A student's relationship with his parents as well as his level of popularity can directly affect how he responds to peer pressure, according to an ongoing study conducted by Psychology Prof.
Student Council representatives last Sunday elected second-year College student Sheffield Hale and fourth-year College student Garrett Trent to lead this year's University Unity Project, which will focus on environmental sustainability. "We hope to give student groups that are concerned about environmental issues a little extra backing," said Nikhil Panda, Council vice president of administration.
[caption id="attachment_30567" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="In 1956, U.S. District Court Judge John Paul ruled in Allen v.
[caption id="attachment_30565" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University Transit Service is participating in this week's "Try Transit Week," hosted by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
The Faculty Senate met yesterday to continue discussion about issues such as state budget cuts, the presidential search and scholarly publication rights. University President John T.
[caption id="attachment_30517" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The new Delta Upsilon house will be located at 135 Madison Lane.
The MacArthur Fellows program earlier this week named University Creative Writing Prof. Deborah Eisenberg as one of its 24 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship grant.
The University's International Healthcare Worker Safety Center established a new health safety center in the Democratic Republic of Congo this summer with partners Becton, Dickinson and Company and the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation. The new Center of Excellence in Occupational Safety for Health Workers, which opened Aug.
[caption id="attachment_30476" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Sigma Phi Epsilon national headquarters, in conjunction with the University, decided to close the Virginia-Eta chapter Monday because of "disruptive behavior." All brothers living in the fraternity house have 30 days to find housing off Grounds.
The South Lawn Project, which will add more than 100,000 square feet of academic space to the College , is expected to cost a total of $105 million
Student Council passed a bill last night that will ensure monetary support for the University's Learning Needs and Evaluation Center, with the hope that it may help disabled students find housing options off Grounds. Under the bill's provisions, Council and local landlords will donate a total of $2,000 to the LNEC to address disabled students' needs. "Based on observations of off-grounds housing options, oftentimes resources that a student with disabilities need may not be available," Council President John Nelson said. Nikhil Panda, Council vice president for administration, said Council will donate $500 to the program.
The German Embassy in Washington, D.C. recently selected the University as one of 25 colleges and universities to commemorate the historic fall of the Berlin Wall nearly 20 years ago.
[caption id="attachment_30430" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In the coming weeks, the Honor Committee will continue to discuss a proposal that would redefine plagiarism in the Honor Manual.
[caption id="attachment_30431" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Representatives from the Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population spoke at the Charlottesville City Council meeting last night.
The Class Giving Committee of Fourth Year Trustees launched its Class of 2010 Giving Campaign yesterday. The campaign will run until Final Exercises in May, by which time the organizers hope to have achieved a 70 percent giving rate, Campaign Co-Chair Matt Schrimper said. "We always aspire to have as high participation as possible," he said.
The Virginia State Board of Education recently enacted a policy that requires middle school students to structure their future educational plans, specifically those regarding college educations and careers. The board approved the revision as part of its regulations that govern the commonwealth's diploma requirements, said Charles Pyle, director of communications for the Virginia Department of Education. "It was Gov.
The Board of Visitors Special Committee on the Nomination of a President met Sunday to review input from members of the University community. Committee members delivered reports on the open forum, student, faculty and staff responses.
[caption id="attachment_30374" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Zintl Leadership award, given out by the University Women's center, was designed in honor of President John T.
[caption id="attachment_30371" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Six college professors and one Darden professor were honored at the Mead Awards Dinner.
[caption id="attachment_30369" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Both Christian's Pizza and Boylan Heights re-opened Friday night following the electrical fire.
