On my honor, I will pay for airport parking
Anyone who says the University's honor code is not alive and well has just been proven wrong.
What follows is a letter from Bryan Elliott, general manager of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, to Director of University Relations Louise Dudley:
"Over this past weekend, a U.Va. student returned late in the night to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport by ground transportation. So late that our parking cashiers had already closed the booths and set the exit gates to an open position. This student literally tracked down our nighttime Community Service Officer and paid him for her parking fee, which was about $20.
"While he tried to explain that we generally allow passengers arriving late to depart the lot without paying, she insisted, and stated that "I'm obliged by the U.Va. honor code to pay."
In black and white
Tonight at 8 on Channel 19 (WVPTTV), "Living in Virginia," a monthly documentary focusing on Virginia's history, will discuss segregation's effects on the city of Charlottesville -- specifically, its effects on education.
"There is a strong U.Va. element to it," said Ned Barker, the host and director of the show.
Reginald Butler, history professor and director of the Woodson Institute for African-American Studies, and Education Prof. Jan Wright were interviewed for the show.
The documentary uses photographs from the David Jackson and Holsinger collections from Alderman Library.
The show hopes to allow its viewers to embark upon a "trip back through time to see what hopes and dreams these people had," Barker said.
Since 1926, there had been no black high schools in Charlottesville -- blacks seeking secondary education had to travel elsewhere, he added.
The most important aspect of the program is its ability to localize national events, he added.
The Elián González debate comes to Grounds
"The Dilemma of Elián Gonzáles" discussion held in Clark Hall last night raised questions about what History Prof. Brian Owensby called the "deeper issues" the media has neglected in the controversy surrounding the six-year-old Cuban boy.
"The issue produces much deeper questions than should [Elián] stay or should he go," said Owensby, who opened the event.
He said he felt "very little of that has come out ... journalists have not thought to cover these issues."
The small group listened to the opening comments about the "public conversation about passions, nations, symbols, family and a little boy".
Elizabeth Scott, a family law specialist in the Law School, addressed the issue of how much authority the state has in intervening in this matter. Scott said there is a strong tradition of a hands-off policy, established by Supreme Court decisions.
Iván Pértez, a Cuban student from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, said he does not think the radical Cuban-American opinion in Miami paints an accurate picture of what would happen if Elián were to return to Cuba.
"Elián will find the typical situation of a poor country but will not find hell if he returns," Pértez said.
Since America has no official diplomatic connection to Cuba, according to Owensby, the United States government has established a Cuban Interest Section. Johanna Tablana represented the institution. David Martin, former general counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, also served on the panel.
Each speaker was confined to five minutes to raise questions on the dilemma and then the floor opened for a question and answer period.
Compiled by Josie Roberts and Adam Justice.
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