University medical students published a petition on Change.org Mar. 14 calling for reform in medical education. The petition was published in collaboration with resident physicians, staff and faculty in the University Health System.
The Minority Rights Coalition announced Tuesday United For Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity will have a representative at MRC meetings beginning March 18.
The Corner is a common fixture in the daily lives of the students and staff at the University in addition to the Charlottesville community.
University administrators selected two safety applications, LiveSafe and Circle of 6, as finalists for an application that will be recommended to the University community and incorporated into the Office of Emergency Preparedness's existing measures.
Law School Prof. Robert F. Turner and his son Thomas Turner, a third-year Batten School student, released an article last month in the Richmond Times Dispatch titled, “It’s time for a U.Va. apology.” In it, they argue Rolling Stone inappropriately handled its investigative report of University Greek Life and an alleged sexual assault described in the November article, “A Rape on Campus.”
This year’s fraternity rush is expected, by some, to be the safest and most supervised recruitment in recent years. Inter-Fraternity Council President-elect Ben Gorman, a third-year College student, said the negative coverage of Greek life by Rolling Stone and other media outlets has, in fact, led to a slight decrease in rush signups.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Nov. 20 which will allow nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, the son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, was the featured speaker at a panel discussion held Wednesday commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The University is starting a new student leadership program, The Meriwether Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership. Named after Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson’s chosen citizen leader, this program seeks to nurture leadership in students.
While serving as an advisor to President George W. Bush, Republican Senate hopeful Ed Gillespie voiced his support for privatizing Social Security, a stance that Democratic incumbent senator Mark Warner has heavily criticized in debates and attack ads during the election.
