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University of Virginia Rotunda and Lawn. Photo courtesy University of Virginia
May 21, 2024

Student sues U.Va., alleging antisemitism

A Jewish undergraduate student is suing the University of Virginia, its president and rector, and two pro-Palestinian organizations, alleging that he was “a victim of hate-based, intentional discrimination, severe harassment and abuse, and illegal retaliation” at U.Va., according to a federal lawsuit filed May 17. Matan Goldstein, who completed his freshman year at U.Va. this […[...]

Mar 14, 2024

Artists pull out of SXSW over Army, RTX involvement

Dozens of bands and solo musicians boycotted Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) festival this week in protest against the Department of Defense’s support of Israel‘s war in Gaza. Among SXSW’s sponsors this year are the U.S. Army and Arlington County-based aerospace and defense contractor RTX, which makes weapons and other equipment used by Israel’s […]

Stanislas Vilgrain (L), chairman of Sterling-based Cuisine Solutions, traveled to Ukraine to deliver truckloads of food from his company. Photo courtesy Cuisine Solutions
May 29, 2022

‘The world is behind them’

In late March, Stanislas Vilgrain drove in a convoy of eight trucks from France to Ukraine for 26 hours through a snowstorm, keeping an ear to the radio for news of Russian attacks, The convoy’s mission: to deliver 400,000 meals to Ukrainians from Vilgrain’s Sterling-based business, Cuisine Solutions. The French-born chairman of a company that […]

Mar 9, 2022

Va. companies aid Ukraine, pull business from Russia

McLean-based Mars Inc. and other companies with major Virginia presences are responding to the war between Russia and Ukraine, chiefly by helping employees who live in the Eastern European nation and sending other humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as well as suspending business dealings in Russia, a measure taken by many U.S. companies in recent days. […]

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