U.S. forces recently destroyed six Iraqi GPS jamming systems that Iraq was using to disrupt enemy satellite positioning equipment. The Global Positioning System was designed in 1978 by the U.S.
The day after Sept. 11 littered Manhattan streets with remnants of the twin towers, U.S. citizens could only speculate as to what could have instigated such hatred for America. Last night, the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures sponsored a presentation by the creators of a documentary entitled "Why U.S.?," which attempted to shed light on international resentment for America and prompt discussion of U.S.
On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, mere minutes away from landing, killing all seven crew members on board and leaving the body of the shuttle in scattered pieces. Questions arose immediately: what caused the accident, and what could have been done to prevent it?
The Virginia senate voted yesterday to sustain Gov. Mark R. Warner's veto of a bill repealing Virginia's estate tax, imposed on the estates of millionaires after they die. The 25-12 vote left Republicans only two votes short of the 27 votes necessary to maintain the tax repeal. House and senate Democrats have long berated the repeal, which they say is fiscally irresponsible during a time of fiscal crisis.
Third-year Engineering student Tamika Lockhart will become one of the few University students chosen to live in 15 West Lawn since 1968 next year. The Lawn room is conferred upon winners of the Gus Blagden Award, commonly known as the "Good Guy" award.
Retired Psychology Prof. Frank Finger, a renowned former member of the University faculty, passed away March 31 at the age of 87. Finger was considered a pioneer in circadian rhythms research, which studies activity patterns that occur in 24-hour cycles.
Employees in the Office of International Students and Studies are scrambling to comply with an Aug.
Yesterday's article on the affirmative action protest in Washington, D.C. incorrectly ran under the headline "Protesters gather in support of race-based admissions policies."The protest actually addressed a much broader range of issues surrounding affirmative action and did not focus merely on race.
Freeway, a popular new Roc-A-Fella Records' rapper, will perform the opening act for the Ludacris concert during Spring Fling.
Red silhouettes symbolizing victims of violence against women were placed around the Lawn yesterday as part of the National Organization for Women's "Take Back the Night" initiative.
New officers for the College Republicans were elected last night in Gilmer Hall. The new chairman is second-year College student Joe Schilling.
The Multicultural Greek Council elected officers Monday from a variety of its organizations to fill executive board and chair positions for the upcoming year. Third-year College student Melody Han from alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority was elected MGC president. The vice presidency went to third-year College student and Lambda Theta Alpha, Inc. sorority member Paula Bolivar.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thousands of protesters gathered for a march here yesterday in an attempt to voice support for affirmative action policies, while the Supreme Court heard opening arguments in the University of Michigan case, which challenges the use of race-based admissions. The rally was organized by members of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and Integration, and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary. BAMN organized two rallies, the first of which took place at 9 a.m.
The Student Council Appropriations Committee released its annual funding allocations to Contracted Independent Organizations Friday. Last year, Council allocated about $800,000 to 205 CIOs, standing in stark contrast to the 255 CIOs that received funding this year.
The University's German House will be shut down at the end of the school year due to fire code regulations, displacing the 11 University students who reside there.
Ivy Industries, a Charlottesville-based wood-molding manufacturer, closed late last week. Former members of the company's senior management have been accused of participating in a check-kiting operation. The company's former CEO, John C.
Student Council President-elect Daisy Lundy named her 2003-2004 executive committee appointments last night.
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.
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.
The FBI continues to search for the suspect in the assault of Daisy Lundy which occurred behind the West Lawn at about 2 a.m Feb.
