As the Greek system gears up for next semester's formal rush, the Inter Fraternity Council will be going through the process with a new vice president for membership. According to sources in the IFC, third-year Engineering student Tom Davison was elected to replace fourth-year College student Kevin Dixon as vice president.
U.S. Secret Service Director Brian L. Stafford spoke to a packed house Friday night at the weekly Jefferson Literary and Debating Society meeting. "His talk was very informative, well put-together and entertaining," said Lauren Purnell, a third-year College student and member of the Jefferson Society. Stafford primarily spoke on the history of the Secret Service, but also discussed his own career and the importance of choosing a career you love. "The Secret Service is a labor of love for me - I enjoy talking about it," said Stafford, who has directed the Secret Service since 1999, in an interview yesterday. In 1865, on the morning of the day he was shot, President Lincoln signed the Secret Service into law.
Eleven years ago, Charlottesville resident Robert Crouter received a heart transplant that saved his life.
In light of Virginia government's budget problems, the College of Arts and Sciences suspended the hiring of new professors yesterday. "We all looked at the budget numbers and read the newspapers and decided this was the prudent thing to do," College Dean Edward Ayers said. All recruitment activities and replacement faculty appointments for 2002-03 were suspended as well, Ayers wrote yesterday in a letter sent to College department chairs.
The University's goal of developing its own small-scale Silicon Valley will become closer to a reality this December when construction of the Emergency Technology Center at the Research Park at North Fork is complete.
Sixty Turkish students comprise the largest nationality of international students at the University.
Neurologist looks for cure to Alzherimer's disease University Neurologist Christine Thiffault's contributions to the study of Alzheimer's disease may bring those suffering from the disease closer to a cure.
After the 2000 presidential election sparked concerns over voting process, Virginia officials were under added pressure to correct previous problems.
Have you ever wondered what's really going on when you're doing those dreaded stomach crunches? University researchers currently are studying which exercises will maximize your workout. The Exercise Physiology Laboratory provides exercise testing facilities for a broad range of scientific studies.
After resounding Democratic victories Tuesday night in the gubernatorial and lieutenant governor elections and Republican victories in the General Assembly, many questions have surfaced regarding the new power structure in Richmond. "We don't look at it as a shift in power," said Bill Steinbach, Virginia Republican Party spokesman, in reference to new Democratic power. While the Democrats garnered power in the executive branch, the Republicans picked up 12 seats in the House of Delegates, bringing their total to 64 out of 100 total seats.
Students and faculty members working to create an Asian-American studies program at the University now are mapping out plans for courses in the field. "Most of the top-ranked universities in the country have an Asian-American studies program," Chinese language Professor Gilbert Roy said. Roy now teaches a course through the Asian and Middle Eastern languages and cultures department, which focuses on Asian-American culture.
Student Council unanimously approved a system of regulating early comers to men's basketball games Tuesday.
Charlottesville residents earned another victory in the ongoing living wage campaign Monday night, as City Council approved an ordinance guaranteeing certain contracted employees a salary of at least $8 per hour. The ordinance, which passed Council by a vote of 4-1, applies to employees of certain large city contractors.
Each of the University's schools is increasing its involvement with the Virginia 2020 plans through a series of workshops designed to elicit each school's tactics for the long term strategic goals. Once each school's workshop is complete, the deans of each school will meet in a Deans Council Planning Committee to "collectively discuss all the workshops and try to gather collective themes," University Provost Gene Block said. The committee will then augment the original Virginia 2020 plans with new feedback from the schools. The Virginia 2020 plan outlines University President John T.
The City Hall Planning Office will hold a public meeting tonight at Charlottesville High School to review 14 traffic-calming projects concerning residential neighborhoods. "Traffic calming is a strategy to slow down the average speed of cars," explained Rebecca White, assistant director of the University's Department of Parking and Transportation.
RICHMOND - In a close race, Democrat Tim Kaine pulled ahead last night to win the Virginia lieutenant governor position, defeating Republican Jay Katzen.
According to a new sleep study, pulling an all-nighter to study for a test may be beneficial. According to the study, failing to reach Rapid Eye Movement sleeping
RICHMOND - During a night of mixed emotions for Virginia Republicans, Jerry Kilgore provided the high point.
Michael Bryan Plum of Charlottesville pleaded guilty yesterday to eight separate charges relating to two sexual assaults that occurred over two years apart. Plum, 25, was indicted in Charlottesville Circuit Court in April on four felony charges in connection to the October 1998 rape of a female University student that occurred beneath Beta Bridge.
In a year of rampant political mudslinging and close races, one candidate could rest easy the night before election day. Running for his 20th year as state delegate for Virginia's 57th district, Democrat Mitch Van Yahres has enjoyed a less stressful election this year, as he ran uncontested. Van Yahres has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1981.
