The University's capital campaign - an effort to raise $3 billion by December 2011 - was often looked upon as former President John T.
Just as home sales nationwide have plummeted to unexpected lows, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority has approved a plan to renovate local public housing, including units on West Main Street and Sixth Street, as well as in Westhaven. "Our public housing stack is old and crumbling and it was built on the old model of public housing," Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said. To help overcome these issues, renovation may first involve demolition, followed by rebuilding. "All of these properties are in various stages of disrepair and in need of a big reinvestment," City Council member David Brown said. The Housing Authority aims to create more mixed-income neighborhoods of better quality.
Implementing data from the 2010 U.S. Census, the Virginia General Assembly will look to redraw congressional, Senate and House of Delegates districts to factor in population growth in urban areas such as Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads. Redistricting occurs every 10 years to ensure that each district contains an equal number of residents. "In the past, most of the power has been seated in rural areas," said Garren Shipley, communications director for the Republican Party of Virginia.
U.S. News & World Report and Forbes recently released their annual college rankings. The University came in at 25th, down from 24 in 2009, in U.S.
Having trouble staying motivated during this first week of class? One website wants to give students a monetary incentive to kick it up a notch this semester. Ultrinsic.com offer students the chance predict what grade they will receive in a course and place a wager on the result.
Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli declared Monday that the state has the authority to regulate abortion clinics in a legal opinion. Cuccinelli asserted that the state has the right to such oversight so long as the regulations uphold the constitutional limitations set forth by the United States Court of Appeals and Supreme Court in cases such as Roe v.
During the summer, police officials have continued to investigate the death of Morgan Harrington, whose skeletal remains were found Jan.
During the months since 22-year-old University lacrosse player Yeardley Love's death in May, details have surfaced about the abusive past between her and former College student George Huguely, her on-and-off boyfriend who has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to her death.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a petition Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court to review an April ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that banned advertisements for alcoholic beverages in college student publications.
The Amphitheater was silent for several minutes as candles flickered in the dark. It was as if the faces behind them, of those who had gathered to commemorate the life of Yeardley Love - and reflect on the bonds of community that were broken as a result of her tragic death - had blended against the dark of the setting sun. The vigil Wednesday night to honor Love was coming to a close.
During a press conference Wednesday evening, University President John T. Casteen, III said he was unaware of the 2008 arrest of former men's lacrosse player George Huguely, who was charged with first degree murder Monday in relation to the death of Yeardley Love, who played for the women's team. Huguely was charged with swearing in public, public intoxication and resisting arrest Nov.
Fourth-year College student George Huguely - who was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of fourth-year College student Yeardley Love yesterday - admitted to police officials that "he shook Love and her head repeatedly hit the wall" during an altercation, according to an affidavit for a search warrant. Huguely, a former member of the men's lacrosse team, also admitted that he broke into Love's bedroom by kicking his right foot through the door.
Charlottesville Police charged fourth-year College student George Huguely with first-degree murder yesterday in connection with the death of fourth-year College student Yeardley Love, who passed away early Monday morning. Both Huguely and Love, members of the men's and women's lacrosse teams, respectively, were set to graduate May 23. Charlottesville police officers were called to apartment 9 in the Camden Courtyard complex on 14th Street at 2:15 a.m.
[caption id="attachment_34848" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council representatives will meet for the final time next Tuesday.
After spending a term focused on procedural issues, the Honor Committee's executive board members said they plan to hold more conversations that will encourage students to think actively about the system during the fall semester.
The Faculty Senate recently voted unanimously to support the principle of creating a new rank called the professor of practice, which will allow schools to hire distinguished professionals for short-term, non-tenure-track teaching positions. "This rank will allow us to attract accomplished professionals whose qualifications, while outstanding, do not conform to those of a member of the tenured faculty," according to materials drawn up by the Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost for Faculty Senate review. The proposal calls for no more than five professors of practice to be chosen at a time for any given school.
As the semester comes to a close, members of the University Judiciary Committee are working to improve outreach programs and maintain strong levels of internal diversity. So far, UJC has succeeded in diversifying the organization, Chair Will Bane said. Two years ago, 83 percent of the students who took the test for joining UJC were white, Bane said.
After building its autonomy throughout the past year, the University Unity Project kicked off its capstone event of 2010 last week: Earth Week.
[caption id="attachment_34824" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Foxfield Races, an annual University and Charlottesville tradition, are heavily patrolled by law enforcement officials.
