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.
Five months after the Staff Union at the University staged a protest voicing their objections to hospital job realignment -- and the lack of an active dialogue between the University and themselves -- they are again vying for the administration's attention. The union was formed last February with only eight members and since has grown to a membership of 150. Despite several attempts to attract University attention, including a protest on the Corner last June, the University administration has yet to recognize or meet with the union. Union President Jan Cornell said her organization is planning a rally, set for noon on Friday, to voice their demands to the administration.
The University has a history of political activism, and in the coming weeks students could see this activism in action. A rally -- labeled "Dissent is Patriotic" -- and a debate over the United States' possible invasion of Iraq are scheduled for next week, representing a broad spectrum of beliefs. Political activism at the University is not new.
Albemarle County Police arrested Virginia sophomore shooting guard Jermaine Harper early yesterday morning for driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was measured at .17 percent. According to Albemarle County police records, Harper was arrested at 3:36 a.m.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County police are investigating a possible link between the assault of a city resident Monday morning and two similar September incidents in the county. A woman in her 40s was attacked in her home in the Willoughby subdivision between 8 and 9:30 a.m.
In collaboration with Madison House, the newly established Inter-Greek Committee held its first significant community event Saturday as a means of kicking off its long-term agenda. The IGC, founded last spring, is a 12 member organization comprised of two executive and one non-executive member from each of the four Greek governing bodies: the Inter-Fraternity, Inter-Sorority, Black Fraternal and Multicultural Greek Councils.
Warner warns Virginia of an additional $1 billion cut Gov. Mark. R. Warner advised Virginia's local governments to rethink their budget cutting strategies as heannounced plans to cut the state budget by an additional $1 billion in January. At the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Counties held Nov.
Future first-year students may not have the option of suffering through the grueling Old Dorms vs.
American research universities awarded fewer doctorates to Ph.D. candidates in 2001, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Monday.
A new study released by the National Survey of Student Engagement closely examines the student college experience at schools across the nation, including the University. The survey discovered several trends, including a lack in student-professor relationships outside of the classroom.
Years of college hoops history disappeared last Thursday when the University of Michigan announced it will begin self-imposed sanctions in the aftermath of a massive athletics scandal. Michigan will forfeit all men's basketball victories that Chris Webber, Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock played in because of illegitimate loans given to the students by Ed Martin, a Michigan booster now in prison for money laundering.
State advocates for gun control and gun rights have stepped up their campaigns in response to the recent sniper shootings in Virginia and Maryland, said representatives from groups on both sides of the issue.
The Class of 2003 graduating committee announced yesterday the selection of Dr. L. D. Britt as the keynote speaker for the graduation ceremonies in May 2003. Britt, a 1972 graduate of the College, received his masters in public health and a medical degree from Harvard University.
