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.
With the job market in the shape it is, finding work is hard enough. When you add the need for work authorization, increasingly strict visa rules and the pressure to choose between the country of your birth and the country of your current residence, the challenge becomes even greater. This was the situation facing Razy Farook, a fourth-year Commerce student from Sri Lanka, when he walked into a job interview a few weeks ago. He walked out after answering just one question: Did he have appropriate authorization to work in the United States?
After sustaining severe head injuries during an altercation outside the Sigma Chi fraternity house, second-year College student and University football player Carson Ward left the University Medical Center this week in improved condition. Ward underwent emergency surgery to remove blood clots in his brain and remained unconscious for several days after the alleged incident, which occurred in the early hours of Nov.
Students are used to having the sources they cite in their research papers scrutinized by professors and teaching assistants, but not by Uncle Sam. Yet under the Patriot Act, passed by Congress in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks as a way to fight terrorism, the federal government has the power to do just that -- a power it that has left unexercised for now. The act empowers law enforcement officers to obtain library records as a part of foreign terrorism or international intelligence investigations, without having to notify the individual whose records they obtained. "We are not exempt from those requirements," said Madelyn Wessel, special assistant to the vice president of student affairs and a liaison to the University's General Counsel. Though U.S.
Ronnie Painter, an employee with Dominion Virginia Power, repairs an electric transformer on Route 29 North near Massie Road late Monday night while his coworker Daniel Hoosier looks on from the ground below.
University administrators said yesterday that they have responded to allegations that an employee who holds a managerial position at the University Medical Center used a racial epithet in a conversation at a staff meeting Nov.
As the fall semester draws to a close and students begin to sell and purchase books, textbook publishers continue in their ongoing battle with the used book market for sales. Jeremy Hunt, manager of the independent Student Book Store on the Corner, said while sales vary from semester to semester, most students buy used books.
Through the efforts of several student groups and other organizations on Grounds, the under-utilized Newcomb Hall informal lounge soon will be transformed from drab to fab through the creation of a new Diversity Center. "The purpose is to provide a resource space for programming, lounging and relaxing," Minority Rights Coalition Chair M.
Student Council voted last night to allow Eta Lodge, not to be confused with the National fraternity also known as "the Lodge," to keep its CIO status despite the Inter-Fraternity Council's decision to reject its application to the IFC last week. Eta Lodge, formally a part of the national fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma, was granted CIO status a year and a half ago as a temporary means of regaining IFC status. Council Architecture Rep.
Last night Student Council heard three CIOs appeal their fall appropriations funding allocations. The first two groups, Off the Lawn and Students Promoting Free Trade, both were denied their appeals and thus were allocated zero dollars by Council. Council Appropriations Committee Co-Chair Conor Fee said both groups had estimated that they would make more money fundraising than they would spend throughout the course of the year. "They're making more money than they are using," Fee said.
The University Art Museum will host an honorary gala event Friday as a tribute to Ruth and Robert Cross, museum supporters and activists for the past 30 years, according to a University press release. The event, entitled "La Belle Epoque: The Legacy of Ruth and Robert Cross at the University of Virginia Art Museum," will include a cocktail reception hosted by University President and Mrs. John T.
