Gov. James S. Gilmore III (R) has not yet seen a resolution directed to him by the Virginia State Conference NAACP, calling for the removal of Terence P.
In an attempt to promote civic participation among young people, the University's Center for Governmental Studies is undertaking a Youth Leadership Initiative, which aims to educate school-age children about politics. To do so, the Initiative will use a citizenship curriculum, annual online mock elections and student-candidate debates. Larry J.
University alumnus David A. Harrison III donated $10 million last week to Alderman Library. The funds will establish an institute for American studies, where students and faculty will be able to view such relics of American history as the first Bible published in the New World and the first printing of the Declaration of Independence. In the past, Harrison has pledged millions in gifts to the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the College and athletics.
A ruling by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court Friday declared unconstitutional an admissions policy using race as a factor, sparking yet another round of legal wrangling among University leaders. The decision declared an Arlington County, Va., kindergarten magnet school's lottery system that gives preference to black and Hispanic applicants unconstitutional. Board of Visitors member Terence P.
Saturday night's 45-40 football victory over Brigham Young marked a series of firsts for both football teams.
The outcome of national elections in 2000 will greatly impact the future of America's struggling cities by influencing how much of the Federal surplus will be spent on revitalizing urban areas, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ed Rendell said in a speech before the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Friday night.
A cappella groups long have been a tradition at the University. Singing is what they do best, but it also takes a business-savvy mind to run these groups smoothly. Each a cappella group on Grounds has a business manager who is in charge of all monetary transactions, publicity and promotional matters. Mark Manley, outgoing business manager for the Academical Village People, described his job as being "an accountant for the group.
Seeing throngs of well-dressed students on Grounds doesn't always mean that there is a home football game -- especially since recruiting sessions have started. On Tuesday, almost 300 students filled the Wilson Hall auditorium to hear speaker Alan G.
The Virginia State Conference NAACP executive committee passed a resolution Saturday calling for Virginia Gov.
Disaster struck Taiwan in the form of an earthquake Tuesday and now the Chinese Student Association is rallying to raise aid for survivors. The earthquake, which registered a 7.6 on the Richter scale, left at least 2,000 dead. Lily Lin, third-year Commerce student and CSA treasurer, said after hearing about the earthquake, she began to organize fundraising efforts for the victims. "Hopefully the University community will be supportive," Lin said. Yesterday the CSA set up a table at Newcomb Hall and plans to go to the Lawn as part of their fundraising efforts, said Dan Wong, fourth-year Engineering student and CSA secretary. Tonight the CSA will be collecting for earthquake relief at the Full Moon Festival at Newcomb Hall, Lin said. The CSA plans to continue efforts throughout next week, Wong said. Asst.
They eat at Observatory Hill, and they have to walk or take the bus to get anywhere in Charlottesville.
Having obtained the DNA profile of the armed rapist and robber in the Aug. 26 assault of two University students, Charlottesville Police said they hope to uncover any community knowledge about the incident by releasing suspect details and possibly increasing reward money. The incident occurred in the Venable area between 15th Street NW and Rugby Road off of Grady Avenue shortly after 4 a.m.
About 150 students, faculty and administrators met last night on the steps of Old Cabell Hall to organize a movement to maintain the University's current admissions policies.
The Board of Visitor's Building and Grounds Committee approved the schematic design for a major expansion of the Darden School yesterday. The expansion will include an addition to the residential wing of Sponsors Hall, an entirely new building with a large auditorium, dining facilities, additional office and classroom space and the construction of a 500-space parking garage.
The University approved the Fraternal Organization Agreement Tuesday for the Iota chapter of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, the University's first Latina-oriented sorority. Omega Phi Beta also is the first fraternal organization in the new Fraternity and Sorority Council. The University needs to approve each fraternity or sorority's FOA in order for the organization to exist in relationship with the University.
The National Cancer Institute recently awarded researchers at the University's Cancer Center $4.2 million for cancer research over the next five years.
Some students have haggled to get a good deal on a new car, others have bargained over a funky outfit at the thrift store, but rarely, if ever, have students been able to name their price on a college education.
In the upcoming General Assembly elections, religious conservatives will vote for candidates who best address the issues they care about, such as the right to life, school choice and family oriented tax cuts, said Gary Marx, director of the Virginia Christian Coalition, in a speech to the College Republicans last night in Cabell Hall. Marx told an audience of about 20 that religious voters play a pivotal role in elections, pointing to the 1994 congressional elections in which Republicans took the U.S.
With over half a dozen bicycle thefts already reported to University Police this semester, the constant threat of bike larceny appears to go unabated. In 1999, between three and seven bikes have been reported stolen from Grounds each month, according to the University Police Department.
During the last five years, a trend toward updating integrating and consolidating computer systems has become visible among the nation's top universities. In addition to the University, the College of William & Mary and Virginia Tech are both working on technology integration projects with the goal of making their systems scalable - easy to upgrade in the future and more user-friendly. Because of the necessity of updating systems to be Y2K compliant before the new millennium, many universities have elected to kill two birds with one stone, updating their software and hardware systems and also integrating them. Virginia Tech began its integration project planning in 1996, and contracted the vendor SCT Software to integrate its human resources, finance and records systems. "One of our project goals is making it easier for students to register for classes and access course information on the Web," said Kim Homer, Virginia Tech computing helpdesk manager. Virginia Tech has spent over $10 million on upgrading and integrating its systems. Not all schools were able to complete both Y2K compliance and system integration, William & Mary integration project manager Pete Kellogg said "We weren't ahead of the game enough to complete both projects simultaneously and are only beginning systems integration this year," Kellogg said. William & Mary has completed Y2K compliance updates and is in the proposal phase of its integration project, which it began in February of this year. Several other competitive universities have made recent moves towards integration projects of their own.
