For many University students, yesterday's election marked their first experience choosing a new president Sitting on the steps of Alderman Library yesterday afternoon, first-year College student Mike Figura, of Newport News, said he voted for Vice President Al Gore as the best candidate because he disagreed with many of the policies of President-elect George W.
Some classified University employees will soon see a raise in their paychecks. University President John T.
RICHMOND-In a climactic finish to a hard-fought race, former Gov. George Allen (R) defeated incumbent Sen.
NEW YORK-Hillary Clinton supporters took over the Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan to celebrate Clinton's solid victory over U.S.
NEW YORK-New Yorkers will go to the polls today to end what has become a passionate and sometimes negative U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas-There's no place like home. But this famous phrase will not be in Texas Gov. George W.
Three current and six former University students were indicted on state and federal possession and distribution charges in the largest drug investigation ever at the University, officials announced yesterday. Four other non-University students also were indicted, and police still are seeking three suspects. All 13 arrested have been released on bond. The investigation, which began in the fall of 1999, was headed by the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Nashville shuttle bus driver Mark Wells Cheadle claims he wants to be the rock n' roll version of Ghandi. Cheadle works as a driver to earn money for pursuing his musical aspirations.
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force often goes unnoticed - until it contributes to high-profile drug arrests.
Ask any University student where he or she is from, and you're likely to hear the ubiquitous "Northern Virginia" reply.
With the election only one day away, Virginia senatorial candidates George Allen (R) and Charles S.
Students who filled out federal financial aid forms this year may have been surprised to find a new question asking if they had ever been convicted of a drug-related offense, but apparently no University student had to answer "yes." The question is the product of a 1998 federal law that came into effect this year denying or restricting federal aid to students with drug convictions.
A weak euro, increasing labor and oil prices and Fed-induced interest rate hikes have raised concerns for many investors in recent months. Recently, widely-held stocks, such as Intel and Kodak have been curshed by warnings that the companies would not live up to Wall Street's profit estimates.
Students seeking treatment at Student Health often are faced with the aggravating task of filing their own insurance claims if their provider isn't QualChoice. But they may not know that Student Health has been waging an ongoing campaign to expand the number of insurance providers that recognize it as an authorized healthcare provider. Three years ago, Student Health began to keep a running tally of which insurance plans cover the most students, based on incoming students' required health information forms.
When was the last time you stopped by Clemons or Alderman Libraries? What about the Library of Tomorrow?
Offshore bank accounts have created substantial buzz in the financial world due to the IRS's recent probe into tax evasion by US MasterCard and American Express credit card holders.
For the second time since September, the Honor System Review Commission missed the deadline to release its comprehensive evaluation of the University's student-run honor system and requested a postponement - a request the Committee unanimously voted to grant at last night's meeting after no discussion of the matter. The delay makes the report unavailable for an upcoming lawsuit against the Honor Committee. Citing the need to put finishing touches on its review, the Commission has requested a postponement of its report, previously scheduled for last night, to Nov.
Forest fires continued to scorch Shenandoah National Park yesterday, as the second longest dry spell in Charlottesville's recorded history drags on. Park officials said it is not known when the flames will burn out, but the dangerously dry conditions prolonging the fires are expected to persist throughout the weekend. The dry leaves on the forest floor are making it more difficult to control the fires, said Jerry Stenger, research coordinator for the State Climatology Office. Stenger noted that in the past month the area received only .1 inches of rain, the most meager amount since December 1896. Two different Shenandoah mountains are blazing - Old Rag and The Pinnacles, which are located to the north in Luray, Va.
Distinguished women alumnae had the opportunity to tell the future United States president via videotape what issues they think are important to American women. The Women's Center sponsored "Women 2000: Shapers of the World," a forum in which accomplished alumnae were invited to share their experiences with the University community and express their opinions on issues such as healthcare, education and foreign policy, paying close attention to women's concerns. The videotape of the forum will be sent to the president-elect after Tuesday's election. All the women invited to participate in the event won the Distinguished Alumna Award over the past 10 years. The Shapers of the World forum was the culmination of a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of women gaining admission to the University, the 20th anniversary of the Studies in Women and Gender major, and the 10th anniversary of the University's Women's Center. The panelists discussed the issues most important to them, what they feel is the most important characteristic of a president and the future of women in politics.
In a unanimous Halloween day decision that has rattled university administrators nationwide, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) opened the way for graduate teaching assistants at private colleges to unionize and collectively bargain with universities. The Board decided TAs are employees receiving compensation from universities for labor and are covered by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA), which guarantees employees of institutions affecting interstate commerce the right to unionize. It rejected New York University's argument that TAs are primarily students and they receive financial aid - not wages - for their work teaching classes and providing tutoring and grading services. "We will not deprive workers who are compensated by, and under the control of, a statutory employer of their fundamental statutory rights to organize and bargain with their employer simply because they are students," the Board wrote in its decision. The University is not directly affected by the NLRB's decision because as a public institution it does not fall under the scope of the NLRA, Law Prof.
