All of Virginia will officially transition to phase 2 on April 18, per a request from Gov. Ralph Northam.
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.
41.6 percent of students voted — an increase of over 20 percentage points from last year's rate of 10.03 percent.
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.
The University began the semester with a six-person gathering limit, but after a sharp increase in cases during the third week of classes, it banned all in-person gatherings for a 10-day period starting Feb. 16.
University Architect Alice Raucher presented her schematics for the Hotel and Conference Center, which will become a “hub” for students and the broader Charlottesville community.
President Jim Ryan gave an overview of the priorities for 2020-2021 year, which include increased funding and changes to the University landscape based on recommendations from the Naming and Memorials Committee.
So far, 55,206 total vaccinations have been administered by U.Va. Health, with 11 percent of Charlottesville and 13 percent of Albemarle residents are fully vaccinated.
The IFC’s statement said that since the ISC and IFC’s decision to reverse its previous ban on in-person gatherings in January after seeing widespread compliance with restrictions, the IFC has seen “multiple incidents of blatant noncompliance and disrespect for the less restrictive rules.”
50 percent of quarantine space is currently occupied — an all-time high — while 18 percent of isolation space is currently occupied, an increase of one percent in quarantine and a decrease of one percent in isolation.
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