Coast Guard Reserve calls up college president St. Catharine College President William D.
Students tuned in Friday evening for the premiere of WHOO TV, the University's first television program with a vision toward expanding available news media on Grounds.
The Honor Committee continued discussion on fourth-year Architecture representative Brian Winterhalter's "informed retraction" proposal in its meeting last night.
The phrase "hunger banquet" may appear to be an oxymoron. However, such a banquet took place last weekend to kick off the Virginia Service Coalition's two-day service conference. VSC President Stephanie Wilson said both events went very well and were very successful for the VSC.
Black students and police tried to heal damaged trust caused by accusations of racial profiling at predominantly black parties through a forum held Thursday night. The forum, titled "Partying While Black," addressed whether Charlottesville Police treat predominantly black parties differently than predominantly white parties. Attended by students, administrators and police officials, the forum was prompted by the closure by police of a party Saturday, Sept.
Efforts to increase minority interest in the University and raise minority application numbers are noticeably underway this week. Fall Fling, for prospective black high school students and their families, was held Saturday, and Fall Blast for Hispanic, Latino and Latin-American students and parents will be held today. Both events, held by the Outreach Office of the Office of the Dean of Admissions, aim to provide minority students with more information about the University and the college admissions process in general. "We want to introduce U.Va.
Jefferson's academical village is on its way to becoming a research metropolis. In the past 10 years, the University has funneled over $300 million into building two research parks near Central Grounds.
Despite the approaching voter registration deadline for the Nov. 6 statewide elections, local registrars are reporting little increase in voter registration this year. This year's slow increase in statewide registration has been attributed to the past success of so-called motor voter laws, which allow citizens to register to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
Although the University is recognized as having strong graduate program students, its financial aid packages do not receive such high commendation. The University lags behind its peer institutions on giving money to graduate students, according to a report released last week by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Aware of the problems faced by graduate students at the University, the Faculty Senate has made graduate student funding one of its top priorities this year, Faculty Senate Chairman Robert Grainger said. Working with the Offices of the Provost and College Dean, Grainger said he hopes to raise more funding for graduate students, a project which he said is challenging for a variety of reasons. Normally, a state school could ask the state for increased funding, but there is "not a lot of optimism" that the University's request would be granted, he said. At the University, "the problem is exacerbated because out-of-state students pay an enormous amount of tuition," making it especially difficult to acquire adequate funding for graduate students' tuition fees and living stipends, Grainger added. Grainger said one of the best alternatives is to ask alumni for support, something the Alumni Association already has begun to do.
An estimated 36 cars were vandalized near the Rugby Road area sometime during Wednesday night and early yesterday morning, according to Charlottesville City Police and University Police. An estimated 17 car tires were slashed while parked on University Circle, Rugby Road and Madison Lane.
Whether the cause is an onslaught of midterms, trouble adjusting to a new environment or relationship worries, it is not unusual for students to experience psychological distress at some point during college. A recent study by the International Association of Counseling Services confirms this phenomenon, indicating that college mental health counselors report an increase in the number of college students with moderate to severe psychological problems. Eighty-five percent of counselors from 274 institutions that participated in the "National Survey of Counseling Center Disorders," an annual publication, said they saw a rise in the number of students with depression and anxiety disorders over the last five years. "There have been a number of studies over the years showing that students are seeking more counseling services," said Julia Routbort, assistant director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Student Health.
The Mulitcultural Greek Council gained a new member this fall, the Latin-American sorority Lamda Theta Alpha, Inc. The newly chartered sorority joins two other Latino Greek organizations on Grounds, Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Lamda Upsilon Lamda Fraternity, Inc., as well as two Asian sororities and one Asian fraternity, in the recently reorganized MGC. LTA, originally founded at New Jersey's Kean University in 1975, was established at the University last April.
RICHMOND - Gubernatorial candidates Democrat Mark L. Warner and Republican Mark R. Earley discussed education and economic issues related to Virginia's recovery from the Sept.
Ever had dreams of lounging your way to an M.B.A. from your bed, laptop in hand? Ever think that you would be more efficient if you did not have to deal with those nagging professors every day?
According to the Law School Admissions Council, 25 percent more law school hopefuls will take the LSAT this month than October 2000, the largest jump ever in a single year. The LSAT is a standardized test required for law school applicants.
Apowerful tornado ripped through College Park, Md., Sept. 24, leaving a path of destruction and killing two University of Maryland students.
As part of October's Crime Prevention Month, the University Police Department is planning new measures to increase awareness and educate students about safety.
The University Medical Center's psychiatric unit received a report yesterday addressing an unannounced complaint investigation that took place Aug.
Unocal, the large energy resource development company now in the middle of a hot debate on Grounds over its business in Burma, continues to deny any alleged misconduct in its dealings with the military-led nation. The California-based company absolutely has not engaged in any form of misconduct, Unocal spokesman Barry Lane said. Burma, a small country in Southeast Asia wedged between Bangladesh and Thailand, has been the recent subject of intense international and local controversy.
A seven-member committee assigned to select the new dean for the Darden School of Business Administration will announce today its selection of Darden Prof.
