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?
Dawn Staley, head coach for the women's basketball team at Temple University, was recently awarded the Distinguished Alumna Award for 2006 by the University of Virginia's Women Center. Staley played on the University's women's basketball team from 1989 to 1992 under coach Debbie Ryan. "[Staley] has done so many things outside of basketball that make me proud of her," Ryan said. Not only was Staley an incredible basketball player, but she always put others before herself, Ryan said. Staley's resume includes professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association and established college coach at Temple University.
SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2006, 1:10 A.M. -- Seventeen student protesters inside Madison Hall were arrested by University Police at 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2006, 4:30 A.M. -- University President John T. Casteen, III, met early Saturday morning with the 17 student protesters conducting a sit-in at Madison Hall on behalf of the Living Wage Campaign. Following the meeting, at around 3 a.m., administrators allowed living wage supporters outside of the building to pass some food to the students inside Madison Hall.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2006, 7:15 P.M. -- At approximately 7 p.m. this evening, 17 student protesters conducting a sit-in on behalf of the Living Wage Campaign were arrested by University Police.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2006, 8:15 P.M. -- Seventeen student protesters inside Madison Hall were arrested by University Police at 7 p.m.
Yesterday at the Bayly Art Museum, members of the four University Greek councils came together to host the annual Greek Awards Ceremony. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, and the Multicultural Greek Council all sent representatives from various chapters to the ceremony.
While Springfest, the University's annual outdoor festival, will be held this Saturday, UPC has initiated several efforts to address concerns that the Easter holiday weekend will lower student turnout. A wide variety of events and games have been scheduled for students to participate in free of charge and has generated a good deal of excitement among the student body, said Jenn Root, University Programs Council special programs chair. There has been general concern that attendance at this year's event will be hindered due to the fact that Springfest falls on the day before Easter Sunday and many students leave town for the holiday. The scheduling of the event was limited to this weekend because of regular events that take place at the Snyder Tennis Center, which would be disturbed by Springfest if they coincided, said PK German Chair Amir Khoddami. Nameless Field became the venue for Springfest this year since the traditional site, Madison Bowl, is unavailable due to construction. UPC is employing strategies to combat predicted low attendance. UPC is bringing Brand New and other bands that will get a lot of students excited, Khoddami said. "This is Brand New's first time performing since their last album came out over a year ago," he said. Because the band has such a "cult following," there is the hope that people will stay to hear them play, Khoddami added. "The event is not on Easter Sunday, so students can still leave, but hopefully they will leave after the bands," he said. Other events have already suffered a loss in registered participants due to the inconvenient date. The Vermonster ice cream eating contest has suffered about a 60 percent loss in pre-registration, Vermonster Coordinator Florence Davis said. "Last year we raised $3,000 for the Virginia Institute for Autism, and this year we will be lucky to raise $1,500," Davis said. In order to drum up last-minute participants, there will be on-site registration for those that are still interested, Davis said. In the end, Root expressed hope that Nameless Field may end up helping to increase turnout at Springfest. The location is more central for students that live in first-year dormitories and is at an important traffic intersection, which may end up drawing more crowds, Root said.
As 17 student protesters from the Living Wage Campaign continue to stage a sit-in at Madison Hall, administrators have restricted outside access to the building and are cutting off the protesters' access to a continued supply of food, homework and an Internet connection. University President John T.
Members of the Faculty Senate met today in the Harrison Special Collections Library to discuss issues ranging from the need for faculty representation on the Board of Visitors and the benefits of increased student housing, to the importance of faculty authority over curriculum.
