RICHMOND - The Republican Party made history last night when it assumed one of its greatest majorities in the history of the House of Delegates.
RICHMOND - Democratic candidate Mark R. Warner captured Virginia's highest office last night as he defeated Republican Mark L.
Members of the University community have the opportunity today to witness the culmination of creative undergraduate talent in the first Faculty Senate Harrison Award Symposium. The symposium will take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A student entering the University is encouraged by an adviser to take both chemistry and calculus during his first semester.
As anthrax scares plague the mail services, high school seniors are facing difficulties ensuring their college applications arrive on time.
The Honor Committee released statistics yesterday showing that more than half of the 148 honor charges filed by Physics Professor Louis Bloomfield last spring have been investigated. "We're glad we're making substantive progress," Committee Chairman Thomas Hall said.
While watching the events of Sept. 11 unfold, a group of University students formed a University-based emergency response team. But because of liability and insurance issues, officials may not allow the Virginia Grounds Rescue Squad to serve the University community. Group organizers initially hoped to serve as standbys at University events, providing first-response, basic medical treatment, in the event of an emergency on Grounds.
Washingtonian Magazine's November issue named two of the University's professors, Philip Zelikow and William Quandt, among the 71 "wise men" to whom President Bush should listen. The article, by Drew Lindsay, lists experts who have the experience and knowledge to serve as useful advisers to President Bush in the new war against terrorism.
A female University student reported that she was assaulted near University Hall early Friday morning. A University Police report circulated to students via e-mail explained that the victim was walking near University Hall around 1:50 a.m.
The Fourth Year Class Trustees will announce today that they have chosen best-selling author David Baldacci as the valedictory speaker for graduation weekend in May. Baldacci, a 1986 University Law School graduate and Virginia native, has published seven novels, six screenplays and numerous other short works.
You might think that gas prices would rise as the United States wages war near the Middle East. You would be wrong.
W hen Microsoft released Windows 95, people waited in line to be the first to buy the operating system when stores opened on launch day.
In less than 24 hours, Virginians will go to the polls to elect a new governor. Though the gubernatorial race between Republican Mark Earley and Democrat Mark Warner is the major race on the ballot, Virginians also will vote for lieutenant governor, attorney general and representatives to the Virginia House of Delegates. The governor's race however is receiving the most of the attention, both locally and nationally. Larry J.
Prominent building and landscape architects from around the country met at an Architecture School symposium this weekend to discuss how the physical structure of the college campus is unique in the world of architecture. The two-day Woltz Symposium was designed to incorporate the Architecture School's two design departments, building and landscape architecture.
President Bush announced his support last week for more stringent visa requirements for foreign students seeking to enter the United States.
As the semester winds to a close, so does the Changing Face of Technology series sponsored by the University's Women's Center. The series originally developed from the Task Force on the Status of Women, which studied gender issues at the University.
At its meeting last week, the Faculty Senate approved the Commerce School's request to change the name of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems degree to Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology. To be implemented, the change still needs the approval of the Board of Visitors. According to Commerce School Associate Dean Peter Todd, the name change would be reflective of developments in the masters program since its inception in 1988.
With water levels at the local reservoir falling and rain unlikely in the near future, local officials are encouraging citizens to employ voluntary conservation efforts. At a news conference Wednesday, J.W.
Two new polls released Wednesday showed Democrat Mark R. Warner's growing lead over Republican Mark L.
Recent anthrax scares and the threat of bioterrorism were among the many issues addressed yesterday at Brown College on Monroe Hill by Dr. Francis S.
