[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.
The Charlottesville Community Job Fair brought employers and more than 2,300 job seekers together Wednesday at John Paul Jones Arena for Central Virginia's largest job fair this year.
The family of former University women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love has created the One Love Foundation with the aim of fostering the development of service, kindness, humility and sportsmanship in young adults.
[caption id="attachment_36451" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="In a bias incident near the Bank of America on the Corner, a suspect leaped from his vehicle to punch a University student in the neck.
[caption id="attachment_36449" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Joe Morrissey. D-Henrico, is considering a bill that would allow protective orders to be obtained against any abused partner.
In Thomas Jefferson's original architectural plans for the University, he complained that traditional schools that housed students, teachers, classrooms and dining halls under one roof were unattractive and likely to catch on fire.
Wednesday's shooting at the University of Texas, Austin has highlighted the ever-expanding role that technology and social media are playing behind security and relaying information on college campuses. At the time of the shooting - in which Colton Tooley, a 19-year-old mathematics major, opened fire on campus before killing himself - the campus had in place e-mail and text message alerts, a siren system, police department patrol car announcements, fire-panel systems and flat-screen televisions to spread safety information to the university. "The university community there responded quickly and took action," said Kirby Felts, assistant director of the office of emergency preparedness at the University of Virginia.
[caption id="attachment_36393" align="alignleft" width="256" caption="Colton Tooley, a 19-year-old mathematics major from Austin, Texas, fired several shots with an AK-47 rifle at different points around campus before fatally shooting himself in a library.
In the wake of yesterday's shooting incident at the University of Texas - in which a student opened fire and then killed himself - gun control is once again at the forefront of public dialogue, and results from a recent study about gun use show that Virginia could be a focal point in the ongoing debate. The study - which was released Monday and conducted by Mayors Against Illegal Guns using data from the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_36390" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Although the rain came as a nuisance to students Monday, more precipitation is needed to replenish diminishing groundwater reserves in the Rivanna area.
Members of Student Council have expressed satisfaction with the success of their water distribution system, which premiered at Saturday's VMI football game. Although the program was established last year, Saturday was the first home football game at which the heat index was expected to reach 90 degrees, the designated point at which the program calls for water to be distributed. Athletic Affairs Committee Co-Chair Ben Powell reported that student volunteers handed out nearly 6,000 bottles, the cost of which Council paid to the athletic department, Council President Colin Hood said. "We were nervous going into it because it was such a large-scale operation, but everything worked perfectly the first time," Powell said. Overall, students seemed pleased about the program - which was initially born out of concerns that cups of water at the stadium were too expensive - and the ready accessibility of the bottles near the student section. That is not to say, however, that the initiative did not encounter any "hiccups," as Powell said.
A preliminary hearing for the trial of George Huguely has been set for Jan. 21. Huguely is charged with the homicide of fellow University student and lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who was found dead in her apartment last May. Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer, Jr.
NuRide, an organization that promotes "green" transportation, is now collaborating with the University to make carpooling easier for students. In an effort to broaden the environmental benefits of minimizing daily commute, the University has sponsored the NuRide program for 257 participants in the local Charlottesville and Albemarle County area, including Martha Jefferson Hospital and Charlottesville city employees. Membership eligibility will be regulated by the University and is limited to users with pre-registered e-mail domains, such as virginia.edu, said Rebecca White, director of the University's Department of Parking and Transportation.
[caption id="attachment_36339" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee discussed Families for Honor's proposed revisions to various bylaws and training procedures.
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. She received the Book Award for Poetry for her recently published book of poems, "Sonata Mulattica." Linda Hengst, executive director of the Ohioana Library, said the Ohioana Book Award was created to bring attention to outstanding works of Ohio authors or authors who were born in or have lived in Ohio for at least five years.
