Proponents of immigrant reform, advocating easier means for undocumented people to gain citizenship, rallied in front of the Albemarle County Office Building Monday evening.
In celebration of the University’s humanities scholars and programs, the Institute of Humanities and Global Cultures began the second-annual Humanities Week Monday. The event, a project spearheaded by the Institute’s director English Prof. Michael Levenson following a TEDTalk he delivered last year, is part of an effort to revitalize interest in the humanities in an era of heightened focus on more profitable fields in the sciences and technology, Levenson said.
Three deans will undergo performance reviews as part of their consideration for reappointment, Provost John Simon announced last week. Simon appointed separate committees to conduct reviews for College Dean Meredith Woo, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney and Nursing School Dean Dorrie Fontaine.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recently decided to increase enforcement measures around the University, and their new policies have the potential to affect students all around Grounds.
The spring tumult of fraternity pledge-ship came to a halt 6 p.m. Sunday — the deadline the University set, with little warning, for Inter-Fraternity Council organizations to end pledging activities and initiate new members. The University requested Thursday that fraternities make new members full brothers by 6 p.m. Saturday. The school later granted a one-day extension. But many fraternity men, if past initiation trends hold, would have liked an extension of 24 days, not 24 hours.
The University Judiciary Committee announced the selection of its senior support officers at its general body meeting Sunday evening. The incoming senior investigator, educator and counselors will join the Judiciary Committee’s executive committee.
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team posted two road victories this weekend, defeating No. 25 Wake Forest 6-1 Saturday and No. 36 N.C. State 7-0 Sunday. The victories extended the Cavaliers’ ACC-record conference win streak to 99 matches.
A team of University students was awarded first place in a national campaign, entitled Up-to-Us, to raise awareness about the national debt among youth.
Following a successful fall production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the First Year Players are preparing for their spring show, ‘Oklahoma!,’ which premieres April 18 in the Student Activities Building.
On a gorgeous day Saturday in front of 6,787 fans, Klöckner Stadium’s largest crowd of the year, the No. 18 Virginia men’s lacrosse team continued its recent slide against No. 4 North Carolina, falling 10-7. The loss marks the first five-game losing streak in coach Dom Starsia’s 21-year career at Virginia and the program’s first since 1966.
On a chilly Saturday at Scott Stadium, a Virginia football team surrounded by questions suited up for their annual Orange & Blue intra-squad scrimmage. Over the course of the game – an 18-15 win by the Orange team – some aspects of the coming year began to come into focus, while others may remain a mystery right up until the end of the summer.
Governor Bob McDonnell addressed students in Garrett Hall Friday evening as the 2013 Batten Graduate Council Class speaker, speaking about his political career and characteristics of effective leadership.
The University administration has requested that all fraternity pledging cease this Saturday at 6 p.m.
HB1900 was passed with Governor Bob McDonnell’s amendment intact, making abortion illegal except for cases of rape and incest.
The University is considering serious tuition increases to be implemented as early as next Fall. University administrators and Board member Frank Atkinson weigh in.
Udems joined forces with 50 other student organizations across the nation to stand in solidarity for marriage equality.
Cuccinelli has been a thorn in the University’s side as attorney general; as governor, he could do a lot more damage. His action against the sodomy ruling suggests, first, a grave misunderstanding of the proper scope of government in relation to individual freedom — why should the state tell consenting adults what they may or may not do in the bedroom? — and second, a sinister impulse toward homophobia, as sodomy statutes have historically been strategically enforced to persecute gay men.
The Cavaliers overcame an uneven outing by freshman starter Trey Oest, a rash of hard-luck double plays and a powerful showing by the Virginia Military Institute offense to escape with an 8-6 victory at Davenport Field.
University faculty gathered in Nau Hall Friday to discuss the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the University in a collaborative presentation entitled “What’s Ahead for STEM at U.Va.”
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was officially certified Tuesday as the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor. The nomination was uncontested.
