The Board of Visitors voted unanimously Saturday to request that a decades-old restriction on the investment of endowment funds be lifted. The resolution calls for Virginia Gov.
Two hundred fifty third-year students have applied to live in one of 48 rooms on the Lawn in the upcoming academic year -- an increase from previous years. A number of initiatives have caused the increase in applications, said M.
In an attempt to better reflect the services it provides, the Office of Career Planning and Placement is changing its name to University Career Services. Officials made the decision to alter the name after realizing that the center does not place people in jobs but rather aids them in the search process, said Karen H.
During a three-day conference this weekend at the Omni Hotel, student athletes, coaches and administrators from 21 higher education institutions discussed whether athletes are at a higher risk for substance abuse because of the prevalence of alcohol in sports culture -- and what to do about it. "The basic attitude is, 'If you lose, let's go out and have a couple of beers.
Responding in part to two Florida legislators' display of civil disobedience, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) along with the Adam Herbert, State University System of Florida chancellor, postponed a vote Wednesday on Bush's plan to eliminate the use of race in Florida public university admissions. The two Florida lawmakers, Sen.
The University will launch a year-long examination of diversity both on- and off-Grounds with a symposium and workshop Feb.
The University submitted its proposed amendments to Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III's (R) budget to the General Assembly yesterday, requesting almost $118 million in additional funding for the 2000-2002 budget period.
Dottie Lindsey was just getting over the flu, but she wanted to get to Charlottesville before it snowed to visit her son Mark, a former Cavalier football player who has been awaiting a heart transplant at University Hospital since 1997. "When I arrived here at Mark's apartment, my husband was parked in front of it," Mrs. Lindsey said.
The Inter-Fraternity Council's nearly two-year effort to have formal rush returned to fall is going nowhere fast. Despite numerous fraternity leaders' requests, Board of Visitors Rector John P.
Although snoring is an annoyance among adults, among children it may point to a serious problem, according to the research of a pediatric and sleep apnea team of Pediatrics Asst.
Virginia Sen. Charles Robb (D) met with the Charlottesville City Council yesterday to discuss the future of the National Ground Intelligence Center, a federally owned building located beside City Hall.
Construction crews continued work on the renovation and expansion of the Carl Smith Center at Scott Stadium over Winter Break and Assoc.
The University officially recognized the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Tuesday, making it the first Latino-oriented fraternity on Grounds. The Office of the Dean of Students made the group of men a fraternity by approving its Fraternal Organization Agreement, which outlines the relationship between the University and the fraternity. Lambda Upsilon Lambda will be the third member of the Fraternity-Sorority Council, an umbrella organization created in September for Greek organizations who do not fall under the auspices of the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Inter-Sorority Council or the Black Fraternal Council. Asst.
Although laser surgery is a focal point in contemporary media, keratomileusis, or corneal shaping, has been used since the 1960s to correct nearsightedness. LASIK (Laser-Assisted Stromal In-Situ Keratomileusis), is the newest method of correcting vision problems in the line of different keratomileusis variants, and it appears to be the first largely marketable version of the procedures. First, anesethetizing drops are placed in the eye, and the surgeon marks the eye, to show where the cornea will be cut.
The Center for Equal Opportunity has released a study that alleges a black student is 111 times more likely to gain admission to the University than a white student with similar test scores and class rank. The study was released last month, nearly a year after a similar study was conducted by the same Washington-based think tank.
A new University Web site, sponsored by Student Council, allows students to exchange books directly with each other.
The Engineering School topped its $50 million Capital Campaign goal last month -- the latest in a string of individual schools to surpass their original expectations. Thomas N.
An electronic book provider, netLibrary, announced an agreement with the University's Electronic Text Center that will make 2,000 historic texts from the University's collection available to the public over the Internet. The agreement, announced Friday, is intended to preserve historic texts in digital form and allow other communities to access the information. According to netLibrary spokesman Brian Bell, the company produces about 100 electronic books a day. The online company is pleased with the deal "because netLibrary has a growing user base," Bell said.
The University has filled the position of assistant to the vice president for student affairs -- a job that had remained vacant since mid-August. Lori Willy, who previously worked in the Office of the Registrar during her 12-year tenure at the University, began work Monday as the replacement for H.
Third-year Education student Megan Parker passed away Jan. 7 at University Hospital after suffering injuries in a car accident Jan.
