[caption id="attachment_48252" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Sharon Davie, founder and director of the University's Women's Center, was presented with the National Women's Studies Association's 2011 Founders Award.
[caption id="attachment_48200" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Members of the Occupy Charlottesville movement gathered together before their general assembly meeting last night.
[caption id="attachment_48198" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University President Teresa A.
Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed former Virginia governor George Allen's bid for the U.S. Senate Friday. Allen, the Republican frontrunner, stated in January his intention to reclaim his seat in the Senate, a position he held before current Sen.
[caption id="attachment_48195" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bernard Goodwin spoke at a conference hosted by the Law School this weekend.
About 70 students and members of the Charlottesville community gathered yesterday at the University to rally for the creation of a living wage for University staff.
[caption id="attachment_48134" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Sierra Student Coalition held a rally yesterday to protest the University's use of coal.
Jeffrey Bergner, former assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, and Gerald Warburg, professor of public policy and assistant dean of external affairs in the Batten School, co-hosted an informal discussion last night on upcoming foreign policy challenges during the 2012 election year. Warburg invited Bergner, who served under the administration of President George W.
[caption id="attachment_48130" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Robert Rood is survived by his wife, two daughters and four siblings.
State Sen. Edd Houck, D-Spotslvania, conceded defeat yesterday in the race against Republican Bryce Reeves for the 17th district in the state Senate, according to numerous reports. Reeves declared victory early Wednesday night by a margin of 86 votes out of about 45,000 cast, entitling Houck to a recount.
The Board of Visitors discussed further plans for the ongoing renovation of the Rotunda yesterday. It also approved the concept, site and design guidelines for the proposed indoor practice facility near University Hall and the proposed expansion of the North Grounds Recreation Center. Chief Facilities Officer Don Sundgren said the University has not yet finished going through the work plan for the Rotunda and will not know the extent of repairs needed until it completes the plan in February. The repairs are estimated to take between 12 and 14 months and could potentially extend through the graduations of both the classes of 2012 and 2013. "We'd like to compress [the work schedule] significantly," Sundgren said, though he added that "unforeseeable conditions" may become apparent when the renovation begins if the building is more damaged than expected. Currently, the planned repairs include tenting the building as the roof is removed, replacing acoustic panels with acoustic plaster and temporarily closing the Dome Room.
University President Teresa A. Sullivan spoke at yesterday's Board of Visitors meeting about Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier's termination, stressing the need for "good people, good processes, and good systems" in the University's operations to prevent a similar situation here. The Penn State Board of Trustees fired Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno late Wednesday night as details surfaced about their role in responding to a report of child molestation.
[caption id="attachment_48064" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Edd Houck, D-Spotsylvania, is optimistic that the recount will lead to his re-election, despite his narrow loss Tuesday.
Republicans increased their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates in Tuesday's election to 66 out of 100 seats, claiming the largest majority in the House's history.
Although fewer voters went to the polls in Tuesday's local Albemarle County elections than in last year's midterm elections, the voter turnout was slightly higher than the previous two state legislature elections held in 2007 and 2003. Voter turnout in Albemarle County was nearly 41 percent, and 26 percent in the City of Charlottesville. This year's voter turnout is 2 percent higher than the 2007 local election and 9 percent higher than the 2003 election, said Jake Washburne, general registrar of Albemarle County. Despite the increase, Washburne said the turnout was still "disappointingly low." He added that the turnout was typical for a local election. The results are currently unofficial because the process of canvassing to finalize results began yesterday. Slightly more than 38 percent of total district voters turned out for the contested election between Sen.
[caption id="attachment_48060" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University maintained a steady return on its endowment during the past five years.
[caption id="attachment_47979" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Despite Sen. Creigh Deeds' victory in the 25th district last night, Republicans appear to be close to a majority in the state Senate.
Charlottesville City voters elected two new members to City Council last night, giving seats to Kathleen Galvin and Dede Smith, both Democrats.
A representative of the Jefferson Area Tea Party expressed concerns about Occupy Charlottesville at Charlottesville City Council's meeting Monday, saying Council should not allow members of the group to break curfew by staying overnight in Lee Park. Council members, however, believe the Occupiers are entitled to stay in the park because of their constitutional right to free speech. "Our issue is with City Council," said Carole Thorpe, chairwoman for the Jefferson Area Tea Party.
[caption id="attachment_47975" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Engineering School has the highest percentage of international graduate student enrollment.
