University students, faculty members and administrators held a forum Monday in response to recent challenges and controversy surrounding the school's non-discrimination policy. The forum was organized by UVaPride, an association of faculty, staff and graduate students, and the student organization Queer and Allied Activism.
Renowned Engineering Prof. Doris Kuhlmann
Two people were shot at the Rock Point Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Charlottesville around 7:30 p.m.
Fourth-year College student Joe Arwood passed away Sunday morning at the University Medical Center. The cause of death is not yet known. Arwood, a member of Sigma Phi Society, was found unconscious at the house Friday morning by one of his fraternity brothers, who then administered CPR, said Psychology Prof.
The Virginia state legislature has decided to increase capital fees for out-of-state students who attend Virginia colleges and universities. Out-of-state students, who comprise about one-third of the University community, currently pay a fee that funds capital-related projects at their schools.
The University has decided to "buy back" former Gov. Tim Kaine's state-mandated furlough day, which is intended to require that all state employees take eight hours of unpaid leave to ease the financial strain on the state's diminished budget, according to an e-mail sent by President John T.
[caption id="attachment_34168" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council President John Nelson, along with several other Council leaders, spoke positively about recruitment efforts by the organization during the past term.
[caption id="attachment_34141" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., visited the University this week to give a guest lecture in Prof.
The Diversity Action Board hosted an annual forum Wednesday night to discuss challenges related to diversity faced by the Honor Committee. The panel discussion, titled "Is Honor for Everyone?," featured Assistant Dean of Students Nicole Eramo, fourth-year College student and men's varsity basketball player Jerome Meyinsse and Graduate Arts & Sciences student Tim Lovelace. Eramo reflected on improvements the committee has made through the years, such as ensuring proper representation in random jury selections, providing diversity sensitivity training and improving minority recruitment and outreach. She added, however, that she was unsure as to when diversity problems ultimately could be resolved. "There's a lot of particular work we need to do on this issue.
Downtown traffic will be temporarily affected by the Charlottesville Ten-Miler this Saturday. Both mall crossings and both sides of Seventh Street will be closed from 8 to 10 a.m., said Donovan Branche, assistant traffic engineer of neighborhood development services for the City of Charlottesville. In addition to these closures, Branche said, the Charlottesville Police Department will limit traffic to a single lane in other streets designated for the Ten-Miler.
A woman was robbed at knife-point Monday near the 7-Eleven on Ivy Road, Charlottesville Police Sgt. Steve Upman said. The victim allegedly exited a bus near the convenience store and then was approached by two black males between 30 and 35 years old, he said. The victim told police the men came "out of the shadows," Upman said, before demanding her purse.
A new high-speed engine igniter, developed by fourth-year Engineering student Ryan Johnson, will allow hypersonic combustion ramjets - scramjets, for short - to fly at five times the speed of sound. "At that speed, you could fly from Charlottesville to Los Angeles in 40 minutes," said Chris Goyne, research assistant and director of the University Aerospace Research Laboratory. Johnson's research is part of the Hy-V, or "high five" program, a University, industry and government collaboration dedicated to researching scramjet technology.
President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law yesterday at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The legislation will restructure the repayment schedules for student loans.
Philadelphia resident Norman Leboon was arrested Saturday for threatening to kill Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va, in a YouTube video that since has been removed from the site. "Over the weekend, Congressman Cantor was notified by law enforcement that a threat was made against his life," Cantor's Press Secretary Brad Dayspring said in a statement Monday.
The Minority Rights Coalition announced the newly appointed members of its 2010-11 executive committee Monday. Third-year College student Heba Tellawi was chosen as the next chair of the MRC, which serves as an umbrella organization for the Black Student Alliance, the Asian Student Union, the Latino Student Alliance, the Middle Eastern Leadership Council, the Queer Student Union and Feminism is for Everyone. Second-year College student Revat Anandsongkit, meanwhile, was appointed vice chair for internal affairs, while first-year Engineering student Eric Morris was selected to serve as vice chair for external affairs.
[caption id="attachment_34104" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council members took a break in their debate last night to recognize one member's birthday.
[caption id="attachment_34102" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="From left, Sen. Henry Marsh, Sen.
University students, faculty members and community members gathered to discuss issues about the minimum wage of University employees during a forum that took place in Memorial Gymnasium last Saturday. The forum was organized by U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_34067" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Honor Committee Chair David Truetzel addressed the Committee for the last time Sunday night, as the newly elected leadership prepares to take the reins.
