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While many students participate in the grand exodus that takes place in Charlottesville each May, the draw of a more relaxed environment and no parents leads many students to continue to make the University their home for the summer.
John Paul Jones Arena, the newest and largest indoor sporting facility in the Commonwealth, turns one year old this summer.
Officers from the Princeton Borough Police Department arrested Adam Fassnacht, who recently finished his senior year playing lacrosse for the University, and a Princeton University lacrosse player, Nicholas Hermandorfer, for the severe beating of another male Princeton student June 1. The police responded to a call at 2:37 a.m.
Nine University students now face felony charges for stealing a Hokie Bird statue in Blacksburg, Va.
University Police in association with the FBI and the Information Technology and Communication Office are currently investigating a security breach of a University Web site involving the private information of 5,735 current and former faculty members. A data table with the faculty members' names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth was mistakenly attached to a Web application in 2003 and was viewed on numerous occasions by hackers, said Shirley Payne, ITC director for security coordination and policy. "The University has never had a breach like this before," University spokesperson Carol Wood said.
Charges leveled against four students who caused a scare while using a BB gun as they filmed a class project around Wilsdorf Hall in April have been dropped pending completion of community service and repayment of incurred costs. The incident occurred April 23, coming one week after the Virginia Tech shootings.
Charlottesville City Council members discussed their hopes to improve district schools and make housing more affordable in the coming year following the recent budget approval. The Council approved a 2007-08 fiscal budget of about $122 million April 10, which includes $4.3 million allocated for improvements to Charlottesville City Schools. Council member David Norris said the school system has experienced high turnover in superintendents recently and noted that the Council wants to assist academic programs implemented by Rosa S.
On the menu for next year is a little less dough in University students' pockets after the Board of Visitors recently approved an average meal plan rate increase of 4½ percent. The rate increases, which differ for each type of meal plan, amount to a $40 to $150 increase. According to the Board's summary, about 8,400 University students purchased a meal plan for the 2006-07 school year. The University currently contracts with Aramark to provide dining hall services.
Community outreach, faculty education and Semester at Sea may become the most talked-about issues for the Honor Committee in the next year. As this school year winds down, the Committee is looking ahead to a new semester and a new class of students and faculty who will need to be introduced to the honor system. The Committee plans to use the faculty survey completed last semester to gain a sense of community understanding of and involvement with the system. "It will have sweeping effects for our committee," Honor Chair Ben Cooper said.
University president John T. Casteen, III announced Friday that Arthur Garson, Jr. will become the University's provost. Garson, who is currently serving as Medical School dean, will take the office July 1. Garson will succeed outgoing Provost Gene Block, who will become the chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles this summer. Garson said he looks forward to following a long generation of great leaders. "We practice useful science throughout the Grounds each day whether it be humanities or science and we practice it together," Garson said. Although each candidate for the position showed enormous potential, according to Casteen, Garson was the unanimous choice of three selection committees. "He has a thoughtful and ambitious vision for what the University can become in the upcoming decade and beyond," Casteen added. According to a press release issued by the University, Garson has served as Medical School dean since 2002.
Changes to the newly approved Student Council constitution have caused misunderstandings in recent weeks.
The University's Information Technology and Communication office plans to improve the "cavalier" wireless network available to students on Grounds by switching to a higher level of encryption May 29. According to Lauren McSwain-Starrett, ITC public relations and marketing specialist, the tighter encryption will provide students with more security while using the University's wireless network. Some students might run into problems using the upgraded network if their computers are older, McSwain-Starrett said.
University Engineering alumna Jill S. Tietjen will join the likes of CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric and other alumnae today when she receives the University Women's Center Distinguished Alumna Award. "Women came to this University over 25 years ago, and lots of them have had incredible achievements," said Heather Neier, the center's director of development.
As many students rush to find hats and seersucker suits this week, a program held last night helped them prepare for the Foxfield Races in another way by addressing security and safety concerns. The educational program held by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team highlighted alcohol safety precautions and explained the security procedures to take place at this year's races, including a large police force. Susan Bruce, director of the Center for Alcohol and Substance Education, said the program was designed to raise awareness among students of new security measures and potential risks of excessive alcohol consumption on a hot afternoon. "Our main focus is on prevention of problems, making sure students get home safely and that they know what to do if a friend has too much to drink," Bruce said.
It's still a man's world, according to a study released by the American Association of University Women that examines the careers of men and women who have recently graduated from college and reevaluates these individuals 10 years later. The AAUW's study examined the salaries of men and women with an undergraduate college education, and found that women make 74 cents for every dollar made by their male counterparts. The study was released following Tuesday's Equal Pay Day, which, according to the AAUW, marked the day on which the cumulative earnings of women starting in 2006 caught up with the amount of money men earned in 2006 alone. According to Judy Goldberg Dey, co-author of the study, the research broke down the gender pay gap over a period of time. "What we were doing was looking at young women and men right out of college and then 10 years after graduation," Golberg Dey said. According to Goldberg Dey, immediately after college women make 80 percent of what men make, and the gap grows larger as time goes on. University Politics Prof.
The Board of Visitors passed a resolution at its recent meeting expressing the University's regret for its reliance on slave labor from 1819 to 1865. The resolution commends a similar statement of regret released by the General Assembly, which was signed by Gov.
The University is becoming a lean, mean, green machine, according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
Second-year College student Christopher Allen Smith was charged with brandishing a weapon at a bond hearing held yesterday morning. Smith was arrested at 12:30 a.m.
