[caption id="attachment_36393" align="alignleft" width="256" caption="Colton Tooley, a 19-year-old mathematics major from Austin, Texas, fired several shots with an AK-47 rifle at different points around campus before fatally shooting himself in a library.
In the wake of yesterday's shooting incident at the University of Texas - in which a student opened fire and then killed himself - gun control is once again at the forefront of public dialogue, and results from a recent study about gun use show that Virginia could be a focal point in the ongoing debate. The study - which was released Monday and conducted by Mayors Against Illegal Guns using data from the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_36390" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Although the rain came as a nuisance to students Monday, more precipitation is needed to replenish diminishing groundwater reserves in the Rivanna area.
Members of Student Council have expressed satisfaction with the success of their water distribution system, which premiered at Saturday's VMI football game. Although the program was established last year, Saturday was the first home football game at which the heat index was expected to reach 90 degrees, the designated point at which the program calls for water to be distributed. Athletic Affairs Committee Co-Chair Ben Powell reported that student volunteers handed out nearly 6,000 bottles, the cost of which Council paid to the athletic department, Council President Colin Hood said. "We were nervous going into it because it was such a large-scale operation, but everything worked perfectly the first time," Powell said. Overall, students seemed pleased about the program - which was initially born out of concerns that cups of water at the stadium were too expensive - and the ready accessibility of the bottles near the student section. That is not to say, however, that the initiative did not encounter any "hiccups," as Powell said.
A preliminary hearing for the trial of George Huguely has been set for Jan. 21. Huguely is charged with the homicide of fellow University student and lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who was found dead in her apartment last May. Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer, Jr.
NuRide, an organization that promotes "green" transportation, is now collaborating with the University to make carpooling easier for students. In an effort to broaden the environmental benefits of minimizing daily commute, the University has sponsored the NuRide program for 257 participants in the local Charlottesville and Albemarle County area, including Martha Jefferson Hospital and Charlottesville city employees. Membership eligibility will be regulated by the University and is limited to users with pre-registered e-mail domains, such as virginia.edu, said Rebecca White, director of the University's Department of Parking and Transportation.
[caption id="attachment_36339" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee discussed Families for Honor's proposed revisions to various bylaws and training procedures.
University English Prof. Rita Dove recently received two awards for her work in poetry - the 2010 Ohiona Poetry Book Award and the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers' Ambassador Award. She received the Book Award for Poetry for her recently published book of poems, "Sonata Mulattica." Linda Hengst, executive director of the Ohioana Library, said the Ohioana Book Award was created to bring attention to outstanding works of Ohio authors or authors who were born in or have lived in Ohio for at least five years.
[caption id="attachment_36289" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Members of the University and the local Charlottesville communities gathered Friday for a series of "Day of Dialogue" events.
[caption id="attachment_36284" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Politics Prof. Robert Fatton, originally from Port-Au-Prince, addresses a crowd in Alumni Hall on the state of the nation nine months after the earthquake that devastated it.
An audit of the Virginia Department of Transportation, released Thursday by the Office of the Governor, has uncovered $1.45 billion available for transportation projects. [caption id="attachment_36285" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="According to the audit, the Virginia Department of Transportation was "hesitant" to use all available funds because of the economic downturn.
A Charlottesville resident was wounded in a shooting that took place yesterday at about 2:30 a.m. on 13th Street. The wounded individual fled the scene on foot and sought treatment at the University Medical Center.
[caption id="attachment_36259" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Alcohol policies vary at colleges across the state.
[caption id="attachment_36256" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Freshman incumbent candidate Tom Perriello propelled "Patient's Bill of Rights" in a public event Wednesday.
The United States is officially out of the longest recession since World War II, but unemployment continues to present a challenge both nationally and locally. The Business Cycle Dating Committee, a division of the National Bureau of Economic Research, announced Monday that business activity hit its lowest point in June 2009 since the recession officially began in December 2007 and that the figure has since moved out of the declining phase of the business cycle.
The National Science Foundation has presented a University research team with a $2 million grant to produce "smart building" energy systems, focusing on reducing energy use. Computer Science Prof.
One year ago, Barbara Schaedel addressed the Honor Committee regarding the case of her daughter, who was accused in April 2008 of plagiarism and expelled in October.
The 2008-09 academic year marked the first time that women in the United States earned more doctorate degrees than men, according to a report issued by the Council of Graduate Schools. Following trends of the past decade, the percentage of doctorates that are awarded to women each year slightly increased and edged out the men with a majority of 50.4 percent.
Despite the rising cost of higher education and the rough state of the economy, college is still a worthwhile investment, according to the College Board's third edition of its Education Pays study. Those without bachelor's degrees are currently struggling to find jobs, the study found.
A new demographic study by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service investigating the implementation of federal health reform found that half a million more Virginians will be eligible for Medicaid coverage by the year 2014.
