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City Council to consider new highway proposal

By Jordan Dresnick | November 24, 2003

Thirty-six years after the debate first began, City Council is preparing to vote on a resolution that would transfer McIntire Park to the Virginia Department of Transportation for construction of a new highway. "The city has had this project on the books for over 30 years and it has been pushed by numerous councils," City Council member Meredith Richards said. If Council passes the resolution, VDOT will build a highway, called the Meadowcreek Parkway, through the City to connect Rt.

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Delta Sigma Phi to face UJC charges

By Alexis Unkovic | November 24, 2003

University officials are saying they plan to file charges with the University Judiciary Committee in the wake of hazing allegations against the local Alpha Mu chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. The Grand Council of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and the University undertook independent investigations into alleged misconduct at the fraternity in early November.

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Alston set to appear before court for hearing

By Jason Amirhadji | November 21, 2003

Suspended third-year College student Andrew Alston is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing this morning, less than three weeks after being arrested in the stabbing death of a local firefighter, on an unrelated misdemeanor assault and battery charge brought by his ex-girlfriend, a University student. The incident occurred in early September at a party on Jefferson Park Avenue, according to the police, when Alston allegedly hit his ex-girlfriend in the face as she tried to leave.

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Crime panel supports overturning 21-day rule

By Esther Brown | November 21, 2003

The Virginia State Crime Commission met Wednesday in Richmond and gave their endorsement to a proposed bill that, if passed, would allow convicted offenders an unlimited amount of time to introduce new evidence of their innocence, potentially even years after sentencing. As it stands now, Virginia's 21-day rule denies judges the ability to consider these claims of innocence if they are made over three weeks after a defendant's sentencing hearing.

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Casteen reacts to U.Va. employee's remarks

By Kara Rowland | November 21, 2003

University President John T. Casteen, III issued a statement yesterday responding to allegations that a Medical Center employee used a racial epithet during a conversation at a recent staff meeting, calling the usage "offensive" and "insulting." Following reports of the alleged Nov.

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Sandridge receives top honors for citizenship

By Angela Manese-Lee | November 21, 2003

The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce honored "the voice and the face of the University" Wednesday night when it presented Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, with its highest accolade -- the Paul Goodloe McIntire Citizenship Award. The Chamber established the annual award in 1975 as a way of recognizing citizens' outstanding contributions to the community. "Our Chamber award is named in honor of Paul Goodloe McIntire, whose goodwill set a standard of service that others through the years have reached for while helping to weave a fabric of selflessness that continues to provide for our community and its citizens," said former Chamber chair Michael Gaffney at the presentation Wednesday.

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Awareness week highlights dangers of binge drinking

By Anthony LaMesa | November 21, 2003

Student leaders and University officials encouraged students to "say something" to their peers about alcohol and substance abuse during this year's Substance Abuse Awareness Week, which began Monday. "Say something" was the theme of this year's activities designed to educate students about substance abuse, especially the dangers of binge drinking. "We want fellow students to talk to their friends about any behaviors that they are witnessing that they think might be dangerous," said Kathy Radd, chair of the University's alcohol and drug abuse prevention team.

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Elizabeth Edwards supports husband's candidacy with two appearances in C'ville

By Riley McDonald | November 20, 2003

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Sen. John Edwards, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, championed her husband's proposals and her own commitment to education in two appearances on Grounds yesterday. The events, one at the Education School and the other at the Law School, were just one stop on Elizabeth Edwards' nationwide tour as the nine candidates for the Democratic Party nomination gear up for state primaries.

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University Medical Center opens new clinic for overweight children

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 20, 2003

With America's reliance on video games and television for entertainment, children are being brought up much too attached to the comforts of their own home, say the founders of the Children's Fitness Clinic, a new program for overweight children at the University Medical Center. The Center's main goal is not only to encourage healthier eating habits and more physical exercise, but also to elevate self-image and self-esteem.

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Former Lt. governor, Dean campaign treasure speaks at University kick-off rally

By Matt Galati | November 20, 2003

Amid a large crowd wielding an array of campaign buttons and signs, former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer headlined the Hoos for Howard Dean Official Kickoff Rally last night in Clark Hall. Beyer, who served as lieutenant governor from 1990-1998, is the national treasurer for Vermont Governor Howard Dean's democratic presidential nomination candidacy and leads the candidate's campaigning in Virginia. Beyer's opening remarks focused on Dean's straightforwardness on issues. "He is to my mind the most fearless political leader I've ever seen," Beyer said.

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Schools explore textbook options

By Timothy Lee | November 20, 2003

As students shell out hundreds of dollars for textbooks each semester, a few organizations have taken steps to reduce the high cost of books. "There is a lot of individual experimentation going on among publishers," said Judith Platt of the Association of American Publishers.

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City discusses development of Preston Ave. intersection

By Fallon Duplantis | November 20, 2003

Plans for a development at the intersection of Preston Avenue and Grady Avenue are being resurrected as a result of new zoning regulations established in September by City Council. Currently the city is searching for a qualified development team to work closely with them and the community to construct more detailed plans. "Our expectation is that the area will be residential," Mayor Maurice Cox said.

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Students resoundingly approve elections reform

By Whitney Garrison | November 20, 2003

Nine months after the integrity of Student Council elections at the University came into serious question after a series of controversies, students last night approved a new elections body completely separate from Council. The University Board of Elections reform amendment received the second highest number of overall votes of the 14 referenda in the election, which spanned the last two days.

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Lacking visas, grads can't work everywhere they want to be

By Angela Manese-Lee | November 19, 2003

With the job market in the shape it is, finding work is hard enough. When you add the need for work authorization, increasingly strict visa rules and the pressure to choose between the country of your birth and the country of your current residence, the challenge becomes even greater. This was the situation facing Razy Farook, a fourth-year Commerce student from Sri Lanka, when he walked into a job interview a few weeks ago. He walked out after answering just one question: Did he have appropriate authorization to work in the United States?

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Student released from University hospital

By Laura Hindman | November 19, 2003

After sustaining severe head injuries during an altercation outside the Sigma Chi fraternity house, second-year College student and University football player Carson Ward left the University Medical Center this week in improved condition. Ward underwent emergency surgery to remove blood clots in his brain and remained unconscious for several days after the alleged incident, which occurred in the early hours of Nov.

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U.Va. libraries could be required to give records to feds under law

By Josh Goodman | November 19, 2003

Students are used to having the sources they cite in their research papers scrutinized by professors and teaching assistants, but not by Uncle Sam. Yet under the Patriot Act, passed by Congress in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks as a way to fight terrorism, the federal government has the power to do just that -- a power it that has left unexercised for now. The act empowers law enforcement officers to obtain library records as a part of foreign terrorism or international intelligence investigations, without having to notify the individual whose records they obtained. "We are not exempt from those requirements," said Madelyn Wessel, special assistant to the vice president of student affairs and a liaison to the University's General Counsel. Though U.S.

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