A University professor is spearheading a project designed to evaluate a controversial immigration policy in northern Virginia. Sociology Prof.
The recent expulsion of a creative writing student at the University's College at Wise underscores the efforts of students and professors to pursue their creative work while negotiating the fine line between freedom of expression and protection of community members' safety. Steven Daniel Barber, a 23-year-old former student at Wise, was expelled from the school last week after a story he wrote for a creative writing class alarmed fellow classmates and his professor, and three guns were found in his car in violation of Wise policy. Barber's story was written in the first person, he said, and portrayed a narrator who, concerned for his own safety after the massacre at Virginia Tech, slept with a gun under his pillow and contemplated killing his professor and committing suicide. Barber said the project, assigned by Wise Asst.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced a change in its financial aid program, enabling students whose families earn less than $75,000 a year to attend MIT tuition-free.
The Cavalier Daily sincerely regrets any offense readers may have taken to two recent comics in the strip TCB published March 13 and 14.
The comic artists responsible for the March 13 and 14 TCB comic strips decline to comment on their work at this time.
Proposals aimed at increasing the efficiency of the honor system and preventing students from prolonging trials were deliberated during last night's Honor Committee meeting. Josh Hess, vice chair for community relations, noted the three proposals "are intended to [apply to] students admitting guilt and the incentive to delay [trials]." Based on the current bylaws, according to Hess, situations arise in which students accused of honor offenses would have an incentive to delay the trial into the following semester to receive credits they otherwise would not receive. There is also an incentive to avoid trial to temporarily maintain a "clean" transcript for employment interviews, vice chair for trials Brian O'Neill added. "The first proposal addresses concerns that there is not any incentive for students to LAG [leave admitting guilt]", O'Neill said. Currently, both students who LAG and those found guilty receive a notation of "Enrollment Discontinued," he explained, and the new proposal would give students who leave admitting guilt the notation of "Withdrawn," the notation given to students voluntarily withdrawing from the University.
Since its founding in 1992, Alternative Spring Break has provided University students with an escape from the stereotypical alcohol-fueled beach trip and the chance to spend their week-long break making a difference.
Responding to increasing demands for alternative energy sources, the Engineering School plans to add a nuclear studies minor to its undergraduate program.
For most high school students, the opportunity to attend a university in their home state at a discounted price is a given; however, for the children of illegal immigrants in the commonwealth of Virginia, it is not a guarantee. Although these students live in-state, they are required to pay out-of-state tuition rates because of their parents' illegal domicile status, said Andrea Leeds Armstrong, University director of Virginia status. "The Code of Virginia, which governs the determination of eligibility for in-state privileges, indicates that an applicant under the age of 24 is assumed to be financially dependent on his or her parents and is statutorily presumed to share his or her parents' domicile status," Armstrong said. If a student's parents are undocumented or illegal immigrants living in Virginia, she said, in the eyes of the law, the student is also considered not to be a legal Virginia resident.
Pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users who would prefer to drive to the University on a rainy day can now take advantage of University Parking and Transportation's expanded occasional permit parking program, which now includes University Hall parking lots and the new Culbreth Road Garage.
The comic artists responsible for the March 13 and 14 TCB comic strips decline to comment on their work at this time.
In the Thursday, March 13 News article "Committees review dean candidates," statements by Patricia Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, were incorrectly cited as referring to the search for a new College dean.
About $400 was stolen from the C3 convenience store in Newcomb Hall Wednesday morning, according to a University police report.
After 54 cases of mumps were reported during fall 2006 and winter 2007, University administrators were quick to warn students about two possible cases of the disease reported this week. Two unacquainted students came to Student Health Monday and were subsequently isolated because of mumps-related symptoms after a preliminary diagnosis was made based on their symptoms and physical exams, Student Health Executive Director James Turner said.
Manufacturers and governments recently have begun to take notice of a University Engineering graduate student's research that cracked the encryption code on radio frequency identification chips, commonly used in wireless security passes and subway cards. NXP Semiconductors, a company founded by Philips and producer of the RFID Mifare subway technology, announced Wednesday that an improved, more secure chip will be available next year, Nohl said. Computer Science Prof.
The Cavalier Daily sincerely regrets any offense readers may have taken to two recent comics in the strip TCB published March 13 and 14.
Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, who served under President George H.W. Bush, addressed the University's International Relations Organization Wednesday night, focusing on how he expects foreign affairs to impact the upcoming presidential election. According to IRO President Arjun Sharath, Eagleburger was able to weave his practical experience in the field of foreign affairs into his presentation, focusing on foreign affairs' effect on the upcoming election. Eagleburger "has a vast store of experience and knowledge," Sharath said.
Jerry Nadler, currently chief of the University's endocrinology and metabolism department, will be leaving the University in June to fill a position at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
