The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recently approved the creation of a new undergraduate major in biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia.
A University student has been charged wit?h murder for the weekend stabbing death of a local volunteer firefighter. The stabbing occurred near the intersection of Wertland and 14th Streets, behind the Corner district, early Saturday morning.
The thought of part-time college work brings to mind certain jobs: Telemarketing, retail or waiting tables are common.
University undergraduates aspiring to graduate school might consider entering the newly expanded applicant pool for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship, which will award around 30 new grants next year. Until now, the scholarship has been limited to students in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., but the Foundation recently announced that students across the nation now will be eligible for the award.
Charlottesville resident and well-known activist Priscilla Whiting, 72, died of respiratory illness Friday.
The Charlottesville Fire Department said a small fire started in the laundry room of Midway Manor on Water St.
It is late Friday afternoon and the Lawn is deserted, save a few tablers with no one left to solicit.
To shed light on student awareness and experiences concerning sexual assault, the University's Sexual Assault Education Office will distribute a survey this week. This is the most all-encompassing survey the office has distributed, covering sexual and domestic violence, according to Claire Kaplan, sexual assault education coordinator. "We have not done a study on this issue in a long time, and we have never done a study on domestic violence," Kaplan said.
Governor Mark R. Warner has appointed Charlottesville resident Karen Waters to a statewide task force geared at combating crime in minority communities.
University Dining Services soon plans to serve coffee certified by Fair Trade in its dining halls, largely because of a student-based effort. Fair Trade Coffee is an organization committed to protecting coffee farmers from harsh working conditions by maintaining a minimum wage of $1.26 per pound of coffee and buying directly from the farmers instead of brokering through various middlemen. University students Chris Antoun and Mike Figura began an organization known as Students Promoting Fair Trade in an effort to increase its awareness among the campus community. They worked closely with Dining Services Associate Director Eddie Whedbee to switch the coffee provider of University dining halls to Pura Vida, which exclusively offers Fair Trade-certified coffee. "The drive to do this was theirs," Dining Services Director Brent Beringer said. Antoun and Figura could not be reached for comment yesterday. University Politics Prof.
Beginning this weekend, students may enjoy more beverage options around Rugby Road as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team begins a new trial phase in its new program to place water coolers at fraternity parties. ADAPT asked the fraternities of Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Chi, Sigma Pi and Theta Delta Chi to participate in a month-long trial period, making water coolers available in their houses during parties.
A small working meeting was held at 10 p.m. last night by Will Sowers, Student Council vice president for administration, in which he discussed his proposals for election rules changes following their review earlier in the day by University General Counsel Rick Kast. Kast is filling in for Madelyn Wessel, Council
Across the nation, more and more students are fighting their way through organic chemistry and MCAT testing to apply for medical school. For the first time in six years, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported a rise in the number of medical school applicants nationwide.
Due to the heavy rains and subsequent ground saturation, this retaining wall between the 200 and 300 block of 15th Street collapsed yesterday morning.
A brown bear visited a couple of buildings on the Appalachian State University campus, located in Boone, N.C.
University alumnus Paul Tudor Jones II, class of 1976, praised the high level of University student volunteerism in a speech before an audience of over 100 Madison House program directors last night as a part of a special visit to Grounds. Madison House invited Jones, who flew in specifically for the evening's dinner and speech, to return to the University over a year ago.
An investigation currently is underway at the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile, Ala., where 3,000 copies of its Vanguard student newspaper were stolen last week, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Tim Beard, South Alabama's dean of students, told the Associated Press that the papers disappeared following campus wide distribution to students the Tuesday before last. Jamie Sims, Vanguard editor-in-chief, told the Associated Press she believes it is no coincidence the papers stolen included criticism of the school's Student Government Association. The paper questioned if paid cell phones and stipend increases for three SGA officers were a good use of student activity fees paid by all students. Beard said officials are working to find the newspaper thieves.
Albermarle County investigators named a cooking grease and creosote buildup on a wood-burning stove as the cause of Monday night's three-alarm fire at Farmington Country Club. The fire was first detected at 6:30 p.m.
Certified Massage Therapist Lisa Barnhart gives first-year College student Joey Djojohadikusumo a massage yesterday at the Women's Wellness Fair in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
Less than two months after passing new zoning regulations that would allow for high-density housing to be built near Grounds, City Council approved an ordinance at its Nov.
