Some readers would say that it's incredibly easy to label Pat Conroy as a Southern writer -- another Eudora Welty, William Faulkner or Margaret Mitchell.
It takes him almost 250 pages to get to the actual porno, but Irvine Welsh knows how to keep people reading: sex, drugs, vengeance and scam after scam.
I am from southwestern Virginia. And, in my opinion, anyone who isn't from this often-ignored portion of the United States cannot understand the essence of the place I call home.
There have been profound changes in the world over the past 100 years --a time span that amounts to just four generations.
"Dogwalker," a debut novel by Arthur Bradford, is an abrasively honest and original book. The actions and stories are absurd, but Bradford forces his reader to reflect upon and empathize with his characters and their situations. The book is a series of short vignettes.
Since the King announced his impending retirement, "Everything's Eventual" has gained a newfound significance -- it's probably the last collection of his short stories that ever will be published. But this doesn't change the fact that the work isn't one of Stephen King's best collections.
Stephen King -- it's a household name. From "Carrie" in 1974 to "From a Buick 8" in 2002, King is heralded the world over as the "king," so to speak, of fictionalized horror.
Frantically, the fans are riding the edges of their seats. Those who waited in line to be the very first inside, well, those fans are waving their arms frenetically behind the opponent's basket in a well known attempt to prevent scoring.
Described as the "poet laureate of the chemical generation," Irvine Welsh is perhaps best known for "Trainspotting," published in 1994 and adapted for film in 1996.
An archive of letters written by George Washington now will be available through the University Library's Electronic Text site -- the result of a collaborative effort between the University's E-Text Center and the Papers of George Washington, a modern scholarly editing project. The Web site will make thousands of George Washington documents available for the general public to browse. "We provide the technological expertise and guidance," said Matt Gibson, associate director of the Electronic Text Center.
Motorists can expect to see more traffic enforcement on the streets of Charlottesville in the coming months, Albemarle County spokeswoman Lee Catlin said. According to Catlin, the number of annual traffic fatalities in Albemarle County has reached an all-time high. "This year's number of traffic fatalities to date is 20, and the total fatalities last year were 10 -- this is very distressing," Catlin said.
Police investigate assault at Poolside Cafe University police currently are searching for a 5-foot-10 black male who allegedly attacked an employee outside of the Poolside Caf in the Aquatic & Fitness Center.
In a recent report, University of California faculty found that changes to their school's admissions policies had no significant impact on the racial makeup or academic quality of its incoming freshman class. The study, made public this week, examined the repercussions of a new policy in effect at the university's six most selective campuses: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara. Under new policies adopted in November of last year, the admissions criteria of these institutions have been expanded to include non-academic factors, such as special talents and encounters with adversity. Called "comprehensive review" by the university's admissions officials, the policy already has sparked controversy as a potential means of averting Proposition 209, which outlaws the use of race in University of California admissions.
A victim of an October assault is voicing her concern about safety in the University Health System through letters to University authorities. Heather, who requested that her last name be withheld, was the victim of an Oct.
Virginia Sen. George Allen was elected Wednesday to serve as the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, placing him in a key Senate leadership position. "It's an important post," Allen spokeswoman Carrie Cantrell said.
Despite Virginia's statewide budget crunch, almost no officials in state government or at the University say they want to end permanently the relationship between the state and higher education. Even in tough financial times, when relations between government and school officials often are strained, support for privatization of the state schools is nearly non-existent among both top elected and University officials. Privatization has "been mentioned, particularly over the last year," Board of Visitors Secretary Alexander "Sandy" Gilliam Jr.
Since the new national campaign finance law took effect Nov. 6, a growing number of activist organizations, politicians, lobbyist groups and states are taking sides in a court challenge to the law that could end up in the Supreme Court within months. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act aims to change the current trend of campaign finance by banning soft money contributions to national political parties, increasing hard money contribution limits and restricting corporations and labor unions from running ads explicitly in favor of one candidate. More than 80 plaintiffs are challenging the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in federal court, arguing that the ban of "soft money" contributions represents an encroachment on First Amendment rights. Sens.
Correction: Tuesday's article, "Committee asks Britt to speak at May graduation," incorrectly stated that Dr. L.
Earlier this week members of the Charlottesville community and local government officials met to discuss changes to commercial and residential developments surrounding the University. The changes were among many issues discussed Tuesday night at a public hearing on the city's draft zoning ordinance. Neighborhood Development Services, a branch of the city government, first proposed the ordinance change to the Charlottesville City Council on Nov.
