Gun control advocates suffered a setback last week in the Virginia General Assembly when a bill intended to close the commonwealth's "gun-show loophole" was defeated in committee. Gov.
In an effort to increase University community involvement and promote discussion, the Honor Committee released an online blog providing a new forum for honor-related discussions yesterday. According to Vice Chair for Community Relations Josh Hess, the blog is the Committee's latest attempt to facilitate interaction between students, faculty, the Charlottesville community and the Committee. The blog "will be a great venue to hear criticism and it will give us ways to reflect and change," Hess said. Previously and currently available forms of community participation, such as involvement in meetings, remain low, Vice Chair for Education Allie Moore said. "We found ourselves facing criticism for not reaching the community, and people are intimidated to attend Committee meetings," she said. The Committee is "always trying to keep our community involvement up to par with technology," Moore explained. According to Hess, the blog will present various issues facing the University's honor system that many people otherwise may not be aware of. "Honor is frequently a topic of debate, but it tends to focus on only one or two topics," he noted.
The Cavalier Daily held its annual elections in Jefferson Hall Saturday to choose the organization's 119th Managing Board, Senior Board and Junior Board, who began their term of office yesterday. Third-year College student Elizabeth Mills was elected editor-in-chief after having served as the paper's previous chief financial officer.
The University's Capital Campaign designed to raise $3 billion by 2011 continues to experience success, with $1.6 billion collected since January 2004, placing the University on the same fundraising level as private institutions such as Yale and Columbia. "We're very pleased and proud because we recently hit the halfway point of the campaign," said Bob Sweeney, senior vice president for development and public affairs, adding that as of Dec.
After the first semester of faculty representation on the Board of Visitors, both faculty members and administrators are calling the change a success. Last June, the Board invited former Faculty Senate Chair Kenneth Schwartz to serve as a non-voting member of the Board's Educational Policy Committee, the External Affairs Committee and the Special Committee on Diversity in an attempt to provide faculty with a more active voice on the Board. "The Faculty Senate Chair has attended Board meetings for several years, and has frequently spoken, answered questions, etc.," President John T.
Though the University Transit Service hoped to introduce new technology at the start of the semester that would notify passengers of bus arrival times, the system's launch has been delayed while final testing stages are completed.
The University is alive and thriving, as shown by the number of construction projects underway around Grounds.
This week the House of Delegates overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill abolishing the Commonwealth's abusive driver fees that have prompted a similarly overwhelming public backlash since their implementation last year.
Republicans and Democrats clashed in the House of Delegates earlier this week before passing a bill that could delay mandatory human papillomavirus?
A proposed bipartisan redistricting bill that would change how legislative boundaries are drawn is expected to be heard by the Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee next week. Senate Bill 38, sponsored by Sen.
Even as some American cities' saw forecasts turn into reality as their crime rates increased last year, the crime rate in the City of Charlottesville and at the University decreased overall by 12 percent. City of Charlottesville spokesperson Ric Barrick?
Students and faculty in the department of sociology are mourning the loss of a respected professor and colleague after Prof.
Out-of-state students could face less of a hassle traveling to and from home thanks to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport's plan to expand flight options. The airport currently offers nonstop flights to Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia, Charlotte, N.C., Washington Dulles, Detroit, Cincinnati and Atlanta.
The sheriff would arrive in a few hours to escort her from the premises, said the frantic sounding woman on the telephone.
In its first meeting of 2008, Student Council ushered in the New Year by introducing a new take on its constitution and bylaws, responding to institutional problems that have plagued Council for almost a year.
While most students are adjusting to new classes and avoiding the black ice around Grounds, hundreds of prospective fraternity and sorority members have crowded the Rugby Road area, resulting in a record number of recruitment participants for both the Inter-Fraternity Council and Inter-Sorority Council. Sorority recruitment drew to a close Monday morning, as 603 University women received bids. "We had the highest number of registrations with 829, and we matched 603," ISC President Laura Anne Kuykendall said, adding that sorority pledge classes are larger this year as well. According to Kuykendall, the women received their bids Monday morning and were then given approximately three hours to accept. Overall, Kuykendall reported that the week of recruitment was successful. "The whole week went really well," Kuykendall said.
The Virginia Bar Association recently renamed its Distinguished Service Award in honor of former Gov.
