My mentor once told me there is a saying that before a resident finishes his program, at least one patient will have died as a result of the resident's actions.
NEW YORK -- By noon last Sunday, only a trickle of creatively dressed anti-Bush protesters rounded the corner of Sixth Avenue and 14th St.
"Number of users exceeded." New semester, same ISIS crisis. As students scramble to solidify their schedules for the next four months, many are encountering the problems that typically arise with ISIS, even though the University updated the system this year. According to Don Reynard, director of applications and data services for ITC, the main problem is the heavy volume of students trying to access ISIS during the first week of classes. "It's simply a volume issue that we deal with right now," he said. First-year College student Whitney Roper said she couldn't access ISIS for two days. "I probably tried like three times at three different times each day," she said. Most of the problems occurred Wednesday when ISIS traffic was at its heaviest.
Only a small percentage of University students have satisfied the requirements of a new University policy mandating that all returning students verify that they have health insurance. Just 3,254 of the more than 17,000 affected students have registered their health insurance with Student Health as of yesterday, said Virginia Carter, director of external relations for student affairs. The new policy stems from the worry that some students may not be insured, Director of Student Health James Turner said. "There was a concern that a number of undergraduates do not have health insurance, so the University attempted to institute a new plan to verify this," Turner said. The administration sought to publicize the new requirement by sending home a letter with student tuition bills as well as posting announcements in the weekly Connections e-mail sent out by the Vice President for Student Affairs' office. Students who fail to provide verification of health insurance coverage by spring registration will be unable to sign up for classes next semester. First-year students are not required to verify their health insurance coverage online as long as they successfully completed their pre-entrance medical forms. Since 1969, the University has required all students have health insurance.
Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry is fun-loving, funny, idealistic and honest, according to his daughter Vanessa Kerry, who addressed a standing room-only crowd in Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday. The 27-year-old Harvard medical student, who is taking time off to campaign full-time for her dad, glossed over foreign policy issues and instead focused on tuition, jobs and the economy in a brief speech.
A seventh known attack genetically linked to a serial rapist operating in the Charlottesville area has prompted University and local police to increase their public awareness efforts and encourage public assistance in the ongoing investigation. The latest attack occurred Aug.
Several new changes in University Dining will begin taking effect over the course of the 2004-05 school year. One of the biggest changes will be Pavilion XI closing at 8 p.m.
William M. Shobe has been selected as the next director of economic and business research at the University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, according to a University news release. Shobe succeeds John L.
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.
