Program fights to maintain rural land
In its efforts to preserve rural areas, the County’s Board of Supervisors hasn’t managed to impose restrictions on development rights, known as “phasing.” Yet it has managed to preserve 3,776 […]
Marshall pleads guilty to accessory
City prosecutors reached a deal with murder suspect William Franklin Marshall on Monday, October 30, that said he is guilty of being an accessory, but cannot be tried as the […]
Beer-buying parents appeal
Parents who provided alcohol for their teen’s 16th birthday acknowledge they bought the beer, but argue their home was illegally searched the night they were charged for contributing to the […]
Rutherford Institute backs chaplain’s suit
Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, disobeyed orders when he appeared in uniform at a Washington, D.C. protest on March 30 and offered a prayer “in Jesus’ […]
Student SSNs e-mailed in error
Student Financial Services was trying to e-mail 1,264 students to tell them to pay their bills and avoid being blocked from spring registration. But, due to what University Spokesperson Carol […]
Campus spaces we love
Though consistently ranked at the top of the heap, UVA doesn’t cut it for some ambitious college students who want more than Mr. Jefferson’s manicured lawns, neoclassical architecture and renowned […]
Should payday lending be illegal?
Two lawyers went head-to-head in a panel discussion at UVA Law School’s Caplin Pavilion Wednesday, November 1. One, Jay Speer, the executive director of the Virginia Poverty Law Center, said […]
Plan proposed to replace streams, wetlands
In its efforts to provide enough fresh water for the next 50 years of area growth, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) is inching closer to working out the […]
Family affairs: Besançon update
If you’ve been feeling a little more continental lately, it’s not just your imagination. On October 20, Charlottesville formalized its union with Besançon, our longtime unofficial sister city in France. […]
Exploring campus black history
In 1936, “Jefferson’s University” so wanted to maintain its segregated self that it implemented a unique admissions policy for dealing with black applicants. Its forward-thinking solution? The best and brightest African American minds were paid to go anywhere but UVAâ”anywhere” usually being a blacks-only college, according to a new weekly tour of UVA’s African American history.