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Looking at the first year of the New Curriculum in the College of Arts & Sciences
At the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year, the College of Arts and Sciences emphasizing creative and interdisciplinary learning as an alternative to the Traditional and Forums curricula. The curriculum consist of three areas of focus — the Engagements, the Literacies and the Disciplines — where students must earn a certain number of credits in each before graduating.
Outgoing Honor Chair Devin Rossin reflects on his time with the committee
Fourth-year College student Devin Rossin sat down Monday in the Honor Committee offices with Cavalier Daily Associate News Editor Caroline Stoerker to discuss his experience as Honor Committee chair for the 2017-18 school year. Rossin talked about his goals for the committee and repercussions of the white nationalist rallies of Aug. 11 and 12 on his work. For more coverage on Honor through its 2017-18 term, you can find this year-in-review summary by The Cavalier Daily.
Renovated stairs outside Newcomb open
The stairs between Newcomb Hall and Brown College reopened March 21 after . The renovation sought to repair water leaks in the stairs and was accompanied by a temporary wooden walkway beside the stairs for daily use. The crew originally construction by last December, but moved its goal to March 26 after inclement weather setbacks. The project began in October in order to repair water leaks and to prevent water from infiltrating Newcomb Hall.
Neo-Confederate organization banned from coming in armed groups to Charlottesville
Members and leaders of the League of the South — a neo-Confederate organization whose members marched with white nationalists at the deadly Unite the Right rally last August — have been barred from returning to Charlottesville in groups of two or more armed with any form of weaponry, though they can return to the city unarmed.
Keiara Price elected Black Student Alliance president
Second-year College student Keiara Price was elected Sunday to serve as the next president of the Black Student Alliance. She will succeed fourth-year College student Wes Gobar in the role. Price said she has clear objectives for BSA in the upcoming year. “A big goal of ours is to refocus the purpose of BSA back to being not a tool for administration, not the vehicle by which we make U.Va. change always,” Price said.
Panel discusses the history of Greek Life and race at U.Va.
The Inter-Fraternity Council partnered with the Corcoran Department of History to host a panel Tuesday to discuss the history of Greek Life and race at the University. The panel consisted of Ervin Jordan, an associate professor and research archivist at the Special Collections Library, B. Cameron Webb, an assistant professor of medicine, and fourth-year College and Education student Jasmine Zollar. The panel was moderated by Ashwanth Samuel, a third-year College student and IFC President.
New Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program launches at U.Va.
A Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program (AUP) has officially launched at U.Va. and seeks to provide students with valuable leadership experience by offering a mixture of real-life skills, classroom training and community service opportunities.
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