The '80s were the beginning of the big fitness craze in America. Around the time of the fitness boom came Dr. Robert Atkins, a cardiologist who graduated from Cornell Medical School.
Police are hoping that DNA fingerprinting will help bring them one step closer to identifying a suspect in the Venable area rape case that shook the University community last month. DNA evidence from the crime scene is being compared to DNA profiles from all of the databanks in the United States.
The recent discovery of Thomas Jefferson's personal scrapbooks at Alderman Library reveals the sentimental side of his complex personality. The four-volume scrapbook -- composed of clippings pasted to hand-made envelopes -- includes political items, scientific information and even romantic poetry.
The University Judiciary Committee plans to have a system in place by next semester that will allow them to track the number and types of cases that go through the system. While the Committee kept case files, it did not have a policy for distributing statistics to the public because they rarely received requests for the data. "When people ask for statistics we give them an estimate for [the cost of] compiling the statistics" and allow them to decide whether or not to gather the data, Committee Chairman Brian Hudak said. But now, Committee members said they hope a statistical database will allow them to analyze what types of cases go through the system and better educate the community.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a rape case involving two former Virginia Tech football players which challenges whether Congress has the power to legislate private matters. The U.S.
An increasing number of colleges and universities are setting higher standards of computer literacy for students, and the University also is taking steps to achieve that goal. University President John T.
Students are used to getting report cards, but now, thanks to a provision in the revised Higher Education Act, teacher-training programs will get report cards as well.
Gore, the wife of Al Gore - vice president and democratic presidential candidate - said her husband "is the guy who's perfect to be the next president." Gore met with about 10 students at the Corner's Espresso Royale coffeehouse, drank a hot café mocha and fielded questions about campaigning, affirmative action and the 2000 presidential election. Responding to a question about the recent debate surrounding the use of race as a factor in the University's admissions process, she said she did not know all of the details but said she and her husband strongly support affirmative action. She added that while she is campaigning, her husband's bid for the presidency is her main focus, but that her family must always find a balance between campaigning and family life. "The pressures are enormous," Gore said.
Faculty and administrators are supporting the statement released Sunday by the Faculty Senate condoning race-based factors used in current University admissions policies. Faculty Senate Chairman David T.
Charlottesville Police and University officials are investigating a Sept. 16 allegation of illegal hazing of second-year Engineering student John W.
A Republican takeover of the General Assembly in this fall's elections may put pressure on U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode (D-5th) to switch political parties. Goode's conservative voting record often has set him against his party's position.
According to state college graduation rates in Virginia, the University once again had a higher rate of graduation than other Virginia colleges. Last year 92 percent of University fourth-year students walked the Lawn.
Recent scrutiny over the use of racial factors in the University's admissions process reflects a larger national phenomenon -- the trend to adjust current affirmative action policies to dodge lawsuits, say university administrators across the nation. The effect has been an adverse one, with the intellectual environment challenged and minority enrollment even dropping at some schools, said officials at several of the University's peer institutions in interviews with The Cavalier Daily. These universities include James Madison University, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas-Austin, the University of California-Berkeley and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Despite the legacy of 1978's historic Supreme Court decision, The Regents of the University of California v.
University doctors and researchers may soon understand more about the causes of Parkinson's Disease, thanks to a $5.7 million federal grant awarded to the University Health System yesterday. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institute of Health, awarded a total of $49 million in federal funding to eight schools for Parkinson's research. The Health System will use its five-year grant to further investigate abnormalities in cell mitochondria, an area in which it already has conducted extensive research. "Working out the specifics of the mitochondrial genetic abnormalities and the mechanisms of how cells die [or survive] that contain the abnormal mitochondrial genes is the scientific thrust of our research program," said Dr. James P.
The University's ongoing debate over the use of race as a factor in admissions came to Student Council last night.
University of Richmond freshman Donnie Lindsey Jr. of Annandale, Va., drowned after jumping into Westhampton Lake in the middle of campus with other freshmen Sunday night. Lindsey, a Richmond Spiders football player, and other students were walking back from an induction ceremony called Freshman Investiture.
The non-profit College Board, administrator of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is tackling its first for-profit subsidiary ever--creating a commercial Web site in an effort to stay competitive with the growing multitude of online commercial SAT-prep courses.
"Monticello Loves to Hate" was among the racist and threatening statements spray-painted on the large sidewalk in front of Monticello High School's central entrance early yesterday morning. According to Albemarle County Police Sgt.
(This is the third in a three-part series about Charlottesville's efforts to attract middle-income residents.) Charlottesville is no stranger to parking and transportation woes, and city officials are worried that these problems are hurting city residents' quality of life. The city aims to improve public transportation and create a more pedestrian-friendly environment to attract middle-income residents.
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.
