A memorial service was held yesterday on the steps of the Rotunda to honor the life and contributions of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
"Parking is a privilege, not a right." That's how City Councilman Blake Caravati described the problems relating to residents selling parking in their yards during football games, a practice that the city will be investigating further tomorrow. Charlottesville officials will be out during tomorrow's game against Georgia Tech to gather more evidence against residents who sell parking spots in their yards. "There's a lot of violations of the ordinance," Charlottesville Zoning Administrator Heidi Misslbeck said. Misslbeck said she will pass along the evidence she collects to the city attorney's office to prosecute offenders. Operating a parking lot in a residential area is a zoning violation, Asst.
Alcohol Awareness Week kicks off Sunday with the A Capella Sing in Newcomb Plaza. The weeklong program will combine workshops and community events to promote alcohol awareness at the University.
Charlottesville District Court Judge Ward F. Harkrader sentenced 1998 College graduate Alexander Christian Proctor to 15 years in prison Tuesday for an October 1998 sexual assault against a female former University student. Proctor pleaded guilty to animate object sexual penetration in July.
In an attempt to smooth transitions between administrations, the Honor Committee will discuss a proposal Sunday night to create a formal training process for new Committee members.
While the Republicans' historic takeover of the General Assembly in Tuesday's elections is not only an unprecedented win for the party, it also may bring out factional divisions within the GOP. Charlottesville Republican Party Chairman Dale McGlothlin said the first issue before the new Republican majority in the General Assembly will be the election of the Speaker of the House, who will make committee assignments.
After several months of scrutiny on the University's use of race in admissions, the Office of Admissions is redoubling its efforts to increase minority recruitment to the University by hiring two new admissions counselors. The counselors have been hired to run the new Outreach subsection of the Admissions Office under the supervision of Valerie Gregory, associate dean and director of minority recruiting.
The University's Health Systems Office of Telemedicine recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that will allow the program to expand in southwestern Virginia. The $230,320 grant will expand the program, which now serves the counties of Lee, Buchanan, Wise and Russel, to Smyth and Dickenson counties, said Eugene Sullivan, director of the Office of Telemedicine. The program now serves.
Student Health Center Director James Turner said in February there was a notable increase in the number of flu cases, from 200 in the 1997-1998 season to 700 cases last season.
A pending legal battle has ignited a debate pitting past and future business practices against each other. The National Association of College Stores, Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday accusing online bookseller Varsitybooks.com of false advertising. NACS is a trade association with 3,000 members, including the University Bookstore. According to a letter sent to all NACS members, the lawsuit alleges that discounted prices shown on the Varsitybooks.com Web site are inaccurate and misleading to consumers.
Rebecca Rimel, president of Pew Charitable Trusts, urged an audience of about 90 people gathered in the Rotunda Dome Room yesterday to fulfill their civic duties through community activism. "People need to answer the call to civic leadership with humility and grace," Rimel said. Rimel is the recipient of this year's Distinguished Alumna Award, given by the University's Women's Center. Rimel was a '73 graduate of the Nursing school.
Bullet shells from last week's attempted armed robberies at a local 7-11 store and Arby's restaurant are being tested to see if there is a possible connection between the crimes, Albemarle County Police said. Although Detective Bill Giles said he does not necessarily believe the two crimes are related, the bullet shells will be "compared just to make sure." Results of the testing will not be known for several weeks, Giles said. It also is unknown if there is a connection between these crimes and an armed robbery that took place last week at a local video store by a man wearing a Halloween mask. "When you have this many robberies that close together in time, you're always looking for similarities," Albemarle County Police Sgt.
Between 1993 and 1994, Newcomb Hall officials found floor-to-ceiling cracks in a stairwell leading from the Newcomb Hall Theater to the projection room.
Over 150 scientists, students and health care professionals from throughout Virginia and as far away as Utah gathered at the Omni Hotel Monday and Tuesday for the Second Annual Conference on the Development of Technology in Medicine in Virginia. "What we're trying to do is develop an advocacy for biotechnology in Virginia," Conference Coordinator Roberta Nixon said.
The National Institute of Nursing Research recently awarded Assoc. Nursing Prof. Richard Steeves with a Shannon Award for his research in helping families cope with the loss of a loved one. Steeves, who was among 12 end-of-life applicants out of over 100 chosen for the grant, will receive $100,000 over two years for his research. According to Daniel O'Neal, Chief Office of Science Policy and Public liaison for the National Institute of Nursing Research, the Shannon Award, given last month, is an alternative method for researchers to fund their work since resources are often limited. The award is given three times a year to hundreds of recipients as a supplement to regular National Institute of Health funding, O'Neal said. Steeves is studying the merits of bereaved people receiving a consultation-type intervention. When people "lose someone important a big part of their narrative is missing," Steeves said.
A University Web site that provides a search engine for information about African-Americans living in the Charlottesville-Albemarle County area during the Jim Crow period has received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Ed Wayland, Democratic candidate for the 58th district House of Delegates seat, conceded victory to Republican incumbent Paul Harris last night shortly before 9 p.m.
RICHMOND-Although the Democratic Party suffered an unprecedented loss in Virginia's General Assembly elections last night, democratic leaders said they hope to collaborate with the Republican Party on key issues including health care reform, transportation, and public and higher education. The Democratic Party now holds 19 seats in the Senate and 47 seats in the House of Delegates. Last night's election results give the Republican Party a majority in both the Senate and the House, a lead which has not occurred since the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. This shift of power probably will bring more emphasis to conservative issues in the General Assembly, officials said. "I think some right-wing social issues will come to the forefront," Virginia Democrats Executive Director Craig Bieber said. Issues including affirmative action and abortion will be more heavily influenced by the Republican Party, said Patrick Corey, a member of the Virginia Partisans, a gay and lesbian democratic club.
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