Governor Mark R. Warner has appointed Charlottesville resident Karen Waters to a statewide task force geared at combating crime in minority communities.
University Dining Services soon plans to serve coffee certified by Fair Trade in its dining halls, largely because of a student-based effort. Fair Trade Coffee is an organization committed to protecting coffee farmers from harsh working conditions by maintaining a minimum wage of $1.26 per pound of coffee and buying directly from the farmers instead of brokering through various middlemen. University students Chris Antoun and Mike Figura began an organization known as Students Promoting Fair Trade in an effort to increase its awareness among the campus community. They worked closely with Dining Services Associate Director Eddie Whedbee to switch the coffee provider of University dining halls to Pura Vida, which exclusively offers Fair Trade-certified coffee. "The drive to do this was theirs," Dining Services Director Brent Beringer said. Antoun and Figura could not be reached for comment yesterday. University Politics Prof.
Beginning this weekend, students may enjoy more beverage options around Rugby Road as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team begins a new trial phase in its new program to place water coolers at fraternity parties. ADAPT asked the fraternities of Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Chi, Sigma Pi and Theta Delta Chi to participate in a month-long trial period, making water coolers available in their houses during parties.
A small working meeting was held at 10 p.m. last night by Will Sowers, Student Council vice president for administration, in which he discussed his proposals for election rules changes following their review earlier in the day by University General Counsel Rick Kast. Kast is filling in for Madelyn Wessel, Council
Across the nation, more and more students are fighting their way through organic chemistry and MCAT testing to apply for medical school. For the first time in six years, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported a rise in the number of medical school applicants nationwide.
Due to the heavy rains and subsequent ground saturation, this retaining wall between the 200 and 300 block of 15th Street collapsed yesterday morning.
A brown bear visited a couple of buildings on the Appalachian State University campus, located in Boone, N.C.
University alumnus Paul Tudor Jones II, class of 1976, praised the high level of University student volunteerism in a speech before an audience of over 100 Madison House program directors last night as a part of a special visit to Grounds. Madison House invited Jones, who flew in specifically for the evening's dinner and speech, to return to the University over a year ago.
An investigation currently is underway at the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile, Ala., where 3,000 copies of its Vanguard student newspaper were stolen last week, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Tim Beard, South Alabama's dean of students, told the Associated Press that the papers disappeared following campus wide distribution to students the Tuesday before last. Jamie Sims, Vanguard editor-in-chief, told the Associated Press she believes it is no coincidence the papers stolen included criticism of the school's Student Government Association. The paper questioned if paid cell phones and stipend increases for three SGA officers were a good use of student activity fees paid by all students. Beard said officials are working to find the newspaper thieves.
Albermarle County investigators named a cooking grease and creosote buildup on a wood-burning stove as the cause of Monday night's three-alarm fire at Farmington Country Club. The fire was first detected at 6:30 p.m.
Certified Massage Therapist Lisa Barnhart gives first-year College student Joey Djojohadikusumo a massage yesterday at the Women's Wellness Fair in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
Less than two months after passing new zoning regulations that would allow for high-density housing to be built near Grounds, City Council approved an ordinance at its Nov.
A melanoma vaccine developed at the University has shown a positive correlation to tumor regression in a recent study conducted by the University of Virginia Health System. Of patients injected with the vaccine, 75 percent showed response by the killer t-cells in the lymph nodes.
When Jeannemarie Devolites won a seat in the Virginia Senate Tuesday night, she became the first female University graduate elected to a seat in the Virginia Senate.
The Library Access to Music Project -- LAMP -- created by two Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, was shut down indefinitely Monday after being active for only a week. Keith Winstein and Josh Mandel created LAMP with the hope that they would be able to share music with students across the campus legally. The program broadcast music, which they had attempted to legally license, over MIT's cable network as opposed to the Internet.
Remember when you thought getting sick was a good thing?I used to pray for minor illness during elementary school so that I could curl up on the couch and get waited on, hand and foot. Oh the irony!
Have you ever wondered what the universe is composed of? When you look at the sky at night, on a clear day, you see stars flickering like lanterns.
Election Reform referenda are no longer the only controversial issue surrounding the upcoming fall Student Council elections. The Student Council representative body voted to postpone the fall elections from November 11-12 to November 18-19 during their meeting Tuesday night because of the need to meet with legal counsel regarding the revision of the fall election rules. The contested rules included new stipulations on the disclosure of candidate and endorsing organization expenditures as well as other various procedural regulations. Endorsing organizations, including The Cavailer Daily and the Greek Councils, expressed concern about the handling of the fall election rules and procedures. On Sunday, The Cavalier Daily managing board contacted Madelyn Wessel, Council's legal counsel, concerning a possible lawsuit against Council for a violation of the U.S.
Charlottesville Police released two phrases last Friday allegedly uttered by the serial rapist to two of his victims. The police got the statements from two of the six women in Charlottesville allegedly victimized by the rapist since 1997, and have released them based on the advice of behavioral profilers, according to Charlottesville Police Capt.
RICHMOND, Va. -- State Democrats downplayed their continued minority party status last night and extolled an apparent three-seat gain in the Virginia House of Delegates, the first net gain in the House since 1975. "Democrats have not gained seats in the General Assembly in your lifetime -- it's a great night for Democrats," Virginia Democratic Party Chair Lawrence H.
