During Saturday's football game against the University of North Carolina, approximately 3,200 seats in Scott Stadium's west side upper deck became loose and unstable. The seat defect was first noted at the start of the second quarter.
Some employees voiced concerns over health benefits. Other employees expressed unease over retirement plans.
Following a decade of state-mandated tuition freezes and budget cuts, administration officials say they have done all they can to maintain the University's elite national ranking without an increase in funding. "We have wrung just about everything there is to wring out of what we have," College Dean Edward L.
Student Council voted last night to table a resolution to create an Asian-American Studies Program in the College after two rounds of inconclusive debate. Under Council procedures, resolutions are introduced, tabled automatically for a week and voted on at the next meeting. Last night's vote tabled the Asian-American Studies resolution, which was introduced Sept.
In her newly released book, "Sarah Laughed," Religious Studies Prof. Vanessa Ochs puts a new spin on age-old stories. Ochs retells the story of women in the Old Testament through a writing style called midrash, or interpretive storytelling. Through "Sarah Laughed," Ochs said she hopes to establish a common ground between the challenges confronting women today and those facing women from ancient times. "Usually stories of women in the Bible don't propel me forward or give me strength," she said. Ochs said she wrote "Sarah Laughed" to inspire contemporary women and to "see if it was possible to find wisdom for contemporary readers in the lives of Biblical women." --Compiled by Matt Cunningham
University officials expressed concern Friday about an increase in violent behavior among University students. Although Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia M.
Virginia sales and cigarette tax increases approved during the 2004 General Assembly session went into effect this month. The total sales and use tax rose to five percent.
The constitutions of both the United States and the University Judiciary Committee guarantee those who have been charged with committing a crime the right to a speedy trial. But some accused students at the University -- particularly first years -- have to wait several weeks, or even months, before their cases go to trial because of postponements and other delays. In order to expedite the process of hearing cases, UJC members are working on a proposal which would change the hearing panel process within the First-Year Judiciary Committee. Currently, an accused student can avoid a trial by opting to go before a hearing panel.
In response to employee concerns about proposed charter-status legislation, the University held its first of six meetings to address employee questions yesterday. Leonard Sandridge, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, detailed University charter status plans in front of a packed room of faculty members and staff in the Special Collections Library auditorium.
Robert S. Harris, dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, will step down from his position at the end of July, President John T.
A commercial advertisement starring University alumnus and actor Sean Patrick Thomas is slated to kick off the marketing campaign for "Access UVa," the University's expansive financial aid initiative.
As vigils and moments of silence around the country marked the third anniversary of Sept. 11, the University did its own part in remembering the people and the events of that day. At halftime during Saturday's home football game the Cavalier Marching Band played a selection of songs in a "Tribute to Freedom." The tribute included an arrangement by Larry Clark called "Saint's Hallelujah," and was followed by a song called, "Big Noise," which was played to the student section.
"We were a county and a government that was at war and did not know it," said Philip Zelikow, 9/11 Commission executive director and executive director of the University's Miller Center of Public Affairs. Just one day shy of the third anniversary of the Sept.
Early Saturday morning, while the rest of Charlottesville was asleep, the driver of a Jeep Cherokee sped from a University Police officer, eventually flipping the car onto its side and fleeing the scene. The Jeep, bearing North Carolina license plates, caught University Police Officer Craig Martin's attention as its wheels screeched, making a right turn onto Rugby Road, coming off of Chancellor Avenue.
Imagine excavating at a dig with your favorite archaeology professor in Greece, examining the architecture of the Coliseum only previously seen in a textbook and researching ground-breaking genetics in a state-of-the-art laboratory, all during the normally bleak winter months. This academic year, from Jan.
A record 62,790 Cavalier and Tar Heel fans packed into Scott Stadium Saturday to watch the Virginia football team defeat North Carolina, marking the most well attended opening home football game -- and the second highest overall -- in University history. According to University Athletic Director Craig Littlepage, attendance usually peaks at the start of the school year. "The first game of the year is always the most highly attended game, especially with first years and transfers experiencing a game for the first time," Littlepage said.
Duke University students who hail from outside North Carolina will receive a chocolate bar when they turn in completed absentee ballots in November for the presidential election, Duke University's Chronicle Newspaper reported Friday. One Sweet Vote, a program developed by Duke graduate student Melissa Bixler, seeks to encourage more young people to vote with a sweet reward.
The University Board of Visitors approved the University's 2005 operating and capital amendment requests to the 2004-2006 Virginia state budget at a meeting on Friday, allowing the University to submit the amendments to Gov.
Charlottesville City Council weighed its options this week for settling an ongoing parking decal tug-of-war with Virginia Beach officials. The problem began when Virginia Beach residents began receiving tickets from Charlottesville Police for failing to display a decal proving that the car is registered and the car's owner has paid a local vehicle fee. But Virginia Beach residents do not receive decals when they register their cars and pay their fees. Vehicle owners in Virginia are generally required to display decals from their locality of legal residence. In 1992 Virginia Beach made an agreement with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and became the only Commonwealth locality where vehicle fees are collected at the same time residents are billed for state plates.
