The new Student Council president officially has taken over, as Jeaqueatta Upton was sworn into office at Tuesday's Council meeting to begin working on her goals of improving police communication, cell phone plans and printing systems, among others. "I'm really looking forward to this upcoming year and letting students know that StudCo is here," Upton said.
Red walls, chain-link gates, detours. For schools the size of the University, construction is both visible and necessary and in many areas, the University is outgrowing its buildings.
Throughout nature, there is clear precedent for the importance of certain physical characteristics in preferential mating.
After the Iota Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. transferred from the Black Fraternal Council to the Inter-Fraternity Council in February, some members of the University community debated whether the Alphas had made the right decision. Two months later, the Alphas are active members of the IFC and continue to feel positive about their decision, according to Alpha Secretary Cameron Webb. "It worked out well, and I think we're definitely still exactly on track with our original vision for joining the IFC," Webb said. In reference to the debate over their decision, Webb said, "I think that as time has gone on we really had the chance to talk to our peers and the administration, and we've really garnered support from the community." Webb said he thinks the interaction between the BFC and the Alphas and the other IFC chapters has improved significantly since February.
With the issue of jurisdictional overlap between the Honor and University Judiciary Committees becoming a more pressing concern lately, the chairs of both committees said their respective bodies have the constitutional right to hear cases of stealing at the University, yet will work together to create a uniform system for acts of stealing. Honor Committee Chair David Hobbs and Judiciary Committee Chair Tim Ormsby both said they recognize that the overlap of jurisdiction is an issue that needs to be addressed. "It's a potential problem in that we don't want a system that provides the possibility of an initiator bias between Honor and UJC," Hobbs said.
After finals end, you're probably going to party for the following week without sleep. After that week of booze, sandy feet and agape ends, my one piece of advice to you is to re-regulate your body clocks.
Graduate students at the University continued to face a series of issues this year, ranging from the familiar struggles with funding to the new dilemma of placing TA evaluations online for students to see. While many University students said they were glad to gain access to course evaluations when choosing classes, other members of the University community said they are not pleased with the availability of TA evaluations -- especially of first-time TAs -- online. Graduate Student Council President Tom Bryan said he believes one problem with the use of these course evaluations is that the evaluations are not adapted to assess the work that TAs are expected to do. "Most TAs are operating under the supervision of a professor, so the fact that the evaluation system was using the same questions [that are used for professors] to evaluate TAs could mean that TAs would get praised or blamed for things they didn't really have control over," Bryan said. Politics Prof.
Albert Einstein once said, "After religious teachers accomplish the refining process indicated, they will surely recognize with joy that true religion has been ennobled and made more profound by scientific knowledge." The age-old question of whether science and religion are compatible is one on which scientists, philosophers and theologians often have been divided. But is there evidence that all religions share commonalities that can be justified in purely mathematical and scientific terms?
In an effort to minimize the sometimes dangerous, disrespectful and destructive behavior surrounding the alcohol-enhanced revelry of the annual spring Foxfield Races, event coordinators met with members of the University's Greek community to discuss preventative measures last night. "We love that the students come to Foxfield," Foxfield Marketing Director Anne Brown said.
Changes to next year's academic calendar posted earlier this semester will cut the upcoming Summer Break a little short, affecting the summer plans of many University students and faculty. Students are set to return to classes on Wednesday, Aug.
University sorority and fraternity chapters, as well as individual members of the Greek community, were honored last night at the fourth annual Greek Awards Ceremony, coordinated by the Inter-Greek Committee and sponsored by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The Inter-Greek Committee presented the chapter of the year award to Phi Beta Sigma from the Black Fraternal Council, Phi Gamma Delta from Inter-Fraternity Council, Alpha Phi from Inter-Sorority Council and Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority from Multi-Cultural Greek Council. The Inter-Greek Committee also presented four Greek Person of the Year awards -- Dimitri Hughes of the BFC fraternity Phi Beta Sigma, Dave Bowman of the IFC fraternity Sigma Chi, Kat Shea of the ISC sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma and Christina Ridgway of the MGC sorority alpha Kappa Delta Phi were recipients. Award recipients said they were honored by the recognition. "I don't know why they exactly gave me this award, but I'm extremely honored that they thought I was deserving of it," Hughes said. The Inter-Greek Committee also awarded Phi Beta Sigma member Isaac Abeshie-Noye, St.
By Calisha Myers Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Earlier this month two incoming University graduate students were denied on-Grounds family housing for the fall semester since the Commonwealth does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partners. The graduate students, who requested not to be identified, will be beginning their studies at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences this fall.
The first steps toward the formulation of stronger sanctions by the University Judiciary Committee against hate crimes within the University community were taken last night at the first meeting of the UJC's ad hoc committee for hate crimes. During the spring elections, 70 percent of students who cast ballots voted in favor of a referendum which sought stronger sanctions on individuals convicted of hate crimes. According to committee co-chairs Mai Hassan and Eli DeJarnette, the meeting aimed to outline the structure of the committee, set goals for the committee, and clarify the role of the committee within UJC. "The idea was to investigate possible ways of amending the UJC sanctions to deal with hate crimes," UJC Chair Tim Ormsby said. To provide prospective, former Student Council president Noah Sullivan summarized the intentions of the former Student Council members to get the UJC more engaged in addressing hate crimes at the University. "We wanted to find a way, as a community, to address this problem," Sullivan said.
Over 200 clips documenting the Virginia civil rights movement now are available to the public because of the collaboration of the Virginia Center for Digital History, the University's Robertson Media Center and University students, according to History Prof.
Former Charlottesville Mayor David Toscano, University Urban Planning Prof. Rich Collins and local developer Clement "Kim" Tingley will compete June 14 for the Democratic Party's nomination to run for the 57th District's seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. The winner of the primary will vie for the House seat vacated by Del.
The Government Accountability Office released a report last week which revealed that 81,000 students will lose their eligibility to receive financial aid in the form of Pell Grants. The GAO, an investigative branch of Congress, created the report to analyze the effects of a decision made by the U.S.
In the final meeting of the 2004-2005 academic year, Student Council swore in new Council officials and passed four pieces of legislation regarding space allocations, committee chairs and Council's summer budget. Council swore in Vice President of Administration-elect Okey Udumaga, Executive Vice President-elect Darius Nabors and President-elect Jeaquetta Upton.
The Children's Museum at the University Medical Center will close next Tuesday after operating for over 25 years, according to Medical Center spokesperson Peter Jump. Jump said the decision to close the museum was not based on budgetary or space needs but rather a need to facilitate and coordinate children's education. Jump said the space currently occupied by the Museum likely will be converted into extra space for patient registration at the adjacent primary care center. According to its Web site, the Museum has taken in over 150,000 visitors since its opening, including children ranging from toddlers to early teens.
Phillip Collins Address: North end of Charlottesville Years Living in District: 34 years Employment: University Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning until June 1-- retired after that. Education: Undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in history and English, PhD from the University of Colorado in politics with emphasis on public policy. What do you think is the biggest issue facing the area today? I think the biggest issue is the capacity of the local government to manage issues related to growth.
