Dining and housing rate increases receive Board of Visitors Finance Committee approval
By Eleanor Barto | March 1, 2018Proposed meal plan prices will increase by average of 3.0 percent.
Proposed meal plan prices will increase by average of 3.0 percent.
The proposed rates would see an average increase of 3.5 percent for on-Grounds housing.
The announcement comes in light of a nationwide walkout planned for March 14 to show solidarity for the victims of the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla.
“The proposal is an over-broad reaction to an incident which was in fact the fault of the University,” local attorney Jeff Fogel said.
Students raised concerns about how unaffiliated counter-protests may be impacted by the proposed policy.
Mayor Nikuyah Walker said U.Va. should compensate the city in some form if the street is vacated and transferred to the University.
The Feb. 5 season four premiere of “Vanity Fair Confidential” brought cases of sexual assault at the University once again into the national spotlight.
The proposed stadium received criticism in past months due to its original recommended location at Lambeth Field.
The space is set to reopen with the start of the 2018 fall semester and will feature a vegan and vegetarian menu.
“I think we have a lot more basic thinking to do about the issue of the Second Amendment intersecting with the First Amendment,” Sullivan said.
U.Va. is considering policy changes that would limit the ability of individuals unaffiliated with the University to gather on Grounds.
The new commission will give recommendations to the University’s president on documentation and recognition of the era of segregation at the University.
Valedictory Exercises includes the presentation of University and class awards, the class gift and a speech from a keynote speaker while Final Exercises consists of the formal graduation process.
Several public forums are taking place throughout February.
Echols Scholar Program Director Kelsey Johnson said the program should be more than shared living and priority registration.
After being rejected from U.Va. due to his race, Gregory Swanson successfully filed a lawsuit and was admitted as the first African-American student in 1950.
The Ivy Corridor spans from Emmet Street West to Copeley Road.
Following the tragedy in August, the University faced criticism for their response. As a result, they have amended several policies in an attempt to better student safety.
The three former administrators and faculty members worked in various departments.