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Academics offer differing opinions on the effects of municipal living wage policies

By Josh Goodman | April 2, 2003

As employees and activists continue to squabble with administrators over whether the University's contracted employees ought to be paid a living wage, opinion on the merits of living wage ordinances are no less divided in academia. Although the local debate applies directly to University employees, dozens of municipalities nationwide require either that government employees or all employees who work in their jurisdiction be paid living wages.

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Living wage debate lives on

By Jason Amirhadji | April 2, 2003

Two and a half years after University President John T. Casteen III announced U.Va. would pay its direct employees a minimum salary of $8.19 an hour, living wage supporters continue to lobby for the same policy to apply to contracted employees. "We haven't made a lot of progress lately," said Jan Cornell, president of the Staff Union at U.Va. The living wage is a vague term that is defined differently across the country.

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ASU sponsors Asian American Heritage month

By Jason Amirhadji | April 2, 2003

The Asian Student Union held its opening ceremonies last night to begin the fifth annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the University. The ceremony featured a speech by renowned Asian-American activist Helen Zia, who spoke to an audience of over 50 students and faculty about issues of racial tension in America. "Many people might think that Asian Americans or any people who experience racism would be more aware of bias, but that's not always the case," she said.

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Clarification

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 31, 2003

Friday's article on the Children of War symposium stated that both third-year College student Rebeen Pasha and first-year College student Nawraz Alan are from Iraq.

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Anti-war protestors arrested for trespassing

By Anthony LaMesa | March 31, 2003

A mixture of 25 to 30 local residents and University students protested the war against Iraq Friday morning at the entrance to Sperry Marine on Route 29 North. Sperry Marine is a manufacturer of marine navigation equipment, including radars and gyrocompasses, for the commercial and military markets. Albemarle County police reported that the protest began at approximately 7:45 a.m.

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Expos may come to Northern Va.

By Jon Breece | March 31, 2003

Northern Virginia soon may be entering the big leagues. The relocation of the Montreal Expos franchise to the region, is a "near certainty," according to Brian Hannigan, communications director for the Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority. Portland, Ore.

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International Relations Org. hosts annual conference

By Shannon Sturcken | March 31, 2003

In the midst of critics' wavering faith in the U.S. government and United Nations during times of war, the University promoted diplomacy in leaders of tomorrow with the annual Virginia International Community Simulation, held last Thursday through Sunday. The conference, sponsored by the International Relations Organization, consisted of 10 different simulations of global government affairs with 180 student participants from 17 different schools. Conference Secretary-general Omeed Jafari, a third-year College student, said he believes that the conference illustrates the importance of diplomacy in all aspects of international relations. "There's been a lot of debate about whether or not the U.N.

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JACK FROST STRIKES AGAIN

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 31, 2003

With temperatures on Saturday ranging in the low 70s, students who may have thought they saw the last of winter were suprised to wake Sunday morning and see the University blanketed by snow.

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Comm. School looks into racist remark

By Mary Pumphrey | March 31, 2003

Administrators in the Commerce School have initiated an investigation into a racially offensive remark a Commerce employee allegedly made to an African-American student on Friday morning, Commerce Dean Carl Zeithaml said yesterday. Third-year College student Jennifer Goldson accused the employee of making the remark after a confrontation in the Newcomb parking garage around 11 a.m.

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Protestors gather at federal building

By Shannon Sturcken | March 28, 2003

Passing cars honked constantly at the intersection of Ridge and River Streets yesterday in response to protesters' signs decrying "Honk for Peace" during an anti-war demonstration in front of the Charlottesville federal building.

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UJC approves bylaw clarifications

By Riley McDonald | March 28, 2003

The University Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Sunday night to pass a reworked set of bylaws, which the Committee hopes will help facilitate better understanding of the system. The change reorganized the bylaws for clarity and set earlier evidence submission and investigation report deadlines for better cooperation between the two counsels in a case.

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Students in National Guard deployed

By Jon Breece | March 28, 2003

University students in the National Guard currently are being called up for active duty, prompting University officials to promise when students return, they will find the transition from the frontline to the classroom as simple as possible.

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New Diversity Center to replace informal lounge

By Christine Wallace | March 28, 2003

Following a decision finalized last week, the proposed Diversity Outreach Center will be constructed in the Newcomb hall informal lounge, probably by the coming fall. The Coalition, Student Council, the Dean of Students office and Newcomb hall have worked together to create a place where people of diverse backgrounds can intermingle. "We saw that there is a lack of visible, physical space for students to come together to celebrate diversity at the University," Coalition President Ryan McCarthy said. "The budget is about $150,000," said Bill Ashby, associate dean of students and director of Newcomb hall. The Diversity Center idea formally was introduced last spring, but the involved organizations have been working actively on the concept since January. The center will continue to serve as a lounge, a small programming space and a resource center with a library. Wednesday, April 2 at 6 p.m., there will be a community planning session to evaluate the space for the diversity center.

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