Howard University currently is investigating whether a professor asked students to pose seminude for a magazine he edits. African-American Studies Prof.
Advocates for women in athletics dodged a knock-out punch last week, though some say women's athletics are still endangered by a national commission reviewing Title IX and pledge to continue the fight for the statute outside the ring. Thursday, the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics signed off on a set of recommendations that would give universities and colleges more flexibility in allocating funding for men's and women's programs, but did not suggest broad changes to the law. Former WNBA star Cynthia Cooper and Stanford Athletic Director Ted Leland co-chaired the 15-member panel. The commission's recommendations, made last week, are less severe than originally anticipated, but reactions are mixed from women's organizations both at the University and around the nation. "I was really glad to hear" major changes were avoided, said Katy Bauer, vice president of the University's National Organization for Women chapter. NOW Co-vice President Lindsey Heddleston concurred with Bauer.
Preliminary steps for the construction of a new Observatory Hill Dining Hall began last week, ushering in a year of major renovation in the Alderman road area. Construction, which will involve demolishing both the current O-Hill structure and the Tree House facility in favor of a modernized 62,000 square foot building, is expected to be finalized by Fall 2004.
Late last week, the Honor Committee mailed out new CD-ROMs to first-year and transfer students. The CD-ROMs "serve as an introduction for first years to the Honor Committee," Committee Chairman Christopher Smith said. In the past, the Committee generally displayed a 10-minute honor video during orientation, which they later mailed home to incoming first years and transfer students.
This spring's Foxfield races may be a tamer than previous years because of punishments handed down Jan.
Speaking before the United Nations Security Council yesterday, Secretary of State Colin Powell made the Bush administration's most detailed case against Iraq to date, presenting phone conversations between Iraqi military officials and satellite photographs of weapons bunkers. "I cannot tell you everything we know," Powell told council members.
Engineers host Open House The School of Engineering and Applied Science will open its doors to the public for its annual Open House Feb.
Fundraising has begun for Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center Following the recent celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition bicentennial, the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center has begun its annual fund raising for next year.
The Virginia General Assembly has proposed a tuition cap for in-state students that, if passed, will take effect in July 2003, the beginning of the 2004 fiscal year. The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate presented proposals to prevent Virginia public universities and colleges from increasing their tuition more than 9 percent. "The House of Delegates proposed a 9 percent cap increase and the Senate proposed a 5 percent increase," said James Dillard III, R-Fairfax, chair of the House Education Committee. "Each house will vote on their proposal Thursday," he added.
An ongoing debate over a federal law raises the question of whether the government should just say no to giving financial aid to students with drug convictions. As part of the 1998 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a law initially passed in 1965, Congress inserted a regulation preventing students with certain drug convictions from receiving financial aid. Students who are convicted of drug possession once are denied aid for a year, twice are denied aid for two years, and thrice are denied aid indefinitely. A first conviction for selling drugs prompts a two-year denial of aid, while any second sales conviction prompts an indefinite suspension. Students can start receiving aid again before their suspension period is up, if they complete a drug rehabilitation program that meets certain government standards. Underage use or possession of alcohol or cigarettes is not covered under the law. Congressman Mark Souder, R-Ind., the law's original sponsor, says the rules are justified to ensure that the government's money is spent in the best possible way. "Students who receive financial aid from taxpayer money should live within the law," Souder spokesman Seth Becker said. Inconsistent Enforcement Though Souder continues to favor the concept of the law, Becker said Souder has not been pleased by the way it has worked in practice, particularly over the last two years. Though the provision became law in 1998, it was loosely enforced by Bill Clinton's administration. During Clinton's tenure, students who left the question about drug convictions blank on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid form were able to receive aid, said Ben Gaines, coordinator of the Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform. Under George W.
A local serial rapist may be on the prowl again. A man in a dark ski mask assaulted a 29-year-old woman outside her home on the 100 block of Camelia Drive Monday afternoon, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.
Beginning in the fall of 2003, students will pay an additional $260 on average in housing fees to live on Grounds. The new costs will be part of a long-term project to maintain and possibly replace current University housing. The Board of Visitors unanimously approved the increase at its meeting last weekend. "There are a couple of purposes of the increased prices," Chief Housing Officer Mark Doherty said.
The University could expect attendance from even more students from Fairfax County in the future in response to the county's rapid population increase, which the University's Weldon Cooper Center reported in a recent provisional estimate. According to the Cooper Center's 2002 estimate, Fairfax County's population has reached an all-time high of 1,006,300 residents. This is the first time in Virginia's history that the population of a single locality is estimated to be over one million residents. John Knapp, research director for business and economics at the Cooper Center, attributed the large population increase to several factors. "Originally, the force of growth stemmed directly from the county's close proximity to the nation's capital," Knapp said.
The Department of Environmental Quality may find the University in violation of state air pollution regulations stemming from a series of boiler failures that took place Jan.
Curry introduces new lecture series A lecture series at the Curry School of Education this month will feature four acclaimed speakers who will focus on student underachievement due to factors ranging from poverty to learning disabilities. All lectures will be held in Ruffner Hall's auditorium 4C, beginning at 10 a.m.
To facilitate the expansion of University researchers' current work with anthrax and other biological agents, the University plans to build a five-story Regional Biocontainment Laboratory on Lane Road. The University will submit a proposal to the National Institutes of Health for a $14 million grant this Friday, Feb.
Medical researchers from the University and Washington University in St. Louis have determined that common pediatric anesthetics can cause severe brain damage and memory defects in newborn rats. In experiments published in the Feb.
Salaries of Virginia's state employees, which have not been increased since 2000, may receive a marginal boost if proposals in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate are incorporated into this year's final budget proposal. According to Joan S.
As a part of the University Career Services Career Week, which began yesterday and will run through Friday, University students will learn about, apply for and interview for jobs and internships with more than 170 employers. Career Week kicked off with the College undergraduate job fair and continues today and Wednesday with a focus on internship opportunities.
Announcing its opposition to a war in Iraq, City Council voted 4 to 1 last night to declare Charlottesville a "City for Peace." "Cities for Peace" is a national coalition of locally-elected officials and concerned citizens banding together with hopes of influencing the federal government's decision to go to war. The movement has been promoted locally by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, which introduced an initial proposal at a Council meeting last month. Mayor Maurice Cox and Council members Kevin Lynch, Blake Caravati and Meredith Richards voted in favor of the revised resolution.
