By aligning herself so closely to Lyndon LaRouche, a political extremist once indicted on charges of credit card fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice, Nancy Spannaus may be undercutting her bid for John Warner's seat in the Senate, pundits say.
With the toll that the economic downturn and budget difficulties have taken on Virginia's public colleges, voters also will be asked to decide in referenda on Tuesday whether or not to support the General Obligation Bond that would provide $846 million in funding for construction and other capital projects at museums and higher education institutions across the state. Of the $846 million that the education bond would generate over the course of the next six years, $68.3 million would pay for specific construction and renovation projects at the University.
The University Medical Center, School of Medicine and Health Services Foundation have formed committees to launch the Decade Plan, a collaborative effort to improve the health system. The Decade Plan's vision aims to have the University Health System and School of Medicine achieve "top institution" status by the end of the decade.
Running as a Libertarian candidate, Jacob G. Hornberger, a rising figure in the Libertarian Party and founder of the Libertarian Future of Freedom Foundation, hopes to win the bid for Virginia's Senate seat by advocating traditional Libertarian policies that include a paring-down of the federal government and the suspension of the War on Drugs and gun control, as well as policies of military aggression toward Iraq. "I believe that our country is headed in a wrong direction -- one that threatens the freedom, prosperity and well-being of the American people," Hornberger states on his campaign Web site.
After three days of testimony spread out over the last seven weeks, a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board hearing to determine the status of the Foxfield Racing Association's liquor license ended yesterday -- with no decision in sight until at least mid-December. Lawyers for Foxfield and the ABC will submit closing arguments and rebuttals to hearing officer Clara A.
It's crunch time. In the last week before the Nov. 5 elections, political organizations on Grounds are hard at work.
James Madison and George Mason announce mid-year tuition hikes George Mason University announced a $192 tuition increase per student for the spring semester last week that will affect both in-state and out-of-state undergraduates. GMU officials said the tuition hike will reap about $3.3 million in extra revenue and is necessary for GMU to maintain a full roster of classes. Officials also cited the need to maintain current library and technology lab hours and to fill some faculty positions.
The Charlottesville water supply rose yesterday to reach 73 percent, and as a result of recent rainfall, Charlottesville City Council will re-appraise current citywide water restrictions. An Oct.
Black and Hispanic students scored higher on most of Virginia's Standards of Learning exams this year than in the past year and closed the gap with the general student population on some exams. Black students improved on 22 of the 28 SOL exams, while Hispanic students improved on 20 of the exams. As a whole, the Virginia student population improved on 23 of the exams over last year's scores. Charles Pyle, a spokesman for the Virginia Department of Education, attributed the higher scores to the individual work of educators. The improvement is "due to the tremendous efforts on the part of the teachers and administrators," Pyle said. More schools have made their curriculums match with state standards and this has helped improve SOL scores, he said. The SOL exams, which are still in their testing phase for students in grades 3-12, will be used to determine whether students graduate and schools receive accreditation by 2007. In this year's exam results, gaps remained between black and Hispanic students and the general student population, though the gap narrowed on some exams. Black students improved compared to the general population on 19 of the 28 exams.
This week, the Muslim Students Association will offer discussions, lectures and films in an attempt, as MSA executive committee member Saima Malik put it, to expose Islam's "very rich culture." Islam Awareness Week, which began yesterday and will last through Thursday, will address an assortment of topics relating to the religion, according to MSA President Zeenat Igbal. "We're trying to cover different aspects of Islam," Igbal said. Third-year College student Bilal Qureshi, an executive committee member in the MSA, also emphasized the breadth of the events. "We want to showcase the diversity of the Muslim community," Qureshi said. Fourth-year College student Saima Malik, also an MSA executive committee member, said this week is an opportunity for everyone to be exposed to things "we've never heard about or talked about before." Islam Awareness Week is the result of a collaboration between the MSA, the Middle East Studies department, the Echols program and the Children of Abraham club. Presentations cover topics from the civil liberties of Muslims in America to Muslim Spain to interpretations of the Qur'an. The organizers also will set up a table on the Lawn staffed by MSA members to answer students' questions about Islam. Tonight's event, a showing of the award-winning film "Islam -- Empire of Faith," explores the origins of Islam.
A gunman who was apparently failing out of the University of Arizona College of Nursing shot three female professors yesterday morning before shooting himself. The shooter, later identified as Robert Flores Jr., 41, shot one of the professors in her second floor office and then entered a fourth floor classroom and shot another two professors.
The Honor Committee made plans for establishing five ad hoc committees focused on building Committee and community dialogue at its meeting Sunday night. The ad hoc committees, each composed of a core group of Committee members, aim to devise strategies for implementing productive policies and revising facets of the system. "This is a way to coherently address some of the issues we see in the honor system in timely fashion," Committee Chairman Christopher Smith said.
In light of the water shortage that has characterized the first semester at the University, student recycling coordinators have extended their roles to include water conservation. As part of the effort, University Recycling, University Housing and Residence Staff have organized an upcoming conservation contest to encourage first-year students to conserve water more actively. This Wednesday, Oct.
Accomplished third-year students and recognized faculty members gathered on the tarp-covered basketball court at University Hall on Friday afternoon for this year's Fall Convocation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over 100,000 people filled the streets of the nation's capital Saturday in a nonviolent protest against possible U.S.
Poll finds that Maryland governor's race could depend on black voters The most recent poll conducted by the Washington Post found that the dead heat for Maryland's gubernatorial seat may be resolved by the number of black voters that go to the polls. Democratic candidate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Republican candidate Robert L.
You walk into a Disney store and find all the colorful, cheerful clothes on display. But have you ever wondered about the factories where these clothes are made and the condition of workers there?
On the night of Saturday, Oct. 13, a van packed with C4 plastic explosives obliterated a crowded nightclub in Indonesia's main tourist island of Bali, killing more than 180 people and injuring hundreds more.
Saying he always wanted to think outside the box, Nicolas Cage premiered his directorial debut "Sonny," a seedy new film about prostitutes and drugs, Saturday night in Culbreth Theatre. "This is the first time in the United States that 'Sonny' has been shown," Cage told a sold-out audience at the 15th Annual Virginia Film Festival before premiering what he called his "baby." "Sonny," set to be released in December, stars James Franco ("Spiderman," "James Dean") in the title role, playing a former male prostitute recently discharged from the military, setting out to restart his life with a new career. Brenda Blethyn ("Secrets and Lies," "Little Boys") stars as his pimp mother, and Mena Suvari ("American Beauty") plays the part of Sonny's love interest Carol.
A growing concern for properly conducted clinical experiments involving pharmaceuticals at universities was addressed in a survey published Oct.
