With under two weeks until the Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrat Charles Martin and Republican Rob Bell are involved in one of the closest house races in Virginia. Both men are vying for the open delegate seat in the 58th district, and there is no clear indication that either has the advantage. According to Government and Foreign Affairs Professor Larry J.
Every fall Student Council holds elections to fill empty positions left from last term. This year, six candidates are running for the three available positions on Council. "Council apportions seats according to spring enrollment figures and in the fall we need to even out the representative body so that we have a full 28 member body," Council President Abby Fifer said. The polls will open online Oct.
Music, dancing and alcohol may leap to the typical university student's mind as standard elements of college parties.
Though municipal bonds typically don't stir up much enthusiasm, Charlottesville's financial managers, and its taxpayers, have a good reason to be excited about the city's bond rating. Both Standard and Poor's and Moody's Investor's Service gave the city's municipal bonds a AAA rating, their highest values.
The National Rifle Association gave Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark L. Earley a passing grade yesterday for his stance on gun control.
Chemistry Professor Brooks Pate earned one of this year's 23 coveted MacArthur fellowships, the John D.
Ben Alger is 25 years old. He has a daughter, a new apartment in Waynesboro and a fiancee whom he intends to marry within a year.
With the gubernatorial election less than two weeks away, both the Mark L. Earley (R) and Mark R.
Hoping to create a "Community of Immunity," the Elson Student Health Center will be offering students the opportunity to receive flu and meningitis vaccinations Thursday, Nov.
Gary Reams, the Libertarian candidate for lieutenant governor, outlined his views about the negative effects of marijuana prohibition and advocated reform for the U.S.
With their push to keep Clemons Library open 24 hours now fully accomplished, Student Council is aiming to gain free student parking at the bookstore parking garage after hours. "Parking validation is on track to happen at this point," said William Sowers, Council parking and transportation committee chairman.
She was known for her style and grace, and admired for her humor. As a state senator, Emily Couric fought tirelessly for the University's causes and for common citizens' needs. But as a patient with pancreatic cancer, Couric also fought an uphill battle with life.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. This is the number of strokes it takes to wash each finger. My knuckles are bleeding.
Although the recent passing of lauded Virginia State Sen. Emily Couric happened less than a week ago, the process of filling her empty Senate seat has started, though not without debate. The Virginia state registrar has mandated that a special election to fill Couric's seat will be held before the Virginia General Assembly convenes in January. "Because the General Assembly is in session, the Republican president pro tempore, Sen.
T hey can be rubber and stuffy, with eyeholes. They can be applied in front of your bath- room mirror with cakes and powders.
What do you get when you mix a man disguised as a woman in love with a woman with another man in love with the woman who's actually a man? No, it's not a mangled retelling of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," it's Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie." The 1982 gender-bending comedy presents one of the most complicated love triangles - no, rectangles - no, hexagons - well, forget it.
Last night, University students gathered to share issues that Latino, Asian-American, African-American, gay, lesbian and female students encounter within the University community. The Coalition, composed of the Asian Student Union, Black Student Alliance, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Union, La Sociedad Latina and the National Organization for Women, organized the forum entitled "Not Just a Victim's Game." Panelist Assistant Dean of Students Ajay Nair, representing ASU, introduced the topic of self-segregation as a "dominant feature of campus life." A member of the Chinese Student Association said self-segregation is "even more apparent within the Asian community because our own organizations segregate themselves." Some students suggested that members of their organizations should attend the meetings of other groups to bridge the gap between the University's diverse population.
A word about movie length: Every moviegoer has experienced the extraordinary deceleration of time that occurs when one is compelled to sit through an indescribably bad film, shifting one's weight as the minutes crawl laboriously along.
The University Police's recent release of the 2000 Clery Act Crime Statistics shows numerous fluctuations from last year in crimes reported on Grounds, but the largest change came in liquor and drug violations. According to the report, the number of referrals for on-Grounds liquor law violations increased from 82 in 1999 to over 450 in 2000.
When a movie stars two of the best actors to ever grace the silver screen, you know it has to be good.
