The University's chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity recently began participation in an online program to help its members avoid dangerous drinking habits. Sigma Nu has decided to make AlcoholEdu for College available to its members.
After deciding to forgo any formal debate on the legislation, Student Council on Tuesday night narrowly rejected a bill to amend its bylaws that would have required the publication of individual voting records on the organization's Web site. The bill, which was introduced Oct.
According to a local environmental monitoring report, the streams near Charlottesville are significantly depreciating because of intense land use and stream health, though the Rivanna basin stream network is in fair condition. StreamWatch, "a local data collection and stream monitoring program," employs the word "fair" to denote a stream that is "somewhat degraded." After StreamWatch's 18-month study, it concluded that two-thirds of 21 area stream locations are in fair health, The Daily Progress reported. The group's findings were centered on the diversity and quantity of benthic macro invertebrates uncovered in the streams.
Attorneys presented opening arguments yesterday in the murder trial of former University student Andrew Alston, following four-and-a-half hours of jury selection. Alston is charged with the second-degree murder of Charlottesville resident Walker Sisk, 22, in an early-morning altercation on Nov.
Republican Incumbent Virgil Goode won his fifth term to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's fifth district last night by nearly 28 percent. In Albemarle County, Goode edged out his Democratic opponent, Al Weed, by a margin of 247 votes, or 0.6 percent of the 42,843 votes cast.
An alternately tense and jovial atmosphere prevailed in the "war room" at the University's Center for Politics last night as staffers and interns analyzed the results of a highly-anticipated presidential election. At times, guests would happily gather to debate their predictions and munch at the Indian buffet of satay sticks, while at the opposite end of the room stony-faced analysts intently typed at their laptops.
BOSTON -- As setup crews, Kerry supporters, and the Federal Secret Service flooded Boston's Copley Square yesterday afternoon, many residents headed to the polls to elect the nation's executive leader for the next four years. For much of the nation, uncertainty was in the air as to who would be inaugurated in January. For Bostonian Jennifer Lowe, selecting a presidential candidate was coupled with uncertainty as to when election results would become officially clear. "I pray my candidate has a great chance [at victory] tonight," Lowe said."But my gut feeling is that we won't know tonight.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Large numbers of citizens turned out here to vote yesterday, encountering pleasant weather, long lines, thousands of Democratic and Republican volunteers and an endless sea of red, white and blue campaign signs. Polling sites in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia all report very heavy turnout, according to volunteers distributing campaign literature and sample ballots.
The minimum hiring rate for University classified salaried and classified wage employees will increase by 3 percent Dec.
The trial of former University student Andrew Alston, who stands accused of second-degree murder in charges related to the Nov.
Voters overwhelmingly passed two amendments to the state Constitution. The amendment to clarify special elections following redistricting passed 86 percent to 14 percent. The amendment to extend the line of succession to the Governor passed 87 percent to 13 percent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush was on course to win the 2004 presidential campaign last night, winning 51 percent of the popular vote or 56,732,387 votes to Sen.
BOSTON -- While election results were seemingly in favor of a Bush victory in Ohio, and thus four more years of a Republican presidency, Democrats began to challenge several claims by news agencies that Bush won the state's 20 electoral votes. Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said he and Sen.
Raising the ire of some local businesses, the City of Charlottesville recently began enforcing an ordinance requiring West Main Street merchants to remove all sandwich-board signs from sidewalks in front of their businesses. The move by the City, however, still did not please those who were hoping for the removal of sandwich-boards from all city sidewalks. In June, Gwen Beavers, representing the Virginia Federation for the Blind, expressed her concern regarding obstacles such as signs, chains and chairs placed without a clear pattern on the Downtown Mall at the City Council meeting, according to minutes from the meeting. "We are concerned with the signs sitting in the middle of the Mall," said Kathy Owen, president of the Blue Ridge Federation of the Blind, who went with Beavers to the June City Council meeting. In response to their concerns, City Council has decided to enforce the portion of the city ordinance banning movable signs from West Main Street.
The 9/11 Commission Report overseen by Philip Zelikow, University history professor and director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, is a nominated finalist for a National Book Award under the category of nonfiction. According to National Book Foundation Publicist Camille McDuffie, the book was nominated for the category along with 449 other submissions, and a panel of impartial judges whittled the selections down to five. "Basically they're told to pick the best books of the year," McDuffie said.
Student groups at the University are gearing up for today's election with a common goal in mind: They want everyone to get out and vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- To get an idea of how Democratic the District of Columbia is, one needs only to look at 1984, when Republican Ronald Reagan won 49 states in a nationwide landslide victory, but Democratic candidate Walter Mondale won here -- with 85 percent of the vote.Nevertheless, Republicans in the nation's capital say they are prepared and proud to support President Bush in today's presidential election, regardless of his chances of victory in the nation's capital. Wayne Estrada, the Republican chairman for Ward Six, was frank about the political atmosphere facing the Republican Party in the District. "It's pretty brutal," he said.
BOSTON, Mass. -- Located near the site where the Pilgrims landed nearly 400 years ago, and near many Revolutionary War events, one could argue that Boston has often been on the "frontline" of American history. But the city that also hosted the Democratic National Convention last summer and a parade Saturday to honor Major League Baseball's newest world championship team also may first witness the naming of a new American president tonight -- that is, if Democratic candidate Sen.
