Asst. Dean of Admissions Valerie Gregory spoke at the Latino Issues Colloquium yesterday in an effort to help foster better dialogue and improve recruitment efforts between the Office of Admissions and Hispanic and Latino students. "A lot of people seem to want to focus on African-American recruitment," Gregory said.
The Environmental Protection Agency's investigation into waste management violations at the University will culminate with the release of a report next week.
Dan Ellis, Steve Young, Troy Aikman. The concussions suffered by these high-profile athletes have raised public awareness about the risks associated with sports participation.
With the two-year state deadline for filing a civil claim looming, Alexander "Sandy" Kory, the Nov.
Last night students from the Jefferson Leadership Foundation and Students for Individual Liberties hosted Cato Institute member and libertarian speaker Stephen Slivinski in Cabell Hall. Slivinski gave a lecture entitled "How the Federal Government Hijacked Higher Education," in which he conveyed his ideas on how damaging federal aid has been to public and private higher education institutions. Jason Bradfield, Jefferson Leadership Foundation president and fourth-year College student, described Cato as a non-partisan "libertarian think tank" founded in 1977. He said his organization wanted Slivinski to speak at the University as part of his club's ongoing program to host speakers and organize events that promote the ideals of limited government for conservative students. The lecture drew not only members of SIL and the Jefferson Leadership Foundation, but also faculty, members of the College Republicans and other University students. Slivinski attempted to explain how "the federal government has had a damaging effect on higher education generally and a negative effect on the product of higher education." He explained that in recent years there has been an increasing general perception in the public realm that everyone needs a college degree and that having one will make a person more money. He said this perception has in turn motivated the federal government to create policies to allow more students to pursue a college degree, and that the result has been mass federal subsidies for students going to college that has, in turn, devalued the worth of the diploma and tied higher education institutions to what he calls "harmful government regulations and policies." Slivinski said federal government policies - such as affirmative action - take the freedom of choice away from higher education institutions.
Registration for classes is a crucial part of the academic experience for every University student.
Republicans are likely to use their hold on state government to continue a policy of marginal changes in appropriations for higher education and tuition cost controls, legislators said. New House of Delegates Speaker Vance Wilkins (R-24th) said funding concerns "may very well be justified," but that state funding generally should be increased for specific reasons, not simply to increase funding. "There has to be a reason for it to go up," Wilkins said.
The tradition of running nude through the Academical Village is a lot more complicated than choosing when to disrobe, especially when it enters the legal realm. Ever since streaking the Lawn became a popular phenomenon in the 1970s, no distinct penalty has been drawn up to punish those students who choose to bare all. University Police do not keep records of citations and arrests for streaking, but University Police Capt.
On any weekend night, within a stone's throw of the Rotunda, one can observe underage drinkers, partygoers walking with open containers of alcohol and underage students using fake IDs to obtain alcohol. Few of these students expect to end up in jail -- and almost none do, say officials familiar with students' interaction with the legal system. Students are probably over represented among those arrested locally for minor alcohol offenses such as holding an open container of alcohol in public, using a fake ID or possessing alcohol underage, Commonwealth's Attorney David Chapman said. There were only 17 arrests on Grounds for alcohol offenses during the '97-'98 school year, University Police Capt.
The Faculty Senate reiterated its support of spring rush dates for the Inter-Fraternity Council in its Executive Committee meeting Monday, Faculty Senate Chairman David T.
Every night at 1:30 a.m., Student Council College Rep. Joe Bilby counts the number of students using Clemons Library. Bilby said an average of 166 students study at that time - one fact that lead Council last night to an almost unanimous vote to pass a resolution that calls for 24-hour library services during the week. Bilby sponsored the resolution after three months of meeting with library officials and other administrators. Council's resolution serves only as a recommendation to the University administration. Bilby said the number of students studying late at night "demonstrates pretty clearly that there is a need for late-night study." Clemons Library Director James Self attended the Council meeting to address any concerns raised by the representatives. Self said the project will cost about an additional $52,000 a year, in addition to a start-up cost of $15,000. He said the library had factored the added costs into its budget request for the year, but the funding was denied. "We would be happy to do this if the University would come up with the $52,000 a year it would take to run it," he added. The library budget is approved by the Provost's Office. Self said the library now faces the choice of having to divert funds from other initiatives, such as the purchase of books and resources, to have the funds to keep the library open from Sunday morning through midnight Friday. Dean of Students Penny Rue said she is supportive of the idea, but that funding will prove problematic. "Most people don't want to fund [extended hours] at the expense of books," Rue said. According to last year's statistics compiled by the University, an average of about 123 students studied at Clemons at 4:30 a.m.
A move by the Virginia Press Association to change Virginia's freedom of information laws by requiring private fundraising foundations to disclose donors' names has the University attempting to reach a compromise that would protect the privacy of some donors. Joseph C.
Some out-of-state students finally will get their wish of paying in-state tuition rates at the University. A new federal law will give some Washington, D.C., residents up to $10,000 per year to attend Maryland or Virginia public institutions of higher education. The bill, which was signed into law Friday by President Clinton, has drawn mixed reactions. Although Julius F.
As the Office of Undergraduate Admissions begins to review early decision applications for the 2000-2001 academic year, it is dealing with a smaller number of prospective students than last year - a phenomenon that can be attributed to a combination of factors, officials said. The applications, which were due Nov.
Board of Visitors member William H. Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Alice T. Goodwin, have pledged $13.3 million to the Darden Graduate School of Business, University officials announced yesterday.
As the football team triumphed over Buffalo this weekend, the police and administration celebrated a victory of their own over the fourth-year fifth, a tradition where fourth years attempt to drink a fifth of liquor by the end of the last home game. According to University Police, one student was arrested and eight students were handed alcohol-related citations Saturday, which usually result in an ejection from the game.
The Honor Committee voted 17-3 last night to form a subcommittee that will orient next year's incoming Committee to its complex system of rules and bylaws. Several of the lawsuits filed against the University in relation to the honor system have criticized the transition process between Committees. For example, a lawsuit filed Nov.
"I wish I had done it. It's my biggest regret," fourth-year College student Dan Wilson said. He was not talking about taking his University coursework more seriously over the years, or selecting a different major.
Fortune magazine's April report that many University graduates are heading leading technology companies was the inspiration for the third and final session of the e-summit, "The Academical Village in the Internet Age," Saturday in Old Cabell Hall.
During a speech in the Rotunda Dome Room Friday, Andrew Cuomo, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, announced plans to implement a computer program designed to make it easier to buy a home. Cuomo said the new system will help make the process of procuring a mortgage less mysterious and more accessible to all Americans -- not just those who are already financially knowledgeable -- by using an electronic scorecard to evaluate what qualifications a borrower has for obtaining a mortgage. He said the initiative will "protect the integrity of the home-buying process." He added that he hopes the new initiative will not serve as an end to HUD's partnership with the private sector, but instead will be a "foundation for further dialogue." HUD should continue to play an important role in national politics, Cuomo said. He said sometimes HUD is neglected when the government is developing the budget, and serves as a "piggy bank" for other areas of the government. HUD has an obligation to find the "best ways to improve housing opportunities for all Americans," he added. The speech was co-sponsored by Mortgage Bankers Association of America and the University's Center for Governmental Studies. Larry J.
