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University considers joint application for Google Fiber

By Sofia Economopoulos | February 25, 2010

The University is considering applying jointly with the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to become a pilot community for the installation of Google Fiber, a fiber-optic network that could produce Internet speeds greater than 1 gigabit per second, more than 100 times faster than the broadband connections most Americans can currently access, all at a price that Google says is competitive. "Google has announced publicly that it's looking for communities to install ultra high-speed Internet," Charlottesville City Council member David Brown said about the nomination process, which Google will conduct by accepting applications and online votes until March 26.

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StudCo re-evaluates longer library hours

By Jane Ma | February 24, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33407" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Last fall, Clark Library remained open for two additional hours during final exam week to accommodate students who wished to continue studying into the early morning hours.

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Mount Vernon to receive papers from University

By Shirley Park | February 24, 2010

The University decided last Friday to move the Papers of the George Washington Project, a comprehensive publication of the first president's papers and correspondence, to Mount Vernon's new Library for the Study of George Washington. The project, which was established in 1968 as a collaborative effort between the University and Mount Vernon, currently contains an excess of 135,000 copies of documents, said Theodore Crackel, editor-in-chief of the project.

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Nuclear research center hopes to attract University students

By Monica Periasamy | February 23, 2010

The University's role in the construction of a nuclear research center may see reinvigorated interest in nuclear power among students. The Center for Advanced Engineering and Research, currently being constructed in Bedford, Va., would allow University students, as well as those from other nearby schools, to conduct cutting-edge research. "We wanted to bring the expertise of research universities within our reach," CAER's Executive Director Bob Bailey said. The Engineering School, along with nuclear power company AREVA and Virginia Tech, was involved in the planning stages of the center. The finished plan for the new two-story research center includes nuclear energy controls, control room technology, wireless sensors and cognitive radio.

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State tests Harrington remains

By Kate Colwell | February 22, 2010

[caption id="attachment_33326" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Placards for Morgan Harrington on Copeley Bridge, where she was last seen alive, exemplify community outrage about the Virginia Tech student's murder.

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U.Va.-Wise, Darden create leadership development program

By Christina Holowinsky | February 22, 2010

The Darden School and the University's College at Wise have paired up to create the Darden/U.Va-Wise Partnership for Leadership Development, a program that will offer six unique courses about the subject to mid-level and senior executives from about 25 companies in southwestern Virginia and neighboring regions of Tennessee and North Carolina. Each of the six courses will cover a different topic related to leadership development during the course of the two-year program, said Colin Winter, a Darden School director for the program. "The variety of courses will provide students with the opportunity to select those that make the most sense for their needs and career path," he said.

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Amendment could increase transparency

By Bethel Habte | February 22, 2010

University students will vote this week on an amendment to the Honor Committee's constitution that would allow the body to release summaries of cases on the election ballot. The amendment, which was proposed by Alexander Cohen, Graduate Arts & Sciences representative and a former Cavalier Daily opinion columnist, has been the primary topic of Committee discussion for the past four weeks. The summaries would include basic information about the case - whether an accused person was convicted, acquitted on terms of act and intent or acquitted for triviality.

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Students vote on referendum for football T-shirt

By Jane Ma | February 22, 2010

A referendum sponsored by 'Hoo Crew, the athletic department and Student Council's Athletic Affairs Committee to determine the winning student design for the University's 2010 football T-shirt is currently up for vote in the University-wide elections starting today. A five-person panel narrowed down the 37 entries to the three that appear on the ballot. "We've selected three finalists from the designs that were submitted and now the student body will decide the winning design from those finalists," said Todd Goodale, associate director of athletics for marketing and video services.

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Dashing to the polls

By Jane Ma | February 22, 2010

Although the University prides itself on the tradition of student self-governance, less than 40 percent of full-time students typically participate in the spring University-wide elections. The statistics In 2006 and 2007, 36 percent of full-time students cast their votes, but that statistic plummeted in 2008 when only 28 percent of students voted.

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UJC prepares to transfer leadership

By Tom Christensen | February 22, 2010

As Michael Chapman prepares to hand the reins of the University Judiciary Committee to someone else, he reflected on the past year as the Committee's chair. Going into the term, Chapman already knew that he would focus on education efforts directed to the rest of the University community. "We really wanted to reach out to the far reaches of the University and show how [students] can become a part of the UJC," Chapman said. The Committee's outreach efforts during the past term have continued even through this week's University-wide elections.

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