The department of Parking and Transportation plans to maintain most of its parking prices for the 2010-11 academic year.
[caption id="attachment_34746" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Students wore black T-shirts yesterday to express concern about an incident last week in which two female students faced racial intolerance.
Workers and Students United, an organization led by University students pushing the institution to pay its employees a living wage, proposed that the Charlottesville City Council pass a resolution to encourage the University to adopt such practices at the April 19 Council meeting. Erin Franey, third-year College student and leader of WASU, said many University employees must take second or third jobs to support their families.
Faculty researchers Rick Horwitz, Donald Hunt and Tom Wilson were selected to receive the University's 2010 Distinguished Scientist Awards for their respective contributions to the study of cell behavior, the detection of proteins and peptides and the psychology of self-knowledge. The Office of the Vice President for Research, which created the award, will deliver $10,000 to each recipient to support his research efforts.
[caption id="attachment_34742" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Residents of Charlottesville enjoy eating, shopping and watching performances on the historic Downtown Mall.
At last night's meeting of the University Judiciary Committee, members debated whether UJC should endorse a non-discrimination resolution by Queer and Allied Activism. Queer and Allied Activism President Seth Kaye approached UJC last Sunday for its support for a resolution opposing a statement by University alumnus and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli that asked state universities to remove gender identity and sexual orientation from their anti-discrimination policies. Kaye also approached Student Council, which passed the endorsement unanimously Tuesday.
Yesterday marked Gov. Bob McDonnell's 100th day in office. Thus far, the administration has passed the state's $4.2 million budget and faced two major political controversies.
[caption id="attachment_34699" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Presidential Committee on Sustainability sponsored the student competition last week.
The Jefferson Trustawarded grants to 10 University projects last Friday, the sum of which totaled $350,000.
University students yesterday celebrated the 40th annual Earth Day with events across Grounds, culminating the week-long efforts of sustainability groups to promote awareness of environmental issues.
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded English Prof. Rita Felski and Virginia Quarterly Review editor Ted Genoways with 2010 Guggenheim Fellowships, which provide research funding for individuals who demonstrate "achievement and exceptional promise," according to a statement from the Guggenheim Foundation. Felski received her $33,000 award for her work in the field of literary criticism, while Genoways received $35,000 for his contributions to American literature. Felski's award money will go toward research on a project called "Suspicious interpretation of texts as critical methodology." The project is part of a book that will concentrate on the concept of "suspicious reading," according to a University press release. "Often known as 'critique' or more grandly as 'the hermeneutics of suspicion,' this technique of reading texts against the grain to expose their unflattering meanings is widespread throughout the humanities," Felski stated in the press release. Felski - who holds the William R.
Because of Saturday's Dogwood Festival Parade, the Charlottesville Transit Service has announced changes to the city's bus routes effective between 6:30 a.m.
It's a history that's been brushed aside for years, but now, in light of recent events that have brought its pernicious past to light, students are working to recognize the role of slaves in the University's history. Between 1817 and 1865, the University was home to at least 150 slaves or more slaves, according to Catherine Neale's research as cited in Robert Brickhouse's article "Slaves at U.Va." from the July 2005 edition of Arts and Sciences Magazine.
The Office of Diversity and Equity honored University President John T. Casteen, III at its Spring Conference of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by naming the new John T.
Two female fourth-year University students were subjects of a racial bias incident last Thursday morning outside of Cohn's on the Corner. The two students - one of whom is white while the other is Togolese-American - were returning home around 2 a.m.
[caption id="attachment_34646" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="King, the victim of a fatal biking accident, was honored with white arm bands during University bikers' "Critical Mass" ride to the site of his death.
The police department at Frostburg State University has stepped up its efforts to combat underage drinking, occasionally sending undercover officers or students to survey particularly rowdy parties.
University students, staff and faculty gathered on the north side of the Lawn yesterday for a picnic honoring outgoing President John T.
A new device known as a dual modality tomographic scanner, developed by researchers from the University's radiology department, has the potential to become more effective than mammograms for detecting breast cancer in its early stages. The device conducts structural imaging like a mammogram, but it combines this with molecular breast imaging in an alternating manner, Assoc.
Census return data shows that areas where higher numbers of University students currently reside have turned in their census forms at a lower rate than the rest of the Charlottesville community. The Jefferson Park Avenue and Venable neighborhoods, which are both popular venues for student off-Grounds housing, were calculated as the lowest performing areas in the City of Charlottesville with participation rates of 60 percent and 57 percent, respectively, as of last Thursday, according to a Charlottesville press release. Areas further from Grounds, on the other hand, showed figures that were higher than the national average, which currently stands at 71 percent, according to the U.S.
