A group centered at the University may play a crucial role in assembling experts' opinions to analyze the tragic events of Sept.
University undergraduates may be seeing more older faces around Central Grounds once the proposed new student center is built, according to Student Council President Abby Fifer and graduate student leaders. Fifer met recently with representatives from the Student Bar Association and the Graduate Student Association to discuss ways to make the proposed center an attractive destination for graduate students. Giving graduate students an incentive to spend more time on Central Grounds could be a way of "getting graduate students who didn't necessarily attend [the University] as undergrads to feel more a part of the greater University," said Kendall Day, a third-year Law student and president of the Student Bar Association who met with Fifer. A 24-hour coffeehouse and a sports bar where students could watch the University's away sporting events, for example, could draw graduate students to the new center, Day suggested.
The rap duo Outkast will perform in University Hall next month, bringing some of the top sounds in today's hip-hop to the University.
A congressionally chartered commission, led by Gov. James S. Gilmore III, has made its first round of recommendations to Congress and President Bush on combating terrorism. In a telephone interview with The Cavalier Daily yesterday, Gilmore cited border control, health and medical response, and intelligence as the three most important areas in which the war against terrorism can be fought effectively. Gilmore emphasized that the commission took "a strong position that the military is not a first response." He made it clear that the commission, which made its recommendation yesterday, believed the war against terrorism would begin by fortifying our own nation. Gilmore said that though the commission predicted in 1999 the possibility of an attack, it was too late for the government to act on the recommendations to prevent the Sept.
US Airways announced Friday their plans to cease MetroJet operations at Baltimore-Washington International Airport by December.
The University is making it a little easier for English majors to take the road less traveled. Beginning in the fall of 2002, a new English department program will allow majors to fulfill requirements for a master's degree with just one more year of study.
Following a statement by Virginia football coach Al Groh Wednesday, which some deemed insensitive to Arabs, students and faculty are working to facilitate dialogue and educate the community about cultural awareness. The statement was made during a weekly ACC coaches' teleconference, in response to a question regarding the team's confidence in air travel. "I'm not saying this to make light of it by any means, but I don't plan on having any Arabs in the traveling party so therefore I think probably that the threat of our being hijacked is fairly remote," Groh said, immediately sparking national media attention from ESPN, the Associated Press and newspapers throughout Virginia. Groh apologized Wednesday night for the statement, saying he did not mean to insinuate that people of Arabic decent are terrorists, and that he was sorry if his remark was insensitive. In a meeting held Friday, Assistant Dean of Students Ajay Nair, Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage and Muslim Students Association President Sana Khalid discussed ways to address Groh's comment. Nair said it was made clear that students are upset about the incident and that it should not be taken lightly. "At the same time, we realize that the statement was not representative of the University," he said.
Tickets for the 14th annual Virginia Film Festival, which will take place on Grounds in October, go on sale today. The festival, titled "Masquerades," will run from Thursday, Oct.
The Melissa virus hit last year, ILOVEYOU spread last spring and Code Red hit this summer. Last week, another bug struck computer users as the NIMDA virus spread around the globe.
Colleges and universities around the nation currently are grappling with how to solicit alumni donations in light of terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As the mourning process continues, most institutions of higher learning have placed fund-raising on the back burner. The University, in particular, is in a precarious position because of its proximity to the Pentagon.
The U.S. Department of Education has directed lenders to ease the repayment obligations of student-loan borrowers affected by last week's terrorist attacks. "As a government, we have pledged to help meet the needs of New Yorkers and other victims of the terrorist attack, and the steps we are announcing today will provide financial relief during these extraordinary circumstances," Education Secretary Roderick R.
Weeklong protests at the Virginia Military Institute ended Wednesday after several meetings between cadet leaders and the institution's superintendent.
At approximately 1:15 p.m. yesterday, an unidentified man robbed the First Union Bank on Route 29 and escaped with an as-yet-undisclosed amount of money. The suspect, a white male with dark hair and a dark mustache and who was wearing a stocking over his face, entered the bank and requested that the tellers fill a bag he was carrying, Charlottesville Police Sgt.
With the approach of Fall Break and Thanksgiving, University students are facing the dilemma of choosing alternate modes of transportation because of the recent concerns with the safety of air travel.
The Information Technology and Communication help desk has been working to halt the spread of the computer virus W32.Nimda.A@mm ever since it started attacking University Web servers and overloading e-mail accounts Tuesday morning. The virus "has the potential to destroy computer files, disable computer functions, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations, patient care services, or academic pursuits," according to the ITC Web site "It's difficult to contain and the distribution is high, although the damage has not been that bad," said Mark Smith, manager of desktop computing systems at ITC.
"Pray for Peace, Pray for Justice" reads the immense sign hanging outside Chi Phi fraternity. Such a sign typically is not seen hanging from a fraternity house, yet it reflects the response of many students looking to prayer and religion following the Sept.
U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode (I-5th) is sending a clear message to both Americans and international terrorists concerning the Sept.
Dr. Mark Miller, an orthopedic surgeon at the Virginia Ambulatory Surgery Center often hears this kind of complaint: "Doc, I fell and twisted my knee.
Two Midwestern education organizations have initiatedstarted a post-secondary scholarship fund to benefit family members of victims in the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. Lumina, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, granted $3 million to the Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America, a Minneapolis-based non-profit organization, for the creation of the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. "We're Americans and like all Americans we're touched by the tragic events of Sept.
Addressing a supportive crowd of University students and community members at an Alumni Hall campaign rally yesterday, Mark R.
