The newly formed University Board of Elections has arranged for a mock presidential election to be held this Tuesday to test a new online program for single-position elections. The mock polls will open at 8 a.m.
The House of Delegates Finance Committee voted yesterday to put the brakes on Gov. Mark R. Warner's tax reform plan. The committee voted 13 to 7 with two abstentions to pass by the bill indefinitely, which leaves it stranded in committee for the rest of the session. Both supporters and opponents of Warner's plan agreed the vote was only the first step in a long, protracted struggle that would eventually determine what tax changes would be passed into law by the General Assembly. Entering the meeting, delegates expected that the bill would be defeated. "This was something the House leadership had telegraphed for several weeks now, that this was how they would handle the issue," Warner spokesperson Ellen Qualls said. The defeat, however, did not spell the end of Warner's tax plan in the House, University Politics Prof.
The Honor Committee will vote Sunday on a proposal to eliminate the seriousness clause in the Committee constitution. The measure would end the current practice of student jurors voting first to convict an accused student on act and intent before determining whether the offense was serious enough to merit expulsion. Currently, students found guilty of act and intent but not guilty through the seriousness clause receive no punishment.
Legislators in the General Assembly currently are faced with dozens of bills to create stricter laws relating to driving under the influence, including one proposal that would implement a mandatory three-day minimum jail sentence for first-time offenders. Meanwhile, the Senate is reviewing a bill approved by the House of Delegates Monday that would allow state-operated liquor stores in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to open on Sundays. Del.
Over 100 University physicians were named among the "best doctors" in America by Best Doctor, Inc., according to a University Health System press release. The results were compiled through a biennial peer review survey of the medical profession. The 35,000 doctors, who were ranked among the best in their specialties in previous surveys, were asked the question, "If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?" The methodology of the poll mimicked the informal process by which doctors often refer patients to various specialists. The database, representing the top 5 percent of physicians in more than 400 medical specialties, aims to help people find appropriate specialists for their medical needs. --Compiled by A.J.
President Bush sent a $2.4 trillion budget to Congress Monday that included an education proposal to raise federal college freshman loan limits, but few other increases in student financial aid. Bush's plan calls for an increase in first-year student subsidized Stafford Loan limits from $2,625 to $3,000, according to a White House press release. The current caps on Stafford Loans for upperclassmen are $3,500 for second years and $5,500 for third, fourth and fifth year undergraduates, according to the StaffordLoan.com Web site. "We think it is a step in the right direction," said Chris Simmons, assistant director of government relations for the American Council of Higher Education.
A United States District Court judge ruled Virginia's ban on late-term abortions unconstitutional Monday, declaring that the act violated women's right to privacy. "The act is unconstitutional on its face," Judge Richard L.
As the remaining Democratic presidential candidates enter two hectic, make-or-break months of campaigning, they continue to refine their policy stands and initiatives.
Almost 50 years since the Supreme Court ruled the practice of separating black and white children in public schools unconstitutional, Urban Education Prof.
Student Council overwhelmingly passed a resolution last night supporting the Virginia Pep Band's participation in certain athletic and University events. "Council supports the co-existence of two bands, the Virginia Pep Band and the U.Va.
With the Democratic primaries in full swing and the eventual nominee still undecided, President Bush has been stockpiling his resources in preparation for November's campaign. At the end of 2003, he had raised $132.7 million, according to a finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Curtis Ofori was officially dismissed from Student Council Sunday after the Council Rules and Ethics Board denied his Thursday appeal to continue serving as a College representative. The board found Ofori in violation of Student Council by-laws requiring Council representatives to be enrolled as full-time students in their respective schools. "It was evident that Curtis was an excellent representative, and we lament the decision we had to make," Rules and Ethics Board Chair Lee Hark said.
For the first time in 16 years, Virginia Democrats are holding a presidential primary, which state party officials said they anticipate will have a meaningful impact on the race for the presidential nomination. Last year, the General Assembly approved pushing up the primary from Feb.
Officials examine a burst pipe in the Newcomb parking garage last night. The pipe exploded with a bang that sounded like a "freight train," one bystander reported.
On May 31, 2002, an obscure Governor of Vermont named Howard Dean filed papers with the Federal Election Commission and became the first Democrat to announce his intention to run for President.
Proponents of gay rights asked University President John T. Casteen, III yesterday to extend domestic partnership benefits to University employees, threatening to launch a Web site discouraging donations to the University if action is not taken. Visitors to the Web site, dubbed DontGiveToUVA, are encouraged to donate to the site's fund instead of to the University.
With the Virginia Democratic Primary fast approaching, student groups have entered the home stretch campaigning for their candidates heading into the election.
Despite the fact that all Americans over 18 are allowed to vote, statistics show that not all Americans exercise that right.
In a recent outpouring of support for the Honor system, the Honor Committee now has received pledges for a $2 million endowment, a sum suggesting that Honor remains an important ideal to many people outside University borders. The pledges came from over 1,300 donors, and a portion of the fund was donated by the Board of Visitors,Committee Chair Carey Mignerey said. "The Committee is very proud of the support we have received from alumni and friends of the Honor system," Mignerey said.
