Fourth-year students participate in the 12th annual Fourth Year 5K, sponsored by the University Office of Health Promotion and Peer Health Educators.
Carrying signs and chanting slogans in protest of alleged racial remarks by a University Medical Center supervisor, over 50 students, staff and activists turned out to picket in front of the University hospital Friday. The hour-long lunchtime gathering attracted the attention of many bystanders but did not impede traffic or disrupt normal operations at the hospital. Elizabeth Coles, a member of the Staff Union at the University of Virginia and physical tech senior in the Medical School, said the purpose of the protest was to make people aware of racial problems at the University, beyond the widely publicized blackface incident last Halloween and the alleged assault on Student Council President Daisy Lundy during the election. Last week, the administration investigated allegations that a medical supervisor used a racial epithet in front of employees before a staff meeting Nov.
Student, faculty and staff computers throughout Grounds recently have come under attack from a mass-mailing worm, spread through e-mails claiming to be from the popular online billing service PayPal.com. According to Mark Smith, manager of desktop computing support for ITC, his office first announced the worm's presence through an online message posted Nov.
Thirty-six years after the debate first began, City Council is preparing to vote on a resolution that would transfer McIntire Park to the Virginia Department of Transportation for construction of a new highway. "The city has had this project on the books for over 30 years and it has been pushed by numerous councils," City Council member Meredith Richards said. If Council passes the resolution, VDOT will build a highway, called the Meadowcreek Parkway, through the City to connect Rt.
University officials are saying they plan to file charges with the University Judiciary Committee in the wake of hazing allegations against the local Alpha Mu chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. The Grand Council of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and the University undertook independent investigations into alleged misconduct at the fraternity in early November.
Suspended third-year College student Andrew Alston was acquitted of assault charges last Friday. The charges were brought against Alston following an argument Sept.
Suspended third-year College student Andrew Alston is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing this morning, less than three weeks after being arrested in the stabbing death of a local firefighter, on an unrelated misdemeanor assault and battery charge brought by his ex-girlfriend, a University student. The incident occurred in early September at a party on Jefferson Park Avenue, according to the police, when Alston allegedly hit his ex-girlfriend in the face as she tried to leave.
The Virginia State Crime Commission met Wednesday in Richmond and gave their endorsement to a proposed bill that, if passed, would allow convicted offenders an unlimited amount of time to introduce new evidence of their innocence, potentially even years after sentencing. As it stands now, Virginia's 21-day rule denies judges the ability to consider these claims of innocence if they are made over three weeks after a defendant's sentencing hearing.
The Sil'hooettes, a University a cappella group, sing to listeners on the mezzanine of the Bookstore yesterday.
The Grand Council of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity has officially suspended the charter of its Alpha Mu chapter at the University of Virginia.
University President John T. Casteen, III issued a statement yesterday responding to allegations that a Medical Center employee used a racial epithet during a conversation at a recent staff meeting, calling the usage "offensive" and "insulting." Following reports of the alleged Nov.
The Student Council representative body unanimously approved Tuesday night a resolution to create a new off-Grounds housing office. Architecture Rep.
The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce honored "the voice and the face of the University" Wednesday night when it presented Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, with its highest accolade -- the Paul Goodloe McIntire Citizenship Award. The Chamber established the annual award in 1975 as a way of recognizing citizens' outstanding contributions to the community. "Our Chamber award is named in honor of Paul Goodloe McIntire, whose goodwill set a standard of service that others through the years have reached for while helping to weave a fabric of selflessness that continues to provide for our community and its citizens," said former Chamber chair Michael Gaffney at the presentation Wednesday.
Student leaders and University officials encouraged students to "say something" to their peers about alcohol and substance abuse during this year's Substance Abuse Awareness Week, which began Monday. "Say something" was the theme of this year's activities designed to educate students about substance abuse, especially the dangers of binge drinking. "We want fellow students to talk to their friends about any behaviors that they are witnessing that they think might be dangerous," said Kathy Radd, chair of the University's alcohol and drug abuse prevention team.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Sen. John Edwards, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, championed her husband's proposals and her own commitment to education in two appearances on Grounds yesterday. The events, one at the Education School and the other at the Law School, were just one stop on Elizabeth Edwards' nationwide tour as the nine candidates for the Democratic Party nomination gear up for state primaries.
With America's reliance on video games and television for entertainment, children are being brought up much too attached to the comforts of their own home, say the founders of the Children's Fitness Clinic, a new program for overweight children at the University Medical Center. The Center's main goal is not only to encourage healthier eating habits and more physical exercise, but also to elevate self-image and self-esteem.
Amid a large crowd wielding an array of campaign buttons and signs, former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer headlined the Hoos for Howard Dean Official Kickoff Rally last night in Clark Hall. Beyer, who served as lieutenant governor from 1990-1998, is the national treasurer for Vermont Governor Howard Dean's democratic presidential nomination candidacy and leads the candidate's campaigning in Virginia. Beyer's opening remarks focused on Dean's straightforwardness on issues. "He is to my mind the most fearless political leader I've ever seen," Beyer said.
As students shell out hundreds of dollars for textbooks each semester, a few organizations have taken steps to reduce the high cost of books. "There is a lot of individual experimentation going on among publishers," said Judith Platt of the Association of American Publishers.
Plans for a development at the intersection of Preston Avenue and Grady Avenue are being resurrected as a result of new zoning regulations established in September by City Council. Currently the city is searching for a qualified development team to work closely with them and the community to construct more detailed plans. "Our expectation is that the area will be residential," Mayor Maurice Cox said.
Nine months after the integrity of Student Council elections at the University came into serious question after a series of controversies, students last night approved a new elections body completely separate from Council. The University Board of Elections reform amendment received the second highest number of overall votes of the 14 referenda in the election, which spanned the last two days.
