Two students allegedly were assaulted in separate incidents three hours apart Friday night near the railroad tracks behind the Corner area. A College student was walking on the tracks around 11:30 p.m.
In a letter sent to University President John T. Casteen, III and other administrators last Monday, the Graduate Labor Union requested that certain graduate fees be decreased, according to former GLU treasurer Bill Craighead, an Economics graduate student. The letter also calls for a commitment from the University to discontinue the practice of increasing the graduate fees proportionally to undergraduate tuition and fee increases.
Economic concerns were the focus of a panel discussion on United States-Latin American relations as foreign ambassadors to the United States from Argentina, Brazil and Peru met in Newcomb Hall Ballroom Friday evening. The event was co-sponsored by the Latin Student Union and 10 other University offices and organizations. The ambassadors began their discussion with opening remarks on the state of affairs in their respective countries internally and with the U.S.
President John T. Casteen, III named Law Prof. Robert E. Scott as this year's recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award at Friday's convocation ceremony at University Hall. The award, which has been given to members of the University faculty and administration since 1955, is the University's highest honor.
With the recent proliferation of reality shows like Extreme Makeover and The Swan, it comes as no surprise that the number of people having cosmetic surgery has mushroomed, especially over the last couple of years.
Red states, blue states. Republicans and Democrats. Fox News versus CNN. In the final weeks of the presidential race, the United States of America seems anything but united. American society is more polarized today than ever before, and public discourse resembles more of a shouting match than a meaningful exchange of ideas so crucial to a democratic society, according to this year's speakers at the third annual LaBrosse-Levinson lecture series. A group of journalists and professors from around the country all spoke to the theme of "Discourse and Democracy" in the Dome Room of the Rotunda in the two-day series, which began Wednesday. New York Times columnist David Brooks addressed the Bush administration's communications strategy as well as the polarization of American society. Brooks said the Bush administration is justified in not admitting its mistakes because doing so in a polarized society would only open itself up to criticism. "The nature of Washington is such that ... you can never admit a mistake," Brooks said. Brooks also said politicians feel a tremendous sense of loyalty to "their teams," and added such loyalty can lead to distortion. "In this world, loyalty to one's brethren is more important than loyalty to the truth," he said. Brooks attributed the deep political divide in the country to a number of factors, including a more educated electorate, media and geographic segmentation as well as diverging opinions about good leadership qualities. Ultimately, people seek out people like themselves, Brooks said, and party affiliation in many cases precedes individual ideologies. "People filter reality through their partisan labels," he said. Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, a communications studies professor at the University of Minnesota, began Thursday's lectures with a discussion about corporate ownership of the media.
"Speak now or forever hold your peace" took on a new meaning at a theatrical gay marriage in Newcomb Hall yesterday. Last spring, the University's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center came up with the idea of holding a gay marriage presentation followed by a discussion, Center Director Emily West said. Students performed the marriage last night under the direction of Atlanta performer Turner Schofield.
University students are stepping off Grounds and into the region to oppose the presence of the Planned Parenthood facility on Hydraulic Rd. The facility, which offers abortion and adoption services and plans to offer pre-natal care by 2005, opened its doors Aug.
A new Amber Alert -- America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response -- system formally went into effect today in Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville and the surrounding area. The collaborative regional system has been in place unofficially for the past month.
The ancient Roman emperor Claudius was affected by it.Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned for awareness of it.In 1952, Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine for it.And by 1994, the Americas were declared to be free of it.So, surely the polio virus is not a concern anymore --- or is it? In 1988, the World Health Assembly launched a worldwide goal to conquer the problem, and thus the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was born.
The Faculty Senate will play a larger role this year in the promotion and tenure process with the creation of a new committee comprised of Senate members. The committee plans to encourage a stronger emphasis on evaluating Web-based research and a greater consideration for faculty members with children, said Gene Block, University vice president and provost. "We've recognized portions of the promotion and tenure process that need to be looked at from time to time," Block said. Block proposed the formation of the committee to address faculty concerns with the promotion and tenure process.
Many University students think of 14th Street -- where roads and sidewalks are often littered with paper plates, plastic cups, empty beer cans, broken bottles, chip bags and pizza boxes -- as a college student enclave. But after plodding through trash along 14th Street on their way to a field trip at the University Art Museum, a younger set of students is trying to clean up the area. Second graders from Venable School, located on 14th Street, took a trip to City Hall Monday to protest the debris. "My class was walking down 14th Street to get to the Downtown Mall to the free trolley," second-grade Venable teacher Lisa Shook said.
As the importance of a college education continues to rise in the United States, so does the cost of obtaining one. The College Board issued its annual report on the state of college pricing and financial aid on Tuesday, which found that tuition prices continued to climb over the last year.
Last night, the Kaleidoscope Center for Cultural Fluency hosted "When Words Offend: A Conversation on Political Correctness and Free Speech in College Media," a panel discussion between students and the editors of various University publications. Panelists included Individual Rights Coalition President Anthony Dick, Declaration Literary Editor Andrew Pratt, Declaration News Editor David Dexter, Virginia Advocate Executive Editor Chris Vickers, Critical Mass editorial board member Matt Kindig, All Women Attaining Knowledge and Enrichment President Jill Raney and Cavalier Daily Editor-in-Chief Chris Wilson. University spokesperson Carol Wood served as moderator. Wood began the discussion by pointing to Thomas Jefferson's belief in the necessity of the press in protecting the opinion of the people. Wood asked the audience to put themselves in the shoes of the editors and ask: Do the articles in the publications "reflect what you see and how you live in the University community?" The panelists then discussed potential reactions to media coverage of University issues. "People have opinions whether intentional or otherwise," Kindig said.
Access and affordability dominate the debate over health care in the upcoming presidential election, but both candidates sharply disagree over whose health care plan can deliver on those promises. Sen.
Students and members of the University's Safety and General Security Committee went on their semiannual Night Tour Safety Walk around the University and surrounding areas Monday night.
The University's branch of the Virginia Museum of Natural History will close Dec. 31 because of a lack of funds from the state budget.
The members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. leased a house on Fontaine Avenue in June and are in the process of getting the house officially recognized by the University as a fraternity house.
