In an effort to reassess and possibly revise curriculum, faculty members in each of the University's schools are completing the last leg of a University-wide review this year. "Each school will re-evaluate its curriculum," College Dean Edward L.
After 25 years of collaboration with African universities, the University won recognition from the United States delegation to a United Nations summit devoted to international environmental issues. The Southern Africa-Virginia Networks and Associations, officially ratified by the University and four African universities in late July,2002, was designed to address environmental and health topics pertaining to southern Africa. In a special session of the World Summit on Sustainable Development held last Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa, the U.S.
Also a native of Virginia, Clark was born Aug. 1, 1770, on a plantation in Caroline County. At the age of 14, Clark and his family moved to a plantation in Kentucky on the frontier.
Born Aug. 18, 1774, in Albemarle County not far from Charlottesville, Lewis was a boyhood neighbor of Thomas Jefferson.
Just as Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark embarked 200 years ago on the Corps of Discovery to learn about the great American West, the University now is undertaking an intellectual journey to research and teach the history and development of the West that these two historic figures first brought to the American consciousness. The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Project is a multidisciplinary four-year endeavor begun in 2000 and funded by the President's Office.
RICHMOND -- A busload of University students and administrators rallied with other schools and state government officials yesterday, encouraging Virginia voters to pass the higher education bond referendums this fall. The rally marked the beginning of a statewide bipartisan campaign to pass the referenda in the Nov.
Students and faculty alike are expressing concern over the state of Virginia's economic crisis and its effects on the University.
The Black Fraternal Council will kick off the 2002-2003 school year Thursday with "Meet the Greeks," a conference attracting students who are curious about traditionally black fraternities and sororities on Grounds.
D.C. Mayor launches expensive ad campaign Washington, D.C., mayor Anthony A. Williams commenced a $225,000 advertising campaign for the Democratic nomination for his November reelection bid yesterday, turning to both television and radio to get his name out for the Sept.
The Black Student Alliance, the political and social voice for black students at the University, will workthis year to attract new attention to their organization. Among the events planned for the first semester include the return of a student-run general-interest magazine. BSA president and second-year Architecture student Tyler Scriven said that black students should be encouraged to join groups that have traditionally been dominated by whites.
As University students and administrators gather in Richmond today in support of a higher education bond referendum on the November ballot, the bonds' prospects are muddled by questions of public apathy and voter turnout. If approved by voters, the bonds would provide $68.3 million in funding for University construction projects and facilities upgrades.
Editor's Note: Cavalier Daily Executive Editor Jeffrey Eisenberg is counsel for Adam Boyd in this case.
Main Street echoed yesterday with cries of "Hey hey, ho ho, poverty wages have got to go!" as students and Charlottesville residents marched to demand that the Courtyard Marriott Hotel at 1201 Main Street pay its employees what activists call a "living wage." The Labor Day demonstration was part of an almost two-year campaign by the local chapter of a statewide group called the Virginia Organizing Project to convince owners of the Marriott to pay its employees $8.65 an hour.
Editor's Note: Cavalier Daily Executive Editor Jeffrey Eisenberg is counsel for Adam Boyd in this case.
Following S. Vance Wilkins Jr.'s June resignation from his position as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, Republicans have named William J.
This fall, the Inter-Fraternity Council says it will crack down on rush violations by enforcing restrictions on what many University students know as "dirty rush." IFC Judiciary Committee Chairman Zach Terwilliger describes "dirty rush" as an attempt by a fraternity to entice a first-year student to join a particular house.
Students seeking employment in the coming year might not face as dire prospects as they feared. Although many companies remain cautious about the economy's recovery, a little initiative does a great deal to ease the often arduous process of finding a job. The unemployment rate is one of the best indicators of economic wellbeing.
A 19-year-old Charlottesville man was arrested Aug. 29 for breaking and entering and burglary of three University area apartments. According to Charlottesville General District Court records, Lawrence Irving Roundtree is charged with three felony counts including two burglary charges and one breaking and entering charge.
University students can expect parking to get more difficult and expensive in the next year. In addition to the loss of space resulting from the arena project, parking demand among upperclassmen probably will increase because of changes in Charlottesville's ordinances on neighborhood parking. A new city ordinance took effect Saturday to rezone several streets in popular student neighborhoods as permit parking zones. "It's a slight expectation of ours that the number of people using on-Grounds parking will be rising," said third-year College student Will Sowers and Student Council parking and transportation committee chairman. Streets in the Jefferson Park Avenue and Venable neighborhoods, including Shamrock, Harmon, Wertland, Edgewood, Fendall, Old Farm, Cottage, Winston, Burnley and Wayside are among those being rezoned so that only residents may park on them. "This was done in order to reduce hazardous traffic and preserve the character of neighborhoods," Charlottesville Communications Director Maurice Jones said. The city treasurer's office also will issue yearlongpermits at a cost of $25, Jones said.
University students can anticipate renewed attention to the problem of drinking and driving when Virginia launches a new statewide campaign and local police programs take effect. Under the new plan, Virginia will step up its sobriety checkpoints and publicity efforts to deter drunken driving.
