The statement draws attention to Ellis’ controversial past as a student where he played a role in bringing a eugenicist to speak and refused to co-sponsor an event with the Gay Student Union.
Witnesses reported hearing multiple gun shots and the sound of a vehicle being stuck but no description of the subject was provided.
The decision came just a month after Ellis and the Union had also been at the center of controversy for hosting a debate featuring William Shockley.
Ryan Cieslukowski, director of funding reform and support updates and fourth-year Batten student, shared several updates related to the Student Activities Fee funding process.
While none of these arrests were made specifically on Wertland St. — instead being made on Madison Ln. — these arrests coincided with the date of Block Party.
The opinion concluded that the reason for Bhattacharya’s dismissal was that he was “repeatedly involuntarily committed to mental health institutions for threatening others” — incidents which happened to occur around the same time as his statements at the panel.
No students passed out at this year's fair.
University President Jim Ryan said the University has remarkable standing among other universities, as seen through financial reports, rankings and financial aid opportunities.
Move-in will continued through the weekend.
Another important topic was the enduring influence of the Honor system, in light of recent changes.
An unknown person or persons broke two window panes of a building with the use of two rocks.
Delia Hughes, an incoming first-year College student from Northern Virginia, hadn’t initially planned on attending an in-state school, but she became attracted to the involvement of students when she visited Grounds.
Grit's recent announcement did not list a specific opening time, but stated that the opening date for its new location in Nau Hall is “imminent.”
Adam's Law — which took effect July 1 — mandates new hazing prevention training and institutional transparency requirements at all higher education institutions in the state.
When he was invited to visit the University in 1974, Shockley’s former accomplishments as a Nobel Prize-winning physicist had already been overshadowed by his dedication to eugenic theories, which made him an outcast in the academic community.
The suspect was reported to be running from the scene in an unknown direction and was described as a male.
The news comes after a succession of long-standing businesses permanently closed on the Corner and were subsequently replaced with a slew of new businesses.
Outside of the classroom and away from Grounds, activists agree there is still far more work to be done to uproot the hate that embedded itself in Charlottesville’s history in 2017.
The Virginia Supreme Court approved the statue’s removal in April 2021, ruling that monuments of Confederate leaders are not protected by state law.
