WASHINGTON--Sen. James Webb, D-Va., delivered a blistering eight-minute response to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night, promising an aggressive challenge to Bush's Iraq and economic policies from the newly empowered Democratic majority in Congress.
The priority registration granted to incoming athletes, Echols, Rodman and Casteen Scholars will change starting with the Class of 2011.
At the first meeting of the semester, Student Council adopted a resolution to create an ad-hoc committee to explore students' perceptions of the inner-workings of Council.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors approved the preliminary concept, sight and design guidelines for a "Gateway to the Arts," at last night's meeting. The project is a $118.5 million complex that would include a residential college for the arts, a new home for the University of Virginia Art Museum, marching and concert bands, and concert facilities. The complex would be located on the corner of Ivy Road and Emmet Street, west of Carr's Hill Field. In addition to the museum and concert facilities the complex would include a 250-bed residence college, a dining hall, a 250- to 300-seat studio theater and a café and catering facility. "We're looking at the possibility of linking to the International Residence College," University President John T.
The Board of Visitors Educational Policy Committee met yesterday to discuss various aspects of the University's academic future, including the augmentation of fine arts and science research, as well as problems with a lack of undergraduate advising. University President John T.
The University is exploring partnerships with music labels that could provide students with free access to music downloads.The endeavor is part of an effortby the University to curb illegal dowloading on grounds. The University is not currently in a partnership with any network that would provide legal music downloads. "We are looking into partnerships," said Mike McPherson, deputy chief information officer for the Office of Technology and Communications.
When snow began falling Sunday morning Facilities Management worked to clear up sidewalks and streets around Grounds, allowing the University to continue normal academic and medical center operations. "We very seldom close, but occasionally we delay opening" of school facilities, said Facilities Operations Director Chris Willis.
Religious Studies Prof. James Childress will chair the committee to find a replacement for Ed Ayers, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, who will leave the University this summer to assume the presidency at the University of Richmond. The composition of the search committee is likely to be announced later this week.
Today the Office of African-American Affairs launched a peer counseling program for African-American students, Project R.I.S.E.
Proposed legislation that would offer the children of faculty members at state universities a reduction in tuition rates narrowly survived a vote in a General Assembly subcommittee for education.
The Honor Committee discussed the addition of the "Definitions" section to Honor by-laws at last night's meeting.
The first black student to receive an undergraduate degree from the University addressed a group of students and faculty yesterday afternoon during a ceremony honoring student achievement. The event, Harambee II, has been held every winter for the past 16 years in recognition of first-year black students who achieve a first-semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. Sylvia Terry, associate dean of the Office of African-American Affairs, called keynote speaker Dr. Robert A.
While some students used this weekend to recuperate from the first few days of class, many others braved the inclement weather to participate in the ongoing fraternity and sorority recruitment process. Charlie Morgan, Inter-Fraternity Council chairman for membership intake, said 674 men are participating in rush this year. IFC President Andrew Paradis said the number of men participating is up about three percent from last year, noting that the IFC focuses outreach efforts toward those men who "might be on the fence in terms of rush and people who are typically underrepresented." Courtney Ball, Inter-Sorority Council vice president for recruitment, said 755 women began the rush process.
The University has dropped from first to second in a national ranking of the number of graduates from mid-sized colleges and universities serving in the Peace Corps.
The White House announced Tuesday that it would not support H.R. 5 -- known as the "College Student Relief Act" -- which would lower interest rates on some student loans. The bill, approved by the House 356 to 71 Jan.
MTV Networks, home of mtvU, VH1 and other popular networks, has recently purchased ratemyprofessors.com.
The Honor Committee passed a "transformation" proposal Dec. 3 to improve the committee's investigation process.
The University offered admission last month to 973 early decision applicants for the Class of 2011.
John Henry Agee, who faced charges for the rape and object sexual penetration of a former University Law student, has been sentenced to a combined term of 40 years in prison.
