Brian Love, fourth-year College student, died late Tuesday afternoon during a Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboarding Team practice at Wintergreen Ski Resort.
M. Rick Turner, dean of the Office of African-American Affairs, officially kicked off observance of African American Heritage month at the University with his address entitled, "The State of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia." Turner covered a variety of topics in his speech, laying out the achievements of the OAAA in the past year, addressing the University's treatment of its laborers, evaluating diversity options and evaluating the role and morality of African-American students within the University. The second annual address was held in the Rotunda Dome Room. Silvia V.
Students attending a basketball game at University Hall have grown used to seeing the metal skeleton of the John Paul Jones arena.
The Board of Visitors two-day winter meeting opens today in the Rotunda with an agenda that includes the selection of a new student member, discussions of the proposed single-sanction reform status and the search for a Chief Diversity Officer. The last time the Board met in October of 2004, it approved a plan by the President's Commission on Diversity and Equity that called for hiring a Chief Diversity Officer to oversee diversity at the University.
$7.7 million renovation for Art History department. Project Start: June 2004 What's Done: Interior demolition, removal of small annex building and paint removal from interior brick. In Progress: Restore interior brick, construction of an interior structural steel skeleton and the relocation of underground utilities. What's Next: Continue to install interior structural steel and place new site utilities. Estimated Completion Date: February 2006
$3.35 million structure bridging the busy Emmet Street corridor between University Hall and the Lambeth Field Apartments. Project Start: March 2003 What's Done: Bridge is currently open for use with all bridge and approach pathwork completed. In Progress: Construction of fencing and the installation of landscaping along the bridge's Lambeth Field approach. What's Next: Painting touch-up, erection of fencing and some additional planting of grass and small shrubs. Estimated Completion Date: February 2005
In an annual assessment, the Commonwealth is at the top of its class. The Government Performance Project, which evaluated each state government in the United States, gave the Commonwealth of Virginia an overall grade of A-, tying with Utah for the highest mark. Governing Magazine published the Government Performance Project's report in its February issue. "It's a gold star for Governor Warner, but much more importantly, it's a gold star for Virginia and a whole series of governors and legislatures," Politics Prof.
A week after details of the recent dismissal of Politics Prof. James R. Sofka from his post as director of the Echols program became public, there remains some question about whether Sofka was denied established procedures according to University policy. A Jan.
$22 million project to replace current dining hall with a new 1,100 seat facility. Project Start: March 2003 What's Done: New structure substantially completed. In Progress: Final exterior and interior finishes.
$38.9 million project to house the Engineering School's Material Science department and Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design. Project Start: February2003 What's Done: Underground utilities relocated, site excavation completed. In Progress: Laying concrete foundations. What's Next: Continue foundation work, installation of structural steel.
$43 million project to renovate Rouss Hall and construct an 115,000 square foot addition for the Commerce School. Project Start: January 2005 What's Done: Work on Varsity Hall and Hospital Drive to accommodate Varsity Hall's relocation opposite East Range. In Progress: Shoring up of Varsity Hall structure for move. What's Next: Relocation of Varsity Hall in April, interior demolition and asbestos removal in Rouss Hall. Estimated Completion Date: July 2007
Student Council introduced three possible referenda last night that will be voted on at next week's meeting.
$6 million renovation to accommodate Classics and Philosophy departments. Project Start: April 2005 What's Done: Design documents and construction firm bids solicited. In Progress: Seeking state approval for major work to begin. What's Next: Erection of construction fencing and interiror demolition of building. Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2006
The Student Assault Leadership Council presented its first response to the University administration for the recently-revised sexual assault policy report, which bestows victims with more flexibility to make their case public. SALC Chair Sloane Kuney said the memo proposed suggestions for all aspects of the committee's procedures.
$129.8 million basketball arena that will contain 15,000 seats and a 1,500 car parking garage. Project Start: April 2003 What's Done: Restoration of Emmet Street Dell area, major structural work on the parking garage and arena, as well as a significant amount of mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in work. In Progress: Arena's roofing structure, placing of concrete block wells and a mechanically-stabilized earth-retaining wall in front of the arena's main entrance, in addition to continued mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations. What's Next: Completion of arena roof and a trasnsition structure from the arena to yet-to-be built practice courts. Estimated Completion Date: June 2006
As the number of students using cellular phones steadily increases, the University is losing revenue generated from the long-distance phone calls made by students over the land-lines provided by the University. Between 1998 and 2004, the number of minutes students spent making long distance phone calls has decreased by nearly 4.3 million, Mark Doherty, Chief Housing officer said in an e-mail. Doherty cited the increasing use of e-mail and competitive calling card and cell phone packages as reasons for the decline in revenue. Despite the drop, there has been no effect on Housing's budgetary considerations, and there will be no effect on electronic services currently provided for students living in on-Grounds housing, said James A.
As of a few weeks ago, University Dining began selling cigarettes at the Castle amid some criticism from the University community. Although cigarettes had previously been sold at other locations on grounds, including the Treehouse, the expansion to the Castle was the result of student demand. "The only reason we carry cigarettes is because students are asking for them," said Eddie Whedbee, the director of operations for U.Va.
Although there has been an outpouring of donations in response to efforts for tsunami relief, local charities have discerned minor and varying fluctuations in the donations received and said they could not definitively attribute the changes to the international tsunami aid.
For the first time since the creation of the Black Fraternal Council in 1992, a black fraternity has left the BFC to join the Inter-Fraternity Council. The Iota Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha achieved the two-thirds vote necessary last Thursday to become full members of the IFC. "Alpha Phi Alpha is a fantastic addition to the IFC because of the quality of their members, their organization and the presentation they gave to the IFC," IFC President David Bowman said. Joining the IFC was a business move, Alpha Phi Alpha Secretary Cameron Webb said. As the only black fraternity with a house, the constitution of the IFC matched the goals of the Alpha Phi Alpha better, Webb said. Alpha Phi Alpha began looking at the switch this summer when comparing the constitutions of the two fraternal councils. "It went from thought to reality very quickly," Webb said. Now that the Alpha Phi Alphas have joined the IFC, they say they look forward to being able to show that they serve the University Community as a whole, not just the African- American community. The biggest opportunity the IFC offers is "to be a part of a Greek community -- not just a black Greek community," Webb said. The Alpha Phi Alpha chapter remains on good terms with the BFC. "It was an organizational decision and we wish them the best," BFC Co-Chair Ryan Chatman said. Alpha Phi Alpha president Brian Pennington agreed. "We're going to make every effort to stay involved with the BFC and know their events and so support them," Pennington said.
The South Asian Leadership Society, the NAACP Student Chapter and the Sikh Students Association co-sponsored a forum yesterday evening entitled "AMERICAN HATRED: are YOU part of it?" reflecting on recent University concerns of minority animosity. The forum began with attendees sharing their experiences of hatred at the University with each other and the event drew undergraduate and graduate students as well as administrators from many different backgrounds. Aleea Maye, a fourth-year College student and president of the NAACP chapter at the University and Neela Pal, a third-year College student and president of the South Asian Leadership Society, opened the forum by discussing the importance of finding common ground for dialogue and change. The forum was led by Preetmohan Singh, director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education fund, and M.
