The 2004 election in Virginia saw visits from Democratic candidate John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards, millions in Democratic advertising and talk from Democratic Gov.
Left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson celebrates with fans after Virginia's 16-0 victory over Maryland Saturday at Scott Stadium.
A former University student who was found guilty of an honor offense and expelled from the University has filed a complaint against the Honor Committee, alleging multiple counts of unfairness in his trial. Adam Boyd, now a senior at James Madison University, was found guilty of cheating on a make-up quiz in Prof.
Comedy Central personality Nick Swardson gets into his performance at Old Cabell Hall last night.
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige and Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner presented contrasting views of the country's current education system at a Miller Center program yesterday reevaluating a major education summit held at the University in 1989. Paige said the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act dramatically improved American education. "It fulfilled a bipartisan quest for improved education," Paige said. Paige added that some of the national goals set at the 1989 summit were incorporated into the No Child Left Behind Act -- goals such as national standards for academic achievement, qualified teachers in classrooms, informing parents of student performance, and improvement in student accountability. Paige also addressed what he called the public's misconceptions of the act. "We still get the same complaints about funding," Paige said.
Election forecasters more precisely predicted the outcome of the election this year than in 2000, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. In September, political scientists offered seven predictions at the annual meeting of the American Political Scientist Association.
A body found Wednesday near a Jacksonville parking garage is believed to be that of missing University of Florida student David R.
University students say they followed the presidential election fairly closely and were pleased with record voter turnout.
Testimony from Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Fierro brought former University student Andrew Alston to tears yesterday during his trial for the second-degree murder of Charlottesville resident Walker Sisk on Nov.
The ACT, a standardized college entrance exam different from the SAT, is becoming more popular among students who are applying to colleges and universities across Virginia. University Dean of Admissions John A.
President Bush celebrated yesterday afternoon after being declared the winner of the 2004 presidential election. The president delivered his victory speech at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
The University's chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity recently began participation in an online program to help its members avoid dangerous drinking habits. Sigma Nu has decided to make AlcoholEdu for College available to its members.
After deciding to forgo any formal debate on the legislation, Student Council on Tuesday night narrowly rejected a bill to amend its bylaws that would have required the publication of individual voting records on the organization's Web site. The bill, which was introduced Oct.
According to a local environmental monitoring report, the streams near Charlottesville are significantly depreciating because of intense land use and stream health, though the Rivanna basin stream network is in fair condition. StreamWatch, "a local data collection and stream monitoring program," employs the word "fair" to denote a stream that is "somewhat degraded." After StreamWatch's 18-month study, it concluded that two-thirds of 21 area stream locations are in fair health, The Daily Progress reported. The group's findings were centered on the diversity and quantity of benthic macro invertebrates uncovered in the streams.
Attorneys presented opening arguments yesterday in the murder trial of former University student Andrew Alston, following four-and-a-half hours of jury selection. Alston is charged with the second-degree murder of Charlottesville resident Walker Sisk, 22, in an early-morning altercation on Nov.
Republican Incumbent Virgil Goode won his fifth term to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's fifth district last night by nearly 28 percent. In Albemarle County, Goode edged out his Democratic opponent, Al Weed, by a margin of 247 votes, or 0.6 percent of the 42,843 votes cast.
An alternately tense and jovial atmosphere prevailed in the "war room" at the University's Center for Politics last night as staffers and interns analyzed the results of a highly-anticipated presidential election. At times, guests would happily gather to debate their predictions and munch at the Indian buffet of satay sticks, while at the opposite end of the room stony-faced analysts intently typed at their laptops.
BOSTON -- As setup crews, Kerry supporters, and the Federal Secret Service flooded Boston's Copley Square yesterday afternoon, many residents headed to the polls to elect the nation's executive leader for the next four years. For much of the nation, uncertainty was in the air as to who would be inaugurated in January. For Bostonian Jennifer Lowe, selecting a presidential candidate was coupled with uncertainty as to when election results would become officially clear. "I pray my candidate has a great chance [at victory] tonight," Lowe said."But my gut feeling is that we won't know tonight.
