Last night Sen. George Allen, R-Va., gave a two-minute television address in an effort to redirect coverage of his campaign for Senate reelection against opponent, Jim Webb.
On Friday James Madison University's board of visitors approved a plan to bring the JMU Athletics program in compliance with Title IX, by cutting 10 of the school's 28 athletic programs.
NBC29 News reported late last night that a manhunt is underway for William Ashby, a Georgia man who is wanted in conjunction with an apparent homicide on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Augusta County.
Truly a red carpet affair at John Paul Jones Arena, Saturday night's gala played host to major Capital Campaign contributors and over 1,100 alumni. Hosted by Tiki and Ronde Barber, the gala was an evening of "homegrown" entertainment, according to Christine Gustason, chair of the Campaign Gala Committee. According to Gustason, she and the committee worked on the endeavor for nearly 16 months, researching the records and writings of Thomas and Martha Jefferson and interweaving what they found into the night's festivities. "Everything that you will see tonight, including the menu, is inspired by Jefferson's writings," she said. The black-tie affair was an effort to recognize the various contributions made to the University by both donors and volunteers. "The point of the gala is to honor the donors and have a chance to bring everyone together that's been working so hard to raise money for the University," said Gustason, adding that the evening was also a time "to celebrate, to have a chance to really say this is a wonderful place, this is a fabulous opportunity and bring everyone together ... to celebrate that we've raised one billion dollars." One Campaign contributor, Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, was specifically recognized during the evening.
Was U.S. Sen. George Allen a racist or a well-read Civil War buff when he attended the University as an undergraduate over 30 years ago?
Fall wasn't the only thing that arrived in Charlottesville this past weekend. Thousands of alumni descended upon Grounds as the Board of Visitors launched the public phase of the University's Capital Campaign, a $3 billion fundraising initiative aimed at establishing the University as a "privately funded public institution." With over 50 special events planned, including a fireworks show over the Rotunda and a gala event playing host to nearly 1,100 invited guests, the kickoff attracted famous alumni faces such as Tiki and Ronde Barber, Katie Couric and Paul Tudor Jones, the son of the namesake of the University's new basketball arena. "I'm just really very happy I could be a part of this," Couric said.
Last Friday the University's Board of Visitors approved the divestment of funds in corporations that do business with Sudan. Following both the U.S.
Retired University History Prof. Norman Graebner was honored Friday with the inaugural Jefferson Scholars Foundation Award for Excellence. Before receiving the award, Graebner presented a lecture titled, "Realism Amid the Perils of Partiality." The lecture and award presentation were part of this weekend's festivities surrounding the official launch of the University's Capital Campaign. "It is fitting that as the University is embarking on this campaign to secure its place as a global leader among the centers of learning, we should hear from one of the most distinguished professors," noted Doug Holladay, chair of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Board of Directors. Graebner taught at the University from 1967 until 1986 and was named the Randolph P.
Three more cases of mumps infections are suspected in University students. These cases are in addition to the two cases reported last week. All three cases are currently being investigated by the Health Department, Student Health Director James Turner said.
An unpublished poem written by Robert Frost was recently discovered in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library by English graduate student Robert Stilling. Stilling stumbled upon the poem, written by Frost in 1918, while looking for summer research projects. After discussing possible topics with English Prof.
The 19th annual Virginia Film Festival, which will run Oct. 26 to 29, announced its theme and guest lineup Wednesday.
Two openly gay and lesbian University students acting on behalf of the Right to Serve campaign and protesting the U.S.
Several real estate owners and one concerned parent of a University student have donated over $6,000 as a reward for anyone who has information leading to the arrest of gunmen who shot a University student Sept.
The Capital Campaign will be officially launched at 10 a.m. this morning when the Board of Visitors will announce the amount raised from the initial private phase of the campaign.
Education Sector, a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., released a report this week proposing a new system for ranking colleges and universities as an alternative to those used by U.S.
Internationally renowned architects Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton will be the Harry S. Shure visiting professors to the School of Architecture this fall. Architecture School Director of Publications Derry Wade said the goal of the visiting professorship is to bring working architects to the University to share their real world experience with the students. "The purpose is to select a prominent practioner of that discipline -- either architecture or landscape architecture," Wade said. Sauerbruch and Hutton run a design firm in Berlin and were invited to the University because they have been involved in projects that are aesthetically pleasing as well as pragmatic, Architecture Prof.
University students protested the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy outside the local military recruitment office yesterday.
A third-year College student has become the second University student in a week to contract mumps, leading University officials to respond to a possible outbreak. James Turner, director of the University's Student Health Center, said this recent case was probably not a result of last week's.
Yesterday, the Arts & Sciences Council held an open round table meeting with Edward Ayers, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
