A joint fraternity party was robbed Sunday at the Sigma Pi house between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m. Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta Fraternities, Inc. joined together to host the Saturday night party.
With President George W. Bush expected to make a final decision regarding war against Iraq later today, college students around the Commonwealth are taking part in debates, protests and vigils to make their voices heard on the divisive matter. "It's an old Texas expression, show your cards when you're playing poker," Bush said yesterday in a White House press release, alluding to the need for foreign leaders to declare their support or opposition for United States-led military action in Iraq. Sixty students at the College of William and Mary showed their cards against the war last week by engaging in an almost two-day-long fast that began at 8 a.m.
Albermarle Police are searching for a gunman who shot Deputy Steve Schifflect. Schifflect was shot in the abdomen while inspecting a suspicious car.
Yassir al-Jaziri was on America's wanted list as a key terrorist and said to be a key subordinate of Osama Bin Laden.
The popular hip-hop artist Ludacris will perform at the University April 12 as a focal point for Spring Fling. Spring Fling is a series of events held annually for prospective African-American students and their families. The Lambda Zeta chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and PK German, a wing of the University Programs Council, are sponsoring the concert in an attempt to unify the community and to reach out to the visiting prospective students, group representatives said. The concert will be held at University Hall, beginning at 8 p.m.
A circle of demonstrators pounded a steady drumbeat and protestors shouted "Drop Bush, not bombs!" as more than 300 students, faculty members and Charlottesville residents assembled Saturday afternoon to voice their opposition to a possible war in Iraq. The demonstration began with a downtown rally at Lee Park, followed by a march along Main Street and ending with a silent vigil on the Lawn. "We are not going to stop until our voices are truly heard and listened to," said Jessica Forman, third-year College student and event organizer.
The decision by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to refuse any recognition of race in admissions and hiring and to eliminate sexual orientation from its non-discrimination policy is being widely condemned by students and state politicians. In a prepared statement, Gov.
Free dial-up Internet service currently provided to students and faculty residing off Grounds will be cut off June 1. This change will mark the final step of a process that began more than a year ago to phase out the service.
The Muslim Students Association will sponsor Islam Awareness Week beginning Monday in an effort to educate students about issues relating to the Islamic faith. Next week's events differ from those held in October during the last Islam Awareness Week.
A breast cancer survivor and University Medical Center patient slammed a sledgehammer into a wall on the first floor of the University hospital's West Complex March 3, marking the groundbreaking for the new 7,500 square foot Breast Care Center. "It was really more of a wall-breaking," said Linda Rose, administrative director of the breast program at the University hospital.
A woman who remains at large robbed a Charlottesville Pizza Hut around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. The suspect entered the restaurant and fled on foot after she took $20.
The number of applications the University receives from black students may decline in the future because of the intense publicity and community response following the attack on Student Council President-elect Daisy Lundy, University administrators have said. Officials say, however, that the negative depictions of the University in the press and the possible reluctance of students to attend the University overlook administration efforts on behalf of minorities. "It is almost a natural phenomenon when parents see in the Washington Post that there is controversy, for them to become hesitant," Dean of African-American Affairs M.
The Safety Service Patrol, a program that assists stranded drivers in heavily trafficked areas, has been scaled back as a result of state budget cuts to VDOT. Currently, over 100,000 drivers with flat tires, breakdowns, no fuel and other emergencies are helped every year in four areas of the state.
The Wachovia bank located on the corner of 10th Street and High Street was robbed Tuesday afternoon.
Philip Morris USA recently transferred their corporate headquarters from New York City to Richmond, a move that will bring Virginia an estimated $300 million in new investments. Gov.
Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors, in a single resolution, unanimously struck down the school's affirmative action programs and deleted all references to sexual orientation in its non-discrimination policy at a meeting Monday night. Virginia Tech Board members made the decision to end affirmative action based on race and gender in response to April and Nov.
Ambassador Ruth Davis, director of the State Department's Foreign Service, is actively seeking women and minorities to serve as American representatives in foreign countries. Davis, who has worked in the Foreign Service for over 30 years, said she looks forward to the day when the "old boys network" of foreign service officers is broken and over half of all involved in the agency abroad are female. Since 1924, the number of women in the Foreign Service has gradually increased.
The Virginia Quarterly Review soon will be under new leadership following the retirement of Staige D.
The University has received pledges that could allow construction of the new multi-purpose arena to begin within the next 90 days, according to an article in the Richmond Times Dispatch. The article, published yesterday, claims that the University had $60 million in pledges for the arena at the beginning of March, but needs commitments of at least $80 million for construction to begin.
