The University and the City of Charlottesville will work together to move the crosswalk located behind Cabell Hall on Jefferson Park Avenue. The new crosswalk will be moved 150 feet east toward the University Medical Center. Several accidents occurring on the crosswalk -- including that of English Prof.
Last week, Virginia State Del. David B. Albo, R-Springfield, proposed that the General Assembly consider abolishing tenure for all public colleges and universities in the Commonwealth -- but tabled the bill after receiving criticism from state universities and Assembly members. The measure would have effected schools after July 1. Albo said he wanted to advocate this measure after hearing complaints from his constituents about mediocre tenured faculty. Albo related a story about a friend who was a graduate student at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia campus.
College endowments down by 6 percent A survey conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers found the average college endowment of 660 institutions to have taken a sharp, 6 percent downturn over the past fiscal year. The survey's results showed college's endowment levels at their worst since 1974.
An official in University Facilities Management may have taken money and other gifts from a paint company who he was responsible for hiring. Documents from a Western Union money transfer indicate that L.
Ed Kirby, owner of Rainbow Painting, is considering taking legal action against the University as a result of having his contract terminated last spring. Kirby had been hired by Facilities Management to paint part of Maury Hall, and his workers were using electric guns to remove paint from the facing of the building's roof. Kirby partially attributed his company losing the job to the relationship between competitor John Sandalis, owner of Dalis Painting Inc., and L.T.
As the United States and its allies amass troops in the Persian Gulf, many Americans at home continue to voice opposition to war in various forms. In this spirit, citizens across the country will deliver an online petition, sponsored by MoveOn.org, to every Congressman's office today. "The petition states simply we urge President Bush and the United Nations to let the inspections work," said Josef Beery, a local volunteer coordinator for MoveOn.org and 1980 Architecture School graduate.
Even as the fate of binding early decision programs remain in limbo at the University and other schools around the country, 912 future members of the class of 2007 received admission offers last month. The accepted students represent 38 percent of 2,410 total students who applied for early admission -- an increase in selectivity over last year, when 41 percent of the 2,397 early applicants were accepted, 973 students. This year's accepted students "are at least as strong, probably stronger, than the group admitted last spring," Dean of Admissions John A.
New York Architects to speak this Friday Guiseppe Lignano and Ada Tolla from the New York based architecture firm LO/TEK will visit the University this Friday to discuss their work. Featured in the University of Virginia School of Architecture Michael Owen Jones Memorial lecture, the two will deliver a lecture on the topic of "Urban Scans," focusing on metropolitan design. The lecture begins at 5 pm on Friday, Jan.
Two of the University's professors were named among the top 10 in Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia last week. Gov.
Despite morning temperatures that fell into single digits on Saturday, nearly 3,000 people assembled on the West Lawn of Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello for the beginning of a three-year, nationwide commemoration of Lewis and Clark's journey into America's Western frontier. "This is where it all started -- at Monticello, in the mind of Thomas Jefferson," said author and filmmaker Dayton Duncan, who served as the event's master of ceremonies.
The return of Reganomics and its tax cuts, curbed social spending and other supply-side economic concepts seems inevitable.
On Thursday at approximately 9 p.m., a suicide occurred in the Chemistry building, according to University Police and departmental officials. Authorities have not yet released any details surrounding the incident and refused to identify the victim, who, though not a faculty member, held a position within the Chemistry Department. "He was a local employee who had an adjunct appointment," Chemistry Dept.
Although students will face the grind of classes as usual today, many Charlottesville and University community members will commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
As a business that has seen more than a 1,000 percent increase in wineries over the last 20 years, the Virginia wine industry is ripe to compete on a national level.
After opponents of the future parking garage at Emmet Street and Ivy Road questioned the accuracy of a University-sponsored traffic study, preliminary results are in from a second study. "I'm encouraged that they're doing a new study," said Julie Gronlund, vice-president of the Lewis Mountain Neighborhood Association, which has voiced its opposition to the project. An original University-sponsored traffic study did not adequately assess potential traffic problems, according to those who oppose the construction of the new garage. "The first study had quite a few flaws in it," Gronlund said. The current study, conducted by the consulting firm Kimley-Horn and Associates, is being paid for by the University and managed jointly by the City of Charlottesville and the University. The previous traffic study was conducted by an outside consultant hired by the University, without involvement of city officials. The Kimley-Horn study showed the delay at Emmet and Ivy to be an average of 66.5 seconds between 5 and 6 p.m., compared to the previous study's results of 52.4 seconds.
The Downtown Mall echoed with chants of "Not my president! Not my war! Enron's president! Exxon's war!" on Saturday afternoon, when more than 500 demonstrators braved subfreezing temperatures in order to protest possible war with Iraq. "I think this war is wrong and I want to stand up for peace," said second-year College student Annis Steiner, who attended the protest. People from Bedford to Richmond joined Charlottesville residents and University students in one of many anti-war rallies across the country on Saturday.
Parts of Meadow Creek to resurface as part of a University drainage plan A project to control drain water from areas around the University, including the Massie Road Arena and the Emmet Street parking garage, will include draining some areas of Meadow Creek to accommodate rainwater. The plan is designed to help avoid erosion that can result from massive amounts of storm water runoff. The plan also will help avoid flooding and reduce the speed with which water flows into the storm drain network.
Economics Prof. Ken Elzinga and his wife Terry are moving out of Pavilion IV at the end of this month. The Board of Visitors selected Politics Prof.
University employees commended for hefty donations to charity University employees once again proved their generous disposition in last fall's Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign. The campaign, held each fall, asks state employees to make donations to Virginia charities. Of the $3.1 million raised in 2002, University employees led the state in donations, giving a collective $555,527 to the charity event. "I've long believed that the University of Virginia's strength lies in the exceptional quality of faculty and staff," University President John T.
