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McAuliffe will run against Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin, who won the Republican primary.

McAuliffe wins Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 62.2 percent of the vote, slightly lower turnout than 2017

By Ava MacBlane | June 9, 2021

House of Delegates member Hala Ayala received the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

Rather than replacing the inscription with blocks of the same color, the Naming and Memorials Committee noted that contrasting blocks will “mark the permanent change that has been made to [the] structure.”

Buildings and Grounds Committee votes to rededicate Frank Hume Memorial and remove inscription

By Ava MacBlane | June 4, 2021

Hume was a Confederate soldier who served in the Virginia House of Delegates for two terms after the Civil War.

Students must upload proof of their vaccination status to the HealthyHoos Patient Portal no later than July 1.

U.Va. to require vaccinations for all students living, learning and working on Grounds in the fall

By Carolyn Lane and Ava MacBlane | May 20, 2021

Dozens of universities have already announced that they will require students to be vaccinated for the fall semester, including 10 schools in Virginia.

Students are still expected to practice social distancing by remaining six feet apart and must comply with all other University policies, including wearing masks.

University-wide gathering limits increased to 25 indoors, 75 outdoors

By Carolyn Lane , Eva Surovell and Ava MacBlane | April 26, 2021

Groves encouraged students to use the new gathering limits “responsibly.”

The memorial was covered in red spray paint reading "You can't silence us" and "BLM" and has since been closed off with fences and tarps.

Hume Memorial vandalized with red paint and graffiti for second time in a week

By Ava MacBlane | April 26, 2021

The incident comes after over 20 students, faculty and community members demanded that the memorial be removed during a listening session.

All members of the committee were present at the session and callers could dial-in to make a timed public comment, up to three minutes, or simply listen to the session.

Community members call on U.Va. to remove Frank Hume Memorial Fountain

By Ava MacBlane | April 22, 2021

The memorial has been the subject of mounting public criticism because of Hume’s roots with the Confederacy.

U.Va. Health began to send University students appointment invitations Monday.

BRHD enters phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, all individuals 16 and up eligible

By Ava MacBlane | April 12, 2021

All of Virginia will officially transition to phase 2 on April 18, per a request from Gov. Ralph Northam.

The University said that its plans are based on the expectation that vaccines will be “widely available” by the beginning of the fall semester and that the virus will not be as widespread.

U.Va. plans to resume in-person residential, educational, research experiences in fall 2021

By Eva Surovell and Ava MacBlane | April 1, 2021

The University also said that there may be a need to continue some public health guidelines, but that they will be “much less restrictive” than those in place currently.

Student elections see record turnout, Liu wins 80% of vote in presidential race

By Ava MacBlane | March 19, 2021

41.6 percent of students voted — an increase of over 20 percentage points from last year's rate of 10.03 percent.

The letter invited community members to participate in various events that will be held by Jewish student groups on Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, from sunset April 7 to nightfall April 8 in order to educate themselves about “ongoing efforts to fight antisemitism.”

Jewish students denounce Student Council candidate comments that "perpetuate antisemitism" in comparing abortion to Holocaust

By Maryann Xue and Ava MacBlane | March 17, 2021

The letter was written by individuals representing organizations including the Jewish Leadership Council, the Jewish Law Students Association, J Street U, CavPAC, Challah for Hunger and Hoos for Israel.

Ava MacBlane

McAuliffe wins Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 62.2 percent of the vote, slightly lower turnout than 2017

Buildings and Grounds Committee votes to rededicate Frank Hume Memorial and remove inscription

U.Va. to require vaccinations for all students living, learning and working on Grounds in the fall

University-wide gathering limits increased to 25 indoors, 75 outdoors

Hume Memorial vandalized with red paint and graffiti for second time in a week

Community members call on U.Va. to remove Frank Hume Memorial Fountain

BRHD enters phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, all individuals 16 and up eligible

U.Va. plans to resume in-person residential, educational, research experiences in fall 2021

Student elections see record turnout, Liu wins 80% of vote in presidential race

Jewish students denounce Student Council candidate comments that "perpetuate antisemitism" in comparing abortion to Holocaust

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