Artist Emilie Brzezinski's wooden sculptures, which have been on display in museums throughout Europe, began arriving at the University of Virginia Art Museum Tuesday.
In a case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the University of Michigan's right to consider race in admissions, but declared Michigan's system of awarding admission points for race unconstitutional. The court split its decision on the two raced-based admissions cases.
A collection of eight pieces of the correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, ranging from a one-page note concerning payment to the contractor hired to build a greenhouse at Monticello to a letter discussing the Lewis and Clark expedition, was offered for auction by Sotheby's in New York June 20th. The papers were sold as part of a larger sale of fine books and manuscripts with an emphasis on Americana, Selby Kiffer senior vice president of books and manuscripts for the auction house said. The letters, which fetched between $2,700 and $48,000 were sold anonymously to private American collectors he said. The letters offer a valuable look into the diplomatic history of the young nation, History Prof.
Charlottesville's serial rapist struck again Saturday April 26th at 3:15 a.m. "The victim was a former student of the University who was visiting for the Foxfield races," said Charlottesville Police Lt.
Friday June 13, a man was attacked and robbed while crossing the railroad tracks between Chancellor Street and Virginia Avenue. "The victim was hit on the head with a fist," said Charlottesville police Lt.
Amid models and drawings of planned construction efforts, College Dean Ed Ayers and Leonard W. Sandridge Jr, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, met with community members Tuesday in the Newcomb Hall ballroom to preview the University's intended growth in the foreseeable future. The meeting was intended to offer community members a view of planned construction efforts at the "30,000 foot level," Sandridge said, emphasizing the continued need for individual communication with residents of affected areas before and during specific projects.
Thanks to a multi-million dollar private donation, the University currently is in the early stages of forming a marching and concert band.
Charlottesville residents have seen their water bill changed six times in the last year, and City Council now is considering another change.
Gregory Smith, Albermarle county resident and child prodigy, began working toward his PhD in mathematics last week.
As part of a continued commitment to increasing diversity and understanding on-Grounds, the University has plans for a mandatory online Web-based diversity training system, to be aimed primarily at incoming students.
Following fifty years of athletic excellence, the Atlantic Coast Conference now finds itself at a crossroads.
Rising second-year Engineering student Ross Pickering, 19, died in the early morning hours of June 1 after the car he was driving struck a tree near the intersection of Huntington and Wakefield roads near 29 north.
Friday, May 30 at 4:30 pm, a groundbreaking ceremony kicked off the construction of the University's new John Paul Jones Arena.
As I sit by the window writing this column, I'm watching the April showers do their best to bring about May flowers.
Nowhere does history repeat itself so rapidly as here. And yet, somehow, real change does take place -- the face of the University is an ever-evolving landscape in spite of the ubiquitous vestiges of tradition.
When fourth-year students bid goodbye to the University following graduation ceremonies, they will leave behind a campus markedly different than the one they entered as first years. Wooden fencing, heavy machinery and other telltale signs of construction block views in areas across Grounds, from the Aquatic and Fitness Center on Alderman Road to the future site of the new multi-purpose basketball arena on Massie Road. There currently are 10 projects in the building process, according to Leonard W.
Since the members of the class of 2003 began their undergraduate careers, they have witnessed breakthroughs in the evolution of University Greek life, from its 150th anniversary to its remarkable growth in chapters and multiculturalism. Last November marked the 150th anniversary of the University's first fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Last semester also marked the anniversaries of three sororities, Chi Omega's 75th anniversary, Kappa Delta's 70th anniversary and Zeta Tau Alpha's 50th anniversary. The University's second oldest fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, will turn 150 next year. "We have now begun a period in which we are marking significant anniversaries," said Aaron Laushway, assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority life. The Greek system currently consists of four governing councils, the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Inter-Sorority Council, the Black Fraternal Council and the Multicultural Greek Council. "In a lot of ways I feel like Greek life has stayed the same, and in certain ways it has evolved to take on a more political aspect than in years past," said graduating College student Mike Dunkley, a former BFC co-chair. Currently the IFC includes 32 fraternities, the ISC includes 16 sororities, the BFC governs five fraternities and three sororities and the MGC governs three fraternities and four sororities, Laushway said. At the time of his arrival in 1996, the IFC consisted of 33 fraternities, the ISC included 17 sororities, the BFC was composed of one fraternity and three sororities and the MGC was nonexistent, Laushway said. A transfer student from the University of Maryland approached Laushway in 1999 about founding a chapter of Omega Phi Beta, a Latina sorority no longer active at the University. "At that point there was discussion about where it belonged," Laushway said.
Travis Watson will be remembered. Billy McMullen will be remembered. There are a handful of other Virginia athletes of the class of '03, however, who have accomplished just as much in their respective sports as these two high profile stars, yet will remain forever anonymous to the average Virginia sports fan. These are the athletes who will not be making millions of dollars playing professional sports.
The Honor system frequently was the subject of intense debate and scrutiny on Grounds the past four years.
The Albemarle County Service Authority's Board of Directors proposed Wednesday to significantly raise water and sewer rates effective July 1, pending its completion of a rate study scheduled to begin later this year. The rate increase will cover higher operation costs of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, which operates reservoirs and water treatment plants to provide water for the County and the City of Charlottesville, said J.
