Honor has been a term synonymous with the University since 1842, when the Honor Code first was established.
Court Square, the frequent meeting place of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe, is undergoing a facelift. The area surrounding Court Square and nearby streets, but not the actual courthouse, will be the focus of the "Court Square Enhancement Project." Court Square includes the area between High Street and Jefferson Street and 4th Street and Park Street, about one block north of the Downtown Mall. "Court Square is the oldest part of the city and its original seat," Charlottesville Vice Mayor Meredith Richards said. The project's aim is "honoring, preserving and promoting Court Square [because] it has not been maintained and certainly not enhanced as a historic area," Richards said.
Transportation woes at the newly-built Sterling University Apartments have spurred calls for reform over the past week. Residents of Sterling were forced to combat overcrowded vans that rarely arrived or departed on schedule when attempting to travel to Grounds last week.
After over two years of budget cuts and an only recently lifted hiring freeze, many University officials say they are pleased with the resumption of a number of searches for new faculty members in departments and schools across Grounds. The majority of the faculty members being recruited will replace retiring faculty or fill positions left vacant during the hiring freeze, resulting in the need for little additional funds for the new hires, University officials said. The College of Arts and Sciences, one of the hardest hit schools from the recent budget slashing, will initiate a total of roughly 34 faculty searches for the 2004-05 academic year, according to Associate Dean for the Sciences George Hornberger and Karen Ryan, associate dean for the arts, humanities and social sciences. While faculty recruitment requires a tremendous investment of time and monetary resources, Hornberger said the 10 searches being conducted for new science faculty is great news for the departments he represents. "This is a giant step toward really improving things," Hornberger said.
Following a successful summer in its ongoing quest for further expansion, Albemarle County's Martha Jefferson Hospital celebrated the opening of its brand-new Outpatient Care Center last Tuesday. The OCC's opening followed closely on the heels of the Aug.
The Albemarle Circuit Court upheld a zoning decision allowing the Charlottesville-based Faulconer Construction Company to build its new headquarters and equipment yard in the Ivy neighborhood. "We've felt all along that this was the correct decision," County Spokesperson Lee Catlin siad.
Soil to the east of the Architechture School's Campbell Hall is slowly being shaped into a ziggurat, a sloped earthen mound, in a project using GPS technology to guide digital construction plans (top left and bottom right).
After limited financial resources restricted Student Council's allocation of funds to Contracted Independent Organizations last spring, many groups on Grounds are struggling to survive the year on a tight budget. "There was a shortage of money last year," said Eli DeJarnette, Council vice president of student organizations.
The organization that oversees college application processes will launch a two-year study of application and admission procedures, focusing specifically on the controversial early decision and early action options. The Alexandria-based National Association for College Admission Counseling has circulated a memo to its college and high school members declaring a moratorium on enforcement of rules governing early admission practices, said Joyce.
A Johns Hopkins University study claiming that users of MDMA, the drug popularly know as ecstasy, could suffer from permanent brain damage has been completely retracted after its authors discovered that another drug was accidentally used in the study. According to the retraction written by the Hopkins researchers, "the drug used to treat all but one animal in [the original study] came from a bottle that contained d-methamphetamine instead of the intended drug, racemic MDMA." Researchers attributed the mix-up to an error in labeling by the company that supplied the MDMA. The study, published in the September 27, 2002 issue of Science magazine, concluded that even occasional use of ecstasy could cause irreparable brain damage.
Campaigns to reduce college drinking through the emphasis on social norms do not have an effect on students' drinking habits, according to a Harvard study released July 2003. However, James C.
A commission of students, parents, administrators, faculty members and community leaders met for the first time Friday morning, charged by President John T.
Speaking to a standing-room only crowd in the Newcomb Hall Art Gallery, Gov. Mark R. Warner came to the University Friday afternoon to advance his Education for a Lifetime Initiative. In a six-point reform package, Warner addressed statewide issues of teacher retention, workforce and career preparedness for high school seniors, increased economic development and accountability in public education and higher quality child care. Acknowledging what he referred to as the "worst fiscal crisis in 50 years," Warner emphasized the importance of securing adequate funding for education. "Every state is going through a fiscal challenge, let me tell you," he said, adding that Virginia was one of only a few states that "didn't cut a single dollar from education." Warner said his budget for the next biennium will satisfy the state Board of Education's recommendations to increase education funds by $525 million to meet its Standards of Quality.
With roughly 2,000 new citizens moving in every year, Albemarle County has a population growth problem.
Gov. Mark R. Warner on Friday endorsed a congressional plan to look into widening I-66 from Rosslyn through Falls Church with the addition of a third west-bound lane.
This year, student organizations will have a way to reserve meeting places online in an attempt to streamline the process. At the beginning of this semester, the University unveiled its new online Catalog of Meeting Places and Student Spaces system, which allows Contracted Independent Organizations and other student groups to request rooms for meetings around Grounds.
Increased use of the Charlottesville Transit Service has forced the Charlottesville City Council to take action: New buses likely will be added to routes four and six, the two most popular routes, to ensure on time service for CTS passengers. "These are our 'trunk routes,' meaning they have the heaviest ridership," Vice Mayor Meredith Richards said.
On Saturday, Kate Obenshain Griffen was unanimously voted into office as chairwoman of Virginia's Republicans.
The Central Virginia Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced Tuesday the inaugural membership of the chapter's Board of Advisors. University Men's Basketball Coach Pete Gillen was named as one of the three individuals appointed to the newly-created Board, as was Brad Chandler, a graduate of the University Law School. Since beginning his tenure as the men's basketball coach in 1998, Gillen has compiled an 86-64 record and was named Men's Basketball Coach of the Year in Virginia by the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2001. Chandler is presently senior partner of Chandler, Franklin and O'Bryan and has been included in the "Best Lawyers in America" for the past 20 years. Ron Huber, Charlottesville's assistant Commonwealth attorney, also was selected for the Board. The areas encompassed by the Central Virginia Chapter cuts a wide swath through the Commonwealth, stretching from Winchester to Lynchburg. Board members each will serve a two-year term.
Following the end of last year's hiring freeze and a restructuring of the provost's office, University President John T.
