Kristin Szakos, former Charlottesville volunteer coordinator for Barack Obama?s presidential campaign, announced Monday that she will pursue the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville City Council later this year.
The result of the first student-led initiative of its kind, a major in Global Development now is in its final stage of approval from the College to accept students this fall, said Richard Handler, associate dean of academic programs.
African-American Affairs Dean Maurice Apprey discussed black history and the progress in terms of increasing diversity and acceptance that the University and its community has made since last year during the annual State of the Office of African-American Affairs address last night.Apprey began his speech by discussing the importance of the election of President Barack Obama.
The Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 2158 Thursday, authorizing the creation of a new Charlottesville-Albemarle Transit Authority, but did not pass an accompanying bill to provide funding.
A recent survey revealed a number of patterns in the Charlottesville Latino immigrant community.
A referendum on the spring ballot to amend the Honor Committee?s single sanction system was deemed valid by Honor Committee Chair Jess Huang last night.
Rahul Gorawara, a third-year
New research conducted at the University has identified a genetic variant that could explain why some people drink more heavily than others.University Psychiatry Prof.
The University may cut back on the number of telephone landlines in dorms as a way to eliminate unnecessary costs, Chief Housing Officer Mark Doherty said.?We?re currently looking at the possibility of removing the landlines for most of the spaces in the residence halls,? Doherty said.
The United States Department of Education recently granted Education Prof.
Seeking to find answers to funding gaps and pending state budget cuts, the Board of Visitors Finance Committee met yesterday to discuss the University?s fiscal future in light of current economic conditions.?There is a genuine problem in Virginia for higher education,? President John T.
The University?s endowment suffered yet another loss last month, continuing a downward-spiraling trend seen during each of the past six months.
As a result of financial difficulties stemming from a lack of advertising revenue, JuicyCampus.com Founder and CEO Matt Ivester officially shutdown the highly controversial college gossip Web site yesterday.?In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved,? Ivester explained in an online interview posted on the Web site.
Chrono Trigger is widely regarded as one of the best games of all time, and now, nearly 14 years after its original release on the Super Nintendo, it is now available for the Nintendo DS.
During his annual State of the University address yesterday, President John T.
Student Council?s Legislative Affairs Committee discussed Tuesday night its upcoming trip to speak with legislators in Richmond, where it will voice its opinions about three student-related bills now going through the General Assembly.
Charlottesville City Council unanimously supported an investigation into the creation of a park-and-ride service Monday night, in an effort to alleviate Downtown Mall parking woes.
It is flu season at the University.University Student Health Director James Turner said Student Health has seen more than 115 flu cases this semester, and Virginia is the first state this year to report widespread flu activity.?We?re following a typical influenza season,? said Curtis Allen, spokesperson for the Center for Disease and Control.
Why is the University replacing ISIS with the Student Systems Project?Because the functionality and the underlying technology of ISIS are outdated now and they can?t meet either the current or the future administrative or academic needs of the University.What kinds of new features will SIS include, and how will the change benefit students?It?s primarily giving students more self-service functionality, more things they can do themselves through what?s called the ?student center.? Some of the things that you?ll be able to do that you couldn?t do before are if you have licenses or certifications ? you can update that yourself ? you can complete the financial aid application by going online, you can set up a payment contract, you can view award and loan information, accept, decline or modify financial awards.
University Judiciary Committee members decided Sunday by a vote of 11 to 7 against placing a referendum on the spring ballot that would increase the number of UJC College representatives from three to five.Since discussion about such a proposed increase began last fall, some UJC members have noted that because the College is by far the largest school within the University, three College students in UJC do not properly represent the school.
