Rousing applause and singing voices filled Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday afternoon as the Office of African-American Affairs welcomed incoming black first years to the University at its annual event, "Harambee." Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Harambee, Swahili for "working together." According to African-American Affairs Dean M.
Two University engineering professors, Jack Hudson and John Scully, have developed a new theory on how rust forms, the University announced Friday.
Third-year College student Catherine Neale said she could not have completed her classes without it.
Virginia linebackers Kai Parham and Rich Bedesem take down Temple quarterback Walter Washington during Virginia's 44-14 season opening win.
Officials in the Charlottesville area have begun taking precautions to prevent as much damages and injuries as possible in the event that Hurricane Frances strikes the region. Despite the likelihood that an approaching cold front will absorb most of the storm, City, Albemarle County and University officials set an emergency plan into motion last week, University Spokesperson Carol Wood said. The plan calls for officials to respond based on weather conditions, whether they require student evacuations or the emergency continuation of services, as happened last year during Hurricane Isabel when the Observatory Hill Dining Hall remained open during a power outage with the help of refrigerated trucks. In case the operation of services is threatened, those relating to community safety come first, Wood said. "Certainly what takes priority is the hospital and patient care," she said. According to a press release from University and local emergency officials, residents and students should avoid driving or wading through standing and flowing water.
Thanks to a new Web site, University faculty and administrators have a new tool that allows them to make their opinions available to the public for debate and discussion. The Web site, Faculty Opinions, allows faculty to electronically publish papers in op-ed or short essay form. "The style essentially means the length is usually from 600 to 800 words and in a conversational newspaper style," said Charlotte Crystal, opinion editor of the new Web site. Crystal said the essays will include a wide range of topical issues. "Hopefully, if an op-ed is going to be good, it has to be very timely, very targeted, and a pointed piece with a strong opinion," University Spokesperson Carol Wood said. The site -- linked off of U.Va.
The University of Pittsburgh announced Sept. 1 that it will begin offering health benefits to the live-in partners of its employees -- regardless of sexual orientation -- in January 2005, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday. The debate over extending benefits to the same-sex partners of Pitt employees began when Deborah M.
Orange flags wave in sync as booming drums beat out the "Good Ol' Song." Students stride across Turf Field clutching shiny instruments as they set the tempo of the University's new marching band. The marching band, created in spring 2003 with a $1.5 million private donation, will have its inaugural performance Sept.
The Dave Matthews Band donated $7,000 this week to the Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization dedicated to training community volunteers to serve as special advocates for abused and endangered children in the Charlottesville/Albemarle juvenile court, The Daily Progress reported yesterday. The money was donated to Piedmont CASA through BAMA Works Foundation, a fund set up by the band for its charitable works. Through the Family Treatment Court in Charlottesville, Piedmont CASA and several other local agencies work with parents whose problems with substance abuse have caused them to neglect or abuse their children. The participants, many of whom have children in foster care, have the opportunity to receive treatment, assistance and support in their efforts to cure themselves of their drug addictions.
My mentor once told me there is a saying that before a resident finishes his program, at least one patient will have died as a result of the resident's actions.
NEW YORK -- By noon last Sunday, only a trickle of creatively dressed anti-Bush protesters rounded the corner of Sixth Avenue and 14th St.
"Number of users exceeded." New semester, same ISIS crisis. As students scramble to solidify their schedules for the next four months, many are encountering the problems that typically arise with ISIS, even though the University updated the system this year. According to Don Reynard, director of applications and data services for ITC, the main problem is the heavy volume of students trying to access ISIS during the first week of classes. "It's simply a volume issue that we deal with right now," he said. First-year College student Whitney Roper said she couldn't access ISIS for two days. "I probably tried like three times at three different times each day," she said. Most of the problems occurred Wednesday when ISIS traffic was at its heaviest.
Only a small percentage of University students have satisfied the requirements of a new University policy mandating that all returning students verify that they have health insurance. Just 3,254 of the more than 17,000 affected students have registered their health insurance with Student Health as of yesterday, said Virginia Carter, director of external relations for student affairs. The new policy stems from the worry that some students may not be insured, Director of Student Health James Turner said. "There was a concern that a number of undergraduates do not have health insurance, so the University attempted to institute a new plan to verify this," Turner said. The administration sought to publicize the new requirement by sending home a letter with student tuition bills as well as posting announcements in the weekly Connections e-mail sent out by the Vice President for Student Affairs' office. Students who fail to provide verification of health insurance coverage by spring registration will be unable to sign up for classes next semester. First-year students are not required to verify their health insurance coverage online as long as they successfully completed their pre-entrance medical forms. Since 1969, the University has required all students have health insurance.
Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry is fun-loving, funny, idealistic and honest, according to his daughter Vanessa Kerry, who addressed a standing room-only crowd in Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday. The 27-year-old Harvard medical student, who is taking time off to campaign full-time for her dad, glossed over foreign policy issues and instead focused on tuition, jobs and the economy in a brief speech.
A seventh known attack genetically linked to a serial rapist operating in the Charlottesville area has prompted University and local police to increase their public awareness efforts and encourage public assistance in the ongoing investigation. The latest attack occurred Aug.
Several new changes in University Dining will begin taking effect over the course of the 2004-05 school year. One of the biggest changes will be Pavilion XI closing at 8 p.m.
William M. Shobe has been selected as the next director of economic and business research at the University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, according to a University news release. Shobe succeeds John L.
Eighty-seven first year male students are living in close quarters this year. There are 29 rooms in Alderman Road Residence Halls that are housing three men each.
Why should a university spend money so its students can listen to music for free? That's the question Vance Aloupis faced when he, as student government president at the University of Miami, proposed that the school provide free access to Napster. "I think the administration understood that it was definitely something the students wanted, but they didn't know if the program itself had academic and social benefits," Aloupis said. For example, students enrolled in music classes can use Napster to access media files for coursework. The university's radio station also has teamed up with Napster to promote local bands and programming, he said. "Napster is working with Sony to bring mainstream artists to school for concerts and increase the relationship between our school and the recording industry," Aloupis said. Unlike initial responses at Miami, there was little dissent among administrators at the University of Rochester when officials discussed plans to purchase legal online music subscriptions last spring for students living on campus. For Rochester Provost Charles Phelps, the benefits of an alternative to online piracy clearly outweigh service expenses.
The University recently changed its overtime classification system to allow more employees to receive overtime pay, according to a University news release. According to the release, the changes, which affect 333 positions, were made after revisions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act took effect Aug.
