In the last Student Council meeting for outgoing executive committee members, the general body passed resolution SR-1402 in support of opening a Green Revolving Fund at the University. The fund will be used for various sustainability projects around Grounds.
Charlottesville government general job applications will no longer include a question regarding past felonies, officials announced Monday.
Living Wage at U.Va. presented an open letter to the Dining Services Selection committee Tuesday, urging the administration not to sign Sodexo as the University’s new dining contractor.
The Cavaliers, winners of every one of their six weekend series, draw swords with the Longwood Lancers (12-13, 2-4 Big South) this Thursday at Davenport Field. Whether Irving or Coman starts the game behind the plate, he will enjoy the respect of his fellow backstop.
Virginia softball welcomes in-state foe George Mason for a pair of Wednesday afternoon tilts at The Park. The Cavaliers look to find some consistency in their game and improve on their less than stellar record.
Unfortunately for Virginia, a setback Saturday against No. 8 Duke dropped the team back to two games below .500 – a situation where every game is becoming more and more critical. On Wednesday night, the No. 16 Cavaliers (4-6, 0-3 ACC) will again have a chance to get back on track when they face Old Dominion at home (3-6).
I will argue until I’m blue in the face with Super Bowl supporters, World Series apologists and BCS nutjobs alike that March Madness is the best show we put on all year. But what people tend to forget is that the frequency of upsets is exactly what makes it so.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team routed in-state foe VMI with a final score of 21-3. The Cavaliers are now 21-0 versus VMI, going back to 1949 when the series began.
Sunday marked the beginning of Honor Week, an education and outreach initiative sponsored by the Honor Committee. With a packed schedule of giveaways, discussions and other events, the Committee hopes to increase student participation in the community and highlight new honor-sponsored programs.
The Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement, a local task force, released a report last week finding that there are 183 active gang members in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
In the final minutes of Virginia’s victory against No. 8 seed Memphis, ‘Sweet 16’ chants filled the stadium. The 78-60 effort earned the top-seeded Cavaliers a trip to Madison Square Garden and the eighth Sweet 16 appearance in program history, and first since 1995.
The incoming University Judiciary Committee selected third-year College student Timothy Kimble as Chair, elected second-year Law student Sam Brickfield as vice-chair for sanctions and selected third-year Batten student Shanice Hardy as vice-chair for trials on Sunday night. The Committee could not fill the vice-chair for first-years position.
The incoming Honor Committee elected third-year College student Nicholas Hine as its chair on Saturday. The Committee also elected second-year College student Martese Johnson, third-year Commerce student Joe Martin and third-year College students Nick Lee and Henley Hopkinson as vice-chairs. All but Hopkinson ran in contested elections.
A double date done right
This strategy works for some, but only approximately 25% of students who start at a community college make it to the BA in six years. This is a much lower proportion than the 46% of students who start at four-year colleges. Attewell and Monaghan conducted their study to find out why this disparity exists.
A University student was recently diagnosed with a suspected case of the mumps, a contagious viral disease, at Student Health, Director of Student Health Dr. Chris Holstege said.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recently made a decision to alter its financial aid policy, and will now require many students to report any sources of aid they receive from outside the University to their graduate directors.The change reflects an effort to increase the efficiency and the distribution of financial aid to graduate students and to prevent financial losses.
On Thursday Virginia Democrats launched a website claiming that Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for Virginia Senate, has been inconsistent in his stance on the Affordable Care Act.
Virginia Organizing, a liberal advocacy group, held a rally in nearby Waynesboro Friday encouraging the Virginia state legislature to pass a large expansion of the Medicaid program.
The Batten School hosted a presentation on the politics of higher education on Friday at Garrett Hall. Speakers included Cornell Government Prof. Suzanne Mettler and Curry Prof. David Breneman.
