University officials expressed concern Friday about an increase in violent behavior among University students. Although Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia M.
Virginia sales and cigarette tax increases approved during the 2004 General Assembly session went into effect this month. The total sales and use tax rose to five percent.
The constitutions of both the United States and the University Judiciary Committee guarantee those who have been charged with committing a crime the right to a speedy trial. But some accused students at the University -- particularly first years -- have to wait several weeks, or even months, before their cases go to trial because of postponements and other delays. In order to expedite the process of hearing cases, UJC members are working on a proposal which would change the hearing panel process within the First-Year Judiciary Committee. Currently, an accused student can avoid a trial by opting to go before a hearing panel.
In response to employee concerns about proposed charter-status legislation, the University held its first of six meetings to address employee questions yesterday. Leonard Sandridge, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, detailed University charter status plans in front of a packed room of faculty members and staff in the Special Collections Library auditorium.
Robert S. Harris, dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, will step down from his position at the end of July, President John T.
A commercial advertisement starring University alumnus and actor Sean Patrick Thomas is slated to kick off the marketing campaign for "Access UVa," the University's expansive financial aid initiative.
As vigils and moments of silence around the country marked the third anniversary of Sept. 11, the University did its own part in remembering the people and the events of that day. At halftime during Saturday's home football game the Cavalier Marching Band played a selection of songs in a "Tribute to Freedom." The tribute included an arrangement by Larry Clark called "Saint's Hallelujah," and was followed by a song called, "Big Noise," which was played to the student section.
"We were a county and a government that was at war and did not know it," said Philip Zelikow, 9/11 Commission executive director and executive director of the University's Miller Center of Public Affairs. Just one day shy of the third anniversary of the Sept.
Early Saturday morning, while the rest of Charlottesville was asleep, the driver of a Jeep Cherokee sped from a University Police officer, eventually flipping the car onto its side and fleeing the scene. The Jeep, bearing North Carolina license plates, caught University Police Officer Craig Martin's attention as its wheels screeched, making a right turn onto Rugby Road, coming off of Chancellor Avenue.
Imagine excavating at a dig with your favorite archaeology professor in Greece, examining the architecture of the Coliseum only previously seen in a textbook and researching ground-breaking genetics in a state-of-the-art laboratory, all during the normally bleak winter months. This academic year, from Jan.
A record 62,790 Cavalier and Tar Heel fans packed into Scott Stadium Saturday to watch the Virginia football team defeat North Carolina, marking the most well attended opening home football game -- and the second highest overall -- in University history. According to University Athletic Director Craig Littlepage, attendance usually peaks at the start of the school year. "The first game of the year is always the most highly attended game, especially with first years and transfers experiencing a game for the first time," Littlepage said.
Duke University students who hail from outside North Carolina will receive a chocolate bar when they turn in completed absentee ballots in November for the presidential election, Duke University's Chronicle Newspaper reported Friday. One Sweet Vote, a program developed by Duke graduate student Melissa Bixler, seeks to encourage more young people to vote with a sweet reward.
The University Board of Visitors approved the University's 2005 operating and capital amendment requests to the 2004-2006 Virginia state budget at a meeting on Friday, allowing the University to submit the amendments to Gov.
Charlottesville City Council weighed its options this week for settling an ongoing parking decal tug-of-war with Virginia Beach officials. The problem began when Virginia Beach residents began receiving tickets from Charlottesville Police for failing to display a decal proving that the car is registered and the car's owner has paid a local vehicle fee. But Virginia Beach residents do not receive decals when they register their cars and pay their fees. Vehicle owners in Virginia are generally required to display decals from their locality of legal residence. In 1992 Virginia Beach made an agreement with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and became the only Commonwealth locality where vehicle fees are collected at the same time residents are billed for state plates.
Football coach Al Groh chats with Elizabeth Oswald, left, who organized this year's second-year class dinner, held last night at Alumni Hall.
Any Virginia public school student will be able to opt out of animal dissection activities without penalties for the first time this fall. A new General Assembly law that went into effect in July requires all local school districts to provide students with alternatives to dissection and notify students and parents of the options. The bill was co-sponsored in the House of Delegates by Del.
A new ad hoc committee of the Honor Committee met for the first time last night with a mission to take a hard look at the controversial issue of the single sanction -- and ultimately propose an alternative sanctioning method. The Sanction Reform Committee is chaired by Sara Page, who also heads the Honor Committee's Diversity Advisory Board. "The goal is to take a deep look at the single sanction, the goals of the honor system and the real-life effects of the single sanction," said Page, also an elected member of the full Committee.
Fahrenheit 9/11, the Michael Moore documentary film that ignited debate nationwide this summer, will be shown at Newcomb Theatre this weekend in conjunction with a panel discussion to commemorate the third anniversary of the Sept.
For University first years of the past, finding a phone number for a late-night pizza delivery or a place to get a haircut required some digging. For 2004's first years, finding their way around was no problem, thanks to the early release of the Hook Book. The comprehensive Charlottesville and University resource guide, published by Student Council, was handed out earlier than ever this year. In the past, the Hook Book has been passed out as late as two months after the start of classes. New students received this year's version at orientation meetings during their first week at the University. "We wanted to get it out as soon as possible to have it available for first years and transfer students," said Kimberly Jones, co-chair of a newly formed Council committee focused on the Hook Book.
