Hundreds of University students and Charlottesville residents congregated on the north end of the Lawn yesterday, protesting the possible war on Iraq. The event, entitled "Dissent is Patriotic," was sponsored by student groups and local and national organizations, including Amnesty International and the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice.
While most of the University struggles to deal with the state's withdrawal of funds this year, two of the University's schools have decided to go cold turkey. In a matter of months, both the Law School and Darden School will cease taking state funding, perhaps for good. "I think it's permanent," Law School Dean John Jeffries Jr.
ISIS back in business After technical problems thwarted course registration on Monday and Tuesday, ITC and the ISIS software vendor reinstated registration last night. ITC announced yesterday that they repaired the application error which caused the problem, and that a test group of students successfully logged on to ISIS. Students now cleared to register today have been notified via e-mail of their new registration times.
This fall marks an "anniversary" of sorts -- it has been approximately one year since someone or some group of people mailed anthrax-laced letters to news media corporations and members of Congress.
Last night, Student Council unanimously passed FR02-4: "A Resolution to Ensure that No U.Va. Apparel is Manufactured in Sweatshops." The resolution urges the University to join the Fair Labor Association and the Workers Rights Consortium to ensure factory compliance with labor code standards. The cost of membership to these two monitoring organizations will total approximately $11,000 and will be funded from University licensing revenue, said Lela Graham, a representative from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Graham and College Rep.
The temporary suspension of Kappa Alpha Order and Zeta Psi Fraternity by the University's Inter-Fraternity Council has triggered widespread and immediate response from the entire Greek community. The fraternities currently face charges by the IFC and their national headquarters for displaying racially offensive costumes during a joint Halloween party. According to Aaron Laushway, assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority life, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities also are being investigated. "Kappa Kappa Gamma expects it members to promote integrity and respect for others and appreciation for the worth of all individuals," Kappa Kappa Gamma President Sarah Wilson said. Kappa Alpha Theta President Ginna Innamorati declined to comment on the investigation. According to a press release issued by Kappa Alpha's National Administrative Office, the fraternity will remain suspended until the office completes its own investigation of current allegations.
University administrator,"Chic" Moran dies Charles E. "Chic" Moran Jr., former University administrator, historian and co-founder of Charlottesville's Quaker congregation, died Sunday at Martha Jefferson Hospital at the age of 89.
Although her establishment sits on a road named Water Street across from the Downtown Mall, Alice Kim, owner and manager of Oxo restaurant, has, like all Charlottesville restaurateurs, seen the resource for which her street is named become a precious and limited commodity in the past two months. This week, Kim and her fellow restaurant owners around the city will finally be able to reconsider their drastic water conservation policies that they have been forced to implement this fall to comply with local water restrictions.
State legislative analysts announced Monday that Gov. Mark R. Warner will have to cut approximately $1.1 billion more in state spending to balance Virginia's budget. Balancing the state budget is the joint responsibility of Warner's administration and the General Assembly.
ITC workers will cross their fingers today as a trial group of 500 students attempts to log on to ISIS.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a group that represents immigrants and Mexican-Americans, is protesting a memo issued by Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore's office in September that says public colleges and universities should deny admission and in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. Kilgore spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said the policy is not about deciding who is best qualified to attend Virginia's colleges, but instead aims to protect taxpayers and encourage adherence to immigration laws. "I have no doubt that many students who are illegal residents may turn out to be excellent students," Murtaugh said.
Relying on two very different interpretations of American interests in Iraq, professors debated the pros and cons of war to a full house in the Rotunda last night.
Math and science professors at American universities are not adequately trained to teach, according to a study released by the National Academies' National Research Council. The study, released Nov.
The general headquarters of both Kappa Alpha Order and Zeta Psi Fraternity yesterday indefinitely suspended their respective local chapters at the University following the discovery of alleged racially offensive pictures posted on the Web site partypics.com, according to Aaron Laushway, assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority life. The pictures, taken at an Oct.
Protestors at living wage rally sentenced for Sept. 9 arrests Two Charlottesville residents arrested during a Sept.
Registering for classes may never be fun, but this semester anxieties are running particularly high as malfunctions in ISIS led the University to shut down the system entirely last night. Throughout the day, frantic students swamped the Registrar's Office with phone calls while others gathered in the library glued to computer screens, just waiting for a chance to edge their way into the system. However, only a small fraction of the 3,000 students scheduled to register yesterday emerged successful.
In a unanimous vote, the Charlottesville City Council ended all water restrictions for Charlottesville last night during their biweekly meeting in City Hall. Mayor Maurice Cox said the resolution passed in order to honor the Council's commitment that it would lift restrictions if local reservoirs kept an 85 percent capacity for eight consecutive days. According to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, the Sugar Hollow and South Rivanna Fork Reservoirs now are at full capacity, and overall, local reservoirs are 90.7 percent full.
In light of several recent assaults on University students and employees, members of the University community have heightened their concern over the issue of safety on and off Grounds. Members of two safety committees are addressing these concerns during their annual safety walks, which tour eight heavily trafficked areas on and around Grounds to discuss issues of student security. The Student Council Safety Concerns Committee and the Security and General Safety Committee, which includes students and administrators, are sponsoring the walks, which began last Thursday and will continue until Sunday. One topic of discussion during the walks has been lighting in more remote residence areas, said Council Executive Vice President Ronnie Mayhew, who led a walk through the areas of Scott Stadium, Hereford College and Gooch-Dillard. "The stadium area was in general pretty well-lit, though we did find one light bulb that was out in the Southwest corner," Mayhew said. Most of the burned-out light bulbs were in the Gooch-Dillard and Hereford residence areas, he added. The walks were held earlier than last year in order to have a report on their findings completed by Winter Break, said Katie Rude, chairwoman of the Council Safety Concerns Committee. "In the past few years, after the walks in January or February, the report came out in March," Rude said.
What's more daunting than streaking the Lawn, writing a thesis or raising your hand in huge lectures?
Support for death penalty not swayed by sniper The recent sniper attacks had little effect on public opinion about the death penalty, a new survey data found. Polls commissioned by the Gallup Organization during the three-week shooting spree in the Washington area showed support for the death penalty at 70 percent. After the sniper attacks, much of the debate over where trials for suspects John Lee Malvo and John Allen Muhammad should be held focused on which jurisdiction would be most likely to give them the death penalty. The public seems to separate current events from their overall opinion of the death penalty, Gallup officials said. For example, the Sept.
