The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a hotline to provide information for Virginians affected by Hurricane Isabel.
For decades it has provided an opportunity for students to go to college who otherwise would not have been able to pay their tuition costs.
Attorney General John Ashcroft issued new guidelines to federal attorneys Monday, instructing them to push for the heaviest charges they can prove in criminal cases, and to limit their use of plea bargains.
Still reeling from Hurricane Isabel, southside and central Virginia was hit by at least four weak tornadoes stemming from one supercell thunderstorm early yesterday morning. Trees falling under the force of the high winds of the storm, passing through Henrico and Hanover counties, knocked out power that was only recently restored in the wake of Isabel. The National Weather Service reported the storms' winds reached up to 112 mph. Citizens, some who had cars and homes severely damaged, were shocked at the destruction the thunderstorm wrought.
On Monday, Federal Tax Commissioner Kenneth Thorson extended certain taxdeadlines for those residents and businesses located in the 69 counties and 30 cities designated as disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Thorson said he made the decision to help taxpayers who are currently dealing with the effects of Hurricane Isabel.
By Whitney Garrison Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Minority Rights Coalition and Student Council explored issues of race, gender, sexuality and justice in a forum last night, featuring three University speakers, called "U.Va.
It's still candlelight dinners and ice cold showers for some University students living off-Grounds who have not yet had their power restored following Hurricane Isabel's Thursday night visit to Central Virginia. The Charlottesville area still had 6,680 customers without power as of yesterday afternoon, Dominion Power spokesperson Richard Zuercher said.
University Police responded to a bomb threat directed at Ruffner Hall yesterday at 11:38 a.m. University Police Cpt.
The International Studies Office has bolstered publicity and recruiting efforts this year in hopes of increasing enrollment in the University's study abroad programs. Under the "2020" admission plan, the office has set the goal of enrolling 80 percent of all University students in some sort of study abroad program by 2020.
Members of the U.S. Congress brought home the bacon for universities and colleges in record-setting amounts during fiscal year 2003. Overall pork spending -- money that is earmarked for a project and thereby exempt from the normal Congressional appropriations process -- on academic projects rose 10 percent over previous 2002 figures while additional unplanned, discretionary spending on defense-related university projects shot up 68 percent. Congress appropriated more than $2 billion dollars in pork project spending for colleges and universities in the current fiscal year which ends next week, according to a recent study conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
As life at the University gradually returns to normal in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, construction crews are rejoicing that no major damage will further hinder the numerous renovation projects currently underway around Grounds. Although some facilities on Grounds suffered minor damages due to fallen trees and heavy winds, officials from a number of the construction projects in progress said they were able to prepare sufficiently to secure the sites from any significant damage. After a number of setbacks to the Ivy Road-Emmet Street Parking Garage due to inclement weather and concerns raised by residents in the area, University officials said the hurricane did not impact any of the remaining construction plans or dates. According to Sack Johannesmeyer, director of facilities planning and construction, the worst consequence of the hurricane was simply a general loss of production. "We lost [time] buttoning down for the hurricane and cleaning water from the site," Johannesmeyer said.
Mistakenly taking Hurricane Isabel to be the end of the world, local simians gathered outside the Woodard offices Thursday seeking atonement for the leasing agency's treatment of misplaced residents.
Students accused of illegally sharing copyrighted files could lose their network connections, according to a notice from ITC e-mailed to all students last week. Upon receipt of a complaint from the entertainment industry, ITC will warn accused students and give them three business days to respond.
For one anonymous 20-year-old third-year College student, the fake ID he's had since high school was just another school supply to pack for his return to the University this fall. "I've used my [fake] ID way too many times to count," the student said.
The grand opening of the University's renovated Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall is scheduled for Oct.
Two students allegedly were assaulted early Sunday morning around 1:30 a.m. near the corner of 17th Street and Gordon Avenue shortly after leaving a fraternity party in the area. Third-year Engineering students Ricky Yau and Brian Welsh were walking on 17th Street when they were attacked by three men, according to a Charlottesville Police Department report.
The County will launch a three-week cleanup program tomorrow to assist residents with debris cleanup in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel. The program will begin tomorrow morning and run through Oct.
Students attending fraternity parties during the spring semester may have an additional beverage choice, after the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team secured funding last Tuesday to provide water coolers at fraternity parties. The Office of Health Promotion's Social Norms Marketing Division agreed to fund ADAPT's initiative, Social Norms Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Bauerle said. "What we're attempting to do is to have [the coolers] in a location to make water as prevalent as alcoholic drinks," ADAPT member Abigail Atwood said.
Although University classes resumed Monday, other Virginia schools remain closed in the wake of Hurricane Isabel. The College of William & Mary is closed until further notice and the administration encourages students not to return to campus until notified.
University history Prof. and College Dean Edward L. Ayers introduced a new, community-based perspective to the historical conversation on the Civil War.
