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(04/29/10 6:09am)
The University chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity has been sanctioned by its national body for violating the organization's code of conduct, chapter leadership said yesterday. Members of the fraternity and University officials declined to comment on the nature of the incident that brought about the sanctions.
(04/27/10 6:34am)
Faculty researchers Rick Horwitz, Donald Hunt and Tom Wilson were selected to receive the University's 2010 Distinguished Scientist Awards for their respective contributions to the study of cell behavior, the detection of proteins and peptides and the psychology of self-knowledge.
(04/22/10 6:13am)
After two accidents involving University students colliding with vehicles while biking occurred in less than 24 hours, many community members are raising concerns about bicycle and pedestrian safety in the local Charlottesville community.
(04/20/10 5:36am)
Albemarle County's planned improvements to infrastructure may be delayed because of a loss of more than 90 percent of its funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation for the next fiscal year - a move that will effectively eliminate secondary road projects, according to county officials.
(04/19/10 6:36am)
As the University has to expand even in the wake of dramatic cuts to state funds, the role of the school's president has expanded simultaneously. For the office's current holder, President John T. Casteen, III, major fundraising campaigns often have required travel, making it increasingly difficult to remain on Grounds for long periods of time. With his responsibilities continuously mounting, the University president sometimes can appear inaccessible to students and faculty members, although many of them still consider him to be an effective leader.
(04/15/10 6:11am)
Charlottesville City Council members approved the city's final budget for fiscal year 2010-11 Monday evening, opting to maintain the current real estate tax rate and preserve service jobs.
(04/08/10 6:06am)
Augusta County law enforcement officials announced in a press conference yesterday that they have apprehended Ralph Leon Jackson, a man suspected of shooting two people at Rock Point Overlook at about 7:30 Monday evening at mile marker 10 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
(03/31/10 6:04am)
Several state legislators visited Grounds yesterday night for a panel hosted by Student Council's Legislative Affairs Committee, opening themselves up for discussion with University students about key topics.
(03/23/10 5:55am)
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to provide health care to 32 million uninsured Americans in a 219-212 vote Sunday, with all Republicans in opposition. The bill will require individuals who do not purchase health insurance to pay an annual fee of about $700.
(03/18/10 7:53am)
The Virginia General Assembly released its budget proposal Sunday with less drastic cuts to higher education than expected. The revised plan would restore some funding to the University's Center for Politics and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, which previously faced cuts totaling $625,865 and $1.14 million, respectively.
(03/16/10 6:17am)
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's statement that Virginia's public colleges and universities do not have the authority to expand their non-discrimination policies to include sexual orientation was answered by organized action and media attention last week.
(03/04/10 7:35am)
University leaders discussed current issues facing the University at the third annual Commission on the University's Present yesterday night in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. The panel addressed questions of financial challenges, safety, the transition of the presidency, environmental sustainability and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
(02/26/10 6:46am)
The Inter-Fraternity Council elected six new chairmen yesterday night to finalize the organizations's 2010-11 governing board.
(02/25/10 8:01am)
Budget proposals released Sunday by both the House of Delegates and Senate rejected former Gov. Tim Kaine's proposal to transfer $18.8 million from state universities to the commonwealth's general fund, a plan that would have ultimately raise student fees. Nevertheless, the Senate budget proposal includes a University student fee of about $75 per year, depending on the student's course load, and the House plan would cut funding for the Center for Politics, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and other University centers across the state.
(02/24/10 7:13am)
The House Appropriations Committee released its amendments to the state budget for fiscal years 2010-12 Sunday. The amendments reflect Gov. Bob McDonnell's desire to minimize higher education cuts during what the governor has called "the most difficult budgetary period in modern Virginia history."
(02/19/10 6:34am)
Gov. Bob McDonnell hopes to avoid cutting even more funds from the state's higher education budget, even though the biennial budget proposed last year only addresses half of the commonwealth's $2.2 billion in debt, according to a Wednesday press release from the governor's office.
(02/16/10 9:02am)
The Ambassador's Speakers Forum will next bring Jaime Aleman, the U.S. ambassador to Panama, to the University tomorrow.
(02/11/10 9:07am)
Members of the American Indian Student Union hope to establish a Native Studies minor within the College. The program would be a part of a larger effort to create a more welcoming community on Grounds for prospective American Indian students and faculty.
(02/05/10 5:23am)
The General Assembly soon will consider a budget amendment proposed by former Gov. Tim Kaine that would shift almost $19 million from public universities to the state general fund. This change - which the House and Senate will release to the Assembly for discussion Feb. 21 - would cut the amount of money the University receives from the state by $3.8 million, said Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget.
(02/02/10 6:40am)
The state population's growth rate is beginning to return to figures close to those from before the recession, according to a study by the University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.