[caption id="attachment_32791" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Students have the option of taking the UVAirBus service to and from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport for $5 and the Richmond International Airport for $15 each way.
After last semester's snow storm trapped several students in Charlottesville at the beginning of Winter Break, some students may have been apprehensive about the University's response to weather-related events. But University Services pulled together Saturday to combat the unexpectedly heavy snowfall that hit Grounds. "What we had projected as a pretty moderate event turned out to be much more significant," said Jay Klingel, director of operations and maintenance.
The state population's growth rate is beginning to return to figures close to those from before the recession, according to a study by the University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The population grew by 87,000 people from July 2008 to 2009, said Mike Spar, a research associate with the Center's Demographics and Workforce Group.
[caption id="attachment_32786" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In addition the 2010 Outstanding Faculty award, Prof.
[caption id="attachment_32748" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Honor Committee members passed two amendments last night, which will be voted on during a referendum this February.
In one of Student Council's major undertakings this year, the administration of President John Nelson overhauled the consultant program for contracted independent organizations.
[caption id="attachment_32745" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President John T. Casteen, III spoke about the Univerisity's history at Jefferson Hall yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_32743" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Cavalier Daily's 121st Managing Board (L-R): Irene Kan, Bobby Laverty, Ross Lawrence, Matt Martorana and Bennett Sorbo.
The Virginia Senate recently passed a bill for the third time that would allow any qualified voter in Virginia to vote absentee in-person without providing a reason. Currently, eligibility for voting through absentee ballots is reserved for individuals who are disabled, in the military or in other circumstances that would prevent them from physically engaging in the voting process on the day of elections.
[caption id="attachment_32720" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The outgoing Committee is in the process of considering several constitutional changes.
As the spring semester opens, the University Judiciary Committee will look to continue its progress increasing its outreach and transparency efforts. "It seemed like in the past we've had difficulty directly communicating what our procedures look like at the University," Vice Chair for First-Years Will Bane said, "but this semester UJC plans to show the student body "[what we are] here to do and how we do it." The Committee hopes to hold a UJC Awareness Day later in the spring to facilitate this communication, Chair Michael Chapman said.
[caption id="attachment_32677" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Dan and Gil Harrington held a press conference yesterday on the Copeley Road bridge.
Though the past two weeks have seen a widespread and popular outpouring of support for Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the tiny island, individuals and organizations on Grounds have not lessened their focus on helping to secure the devastated country's future. According to the Hoos for Haiti blog, the organization has almost reached the halfway mark of its $100,000 goal.
[caption id="attachment_32673" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University Transit System officials hope students will be able to plan their commute more carefully with the new alert system.
Spring cleaning took place a little early this year on Grounds. Various University offices destroyed 9,500 pounds of paper records as part of Records Management Day. The event's goal was to help University offices dispose of records they no longer needed and to promote proper record management processes. The Office of Records Management organized the event, which took place Jan.
[caption id="attachment_32637" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Police officials held a press conference yesterday after investigating the hayfield where the remains were found.
[caption id="attachment_32635" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Through its collaboration with 'Hoo Crew for a football T-shirt design contest, Student Council hopes to increase student involvement in athletics.
A recent University study indicated that the online behavior of users of social networking sites reflects their childhood social development and interactions. The research group, which was led by Psychology Prof.
Local police and fire departments responded to an incident that occurred at Peabody Hall yesterday at 11:56 a.m., University Police Sgt.
