Honor focuses on outreach efforts
The Honor Committee concentrated most of its efforts this semester on improving and increasing its interaction with the student body in hopes of bettering students' understanding of the honor system.
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The Honor Committee concentrated most of its efforts this semester on improving and increasing its interaction with the student body in hopes of bettering students' understanding of the honor system.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday from the Richmond Federal Appeals Court addressing a regulation issued by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission banning advertisements for alcoholic beverages in college newspapers. The decision of the appeals court, which upheld the regulation as constitutional, was contested by the American Civil Liberties Union, which submitted the case to the Supreme Court.
As colleges across the country prepare to admit the class of 2015, schools are reporting record numbers of applications. The University of California, Los Angeles, for example, received 57,670 applications from hopeful students, an applicant pool that has broken records for the school and has led UCLA to call itself "the most popular campus in the nation."
The population growth of the Charlottesville-Albemarle region is outpacing what the local ecosystem can withstand, according to research from Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority is considering changing the system that regulates the waiting list for access to public housing.
A 20-year-old female University student was attacked near the intersection of Rugby Road and Preston Avenue last Saturday at 3:10 a.m.
University English Prof. Rita Dove recently received two awards for her work in poetry - the 2010 Ohiona Poetry Book Award and the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers' Ambassador Award.
With each new semester, University students - regardless of school, year or major
Former University student Alan Yuan Chang was found guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful wounding of his father Jian Zhang.
Results from testing the University emergency notification systems last week revealed that the siren system, which works to alert students outside on Grounds, did not function as expected.
A small crowd of people gathered this Friday in the pews of the University Chapel to hear President Teresa A. Sullivan address one critical question: How can we know if we are any good?
Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli's attempt to seek documents belonging to former University Prof. Michael Mann was nipped in the bud yesterday in an Albemarle County Circuit Court.
The University will begin construction on a new theater as an expansion of the drama education building and part of the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds next year.\nThe expansion will include a 300-seat thrust-stage theater, which will extend into the audience on three sides connected by a backstage area.
The department of Parking and Transportation plans to maintain most of its parking prices for the 2010-11 academic year. The one price change will occur in the Medical Center, where parking prices will increase from $75 per month to $80 dollars per month, starting June 1.
Second-year Engineering students Elizabeth Engel, Matthew Jungclaus and Quinn Weber were awarded first place in last Thursday's Sustainability Project Competition for their housing energy education project, edging out 17 other proposals.
Three University faculty members were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences last Monday. Psychology Prof. Gerald Clore, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney and Law Prof. John Jeffries, Jr. were among the society's 229 new members.
Rep. Tom Perriello's, D-Charlottesville, campaign for congressional re-election raised $600,000 during the first fundraising quarter of 2010, making this the most successful fundraising quarter ever for the re-election effort, according to a Sunday press release from Perriello campaign officials.
The Spanish department announced a two-year moratorium on the Spanish minor in September - much to the chagrin of many students - because the demand for Spanish classes overwhelmed the department's resources, according to department officials, particularly in light of current and impending budget cuts and other economic woes. The moratorium was also imposed to protect students majoring in Spanish who often have trouble enrolling in particular Spanish classes that fill up too quickly, making it difficult to fulfill requirements. Some students, however, have taken the initiative to rally the University administration to bring the minor back.
University students, faculty members and administrators held a forum Monday in response to recent challenges and controversy surrounding the school's non-discrimination policy.
The University has decided to "buy back" former Gov. Tim Kaine's state-mandated furlough day, which is intended to require that all state employees take eight hours of unpaid leave to ease the financial strain on the state's diminished budget, according to an e-mail sent by President John T. Casteen, III to University staff and faculty members last Thursday.