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Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds “a weakened pact”, and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.

An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. to five life sentences, the maximum penalty allowable.

Professor Theresa Davis and student Alexis Stokes took the stand on Day 4 of Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.’s sentencing hearing.

Jones became visibly overcome with emotion Wednesday as he listened to character witnesses testify about his abusive upbringing and the hope they had for him when he seemed to overcome that by going to UVA.

The Supreme Court of Virginia has refused to hear the appeal of a Fairfax County circuit judges granting of an injunction prohibiting the seatings of eight Senate committee-rejected university board members, including former state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors.

Day 2 of Christopher Jones Jr.’s sentencing was an emotionally supercharged affair that included testimony from the families of Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.

Field hockey suffered a surprising early exit from the NCAAs.

Michael Hollins testified the bus ride to Charlottesville was ‘joyous,’ ‘until it wasn’t.’

The University of Virginia’s Faculty Senate called for the Board of Visitors to halt the search for next president and for the immediate resignation of Rector Rachel Sheridan and Vice Rector Porter Wilkinson during its Friday meeting.

The Governor-elect wants the search paused until she can fill five open seats on the BOV. Gov. Youngkin says she’s overreaching.