are among students and 45 of which are among faculty and staff.
One Lawn resident said it is understandable that the University would not want some displays, such as misinformation, in a public space, but censoring Lawn students is not the correct approach.
This is the fifth shots fired report in the last three weeks.
Memory Mondays serve to maintain a collective institutional memory of the University’s minority organizations’ histories, which are oftentimes forgotten due to the four-year turnover of students.
The wall was vandalized twice in the same week last April with words including “You can’t silence us” and “BLM.”
No official explanation was given for Brackney's termination.
Beyond Grounds, there are many organizations in Charlottesville building campaigns that work with students — these organizations work to spur change and bring issues to the forefront.
Each of these institutions serves a unique purpose in facilitating self-governance on Grounds.
Buses have rear door loading, allowing the driver to maintain a 6 feet distance from passengers at all times.
Good spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic, harshly criticizing many of the public health measures, including the University’s vaccine mandate for students.
The incident is the fourth shots fired incident reported in the past two weeks.
Four patients were admitted to U.Va. Health with COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the current total of COVID-19 hospitalizations to 43.
Rosner reassured attendees that Grounds is one of the safest places to be given the high vaccination rates in addition to the indoor mask mandate.
The University will now reevaluate its indoor mask requirement for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals by Oct. 1, having originally planned to revisit the policy Sept. 6.
The incident is the second report of shots fired this week, and the third in the past two weeks.
Tuesday’s case count continues a general pattern of increase this fall, with a seven day average of 10.7 on Sunday, 11.3 Monday, and 13.4 Tuesday.
Ryan is the highest-earning employee at the University, and for the two-year period covering 2020 and 2021, the average base salary for University president was $750,000.
A tornado warning issued for the City of Charlottesville at 11:24 p.m has since expired, with rotating storms associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida passing through the region.
This incident marks the third timely warning sent out by Longo this fall.
A robbery was reported at 1215 Lee Street, the location of the University Hospital.
