The number of students in the College graduating with two majors is on the rise -- prompting University professors to ask why students are seeking additional degrees.
In the upcoming Nov. 5 elections, Charlottesville voters will cast their vote on a "Palm Pilot on steroids." That is how David Beirne, director of public affairs for Houston, Texas described the eSlate voting units, a new electronic voting system that replaces the outdated punch card system. Houston has successfully used the eSlate in America's third largest county since November 2001. Charlottesville voters will be using eSlate for the second time this November.
Gone are the days when students were guaranteed classes uninterrupted by the intrusion of technology.
Maryland candidates for Congress up rhetoric With less than two weeks remaining before the Nov. 5 election, the two main candidates in the closely-contested race in Maryland's 8th District for the House of Representatives met for a 30-minute debate on Tuesday. Pundits have identified Republican Constance A.
New regulations forcing radio stations to pay for Web broadcasts went into effect this week, causing many college radio broadcasters to stop playing music over the Internet. The rules from the Library of Congress' Copyright Office charge radio broadcasters $500 a year for each year they have been broadcasting over the Web since 1998. The money will go to SoundExchange, a coalition of recording artists and record labels that seeks to collect royalties for copyrighted materials broadcast on the Web. The Copyright Office regulations also charge Internet radio providers two cents for each 100 listeners to each song they broadcast and establish a minimum annual fee of $500, though compliance temporarily has been waived, pending Congressional action. As a result of these regulations, 70 college radio stations have stopped broadcasting over the Internet, the New York Times reported this week. The University's radio station, WTJU 91.1 FM, does not broadcast over the Internet. The station's general manager, Charles Taylor III, said WTJU decided not to broadcast over the Internet because he anticipated this ruling. "We had been waiting on this," Taylor said.
In response to budget cuts mandated by Gov. Mark R. Warner, Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore's office announced 51 layoffs last Friday. The cutbacks amount to a 20 percent reduction in the workforce and include the elimination of 10 lawyers and 41 support staff positions.
In an election year in which national issues loom large, the candidates for Virginia's 5th Congressional District say they are concentrating on local problems. Both Congressman Virgil Goode, a Republican, and his Democratic opponent Meredith Richards, cite local issues as the most important focuses of their campaigns. Goode, who still holds a commanding lead in the race, said constituents most frequently ask him about their concerns with unemployment in the district. "Many are concerned about transfer of manufacturing jobs to foreign countries," Goode said.
The University Judiciary Committee amended its bylaws Sunday evening, which they hope will eventually encompass a larger initiative to restructure the Sexual Assault Board and its procedures. Prior to the bylaw change, students would not be permitted to serve on both the UJC and the Sexual Assault Board, but that no longer is the case. "Now members of UJC may also sit on the Sexual Assault Board," UJC Chairwoman Katie Graney said. Currently, when a victim files a complaint, it is brought before UJC.
With continued sniper shootings in Maryland and Virginia, public school systems in the two states are taking extra security precautions. Montgomery County Police yesterday released information from a note found at the Saturday sniper shooting in Ashland, Va. According to a press briefing yesterday evening by Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A.
National Statistics Suicide takes the lives of more than 30,000 Americans every year. Every 17 minutes another life is lost to suicide.
Sorority members and faculty mingled in Garden I yesterday as part of the Inter-Sorority Council's effort to start a faculty mentoring program for sorority women. The ISC's Faculty Fellows program will pair a faculty advisor with each sorority, ISC President Whitney Eck said. The fellows will serve as an "academic mentor or resource we want all houses to have," Eck said. ISC envisions the fellows providing "basic academic mentoring and a communication route for sororities and faculty," said ISC Alumnae and Faculty Chairwoman Jessica Belue, adding that sororities sometimes are perceived as separate from the academic community at the University. "This will help establish sororities as part of the academic community," Belue said. Each sorority invited about five faculty members whom their house had named as good candidates for the program to yesterday's reception.
Small businesses and businesses owned by women will get more money from Virginia agencies in accordance with an order from a commission Gov.
Study finds failure to report rape statistics The majority of colleges and universities do not report statistics for rapes and sexual assaults as required by federal law, a new study shows. A federal law known as the Clery Act mandates that colleges and universities report certain crime data every year, including occurrences of rape and sexual assault. The study, conducted by the non-profit Education Development Center and the University of Cincinnati, showed that fewer than 40 percent of colleges and universities follow this guideline. More than half of schools also failed to meet another obligation of the Clery Act, which mandates that they offer sexual assault awareness programs for new students, according to the study. The study, which sampled 2,438 institutions from around the country, also revealed that rapes and sexual assaults are underreported at many colleges and universities. Most institutions do not use federal definitions of forcible and non-forcible sexual offenses, and instead use their own definitions, the study showed. -- Compiled by Josh Goodman
It's a tough fact to face. According to the National Mental Health Association, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students.
Charlottesville residents might want to hold off on buying camels and cacti after all. The water shortage that has plagued Charlottesville and surrounding areas in recent months has somewhat abated during the past month and a half. Charlottesville's urban water supply has increased from a low of 52.1 percent Oct.
Although some Charlottesville residents altered their daily routine in response to the sniper attacks in the Richmond and Northern Virginia areas with mixed emotions, for others yesterday was business as usual. "We're just concerned.
Two more assaults on female University students in the past week have prompted administrators to send e-mail alerts to the University community about potential danger around Grounds. A female University graduate student reported being assaulted by an unidentified male at about 10:45 a.m.
The day after Gov. Mark R. Warner announced sweeping budget cuts across the Commonwealth last Wednesday, the State Council on Higher Education of Virginia called for faculty pay raises at state colleges and universities. "The council recognizes that this is an extremely difficult financial time for the state," said Frances Bradford, acting director for communications and government relations at SCHEV. Bradford emphasized that SCHEV considers teaching a "core function" of the state. "In order to have quality teaching you need quality faculty, and in order to have quality faculty you need competitive salaries," she said. University President John T.
Average tuition for public colleges up this year Tuition at public colleges and universities rose an average of 9.6 percent for the current year, the College Board announced yesterday. Along with an average 6.0 percent hike in the cost of room and board, the average total cost for students living on campus rose $672 to an average of $9,663 nationwide. By comparison, tuition at private colleges and universities rose 5.8 percent, to an average of $18,273 a year. College Board officials attributed the uncharacteristically high rise in tuition to the dwindling economy, which has forced many states to limit funding for higher education. Thousands plan to gather in Washington, D.C., toprotest war with Iraq This Saturday, people who oppose an invasion of Iraq will gather in Washington, D.C., to participate in the first organized mass protest against the campaign. The demonstration is being organized by the same coalition of anti-war and anti-racism groups that organized a pro-Palestinian protest last April.
The Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity gathered Saturday at the Gallastar Equine Center in Afton, Va.
