New faces joined five committees and subcommittees with sway over higher education issues.
Senators heard from Jim Lambert, faculty representative to the Board of Visitors, who discussed the Board’s one-day meeting March 5.
According to the report, UBE received 10 complaints during spring 2026 — nine of which related to student elections last month — and issued rulings in all cases.
Student Council voted to table a proposed bylaw amendment March 17 that would change how alleged violations of its Code of Ethics are handled and would require review by the Rules and Ethics Board instead of automatic suspension.
While the conclusion of the season is not foregone by any means, Virginia has made well of the opportunities it has been given.
By removing human guidance and encouraging engagement with AI, students are ultimately discouraged from engaging deeply with material and instead learn to outsource their thinking, mistaking efficiency for understanding.
In Charlottesville, this year’s Ramadan began the evening of Feb. 17 and concluded the evening of March 19.
From Thursday through April 3, the Ruth Caplin Theatre will travel back in time to 19th-century Russia for the debut of the University drama department’s production of “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.”
