45 individuals tested positive on Friday, ten on Saturday and zero on Sunday. This is the first time zero cases have been reported on any given day since data collection on the tracker began.
Just over two weeks into the academic year, Ryan says he is “cautiously optimistic” that the University will not have to send students home mid-semester because of the University’s increased testing capacity and additional isolation and quarantine space.
UNC’s decision to pull the plug on in-person classes comes after clusters of cases popped up in three residence halls and a fraternity house — where students live in close proximity to each other — just days after the semester began Aug. 10.
The semester will still start Aug. 25 as originally planned, but President Jim Ryan and his executive team are urging students who plan to live off-Grounds to delay their return until in-person courses resume.
Looking back on her time at the University now as the highest ranking executive of one of the most influential news organizations in the world, Levien is proud to call herself a U.Va. graduate.
The decision comes after years of advocacy by undocumented students and allies who have pushed the University to matriculate undocumented students and provide financial aid and support.
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Virginia athletics director Carla Williams said in a statement that she was not previously aware of the history behind the serpentine walls when the logos were first announced April 24.
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