A proposal issued by the City Manager's office last fall recommending a 33 percent increase to the Charlottesville meal tax is inciting controversy amongst local businesses. The suggestion to increase the meal tax was proposed in fall 2002 along with several other methods of decreasing expenditures and accumulating more funds for government use.
Protestors rallying Thursday against military action in Iraq incited debate in the University community when a number of participants decided to take their demonstration indoors, marching through the hallways of Cabell Hall. Between 20 and 30 people broke from the protest on the Lawn and proceeded to walk the halls of Cabell while classes were in session, reportedly chanting and banging on doors, according to several students in class at the time. Students walked out of classes as part of an event organized by the Anti-War Coalition, Citizens Against Global Exploitation and Food Not Bombs.
As Operation Iraqi Freedom progresses and more troops are sent into harm's way, University graduates may soon find themselves providing medical attention to U.S.
Last night at the Carter G. Woodson Institute's roundtable discussion on war with Iraq, the debate over the conflict turned away from vocal protest and toward the impending ramifications of current U.S.
In a special committee meeting of the Board of Visitors yesterday, convened to address issues of Board structure and governance, committee members recommended the establishment of a special committee on diversity. The committee will present its recommendation to the Board at a full meeting in April. According to committee chair Thomas F.
Following elections held during the Honor Committee annual retreat last weekend, the Committee announced that third-year College student Carey Mignerey will be chair for the upcoming year. "We're looking forward to engaging students this year.
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors' recent controversial proposal to ban certain groups from speaking on campus was found to be unconstitutional by the state attorney general's office last week. The Board also called a special April 6 meeting to review two othercontentious resolutions adopted at the March 10 meeting, which prohibited any recognition of race in admissions and hiring and eliminated sexual orientation from the school's non-discrimination clause. State Solicitor General William H.
Last Thursday, the University Medical Center admitted a Darden student showing flu-like symptoms, who hospital officials originally suspected to have Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Four firefighters prepare to lower an American flag hung from a ladder truck outside of the Charlottesville Fire Headquarters Friday, March 21.
NEW YORK, March 22 -- Kneeling in the middle of Broadway and 34th, five-year-old Erelle Fuchs traced the outline of a dove on the asphalt at Times Square.
With war intensifying in Iraq, the New York Police Department has tightened security to protect the city from possible terrorist attacks. The program, known as Operation Atlas, was praised recently as a "model for other communities to follow" by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. "There is no city in this country that does a better job of working across the board to prevent terrorism than the City of New York," Ridge said. The five main tenets of the program include increased personnel deployment, transit system security, expanded patrol operation and coverage, improved intelligence gathering and greater airspace security. Greater numbers of NYPD officers are being deployed as part of harbor defense, aviation, chemical, hazardous materials and bomb detection units. To ensure the security of transit passengers and installations, National Guardsmen additionally are patrolling the subway system, undercover officers are riding on subway cars and radiation detection units are stationed in subway terminals. Checkpoints have been set up throughout the city and at all bridges and tunnels into the city.
Second-year College student Mira Rai dons formal wear designed by second-year College student Tracy Anang.
Gov. Mark R. Warner signed legislation Saturday banning undocumented immigrants from obtaining Virginia driver's licenses, but also proposed an amendment allowing for a small number of those same citizens to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. Supporters of the legislation prohibiting undocumented immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses acknowledge that seven of the 19 Sept.
As a result of heavy rains and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service issued varying degrees of flood warnings throughout the Commonwealth yesterday, Virginia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Tamara Neale said. "The warnings included Cumberland, Albemarle, Augusta, Orange and Greene Counties and the cities of Charlottesville, Staunton and Waynesboro," Neale said. Throughout Virginia, the Department of Transportation constantly monitored road conditions, she said. "All the major roads such as the interstates are fine because they have better drainage systems," she said.
University officials restated their policy on demonstrations yesterday, notifying employees that they are free to voice their opinions on the war in Iraq but need clearance from a supervisor before missing work to attend demonstrations. Supervisors were advised that adequate staffing must be maintained during regular work hours. Officials warned University employees that unauthorized absences could bring disciplinary action.
Adding their voice yesterday to the chorus of outrage over Daisy Lundy's alleged assault, the Green Party of Central Virginia called for broad structural reform to combat racial problems at the University. A press release distributed yesterday said the Green Party asked the University to "greatly augment their programs promoting racial tolerance, and to enact substantial and broad curricular reforms." The Green Party condemned the discrimination and violence they said led to the assault.
The University Judiciary Committee elected third-year College student Alexis Gregorian to serve as the committee's next chair in deliberations last night.
In response to the commencement of U.S. and allied air strikes against Iraq Wednesday night, the Anti-War Coalition at U.Va.
Following a year of increased visibility on Grounds, the University chapter of the National Organization for Women elected its 2003-2004 executive board Wednesday night in Newcomb hall. Second-year College student Katy Shrum was selected to serve as the next NOW president.
Dozens of students and community members gathered at the Rotunda for an interfaith prayer vigil last night, coming together to express their reaction to war from a variety of religious perspectives. The Student Council religious affairs committee organized the vigil.
