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Hoos Abroad Sent Home: Travel Cut Short by Coronavirus

Class of 2020 will walk the Lawn after the class of 2021: Fourth years react

Coronavirus Concerns Affect Some Students Abroad

Bridget Curley

Due to advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the global coronavirus outbreak, some students studying abroad witnessed their University-run programs cancelled, requiring them to return to the United States...

Fall 2020 committee addresses concerns, clarifies policies at town hall

Jakob Cansler

President James Ryan and various members of the UVA Fall 2020 Committee held a virtual town hall Friday to clarify several policies that the University has adopted to mitigate spread of COVID-19. President Ryan started...

Back on Rugby: Frats and Sororities Return to Grounds

Eliza Falk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrDrgiEexnk&feature=youtu.be The university community has expressed concern about how fraternity and sororities will handle the coronavirus guidelines set out by UVA. We talked to a member of a frat and a sorority to get an...

Coronavirus in Virginia Expected to Peak on May 28

Bridget Curley

The spread of coronavirus will likely peak in Virginia on May 28 — more than one month after the nation's overall peak on April 15 — according to the University of Washington's Institute for...

Vaccine Appointments Open for Students

Deanna See

This Monday, UVA students will receive personalized links to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment in Charlottesville. The vaccines will be administered at the COVID Community Vaccination Center in the Seminole Square Shopping Center, 393 Hillsdale...

Midsummer parties raise concerns about Fall 2020

Jakob Cansler

Students at the University of Virginia expressed concerns online this past weekend about parties and events in the area surrounding grounds, likely foreshadowing what will be an important issue this fall when thousands of...

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