Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” Wednesday afternoon after he suffered multiple stab wounds inflicted by his son in his Bath County home Tuesday morning. First responders pronounced Deeds’ son Gus, 24, dead at the scene.
The Living Wage Campaign hosted a vigil for Jarvis Brown Wednesday night outside of O’Hill dining hall.
The quest to obtain that next trophy begins Sunday, when the No. 9 and eighth-seeded Cavaliers host the winner of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first round matchup between Delaware and St. John’s in a second round match at Klöckner Stadium.
David Watford has found himself at the center of much of the criticism leveled at the Virginia team.
The No. 1 seeded Virginia women’s soccer team returns to NCAA Tournament action Friday against Georgetown. Both squads are coming off shutout victories in their first-round matches against Saint Francis and La Salle, respectively.
After consecutive victories against Davidson and Navy, the Virginia men’s basketball team is working to regain its stride after suffering its first loss last week at the hands of No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth. The Cavaliers seek to continue that stride when they face Liberty at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Corpus Christi Challenge.
As the 15-week fall season comes to a close, both the No. 22 men’s team and the No. 10 women’s team will compete against the nation’s best at Saturday’s NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Led by Zach Gates, Virginia finished 14th when they first attended the race in 2012.
First and foremost, our thoughts rest with Deeds and the people who are close to him. Yet we can’t help but dwell on a factor that almost certainly played a part in Tuesday morning’s dispute: the deficiencies in Virginia’s mental health-care infrastructure.
Just a minute and a half into the Virginia men’s basketball team’s game against Navy, Midshipmen sophomore center Will Kelly hit a jumper to tie the game at 2-2. Just over a minute later, Virginia sophomore center Mike Tobey hit a baseline jumper off a slick pass from senior guard Joe Harris to break the tie, and the Cavaliers would never look back.
The University recently established the world’s first research Center for Automata Computing as a collaborative effort with Micron Technologies.
At its representative body meeting Tuesday, Student Council expressed condolences and proposed resolutions to recognize several recent local and state tragedies.
Police are investigating Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ (D-Bath) attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning as a possible murder-suicide, Virginia State Police said at a press conference this afternoon. Deeds was stabbed multiple times in the head and upper torso, but is in fair condition at the University Medical Center.
The revised system promises to create a leaner budget. But for all its sleekness, it comes with some hidden costs — some of which aren’t financial.
Under orders from current Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who recently lost his bid for governor, Fairfax County, which leans blue, had to retroactively change the rules so that legal proxies are no longer allowed to advocate for ballots if the voters themselves are not present. Voters had until last Tuesday to come back to the polls to defend their ballots.
City Council met on Monday night to approve a list of “legislative requests and policy positions” to be submitted to the Virginia General Assembly, including local gun restrictions and bans on smoking in public parks. The requests and positions submitted to the General Assembly were presented by Deputy City Attorney Richard M.
The University administration is requiring the University Guide Service to rewrite its constitution, reform its disciplinary system, and restructure its new member education program in light of the hospitalization of five students for alcohol poisoning during a new member event in early October.
An Engineering School student was found guilty of cheating by a student jury in an honor trial Sunday.
In a season riddled with disappointment, the Virginia football team finally received some encouraging news Monday.
Coming off the bench in the Virginia women’s basketball team’s 95-82 victory over Louisiana Tech, sophomore guard Faith Randolph went 6 for 10.
University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock has publicly challenged a new Hawaiian same-sex marriage law, claiming the legislation lacks sufficient exemptions for religious institutions.
