Incumbent U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Charlottesville, soundly defeated Democratic challenger Al Weed for the fifth district Congressional seat in yesterday's midterm election.
After months of heated debate, citizens in the Commonwealth voted to approve the Marshall-Newman Amendment, also known as the "same-sex marriage amendment," in yesterday's election by a margin of 58 percent to 43 percent. The state constitutional amendment defines the institution of marriage as solely existing between a man and a woman and means no unions other than marriage will be legally recognized in the Commonwealth for couples of all sexual orientations. Victoria Cobb, executive director for the Family Foundation, a group which headed the movement supporting the amendment, expressed her enthusiasm upon learning the results. "We always knew a majority of Virginians supported marriage, and our job was to get them out to the polls," Cobb said.
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Members of the University Democrats and College Republicans sparred over myriad issues including the Marshall-Newman Amendment, the war in Iraq and education policies last night in a pre-election debate sponsored by ArgHOOers and Student Council. Fourth-year College students Katie Cristol and Charlie Harris argued for the UDems, while second-year College students Michael Gannon and Gary Lawkowski represented the College Republicans.
Charlottesville's City Council unanimously approved a resolution encouraging residents to vote against the Marshall-Newman Amendment -- commonly referred as the same sex"marriage amendment" -- last night. The amendment defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Registrars, administrators and others involved in graduate education programs in Europe, Australia and the United States met Saturday in Washington, D.C.
According to a study published in the November issue of Developmental Psychology by a University professor, parents who read picture books to their children are not only encouraging early reading skills, but are also teaching toddlers about the world around them. The study, conducted by University Psychology Chair Judy DeLoache and Gabrielle Simcock, a University of Queensland psychology professor, demonstrates that books with lifelike pictures aid childhood learning. "We were trying to determine the educational potential of picture books," DeLoache said.
The Asian Student Union and other University organizations presented "Reaching the Bamboo Ceiling," a speech by Franklin Odo, Smithsonian curator in cultural history, in the Rotunda Dome Room last night. The speech was the first event in APAutumn, a week-long series of seminars that will address issues relevant to the APA community at the University.
The Honor Committee discussed the conscientious retraction campaign and the upcoming community forum meeting last night.
Saddam Hussein was formally found guilty in an Iraqi criminal court yesterday and has received the death sentence for therepression of a Shiite town north of Baghdad in the 1980s.
A large crowd of local residents and University students assembled on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall Sunday evening to rally for state Democratic candidates Jim Webb and Al Weed in the upcoming election.
James Madison University students rallied together Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Thursday, Nov. 2 to protest the JMU Board of Visitors' decision to cut 10 athletic programs. The first protest occurred on the JMU campus on what is known as the Commons and involved approximately 100 students and parents, according to JMU spokesman Andy Perrine. Students took their protest a step further Nov.
As a mumps outbreak dies down with six fewer new cases last week than the week before, a notable trend in probable cases has become clear -- 28 out of the 31 reported cases have afflicted females. The high percentage of female infection has not surprised Lilian Peake, director of the Thomas Jefferson Health District. "That [ratio] has been consistent with what they've found in the larger outbreak in the Midwest that occurred last year," Peake said. Fourth-year College student Erin Levin, a mumps patient, said she was grateful that few men were afflicted with mumps. "I feel that's very fortunate that's the case," Levin said.
Things could be looking up for the Democrats in this year's midterm elections--at least this is what Politics Prof.
Last night the PBS show "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" featured a debate between Gov. Tim Kaine (D) and Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) on the U.S.
Notifications from Student Financial Services intended for students whose registration was blocked were erroneously sent to the wrong students in emails that included others' Social Security numbers.
The Office of Diversity and Equity kicked off its first annual Symposium on Race and Society yesterday at the Darden School.
A recent poll released by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows a majority of young voters are dissatisfied with the Bush administration, while nearly a third of the young electorate will "definitely be voting" in Tuesday's upcoming elections. Twenty-four hundred 18-24 year olds were polled in the survey which sought to compare the political importance of both college and non-enrolled youth. "Since 9/11, since the Iraq war, we've seen a growing relevance ... and a growing importance of politics in young people's lives," said Esten Perez, spokesperson for the institute. With a margin of error of three percent, the survey noted little difference between the two groups of youth voters with both showing similar disapproval ratings when it came to the makeup of Congress, the Bush administration and the Iraq War, Perez said. There is a "pretty consistent message that I think is on track with the national electorate," Perez said. Conducted Oct.
With election day next Tuesday, three polls, conducted last weekend by CNN, Rasmussen Reports and Zogby International, all found Democratic candidate Jim Webb has a slight lead in his senatorial race against incumbent Republican George Allen.
