The University is closer to its goal of hiring more female and minority faculty members, University Provost Gene Block told the Board of Visitors Friday. His report indicated a 2 percent increase in full-time female faculty members -- 27 to 29 percent since 1998.
A group of University graduate students led by the Graduate Labor Union marched from the street side of the Rotunda to the office of President John T.
College students favor Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry over incumbent President George W.
Marilyn Monroe. Pamela Anderson. That girl in your math class. What do they all have in common? The notoriety of being featured in the pages of the world's most popular men's magazine. Playboy spokesperson Theresa Hennessey said college football conference-themed editions have been a part of the magazine's tradition for the last 27 years.
University Emergency Medical Services and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad will be present for the first time at the Foxfield horse races Saturday. Marcus Martin, chair of University Emergency Medical Services, told fraternity and sorority members at their annual Foxfield informational meeting that the U-EMS presence is part of the mass-gathering event management already in place at such University events as football games. "There will be doctors there who can help the curing process before you even get to the hospital," Foxfield Marketing Director Anne Browne said. This is the only major change to the logistics of Foxfield following a crack-down on underage drinking at last year's event. The Foxfield races last year were the most successful in several years, Albemarle County Lieutenant John Teixeira said. The students came through with "flying colors and should be commended for their behavior," he said.
Playboy Magazine held an open call at the University earlier this week for female students to participate in next October's special Atlantic Coast Conference issue. The infamous gentleman's journal conducted a photo shoot for about 25 interested students at the Holiday Inn Monticello Monday and Tuesday. Playboy puts out conference-themed issues annually
As Student Council wraps up its legislative term, Council President Daisy Lundy said she is most proud of her administration's efforts to address a wide variety of issues concerning students and the University. "I am really pleased with the number of events we have been able to support and the breadth of initiatives we have taken on," Lundy said.
In an effort to aid sleep-deprived students, Duke University announced that it will discontinue 8 a.m.
The University Board of Visitors' building and grounds committee approved on Thursday the construction of the Medical Center's General Clinical Research Center Core Laboratory beginning this summer at the corner of 11th and West Main streets.
Despite the perception that excessive underage drinking leads many students to seek medical attention, a study conducted by University medical researchers released last Wednesday has observed that alcohol use is an uncommon but significant cause of emergency room visits for University students. Director of Student Health James C.
Full-time faculty salaries rose 2.1 percent during the 2003-2004 academic year at select colleges and universities nationwide -- the lowest percentage in three decades, according to the American Association of University Professors' annual survey released Friday. The AAUP surveyed 1,446 colleges and universities, including 776 public schools, 321 private independent schools and 349 private church-related schools. The University is ranked between the 80th and 94.9th percentile for professors, according to the data.
The Board of Visitors' Student Affairs and Athletics Committee announced a plan Friday to guarantee first years on-Grounds housing for their second year beginning with the class of 2008.
Four University students are among the 310 recipients of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, according to University Media Relations. The University is allowed to nominate four candidates.
Gov. Mark R. Warner took action on bills passed by the General Assembly last Thursday and Friday, amending two controversial bills but otherwise signing a large majority of them into law. Of the 1,035 bills to pass both the House of Delegates and Senate, Warner signed 980, amended 53 and vetoed two bills, one at the request of its sponsor and one because Warner signed a similar but more comprehensive bill into law at the same time. Warner amended a bill establishing "feticide," the unlawful and premeditative killing of an unborn fetus, as a crime by adding a sentence explicitly stating that the bill would not infringe on the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v.
Dave Matthews Band Violinist Boyd Tinsley gathered with Young Democrats Saturday at the Starr Hill Gallery during a campaign event to support local congressional candidate Al Weed, the Daily Progress reported. Weed is challenging incumbent Congressman Virgil H.
The Foxfield Racing Association will present its annual "Safety Education Program" to University student leaders tomorrow night at the Sigma Kappa sorority house. Representatives from the University's Emergency Medicine department, the Charlottesville/Albemarle rescue squad, the Albemarle County police department, and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team will join Foxfield officials. Foxfield officials are planning to address rules and regulations at Foxfield, acceptable and unacceptable behavior and how to "plan ahead for a wonderful Foxfield experience and return home safely," according to a press release. Part of the program will also consist of a video presentation to demonstrate examples of unacceptable behavior. "Foxfield recognizes and appreciates that 99 percent of the student population at the races behaves in a responsible manner," the press release said. While the safety program has already been presented at James Madison University, Hampden-Sydney, Sweet Briar and Washington & Lee, Foxfield officials said that Virginia Tech did not respond to repeated requests to give its safety program.
Chanting "What do we want? Equality. When do we want it? Now," University employees, students and local politicians rallied Friday afternoon on the lawn of Brooks Hall to encourage the University to provide domestic partner benefits for its staff and faculty members. Lasting roughly one hour and 15 minutes, the rally, dubbed "Rally for Equality," included two prolonged periods when demonstrators chanted outside the Rotunda, the site of the University's Board of Visitors meeting Friday. Protestors criticized the Board and the University for failing to stand up for the rights of its homosexual employees. The Board "claims to fear the vindictiveness of its conservative alumni and conservative benefactors in Richmond," Queer Student Union Co-President Luke Ward said.
City police arrested 10 individuals on charges of disorderly conduct early Sunday morning, according to a jail official, following reported incidents of fighting in the Rugby Road area. The charges reportedly stemmed from altercations which took place around Beta Bridge on Rugby Road, near the Delta Upsilon House. Around 10 p.m.
The University's Board of Visitors' educational policy committee approved reforms Saturday that will merge two graduate programs and dissolve the Applied Mathematics program over the next several years.
In response to brewing controversy surrounding the use of DNA testing in the search for a suspected Charlottesville serial rapist, City Police Chief Timothy J.
