University President Teresa A. Sullivan delivered a sermon to a 500-member audience of Charlottesville community members at St.
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. The expansion will include a 300-seat thrust-stage theater, which will extend into the audience on three sides connected by a backstage area. University Architect David Neuman said plans for the theater - which will accommodate drama, dance and film - include remodeling the main lobby and public restrooms.
James Madison University has changed its policy to notify parents after a student's first alcohol offense, regardless of whether a student is a legal adult, following Virginia Tech's example.
With a new website integrated with a variety of social networking applications, including Facebook and Twitter, Student Council is kicking off its recruitment period with a plethora of new media tools to reach out to a broader audience. One feature on the Council website allows constituents to associate a face with the names of Council representatives.
The Perriello for Congress campaign held a kick-off event at a home in Charlottesville Saturday to promote the re-election of Congressman Tom Perriello, D-Charlottesville.
The Honor Committee is working to improve the efficiency and continuity of its procedures by shuffling long discussions and brainstorming sessions to its procedures committee. Committee Chair Charles Harris said he is hoping for extensive conversations between small groups of people to take place in the procedures committee, rather than the Committee's weekly meeting with all Committee representatives. "We don't want to stifle discussion, but sometimes small debates form in front of a large audience," Harris said.
During spring 2008, Physics Prof. Blaine Norum received an e-mail from a student about an in-class cheating incident during the final exam period for his Physics 142E class.
This fall, Congressman Tom Perriello, D-Charlottesville, will face his first incumbent challenge since unseating the then-incumbent Virgil Goode in 2008. Perriello - who plans to emphasize area campaigning in the run-up to November - reiterated the importance of votes from college-age supporters during a University Democrats meeting Wednesday evening.
An investigation into the management of the Virginia Quarterly Review magazine - ordered last Thursday by University President Teresa A.
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.
