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Final Exercises Cancelled and More: Jim Ryan’s Latest

Amelia Delphos

Midsummer parties raise concerns about Fall 2020

“WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMISSION,” says man who personally sanctioned a specific group of students to hold in-person gatherings with loose restrictions.

JIM RYAN: “We had no idea that giving greek life permission to do something we knew would spread COVID would lead to COVID numbers...

Parents, Teachers Divided On Reopening Schools

Karina Atkins

WUVA Reporter Maddie McNamee speaks to Allison Spillman, a mother of five, and Vernon Liechti, a teacher at Albemarle High School, about their perspective on reopening schools. https://youtu.be/Vfs_AVo7Yuo

Students Urged To Await Vaccines; Walk-Ins At Danville Halted

Ramya Ravi

Late Wednesday evening, Dean Allen W. Groves emailed students “updated vaccine guidance” from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). This announcement was released in response to an influx of students traveling to Danville for...

Day in the Life: Isolation

Luca Finkbeiner

These past few days have been marked by a rise in cases of COVID-19 among students at UVA. As students adhere to the administration's guidelines regarding quarantine, isolation, and exposure, many of us find...

President Ryan at UVA Town Hall: COVID Spikes Due To “Willful Violations” and “Innocent...

Lauryn Nilson

Friday afternoon, after a week of record-breaking COVID positives at the University of Virginia, the University administration held a virtual town hall for clarifications. The administration attempted to explain the massive spike in COVID-19...

UVA Reports 174 Cases in One Day, Speculation “not supported by evidence”

Deanna See

Thursday afternoon, the UVA COVID Tracker reported 174 new cases in a single day, a slight dip from the previous day’s record of 229 cases. Prior to this week, the single-day record was 59...

Return to Normalcy Remains Unclear

Olivia Morrison

Friday morning, University President Jim Ryan announced an easing of enhanced public health measures put in place on Feb. 16. Students are now permitted to gather in groups limited to 6 individuals, and University...

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