University responds to statewide restriction on age for tobacco and nicotine usage The University changed its alcohol and drug policy to prohibit underage tobacco usage in accordance with the new law.
No arrests made during Block Party on Wertland Street Despite no summons being made, five individuals were transported to the hospital for reported alcohol overdoses.
Virginia ACLU seeks dismissal of lawsuit against U.Va. professor Jalane Schmidt Tayloe, one of the plaintiffs in the Monument Fund v. Charlottesville case, claims his profile conveys defamatory implications, insinuations and inferences.
Impending Alderman Library renovation: A guide to study spaces on Grounds Popular among students for its academic and classic feel, Alderman offers 850 study seats. However, its closure — which will last from May 2020 until May 2023 — means students will soon be unable to spend late nights holed up in the Alderman stacks.
Increases in faculty hire rates fall slightly short of increases in undergraduate student enrollment Since 2012, the number of faculty in the academic division has grown 7.5 percent — increasing from 2,991 faculty members in fall 2012 to 3,216 in fall 2018.
Trump Administration calls for elimination of National Endowment for the Humanities, Arts in 2020 budget proposal U.Va. ranks number 1 among nearly 900 colleges and universities in terms of the number of projects funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Students discuss cultural homogeny, intersectionality during MRC and SHHO event The discussion served to allow students to discuss the various dynamics of cultural spaces throughout Grounds.
From clothing to careers: How low-income students adapt to life on Grounds Sixty-seven percent of students who attend the University are in the top 20 percent of the federal income bracket, while 2.8 percent of students come from the bottom 20 percent of the federal income bracket.
Student Council presidential candidates discuss accessibility, diversity during debate Student Council presidential candidates Ellie Brasacchio and Arabella Lee answered questions about various topics — ranging from accessibility to the living wage — during the third-annual Student Council Presidential Debate Monday night.
'We don’t have safe spaces on Grounds': Student leaders express need for more spaces for the University’s minority population The MSC offers a space for minority students — who comprise roughly a third of the University community and hits its maximum capacity at 49 people.
