David J. Prior was officially inaugurated as the seventh chancellor of the University of Virginia's College at Wise last Friday. More than 800 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the College attended the event. President John T.
Students and professors discussed the University's history of slavery last night at the forum, "Acknowledging Slavery at U.Va.," sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs.
Former University student William Beebe was indicted by a grand jury Monday, 22 years after allegedly raping University alumna Elizabeth Seccuro, according to several media reports. One indictment of rape was handed down along with one indictment of animate object penetration.
The recently elected members of Student Council, who assumed their new roles Tuesday night, will continue to deal with concerns related to the possible perception of a Conflict of Interest for Council members with regard to fundraising appropriations. According to Student Council president Darius Nabors, Student Council does not have a policy in place that regulates Council members' involvement in other CIOs for which Council allows fundraising options. "I wouldn't say that there's a specific policy but generally speaking ... to be fair with any group [with which] you're dealing," Nabors said.
The Living Wage Campaign held a teach-in yesterday on the steps of the Rotunda after the University ordered the removal of the tents of protesters from Madison Hall by yesterday morning. The teach-in followed a weekend in which 17 campaign members were arrested for sitting in at Madison Hall. "I was really pleased with the content and turnout," Campaign organizer Benjamin Van Dyne said. Topics of the teach-in, which drew approximately 140 people, included speeches from faculty members about the economics, history and moral imperatives of the "living wage." Van Dyne attributed the high turnout in part to the notoriety spurred by the 17 arrests. The greater visibility of the Living Wage Campaign has also drawn critics. Fourth-year College student and Market Wage Campaign organizer Karin Agness said the Living Wage Campaign relies mainly on emotional and moral arguments, but that economic theory and practice are against imposing a high artificial wage floor. "We care just as much about these low-wage workers" as the Living Wage Campaign, Agness said.
The Student Council Appropriations Committee enacted cuts across the board in the allocations it distributed last night for next year's CIO funding. Of the $600,000 allocated to the committee for distribution, $395,341.20 was awarded to the 288 CIO funding requests, leaving approximately $200,000 for rolling-basis allocations that will be awarded throughout fall 2006 and spring 2007. The committee made cuts based on Student Council goals and popular demand, Appropriations Committee Co-Chair Michael Love said. "No group received 100 percent of its request -- everyone would have been cut a little," Love said.
Student Council members officially transitioned into their new positions at their meeting last night. In her parting words, outgoing Council President Jequeatta Upton discussed Council's accomplishments over the past year, including its work with housing and its response to the reported incidents of racism. "I've learned so much from working with the executive board," Upton said.
Graduate students have far greater concerns than the weekly discussion sections they teach. On top of classes, work and teaching sections, the graduate student experience culminates in a dissertation.
A large ambiguous black box appeared between the Chemistry building and Gilmer Tuesday morning. The eight-by-eight-by-eight foot cube is part of an installation by the Green Grounds Group, said Architecture graduate student Chris David, head of the group's energy initiative. "This box is actually meant to represent one week's worth of coal wasted due to lights being left on at night unnecessarily," David said. The structure is composed of four plywood walls with "8x8x8" chalked on each side. Architecture graduate student Kathy Cacciola described the project as "a group effort of brainstorming what this could look like." Last fall, the group conducted a survey of nighttime electricity usage, in conjunction with Paul Crumpler, energy program manager for the University, David said. "Basically what we did was we all got together around 10 o'clock in the evening and surveyed as many buildings as we could," said David. David described the study as consisting of taking estimates of the number of lights left on unnecessarily at night in buildings around Grounds. "For lighting, the best thing to do is turn off the lights when [people] leave," Crumpler said, describing possible energy-saving alternatives.
Tickets to the Dave Matthews Band concert, the first concert at the new John Paul Jones Arena, will go on sale to the general public Saturday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m., according to a press release. Liz Flynn, director of marketing for the John Paul Jones Arena, said shows are scheduled for Friday, Sept.
The executive committee of the Honor Committee empaneled an appeal commission to review the March lying conviction of Steve Gilday.
Albemarle Police Capt. Crystal Limerick and members of the student group Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team provided information about security changes for the upcoming Foxfield Races to students last night. ADAPT chair Laura Clark told students about services that will be available at the races, including a tent providing food and water to designated drivers and a safety tent where students can receive medical aid. Limerick spoke about the increased police presence for the event, which resulted partially from a "significant trend" toward dangerous behavior including binge drinking in past years, she said. Limerick noted that more than 200 uniformed and undercover police officers will be present at the event from the Albemarle, Charlottesville, University and state police departments.
The Feb. 7, 2005 News story "Graduate student hit by car while crossing Emmet" erroneously reported that a police report said that Mihye Jeong, the pedestrian, was using a cellular phone when she was struck by a car.
In the 24 hours before 17 student protesters inside Madison Hall were arrested Saturday evening on the fourth day of a Living Wage Campaign sit-in, protesters met twice with University President John T.
A group of University Health System researchers have discovered a treatment that reverses the course of Type 1 diabetes in mice. According to Barbara Martin, diabetes educator at the Martha Jefferson hospital, Type 1 diabetes is a genetic disease characterized by insulin deficiency. "People with Type 1 diabetes produce virtually no insulin at all and depend on insulin injections to survive," Martin said. Insulin is a hormone that converts sugar to energy in the body, according to the American Diabetes Association Web site. Led by Jerry Nadler, chief of the University Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the researchers have found a way to help restore and preserve insulin in diabetic mice. The afflicted mice were treated with a combination of two existing medications, lisofylline and exendin-4, which helped restore the mice's blood sugar, Nadler said. "But even more exciting than that, almost all of [the mice] stayed reversed," Nadler said. Endocrinology professor Craig Nunemaker, who was also involved in the research, said one mouse remained at normal blood sugar levels for 145 days after treatment had ended. "We took them off the therapy after a month, and without any additional treatment they lived to middle age or beyond," Nunemaker said. If the medication can be used on humans, it could change how diabetes is treated. "It could be very significant in principle," Nunemaker said.
1998: Living Wage Campaign begins at the University, with students, faculty, staff and community members urging the administration to raise wages to at least $8 per hour November 2000: Administration raises minimum wage at the University to $8.19 per hour September 9, 2002: Living Wage protests in Charlottesville result in the arrest of 16 community members at the Marriott Hotel on Main Street September 2005: The current incarnation of the Living Wage Campaign begins, members begin to develop their goals and compile data December 2005: University administration sets minimum wage at $8.88 Late January 2006: Campaign members begin private discussions with administrators February 21, 2006: Living Wage Campaign publishes report, holds rally at Rotunda March 1, 2006: Student Council announces a referendum regarding student support of a living wage of $10.72, passed with the support of more than 75 percent of voters March 7, 2006: Casteen announces minimum wage raise from $8.88 to $9.37 March 15, 2006: Campaign members criticize Casteen's statements about their campaign as "a willful misrepresentation" during a press conference March 26, 2006: Lawn residents express displeasure when "$10.72" is chalked on a Lawn wall April 8, 2006: Campaign members protest outside Board of Visitors meeting April 12, 2006: Campaign members begin sit-in at Madison Hall; Anthropology Prof.
Following the breakdown of negotiations between administrators and Living Wage Campaign protesters, 17 students conducting a sit-in at Madison Hall were arrested Saturday evening and held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail until Monday afternoon.
Controversy erupted over the weekend after a Hereford resident posted a sign on the window of his residence hall room reading "Gay?
