News

News

Two student-organized initiatives seek to promote University abroad

By Prateek Vasireddy | November 17, 2008

In an effort to improve the University?s name recognition outside the United States, two student-run initiatives are planning a variety of projects to better inform international students, parents and employers about how the University operates and the opportunities it offers.First-year College student Karissa Nanetta, project leader for U.Va.

---

News

WBC chooses not to protest performance

By Kelly Morenus | November 17, 2008

Hundreds of students lined the walkway near the University Chapel Friday night in a candlelight protest of the Westboro Baptist Church?s planned picketing of ?The Laramie Project,? a performance sponsored by Queer and Allied Activism as part of Proud to Be Out Week.The WBC ? a group based in Topeka, Kan.

---

News

U.Va. students step up safety after robbery

By Emily Poe | November 17, 2008

After last Wednesday night?s alleged robbery at gunpoint on Shamrock Road, about which the University community received an e-mail Thursday, some students are more aware of their safety.Since the incident, students living in the areas around Shamrock Road have been ?more conscious,? third-year College student Clay Abel said.

---

News

Charlottesville loses 500 jobs in one year

By Katherine Raichlen | November 17, 2008

The Charlottesville metropolitan area lost 500 jobs during a one-year period from September 2007 to September 2008, according to data released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission.Despite the rise in unemployment, ?the Charlottesville area still doesn?t do that bad in terms of the national area,? said William Mezger, chief economist of the Virginia Employment Commission.

---

News

Honor discusses support officer demographics

By Stephanie Kassab | November 17, 2008

The Honor Committee presented demographics data about the Committee and its support officers at last night?s meeting.Committee Chair Jess Huang said this is the first year the Committee compiled demographics data, noting that she hopes the Committee will continue to gather data about demographics to track the relevance of the information throughout the years.?It?s extremely important to first assess what we have,? Huang said.About 92.5 percent of students involved with the honor system responded to the survey, with 224 of 242 students responding to the demographics survey.

---

News

University researches cost-efficient social services

By Branden Ly | November 17, 2008

University economics professors and students are collaborating with the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County in an effort to make social services more cost-efficient and effective.The project focuses on the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families, an agency charged with managing the Comprehensive Services Act, Commission Director Gretchen Ellis said.?The Comprehensive Services Act is a state-wide program that provides funding for kids that need foster care, are at-risk, or have special-[education] needs that can?t be met in public schools,? Ellis said.

---

News

Connecting gown with town?

By Alex Foreman | November 17, 2008

Student Council has allocated about a quarter of its available University Unity Project grant money, $2,700, to student groups working within the Charlottesville community.With the help of a $10,000 donation from the University Bookstore, Student Council developed the initiative with the hope of creating a stronger connection between the student community and the Charlottesville community, University Unity Project Chair Rob Atkinson said.

---

News

ACT grows in popularity

By Bethel Habte | November 13, 2008

While the SAT Reasoning Test remains the most widely taken college entrance exam, the ACT is gaining popularity among college-bound high school students in this admission season.According to data on The Washington Post?s Web site, the number of ACTs taken by students nationwide thus far in 2008 is about 20 percent higher than in 2005.

---

News

Council discusses financial concerns

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | November 13, 2008

The weakened state of the American economy was a central issue discussed at the General Faculty Council meeting yesterday afternoon.

---

News

Speaker leads discussion on hate crimes

By Shea Connelly | November 13, 2008

Last night, a small crowd of University students gathered to participate in a forum titled ?Erasing Hate: A Community Discussion,? led by Thomas B.

---

News

Researchers discover way to reverse effects of aging

By Kelly Morenus | November 13, 2008

In the November issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, University researchers in the endocrinology department published their discovery of a way to increase growth hormone levels in the elderly that may lead to advances in reversing the physical effects of aging.Asst.

---

News

Students face registration complication

By Kate Colwell | November 12, 2008

The Web site through which many College students were supposed to obtain their access codes for course registration was taken offline Nov.

---

News

StudCo, landlords compromise on leases

By Sarah Wooten | November 12, 2008

Two prominent Charlottesville landlords agreed at a meeting yesterday to work with Student Council next fall to encourage students to not rush to sign leases for off-Grounds housing.

---

News

University students to begin art program in county schools

By Alexandra Hemenway | November 12, 2008

Student Council?s Student Arts Committee recently announced the creation of the Arts Education Program, through which committee members and other interested University student volunteers will teach Albemarle County elementary and middle school students about art.This effort, Committee Chair Jenny Smith said, seeks to supplement both art education and education on a broader level.?The arts are enriching to education generally,? Smith said.

---

News

City saw fewer voters than expected Nov. 4

By Hannah Wallace | November 12, 2008

Though Charlottesville had its highest voter turnout ever this year, the percentage of registered voters who voted Nov.

---

News

Correction

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 12, 2008

The Tuesday, Nov. 11 News article ?Slutzky may run against Bell in 2009? quoted Del.

---

News

Perriello sees gains, declares win; final outcome remains unknown

By Betsy Graves | November 11, 2008

Though Democratic candidate Tom Perriello declared victory Friday in his Fifth District congressional race against Republican incumbent Virgil Goode, the official outcome of the race remains unknown.

---

News

AHIP names Madison House 2008

By Tom Christensen | November 11, 2008

The Albemarle Housing Improvement Program honored Madison House, the University?s student volunteer center, with the 2008 Housing Hero Award last Thursday.The award is given annually ?to highlight families or organizations or individuals within the community that embody the spirit of AHIP?s vision or have someway promoted what it means to be a good neighbor in our community,? said Jennifer Jacobs, director of resource development at AHIP.Jacobs noted that Madison House was recognized for its decades-long relationship with AHIP, the latter of which grew out of a University volunteer group formed in response to the destruction caused in 1969 by Hurricane Camille.

---

News

Slutzky may run against Bell in 2009

By Alexandra Hemenway | November 11, 2008

Albemarle County Supervisor David L. Slutzky is contemplating whether he will run against four-term incumbent Del.

---

News

Government expands student loan purchasing program

By Samantha Koon | November 11, 2008

The Department of Education announced plans to expand the department?s ongoing loan purchase program Friday in the hopes of continuing to stabilize the credit market for college students and families seeking education loans in light of the current economic crisis.?This is sort of the student loan bailout program,? University Financial Aid director Yvonne Hubbard explained.