In light of recent debates over using race as a factor in the admissions process, University faculty members and administrators are trying to weigh the legal aspects and court precedents governing the issue. Although Board of Visitors member Terence P.
Beginning with a conference on Science and Technology, Project Virginia 2020 officials will conduct a series of forums aimed at exposing the University to the ideas and advances achieved by other educational institutions. Last fall, University President John T.
With the opening of the Robertson Media Center in Clemons Library this week, students are one step closer to being able to major in media studies. Media Center Director Rick Provine said there already is "tremendous interest" in the Center, and the facility will "create an environment more conducive to the study of media." The Center, which is located on the third floor of Clemons Library, will consolidate the library's media resources into one floor.
The Meadowcreek Parkway now is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the Parkway Wednesday, taking recommendations from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Meadowcreek Parkway will be a two-mile road connecting Rio Road and the Route 250 Bypass.
The Charlottesville chapter of the NAACP issued a statement yesterday demanding an apology and retraction of Board of Visitors member Terence P.
Several Contracted Independent Organizations face the threat of forfeiting Student Activity Fee funding because they still have not renewed their status with Student Council. Although Student Council sent 32 groups an e-mail last week requesting that they renew their CIO status as soon as possible, only five of those contacted have filled out the required paperwork. Student Activities Business Manager William Hancher said if the groups do not officially register with Council by Sept.
The upcoming General Assembly elections could decide the fate of the Republican Party in Virginia politics for the coming decade, said Ed Matricardi, executive director of Virginia's Republican Party, last night in a speech to the College Republicans. Matricardi told the audience of about 20 students that the General Assembly -- which historically has been controlled by the Democrats -- elections this fall are crucial for the Virginia Republican Party's future. "If we control the General Assembly after this year's election, we will probably control Virginia for the next generation," he said.
The fact that some of the University's buildings are in need of renovation may not occur to students and faculty seeking refuge from the rainy wrath of Hurricane Floyd. Nevertheless, the dilapidated condition of 100 year-old Fayerweather, Rouss and Cocke Halls has come to the attention of some members of the University community. Some plans for renovation are in the works, but await funding approval from the General Assembly.
With the widespread use of both personal and course-related e-mail at the University came the responsibility of controlling "spam," the Internet moniker for junk mail.
As a 500-mile wide hurricane stormed its way along the East Coast, University members and Charlottesville residents braced themselves to weather Floyd's fury. A Category 3 storm, Floyd is expected to deliver an abundance of rain and wind all along the seaboard and inland.
ASSAULT 9-14-99: Reported Assault in Alderman Library. THEFT/VANDALISM 9-8-99: Theft reported at Tuttle House bike rack. 9-8-99: Keys were reported stolen from Facilities Management. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Lambeth Field area. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Webb House bike rack. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Balz House area. 9-11-99: Windshield reported broken in U-4 parking lot. 9-12-99: Reported theft of food from University Hospital cafeteria. 9-13-99: Reported theft of computer from a room at University Hospital West. 9-13-99: Reported theft of bicycle from Brooks Hall. 9-14-99: Reported theft of equipment from Scott Stadium area. 9-14-99: Reported theft of scooter from Medical School Hospital area. SUSPICIOUS: 9-8-99: Reported suspicious circumstance at the Law School. 9-11-99: Suspicious incident reported at 117 Mimosa Drive. 9-12-99: Suspicious incident reported on Whitehead Road. 9-14-99: Suspicious incident reported at University Hospital. 9-14-99: Suspicious circumstance reported at Peter dorm. ANIMAL BITES 9-8-99: Reported cat bite on Edgemont Road. 9-10-99: Reported dog bite near JAG School. PROPERTY DAMAGE 9-13-99: Reported damage to barricade on McCormick Road near Page House. 9-13-99: Reported damage to vehicle in South Lot of U-Hall. DRUNK IN PUBLIC 9-8-99: Reported arrest made at University Hospital Emergency Room for public drunkenness. 9-11-99: Reported arrest made at University Emergency Room for public drunkenness. CONTRIBUTING DELIQUENCY OF MINOR 9-14-99: Alcohol reportedly given to minor in area of Watson House. HIT AND RUN 9-14-99: Reported hit and run accident in East Parking Garage.
(This is the second article in a two-part series on faculty diversity.) As the University continues to strive to recruit a more diverse faculty, administrators are finding their efforts thwarted by limited hiring pools and difficulties in retaining minority faculty. The 1998 Equal Opportunity Plan, conducted annually by the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, stated that since 1994 the University has increased the number of women faculty in all areas of Arts and Sciences and Education while the number of women has remained unchanged or declined in Commerce, Law and Medicine.
Solar power still is a futuristic idea as the new millennium approaches, but two University Engineering student groups have challenged themselves to make it part of today's technology.
Credit card debt among undergraduate college students is a common phenomenon -- and may be on the rise, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by Nellie May Corp., found that the median credit card debt among undergraduate students in 1999 is $1,283, a slight increase from $1,222 in 1998.
Despite a nearly $80 million dollar Scott Stadium expansion, students will come up short if they are looking for tickets for the Virginia-Virginia Tech game. The ticket office sold out of student tickets Friday for the Oct.
A female first-year student reported being grabbed by an unknown, student-aged male on the fifth floor of Alderman Library stacks Monday night at about 9 p.m., University police said yesterday. "A white male grabbed the victim around her waist," University Police Sgt.
The new summer program proposed by the University to prepare certain minority middle and high school students for University life has received mixed reactions. The proposed program would have the University recruit 700 academically gifted, economically disadvantaged minority students after their eighth-grade year. Thereafter, these students would attend a two-week session every summer until college where they would be taught lessons about computers, standardized tests and some academic aspects of the University.
College-age people are less trusting of politicians and less engaged in politics than are people over 25, according to a report released Monday by political awareness group Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart, a non-partisan political research group, surveyed respondents divided into a group of 18- to 25-year-olds and a group of people over 25. Only 22 percent of the younger group said they pay "a lot" of attention to national affairs, versus 37 percent of the older group.
The recent formation of a new umbrella organization for Greek societies has opened doors for some unique prospective sororities and fraternities. The Fraternity and Sorority Council, a new Contracted Independent Organization, was granted CIO status last Tuesday by Student Council.
Vice President and Provost Gene D. Block and Assoc. Provost for Management Kathrine Reed spoke to the General Faculty Council Monday afternoon about the resources general faculty can obtain for research and salaries between funding contracts.
