As best-selling novelist John Grisham introduced Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton at her Charlottesville fundraiser Sunday, he exclaimed, "Everybody's coming to Charlottesville." He was referring not only to the New York senator's recent stop in the city, but also to the rumored Oct.
A drought warning and water use regulations will persist in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville, as the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority announced Monday it will continue restrictions because of persistent drought conditions in the area. The restrictions include limits on outdoor watering, such as watering lawns and washing paved surfaces, said Thomas Frederick, executive director of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority. Frederick added that restaurants are asked not to serve water unless a patron specifically requests it. Charlottesville communications director Ric Barrick said violating the water restrictions is a Class I misdemeanor, but added that Charlottesville residents have been cooperative. "The biggest drought we've seen in a long time is 2002 and that was when we had a drought emergency," Barrick said, adding that residents then were forced to conserve water by limiting showers and not flushing toilets.
French Department Chair John D. Lyons received the Legion of Honor, France's most prestigious award, Friday.
While the high price of housing in Charlottesville has made headlines and plagued buyers in the real estate market for quite some time, a potential solution was recently introduced that would aim to increase the supply of affordable housing in the area.
For those students hoping to attend medical school, findings from a recent survey by Kaplan may shed some light on the increasingly competitive applications process.
Many consider the US News & World Report ranking system to be the most important resource when comparing colleges and universities; however, two economics professors from William & Mary are looking into ways of improving current methods in evaluating higher education institutions.
High school students are at their wits' end when it comes to the college application process, an Education Conservancy study revealed. The study, released yesterday by the nonprofit organization, suggested American universities should consider changing current admissions processes due to the increased frustration and pessimism of high school students across the country concerning the college admissions experience, according to Education Conservancy Founder Lloyd Thacker. "We learned that, when kids go through the college admissions process, they learn some good things, for example how to manage their time, and they learn to think for themselves," Thacker said.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, chair of the University department of orthopaedic surgery, recently received the Commissioner's Healthcare Workforce Recognition Award from the Virginia Department of Health.
The Virginia State Board of Elections is reviewing recent voter-registration applications because of confusion among applicants, some of whom mistakenly identified themselves as non-citizens.
The presidential campaign season in Charlottesville began in earnest yesterday with Democratic contender Hillary Clinton's visit to the Paramount Theater on the Downtown Mall.
Last night, members of the Honor Committee focused on two main issues, recruitment efforts for committee tryouts and last week's open committee meeting that was geared toward first-year students. The Committee recently began tryouts to fill the advisor, counsel and educator pools.
As part of the Board of Visitors' efforts to facilitate new science and technology research, Mark Yeager has been appointed chair of the University's department of molecular physiology and biological physics. R.
The University's Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs honored prisoners of war and those missing in action in a ceremony Friday. According to second-year Engineering student Annette Robertson, an Air Force ROTC cadet and organizer of the event, the ceremony is held annually by the University's ROTC branches.This year, however, the date of the event was changed to correspond with POW/MIA Remembrance Day, Robertson said. POW/MIA Remembrance Day has been celebrated nationally since the Vietnam War era, according to the commander of the Air Force ROTC, Col.
Identity theft and other fraudulent activity remain concerns for Bank of America customers at the University following a recent increase in fraudulent e-mails.
Charlottesville residents, businesses and institutions could be forced to pay a new tax for an expensive rebuilding of the Charlottesville stormwater management system. In a proposal discussed by city officials Monday, the fee would be calculated based on the extent of each property's impervious surfaces, from roofs to sidewalks. Charlottesville's current system is outdated, which has prompted serious health and environmental concerns, University Environmental Compliance Manager Jeff Sitler said, noting that deteriorating pipes contaminate the water, which then runs off into waterways in which many residents swim, fish and boat. According to Sitler and Charlottesville Mayor David Brown, stormwater management is also an important environmental issue.
After only a month at the University, first-year students have made a heavy impact -- 23 tons worth. Over the two-week period surrounding first-year students' Move-In Day in August, the University's Division of Recoverable and Disposable Resources collected and processed 23 tons of cardboard.
In yesterday's article, "City defers $21M bond over Beta House concerns," the quote "ties to the past" was misattributed to Prof.
University Economics Prof. Amalia Miller has received the 2006 Kenneth J. Arrow Prize for Junior Economists.
