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.
The University of Colorado at Boulder is dealing with allegations that its football program used sex parties to entice potential football players during recruitment trips to campus. U.C.
Concern over the use of dogs in a University laboratory class has prompted discussion over appropriate teaching techniques. The course in question is Advanced Life Saving Techniques, which teaches students lifesaving procedures such as airway placement, catheterization of the jugular, femoral cut down and placement of a chest tube, said David Hudson, associate vice president for research and graduate studies. A total of 96 dogs, which the University purchased from a breeder, are used annually for the class. The Citizens for Humane Medicine disagree with the University's teaching techniques. Rooshin Dalal, co-founder of the group, urges the University to use alternative teaching methods. Alternative techniques include human cadavers, computer simulations and interactive operating room experience, Dalal said. One example of a computer simulation, a realistic, computer-operated model, mimics a live human patient.
Raghu Mirmira, assistant professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism, was awarded a $912,000 grant by the American Diabetes Association to study how insulin-producing cells form over the next five years, according to a University press release. Mirmira and his colleagues said they hope to find out if it is possible to "turn on" cells of the body to produce insulin. The ADA awarded Mirmira the grant in hopes that he can learn how to convert other cell types into insulin-producing cells. Mirmira and his research team know that though the insulin gene is present in every cell, its structure in the chromatin of beta cells is more open and different, making it perfect for their research. They also will research how insulin secretion is impaired in both types of diabetes. Mirmira's grant application impressed the ADA so much that they awarded him the Thomas R.
The 31 Inter-Fraternity Council fraternities overall boasted significantly higher bid acceptances Saturday following annual bid day festivities. There are 413 IFC pledges this year, a 5 percent increase from 393 pledges in 2003, according to IFC Vice President for Membership Greg Moore. In addition, there were 705 total rush participants this year, a 13.7 percent increase from 620 rushees last year, Moore said. "We can attribute these numbers to the IFC's increased communication with Residence Staff and new publicity geared towards University men, like our comprehensive rush booklet," he said. IFC President Ryan Ewalt said he thinks the increase in pledges is most likely related to the IFC's more strict enforcement of "dirty rush." According to IFC policies, fraternities are not allowed to take potential rushees to large gatherings, or out of Charlottesville. Ewalt said eliminating dirty rush levels the playing field for all the men, giving rushees a sense of equality when they begin rush process. "Increased communication with Residence Staff and the heightened enforcement of dirty rush policies had talk of Greek life on the minds and tongues of first years," Ewalt added. Delta Tau Delta fraternity had its largest pledge class in four years.
Kicking off the University's celebration of Black History Month, African-American Affairs Dean M.
The University Medical School, sponsor of the CardioVillage continuing medical education Web site, will launch a free comprehensive training curriculum for cardiologists with the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions this semester. The program will be available through both CardioVillage and SCAI's Web site, according to Jane Fruchtnicht, continuing medical education faculty coordinator. "This is a special curriculum that is going to be developed, and the primary objective is to make it available to the interventional cardiology fellows," Fruchtnicht said.
Charlottesville Police responded to a multiple-stabbing incident in the parking lot of the Outback Lodge and Down Under Club, a bar and night club located at 917 Preston Avenue, early Saturday morning. The victims were 22 and 26-year-old female Charlottesville residents, City Police Sgt.
