The debate over tax reform in Virginia will heat up today as the General Assembly convenes for the new legislative term, charging members with the task of agreeing to a state budget for 2004-2006.
As the Democratic presidential campaigns kick into high gear in preparation for the first primaries and caucuses later this month, candidates must reach out to voters in all corners of the country, from the cornfields of Iowa to the snowfields of New Hampshire and eventually to the South. South Carolina holds its presidential primary Feb.
The National Governors Association announced yesterday that Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner will serve as the next chair of the association, according to the Associated Press. Warner will serve as chair for a one-year term, replacing current chair Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho. Warner was elected to serve as vice chair in December and will assume his new position as chair at the association's annual meeting this summer.
With final exams lurking and winter break just around the corner, it is easy for students to forget the events of the past semester. Just as the Cavalier football team prepares for a return trip to the Continental Tire Bowl, some important headlines from last year have remained in the news while others have been replaced by a new crop of issues and concerns. The extreme droughts and water shortages of 2002 were overtaken this semester by record rainfall and a hurricane which caused the cancellation of classes and significant damage to Grounds. Diversity remained a hot topic on Grounds this semester, following several racially-charged incidents last year.
During its meeting Monday, the Charlottesville City Council settled a dispute over fees with Adelphia Communications and is set to reach a new 10-year franchise agreement with the company. Under the terms of the settlement, Adelphia will pay the city $21,632 in unpaid franchise fees from 1999 to 2001, instead of the $41,037 the city asserted the company owed.
Starting this week, students have a chance to turn the tables by grading their professors. Online course evaluations, available to students on the Toolkit Web site, were opened for operation Monday. Director of Advanced Technology Timothy Sigmon said the online evaluations carry a new innovation this fall. "For the first time, the faculty has the ability to add questions to the evaluations," Sigmon said. The evaluations will be opened for specific time intervals determined by each department, Sigmon said. "About a half or so will close at 9 a.m.
A lack of interest for the University art department has sparked concern throughout the surrounding community.
While those in charge of emergency food assistance for Charlottesville's neediest citizens are experiencing unparalleled demand for their services, officials at the city's food banks and soup kitchens say they are meeting the demand. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network, which includes the Thomas Jefferson Area Food Bank serving Charlottesville and surrounding counties, has seen a 25 percent increase in food requests each of the last two years, and this year's numbers should prove similar, said Sarah Althoff, Charlottesville area supervisor for the Thomas Jefferson Area Food Bank. Althoff said the increase is due to a number of factors, including recent layoffs at local manufacturers and Hurricane Isabel, which caused needy citizens to lose much of their perishable food because of power outages. Last year, the food bank network distributed eight million pounds of food and it is expected nine million pounds of food will be distributed this year.
Today will be the first of a series of articles looking at the choice to go to medical school. What I hope to offer is a few simple observations as I look back on the process that I went through to become a doctor and maybe even offer a little advice.
LONDON -- A recent rise in support here for the war against Iraq adds another facet to the complicated perception of the United States overseas. According to a Guardian Unlimited poll dated Nov.
Addiction is a major problem these days, and a rather new kind of addiction has emerged as of late.
As of last night's Student Council meeting, the Council is two College representatives short of a full, proportional representative body.Council Executive Vice President Rebeen Pasha announced his unilateral decision to end the terms of College representatives Ben Hicks and Curtis Ofori last night, citing the fact that both had transferred to the Commerce School and thus no longer represented their College constituents. "My initial reaction was that if you're full-timed enrolled in both [schools] than it would be fine," Pasha said.
For a mother, having a child seems to be a sort of genetic crap shoot. Sometimes, the mother hits the jackpot (i.e.
It's a dog-eat-dog world in intergalactic space.University of Virginia astronomers recently discovered that the Milky Way galaxy is slowly consuming multiple neighboring galaxies in a cosmic battle where size matters most. In a paper to be published in the December 20 issue of the Astrophysical Journal, the astronomers show that, in what may be a common occurrence in the universe, the Milky Way galaxy is eating up the nearby Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. As Sagittarius orbits around the more massive Milky Way, the gravity of the larger galaxy pulls stars towards it."You get too close to the center of the galaxy and tidal forces tear you apart," said University Astronomy Prof.
The newly renovated Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall soon will undergo additional changes with the advent of extended hours next semester and the addition of a cafe/lounge area in the mural room. Student Council Engineering School Rep.
(Editor's note:"Hunter" is a real University student, but his name has been changed.) Hunter is a normal college student in most ways.
Virgil H. Goode, Jr. isn't your typical member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Not only does he reportedly buy each one of his car tires from a different dealership in Virginia's Fifth Congressional District, as Politics Prof.
Access to a University educational experience soon will reach beyond the borders of the Lawn thanks to a new partnership between the University and Tidewater Community College beginning in fall 2004. The University plans to extend its Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program to Tidewater by sending traveling University faculty to the Tidewater region to teach courses equivalent to those offered at the University. "We're hoping to bring the quality of a University degree to TCC," said Becky Marshall, program assistant at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. The program currently offers classes at night to Charlottesville residents, awarding degrees to adults who wish to receive a bachelor's degree, according to Marshall. University interdisciplinary studies programs will benefit TCC students, said Terry L.
The University of Virginia, like any other university, contains a plethora of young students who can have deeply held political beliefs. University students often have been the ones throughout history to incite change and even revolution. There are numerous political organizations here at the University made up of opinionated students all ready to fight for their particular cause, though some members of these groups say students could be more engaged and involved. "I think there is a very apathetic atmosphere here at the University and this leads to not thinking about issues, which leads to a liberal perspective towards things," said third-year College student Ali Ahmad, chair of events for the College Republicans.
The University admitted 917 Wahoo hopefuls via early decision last week, beginning to form the class of 2008 with a cadre of students remarkably similar to last year's. "It's very much like last year -- and last year, statistically, was the strongest class we've ever enrolled," Dean of Admissions John A.
