Marie Ungar grew up in the Charlottesville area and is a rising junior at Harvard University, studying English and psychology. Marie is an arts writer for The Harvard Crimson, the poetry editor of The Harvard Advocate, a DJ at WHRB Cambridge 95.3 FM and a peer counselor with Room 13 Peer Counseling. Previously, the Albemarle High School graduate worked as an academic residential assistant at the School of the New York Times.
Angela Bufford is a mother of six living in Albemarle County who worries that her family’s Wi-Fi will be inadequate for online learning.
Her children will attend Monticello High School, Walton Middle School and Red Hill Elementary School this fall.
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Do you have any local questions about COVID-19 and public education? Contact Billy Jean Louis at bjeanlouis@cvilletomorrow.org, Jessie Higgins at jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org and Marie Ungar at mungar@cvilletomorrow.org; visit our Facebook page or send us a direct message...
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The University of Virginia won’t know how many students are returning to Grounds and from which regions these students are coming until Aug. 5.
UVA spokesperson Brian Coy explained that on Saturday, students will receive their...
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With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Charlottesville and surrounding counties and the imminent influx of University of Virginia students into the community, many Charlottesville residents and officials fear that...
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As Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools plan for schools to reopen in the fall, both districts are considering the possibilities of a fully online or a partially in-person opening. While both...
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As the state of Virginia moves into its third stage of re-opening and local cases of COVID-19 rise again, there have been new and growing outbreaks of...
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Virginia was among states with a downward-trending number of COVID-19 cases throughout May and part of June, and it proceeded into its third phase of reopening on July 1st. Now, two weeks...
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In September 2012, Charley Burton was interviewed by a reporter while staffing a table for Black Transmen Inc., an advocacy organization of which he is a founding board member, at...
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With events cancelled and the work of volunteers paused, local theater nonprofits are finding new ways to connect with the community and calling on donors to help them outlast the pandemic. These organizations are figuring out their...
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Rising fourth-year student Rohan Taneja is a computer science major with many of his courses being lectures or large sizes — two types...
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For Charlottesville-based musical artists, the cancellation of live shows has had varied impacts. Full-time performers struggle to figure out a financially stable way to continue creating, while part-time performers still feel the weight of being unable to...
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