ormer U.S. Secretaries of Transportation Norman Mineta and Samuel Skinner briefed President Obama at the White House Oct.
[caption id="attachment_36946" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli discussed his two major law suits against the federal government during an event sponsored by the University Republicans and the Virginia Law and Graduate Republicans.
Virginia's fifth district congressional race heated up Wednesday with the first in a series of debates between candidates.
[caption id="attachment_36887" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Five suicides of gay teenagers across the country led community members to discuss the victimization of such youth.
[caption id="attachment_36885" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In addition to signatures, 'Beyond Coal' encouraged supporters to take 'photo petitions' as Cav Man.
[caption id="attachment_36883" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Double 'Hoo and 'Father of Cardiology' was also a former member of the Seven Society.
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.
[caption id="attachment_36754" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cuccinelli continues to pursue records of former University Prof.
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.
