HigherOne, a Connecticut-based credit card company, has issued a new line of loan cards that have swept many U.S.
In light of a series of budget cuts, the Rodman Scholars Program plans to start an endowment to secure its own financial independence. The honors program for the Engineering School has an annual budget of about $30,000, said Engineering Prof.
The man arrested Sept. 30 following two separate incidents involving University students was a convicted murderer, according to court records. Carlton William Arnold, 28, who was arrested last week for accosting one student and robbing another, was previously convicted of second-degree murder for the 1998 killing of gas station clerk Osama Hassan at the Shell station in front of the University Heights apartment complex on Ivy Road. According to court documents, Arnold confessed to shooting Hassan 10 times before emptying a cash register in the store.
The Latino Student Alliance hosted a panel discussion last night that focused on issues Latino immigrants face in the United States and proposed that Student Council support the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act, which provides a path to citizenship for undocumented minors. The panel was made up of seven students who told their personal stories of immigrating to the United States and was moderated by Daniel Chavez, assistant professor of Spanish and American Studies. "Immigration is never a neutral term," Chavez said, as he opened the event with a presentation on the history of immigration in the United States. Phil Storey, attorney for the Immigrant Advocacy Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center, followed Chavez with a presentation about the legal hurdles faced by students born to undocumented parents.
A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and Stanford University found that the majority of Americans now think that attending a public two-year college is just as valuable for preparing students for the workforce as attending a public four-year institution. The poll, conducted by ABT SRBI Sept.
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The Greek community on Grounds is preparing to offer a new option for University students who are interested in joining a sorority. In May, the Inter-Sorority Council approved the addition of Sigma Delta Tau as its 16th sorority.
[caption id="attachment_36751" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="Student Council unveiled a new website yesterday that allows students to post their safety concerns anonymously.
Two Law School students helped Prof. James Ryan prepare his argument on behalf of a client of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic for the case Abbott v.
[caption id="attachment_36690" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="With Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to privatize liquor stores, 1,000 licenses would be sold to vendors across the state.
The physical assault of a homeless man at the Downtown Mall has raised concerns about violence against the homeless population in the Charlottesville area. Robert "Berto" Kartheiser was found lying unconscious behind the Federal Building on Water Street at about 8 a.m.
An earthquake's epicenter hit an area 20 miles north of Richmond, Va., about 4:17 p.m. Saturday. Its effects were felt in nearby cities including Charlottesville, according to the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_36685" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Minority Rights Coalition voted to include the American Indian Student Union, which underwent an application process to join.
[caption id="attachment_36582" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The latest robbery of a University student took place on Elliewood Avenue at 1 a.m.
[caption id="attachment_36580" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Honor Committee members discussed the possibility of getting rid of random student jury panels during trials at last night's meeting, which would ensure the presence of Honor Committee members on all trial juries.
Nearly a third of the University's doctoral programs placed in the top 10 of specialized programs nationwide in the National Research Council's rankings released last week. The NRC collected data during the 2005-06 academic year from more than 5,000 programs in 62 different fields at 212 colleges and universities.
Local and state-wide high-school graduation rates increased this year, according to data collected by the Virginia Department of Education based on the class of 2010. High-school graduation rates increased to 85.5 percent for the class of 2010, up from 83.3 percent for the class of 2009 and 82.1 percent for the class of 2008, according to the report.
[caption id="attachment_36529" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Friends of Roberts remember him for his positive attitude and tremendous spirit, even while struggling with cystic fibrosis, a disease which produces excess mucus in the lungs and digestive system.
[caption id="attachment_36527" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Arnold allegedly harassed one female student on Wertland Street.
Samuel "Hughes" Melton, a family practice doctor who graduated from the Medical School in 1993, received the national 2011 Family Physician of the Year Award from the American Academy of Family Physicians on Wednesday. Melton was honored for his primary care treatment of addiction and chronic pain in the Appalachian region of southwest Virginia and for taking an active role in the community in which he practices. Upon completing his family medicine residency at the University three years after graduating from the Medical School, Melton partnered with Dr. Brian Easton, with whom he shared a common vision.
