Eighty-seven first year male students are living in close quarters this year. There are 29 rooms in Alderman Road Residence Halls that are housing three men each.
Why should a university spend money so its students can listen to music for free? That's the question Vance Aloupis faced when he, as student government president at the University of Miami, proposed that the school provide free access to Napster. "I think the administration understood that it was definitely something the students wanted, but they didn't know if the program itself had academic and social benefits," Aloupis said. For example, students enrolled in music classes can use Napster to access media files for coursework. The university's radio station also has teamed up with Napster to promote local bands and programming, he said. "Napster is working with Sony to bring mainstream artists to school for concerts and increase the relationship between our school and the recording industry," Aloupis said. Unlike initial responses at Miami, there was little dissent among administrators at the University of Rochester when officials discussed plans to purchase legal online music subscriptions last spring for students living on campus. For Rochester Provost Charles Phelps, the benefits of an alternative to online piracy clearly outweigh service expenses.
The University recently changed its overtime classification system to allow more employees to receive overtime pay, according to a University news release. According to the release, the changes, which affect 333 positions, were made after revisions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act took effect Aug.
As part of an ongoing "Envisioning Integrity" initiative begun in 2001, the Honor Committee is now bringing the ideals of honor home -- literally -- to first-year students through a new dormitory liaison program. Trained Honor support officers will work in conjunction with resident staff to facilitate discussions in all first-year dormitories about honor and integrity both within the confines of the University Honor code and beyond. "The goal is to get people discussing integrity in everyday life," Vice Chair for Education Sarah Outten said.
Free music for the entire student body. What sounded like an empty campaign promise reminiscent of the "MTV during study hall" or "extended lunch period" pledges of high school elections became a reality for students at the University of Miami this semester. Thanks to efforts spearheaded by Student Government President Vance Aloupis, Miami signed a contract with Napster in July to offer free and legal online music to all students, on and off campus.
Neighbors of the recently opened Dr. Herbert C. Jones Reproductive Health and Education Center, a Planned Parenthood facility on Hydraulic Road, have greeted the new facility with mixed reactions. "Some neighbors are concerned about Planned Parenthood, some are delighted," said David Nova, president of Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge.
Students with questions about Charlottesville's often intense and confusing off-Grounds real estate market now have someone who can help: Vicki Hawes, who began working as the first director of the new Office of Off-Grounds Housing in late July. Hawes, a former customer service manager in the Office of the University Registrar, has been a tenant, landlord, neighborhood association president and business owner in Charlottesville since she first moved to the community in 1977. "When I saw this job advertised, I thought this was the perfect job for me," Hawes said.
Students living on Grounds are discovering that uncovered posters and pictures on walls are joining extension cords and George Foreman grills on the list of items banned in University housing facilities. Beginning this semester, the University is fully implementing the International Fire Code, which only allows posters, pictures and other flammable materials on walls if they are "flame-resistant," or covered under glass or Plexiglas. Last year, posters and pictures could cover up to 10 percent of wall and ceiling space, but the 10 percent rule now applies to flame-resistant materials, and flammable materials are banned from walls and ceilings. The code already had been in effect, but the University decided to wait until now to enforce the flame-resistant requirement to avoid too much change in one year, said Burt Joseph, the assistant director of facilities for University Housing. "Rather than institute all of it at one time, we elected to phase it in," Joseph said. Students expressed understanding at the need for safety, but many said they were disappointed by the restriction. "I don't really like it," said first-year College student Megha Modi.
Starting this fall, University students will have a new vehicle to work out roommate conflicts. University Mediation Services, the Off-Grounds Housing Office and Student Legal Services have joined forces to create "Ready Roommates," a service dedicated to help roommates avoid miscommunication and minimize future conflicts, according to UMS Coordinator Faith Alejandro. Alejandro said the service utilizes a roommate agreement contract between roommates to set clear expectations between them as well as specifics concerning issues such as rent payment, noise and cleanliness.
Matt Sonneborn stood yards away from Al Franken, Barack Obama and Ben Affleck. Ali Ahmad received so many party invitations that they stacked up an inch high.
University student and Democratic National Convention delegate Matt Sonneborn will spend this week shaking hands with many upper-level Democratic policymakers as he joins approximately 4,300 other delegates in the presidential candidate nomination process. Sonneborn, a third year, arrived in Boston at 1 a.m.
A Charlottesville man is suing a city police detective for allegedly harassing him during a search for the serial rapist. Larry Monroe, 24, claims Detective James Mooney infringed upon his rights when Mooney requested that he provide a DNA sample to aid in the search for the serial rapist.
The University Medical Center currently is completing the planning process of its new 172,000 square foot Children's Medical Center. The $48 million facility will be located at the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and West Main Street. Construction on the project will begin when fundraising is complete.
A recent University program submitted to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation proposes to employ graduates from the class of 2005 as "access guides" to supplement guidance counseling at Virginia high schools.
The University of Virginia's Infectious Diseases Clinic responsible for treating HIV and AIDS victims from 52 surrounding counties in western Virginia will not receive its annual $426,000 federal grant this year. For the fiscal year of 2005, the grant will instead help fund a continuing HIV health care program under Centra Health, Inc. based in Lynchburg, Va. This is the first year the Lynchburg-based health care provider applied for the Early Intervention Services grant, one of three Title III Ryan White Grants. According to the U.S.
Brian Wayne Kelly, a 20-year-old University student, was arrested Thursday night outside of Dunglison dormitory after allegedly assaulting two other University students and spitting in the face of a University police officer.
The National Academy of Sciences has selected Jonathan Moreno, director of the University Center for Biomedical Ethics, to co-chair the new Committee on Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Eleven other experts, including Richard Hynes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will serve on the committee, which includes previous professional acquaintances of Moreno.
Professors who have earned tenure are evaluated differently at Virginia's public colleges and universities, General Assembly investigators reported last week.
Gov. Mark R. Warner raised questions about the bill that would give more independence to the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and the College of William & Mary by granting them charter status at a meeting with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Tuesday. "Gov.
I started hearing the echoes of the stomping of Birkenstock clad feet and the roars of approval from feminists the world over.
