When third-year College student Jessica Hinck walked into a grocery store in downtown Lyon, France, last week, the shopkeeper asked if she was American.
"Bowling for Columbine", a critically acclaimed documentary on gun violence in America, will air for free at the theater in the basement of Newcomb hall March 31 EApril 5.
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.
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.
In a case involving two separate juvenile females, Joseph H. Cook, 52, last week was charged with statutory rape with a juvenile female under the age of 13, forcible sodomy with a juvenile female and three counts of aggravated sexual battery on a female juvenile.
After holding elections last Thursday, the Queer Student Union elected third-year College students Anna McCrerey and Luke Ward to serve as the organization's co-presidents. First-year College students Adrienne Patton and Kevin Wo will serve as co-vice presidents.
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.
The Charlottesville AIDS/HIV services group held its seventh annual AIDS walk Saturday. Hundreds of University students and Charlottesville residents turned out to participate in the event, which raised nearly $20,000.
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.
College of William and Mary student Gregory Thomas Bak jumped out of a fourth-story window of his dormitory Friday morning, in the school's second suicide of the week. Bak's body was found by a fellow student in front of Monroe Residence Hall close to 6 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As a result of state budget cuts to funding for higher education, student leadership at the College of William and Mary has decided to lobby Gov.
Following recent decisions by Gov. Mark R. Warner to veto and modify several pieces of new legislation, Republican State Attorney General Jerry W.
Hundreds of students and faculty members packed the Wilson hall auditorium last night, many leaving in tears after four University students shared their personal experiences from living in war-wrought countries. University student survivors of wars around the world engaged in the third annual "Children of War" panel to educate the University community about the consequences of war and the scars it leaves behind. "The purpose was to communicate, in personal and real terms, what it means to live through a war," said Faculty Senate Chair Michael J.
