The Student Council disability and access committee, in conjunction with the CIO Deafness Education and Awareness for Students, is celebrating Deaf Awareness Week this week. Events already held included bowling, a coffee chat and an ice cream social to provide an opportunity for students to learn about American Sign Language and deaf culture.
Heavy storms across central Virginia and tornados in the Richmond area set back power companies already working to restore electricity to more than a million customers after Hurricane Isabel swept through the Commonwealth. An additional 40,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers lost electricity as a result of Tuesday's twisters and storms. Still, Albemarle county spokesperson Lee Catlin said she expected electricity to be restored to almost the entire area by the end of the week. Flooding also became a concern in central Virginia as already-saturated ground got a second dose of rainfall.
Calling the current athletic culture at colleges nationwide "unsustainable," Vanderbilt University Chancellor Gordon Gee announced a major restructuring of the school's athletic department earlier this month. As a result of the reorganization, Vanderbilt no longer will have an athletic director.
After a two week debate, the Honor Committee voted unanimously Sunday to change the way it statistically reports cases that appear before the Committee. The Committee's old system involved reporting cases concerning students in the different schools separately.
Students assigned educational essays for violations of the University Judiciary Committee's standards of conduct now will have a clearer set of guidelines to work with. At UJC's Sunday night meeting, a list of seven guidelines for essay sanctions passed unanimously.
Due to increased demand for on-Grounds dining, construction and recent weather conditions, students have faced increased congestion at Newcomb Hall dining facilities. According to dining hall supervisor Hagel "Hamburger" Morris, students have been patient and understanding despite lines that can span the length of the hallway. She attributed recent difficulties to Hurricane Isabel. "This week we've been shorthanded because of Isabel.
U.S. District Judge Lee R. West ruled Tuesday in Oklahoma City that the "Do Not Call" list created by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission is unconstitutional. The FTC began working on the list after over 64,000 citizens expressed interest this winter in blocking calls from telemarketers to their home and other telephone numbers. "When over 64,000 people ask for this to be done, it really shows how much they want this," FTC spokesperson Jen Schwartzman said. The FCC and FTC commenced registration in June and since have registered over 50 million people. "We had a wildly successful first couple of months," Schwartzman said. The FCC and FTC, along with state and local governments, planned to start enforcing the list Oct.
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.
