Four of the remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination delivered speeches at the Virginia Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Richmond Saturday night, making the case for their candidacies before an overflow crowd of Democratic supporters. Rev.
Thirty University of California at Berkeley students, who were disqualified from the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright fellowship awards after FedEx couriers failed to pick up applications on time, may still have a chance to be considered for the awards. The Contra Costa Times reported that the J.
The Democratic Party of Charlottesville certified three City Council nominations for the May 4 general election on Saturday before an overflowing crowd at the Albemarle County Office Building. With four candidates running for the three available nominations, incumbent City Council member Kevin Lynch, along with Kendra Hamilton and David Brown, received nominations.
The University will invest $16 million annually to meet the financial needs of lower and middle-income students as part of a new initiative to reduce undergraduate student debt after graduation, relieve financial strain on student families and ensure a more diverse community. The financial aid plan, labeled "Access UVa," was approved by the Board of Visitors Friday and will unfold over the next four years.
Democratic 5th district congressional candidate Al Weed announced Friday the opening of a new campaign office at 300 West Main Street in Charlottesville.
The University Board of Visitors announced Friday that James W. Head, a first-year Law student, will serve as the non-voting student member of the 2004 Board. Described by Charles Glazer, chair of the audit and compliance committee, as "the best for the job," Head was selected from six final candidates interviewed by the Board's executive committee Friday morning. Head graduated from the University in 2003 with a distinguished major in political and social thought.
After a spirited debate last night, the Honor Committee voted 12-8 with one abstention against a proposal to abolish the seriousness clause from its constitution. "I think the Committee gave the proposal a fair and honest debate, and I was very happy to see that the Committee meeting was very transparent," Committee Chair Carey Mignerey said.
The University's new Architect, David Neuman, presented some of his plans, including the transplant of Varsity Hall, to the Board of Visitors' Buildings and Grounds Committee yesterday. Varsity Hall, a white building which currently accommodates Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps., is set to move from its location on Hospital Drive to 15th Street behind the French House next summer, University Landscape Architect Mary Hughes said.
For those who have served time at the Albemarle-Charlottesville jail, the return to freedom can be less than inviting.
Yesterday's article entitled "Med. School reevaluates live animal use in classes" incorrectly stated that the Life Saving Techniques lab is required for some medical students.
The Virginia House of Delegates currently is considering legislation that would restrict the distribution of emergency contraception, with a particular focus on state institutions of higher learning. A bill sponsored by Del.
Members of the University community have paid careful attention to Penn State University's innovative file-sharing program launched last November. The program, which resulted from a business agreement between Penn State and Napster, allows students to listen to songs over streaming audio for free. "The Penn State program is in its trial stages," said Shirley Payne, ITC director for security coordination and policy.
University elections will be more secure and more transparent this spring, according to University Board of Elections officials, who finalized the UBE elections calendar and its rules and regulations yesterday. The Office of the General Council approved both documents yesterday afternoon, said Madelyn Wessel, special advisor to the vice president for student affairs. Voting for spring elections will begin March 2 and end March 4. There are several changes in the procedure designed to make elections more secure. "First and foremost we've upped all security aspects of the system," said Chris Husser, Student Council chief technology adviser. Husser said students will be able to use their e-mail ID instead of their social security number when logging on to the system. Voters also will no longer be allowed to write in votes. "The fact that there is no write-in capacity on the ballot was a major concern for the UBE, but the rules and regulations and elections calendar were crafted in order to make the balloting procedure as open as possible so that write-in candidates would basically become superfluous," UBE Chair Brian Cook said. The UBE's rules and regulations state that candidates must submit a petition signed by a specific number of students in order to be placed on the ballot.
The international student population may be affected by higher education proposals in Europe. Governments in Germany, France and Britain, among others, recently have proposed raising tuition at public universities and making admissions processes more selective, according to the New York Times. In Europe, the Times reports, higher education is viewed the same way secondary education is in the United States: As a public good with free or close-to-free tuition.
Current stocks of blood at Charlottesville hospitals have reached a dangerously low level, according to Virginia Blood Services. "Starting with the holidays, blood supply is always low," Virginia Blood Services spokesperson Nancy Deane said.
The University Medical School announced yesterday that it will temporarily stop acquiring or using live animals for medical education pending a review by a special committee. The Medical School also suspended the Life Saving Techniques Lab that uses the animal models for the duration of the review. The announcement came after the Citizens for Humane Medicine attracted attention last week by questioning the Medical School's use of animals in its medical classes, and it is designed to resolve the questions which have been raised, Medical School Dean Arthur Garson Jr.
The newly formed University Board of Elections has arranged for a mock presidential election to be held this Tuesday to test a new online program for single-position elections. The mock polls will open at 8 a.m.
The House of Delegates Finance Committee voted yesterday to put the brakes on Gov. Mark R. Warner's tax reform plan. The committee voted 13 to 7 with two abstentions to pass by the bill indefinitely, which leaves it stranded in committee for the rest of the session. Both supporters and opponents of Warner's plan agreed the vote was only the first step in a long, protracted struggle that would eventually determine what tax changes would be passed into law by the General Assembly. Entering the meeting, delegates expected that the bill would be defeated. "This was something the House leadership had telegraphed for several weeks now, that this was how they would handle the issue," Warner spokesperson Ellen Qualls said. The defeat, however, did not spell the end of Warner's tax plan in the House, University Politics Prof.
The Honor Committee will vote Sunday on a proposal to eliminate the seriousness clause in the Committee constitution. The measure would end the current practice of student jurors voting first to convict an accused student on act and intent before determining whether the offense was serious enough to merit expulsion. Currently, students found guilty of act and intent but not guilty through the seriousness clause receive no punishment.
Legislators in the General Assembly currently are faced with dozens of bills to create stricter laws relating to driving under the influence, including one proposal that would implement a mandatory three-day minimum jail sentence for first-time offenders. Meanwhile, the Senate is reviewing a bill approved by the House of Delegates Monday that would allow state-operated liquor stores in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to open on Sundays. Del.
