Race Line
The voice of the Reverend Al Sharpton came over the University's phone lines Friday with an unexpected question: is race really an issue of concern at the University?
Though "The Reverend" was actually Ryan Coleman-Ferebee, director of communications for Brothers United Celebrating Knowledge and Success, his inquiry was met with a resounding yes from the audience at Reflection on Complexion, an open forum for race discussions sponsored by B.U.C.K.S.
The event, which marked the culmination of B.U.C.K.S's outreach week, was held in Old Cabell Hall with about 400 people in attendance.
A student-created short film opened the event and introduced the format of the discussion: Race Line, which parodied the popular call-in advice show "Love Line."
Questions concerned the relevance of the diversity issue on college campuses, affirmative action and non-native English speakers serving on juries.
While some panelists were opposed to using race as a factor in admissions, most were in favor of some form of affirmative action.
There was more contention over the issue of U.S. residents who speak English as a second language serving on juries.
Coleman-Ferebee said he was pleased with the diversity of views presented during the forum.
The forum presents "a great opportunity for people to speak about race issues" at the University, Coleman-Ferebee said.
Spring forward
Forget to set your clock forward Sunday morning? Although Daylight Saving Time has existed for decades in the United States, it seems people perpetually forget to set their clocks forward an hour on the first Sunday of April.
Daylight Saving Time, or "Summer Time," begins in April before reverting back to Standard Time the last Sunday in October. But not all of the U.S. and its territories acknowledge the custom. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Eastern portion of Indiana and most of Arizona do not set their clocks ahead.
Ben Franklin first introduced the idea of Daylight Saving Time in 1784. But no one took it seriously until William Willet, a London builder, published the pamphlet "Waste of Daylight" in 1907. Willet proposed advancing clocks 20 minutes every Sunday in April as well as moving clocks back every Sunday in October. This laid the framework for the current system that began in 1966 with the Uniform Time Act, according to www.webexhibits.com/daylightsaving.
Locally, the time change may have left a few students wondering why they were late to meetings and appointments, but it did not affect Charlottesville bars.
Dave Jones, a bartender at St. Maarten's bar on 14th Street, said his employer follows similar rules. "We go by our clocks. There's a specific number of hours for drinking no matter what. It's all by the books," Jones said.
Compiled by Christine Buurma and Christa Dierkesheide
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