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(01/28/11 5:00am)
Two bills were introduced into the General Assembly last week calling for the privatization of Virginia's ABC stores, which are now operated by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. In prior years, both Democrats and Republicans quickly have rejected plans for privatizing alcohol sales, but this time around, the possibility of a more moderate form of privatization is provoking a variety of responses that cut across party lines and touch on a wide range of issues, from alcohol use on college campuses to transportation funding.
(11/30/10 6:32am)
The nonprofit organization WikiLeaks published the first of a large cache of confidential communications between the United States State Department and embassies in more than 250 foreign countries last Sunday. Government officials have condemned the release as a threat to national security while supporters of the website - which describes itself as a human rights organization - argued for greater government transparency. The information contained in the communications deals with issues ranging from foreign policy in Iran to the private habits of Libya's leader, Muammar al-Qadhafi.
(11/16/10 7:10am)
At the living wage rally last month, students protested what they called the unfairly low wages of many University workers. But not one of those workers joined the students and faculty members speaking at the event, and for the past few years, they have not been vocal about any problems they may have with the University as an employer.
(11/09/10 6:28am)
Although the University pays one of the highest entry-level wages in Charlottesville, living wage campaign organizers have said the administration is not doing its part to halt the United States' steadily worsening class inequality. As evidence, they point to the University's relationship with private contracting companies that provide workers for construction projects and services such as dining and cleaning at wages as low as the federal minimum. But because these workers are not directly employed by the University, it becomes difficult to scrutinize whether the University can do much to affect their wages.\n\nWhy contract\nThe issue of contracted workers is central to the living wage movement, campaign organizer Greg Casar said. Many contracted workers often are not offered benefits and are paid significantly less than the University's $10.14 per hour entry salary - which the administration points to as proof of its concern for workers' well-being.
(11/08/10 7:32am)
The issue of class inequality has risen to the forefront in recent weeks as the living wage campaign renews its push to improve the wages of the University's lowest-paid employees.
(03/29/10 5:08am)
The Office of the Dean of the College amended its procedural guidelines in August 2009 to state that the College's Promotion and Tenure Committee would no longer reconsider denied tenure cases. Before the amendment, candidates who were not promoted during their sixth years at the University could request permission to resubmit their cases the next year. The American Association of University Professors said although the change is not concerning in and of itself, it raises possible concerns about the University's tenure procedures, while some University faculty members said it resurfaces a debate about the role of tenure in higher education.
(01/28/10 6:54am)
Though the past two weeks have seen a widespread and popular outpouring of support for Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the tiny island, individuals and organizations on Grounds have not lessened their focus on helping to secure the devastated country's future.
(01/21/10 3:09am)
Gathered before a crowd of administrators, faculty and community members in the Dome Room of the Rotunda, the Board of Visitors unanimously selected Teresa A. Sullivan as the University's eighth president Jan. 11 following a five-month search.
(11/16/09 6:24am)
Scholars at the Miller Center of Public Affairs' Presidential Oral History Program will soon begin to conduct audio interviews with members of former President George W. Bush's administration, as well as foreign public officials. The 43rd president selected the Miller Center to document the official oral history of his two terms.
(11/10/09 5:00am)
Last week, Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced the leaders of his transition team, which will include Thomas Farrell, the current Dominion Power CEO and a former member of the University's Board of Visitors.
(11/02/09 7:44am)
Tomorrow, Virginia voters will elect either Democrat Creigh Deeds or Republican Bob McDonnell as their next governor. Although several independent polls indicate that voter turnout levels will be low, the two gubernatorial elections being held in New Jersey and Virginia have stirred national debate as political spectators read them as a litmus test of President Obama's nationwide approval rating. But the vote also is still important on the state level, as the new governor will be charged with the tough task of pulling Virginia out of its depressed economic state.
(10/28/09 5:16am)
The University Health System will soon undergo several construction projects intended to connect the medical area to the rest of Grounds.
(10/16/09 5:38am)
A Media General poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research during the past several weeks found that 49 percent of Virginians are against President Obama's health care plan, and that 80 percent fear that a public health care program would raise their taxes.
(10/12/09 6:32am)
At a hospital filled with the latest technology, University emergency room doctors no longer have to carry a clipboard and scribble notes. Now, they are followed by scribes, who use a laptop to record diagnoses, symptoms and prescriptions, and then save the information into a new records system.
(10/09/09 6:26am)
As college tuition rises and financial aid packages dwindle, a nationwide initiative has gathered students to protest in support of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Federal Pell Grant Program.
(09/28/09 5:37am)
Student leaders from various contracted independent organizations across Grounds met to discuss sustainability and its relation to their organizations at the first full meeting of the University Unity Project yesterday.
(09/25/09 6:55am)
Student Council representatives last Sunday elected second-year College student Sheffield Hale and fourth-year College student Garrett Trent to lead this year's University Unity Project, which will focus on environmental sustainability.
(09/18/09 5:38am)
Albemarle County officials are predicting that a sizeable deficit will accumulate during the 2009-10 fiscal year, forcing Albemarle County schools to shoulder $2.66 million in budget cuts.
(09/11/09 5:47am)
The Virginia Department of Corrections recently decided to cancel a local bookstore's link to a program that provided reading materials to Virginia's inmates because of a concern that contraband items may be hidden in the pages.
(09/10/09 5:08am)
Laurence Verga announced last Thursday that he is officially running for Virginia's fifth district congressional seat in 2010, making him the third Republican to enter the race.