The European-American Unity and Rights Organization has filed a complaint against Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo for his handling of a series of assaults against University students in the past several months.
The group, which has called for Longo to classify the assaults as hate crimes, alleged that Longo negotiated with "black special interest groups" in violation of the Virginia constitution and asked that the Charlottesville Police Department perform an internal investigation against Longo.
"EURO believes that state hate crime laws are being used to selectively prosecute whites, while ignoring racially motivated crimes when whites are victims," the organization said in a press release.
Those charged with the assaults, which occurred between September 2001 and January 2002, all are African-American.
Alderman hosts display on best-selling fiction
Alderman Library no longer is reserved for obscure political science tracts and musty classics of literature. From now until June 10, the special collections library, housed in Alderman, is displaying an exhibit examining best-selling fiction and its impact on American society.
"Rave Reviews: Bestselling Fiction in America" examines how works such as Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and Grace Metalious's "Peyton Place" have influenced ideas about race, sexuality, religion and government.
"Bestsellers are an index of American culture," said Jon Unsworth, the exhibit's co-curator, in a University press release.
An online exhibit, at
http://www.lib.virginia.edu, invites readers to post their memories and thoughts about popular fiction.
- Compiled by Martin Olivier
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