University remembers Sept. 11, 2001 The University will sponsor events all day to observe the anniversary of Sept.
For more than three decades, a small number of University students annually find reprieve from their college monetary woes by locking themselves in a hotel room and blowing their nose for dollars. Last month, a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health raised the stakes once again for students hoping to gain a spot in this lesser-known University tradition -- the University Health System's annual cold study. The new NIH grant will fund a three-year clinical study on whether echinacea, a popular supplement that is a leading seller on the herbal market, can be used to fight the common cold.
Five people were arrested for public drunkenness and many more were escorted out of Scott Stadium during and after Saturday's upset of the South Carolina Gamecocks, according to University Police Sgt.
College decisions not affected by terrorism A poll of students who entered college this fall showed the Sept.
Sixteen living wage advocates held a sit-in at the lobby of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel on Main Street yesterday, culminating in three arrests for trespassing. The living wage campaign is nearing its 100th week in Charlottesville.
Although a large proportion of American Latinos go to college, many of them do not receive their degrees, according to a report released last week. The Pew Hispanic Center, a non-partisan research organization based in Washington, D.C., conducted the study, which relied on monthly surveys conducted by the Census Bureau. Richard Fry, a senior associate at the Pew Hispanic Center who wrote the report, offered a variety of reasons for his findings, including economic and cultural factors, language barriers and deficiencies in K-12 education.
With hopes of gaining student support for the upcoming General Obligation Bond referendum, several University organizations will host top-name bands in the Mad Bowl later this month. The referendum, which calls for $900 million in state higher education bonds, appears on the November ballot, and various student organizations think a concert event will encourage student participation in the election. Student Council, the University Programs Council, the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Inter-Sorority Council and the Vice President for Student Affairs Office have joined together to present Rock n' Rally, a concert turned political gathering to be held in the Mad Bowl on Saturday, Sept.
Students peppered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with questions as part of an open session at Caplan Auditorium yesterday during Thomas' two day visit to the University. Thomas went to two classes and had lunch with about 40 students yesterday, Law School Dean John C.
Rarely do students get real-world stock market experience at running an actual stock portfolio. However, through the McIntire Investment Institute, students can accumulate funds and gain real investment experience. Although many other schools have investment clubs that usually study and hypothetically plan a portfolio, the MII is unique. One of the things that "makes us different from other student investment clubs is that we are entirely student run and we invest real money," fund manager Milgo Galaydh said. In recent years, the MII generally has performed at or above broad market averages. In years when they made considerable profit, the group gave money to the University and charitable groups.
Weekend fire displaces residents in Kent House A fire in a McCormick Road dormitory early Sunday morning displaced approximately 20 residents for the night . At about midnight on Sept.
The Curry School of Education and the College expect to be awarded a "Teachers for a New Era" $5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation soon.
As the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks on America approaches, the University community plans to host a teach-in to address new concerns that arose over the past year. The teach-in will be held Tuesday, Sept.
First years might find adjustment to college life a little more difficult with the possible elimination of second-semester parking privileges. Kevin Hanlon and Brandon Possin, Student Council parking and transportation committee members, wrote a resolution calling for the elimination of first-year parking, which the entire committee will vote on at its Sept.
Editor's Note: Cavalier Daily Executive Editor Jeffrey Eisenberg is counsel for Adam Boyd in this case.
A shooting early Saturday morning took the life of a 27-year-old man and injured two bystanders by stray gunshots. According to Charlottesville police, the victim, Margues Lamont Carter of Charlottesville, was shot about 2:30 a.m.
The Virginia Department of Health announced yesterday that it has identified two more human cases of West Nile virus.
After more than a year of submitting reports to state agencies and six months of very public controversy, the University soon will break ground on a 1,200-car parking garage on Ivy Road. Virginia's Secretary of Administration made the decision Wednesday to allow the University to begin construction. The garage, to be located behind the Cavalier Inn, will hold student, faculty and staff parking.
As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen interaction with first-year women, the Inter-Sorority Council has enforced a new contact policy for this fall. The revisions allow the incoming female class to participate in sorority-sponsored philanthropic events that were previously off-limits to first-year women. The changed bylines, voted on last spring, arrive as the ISC launches a new campaign to improve first year's understanding of sorority affairs. "By opening philanthropic events to first-year women, they will have a firsthand experience of what sorority women plan and participate in together," ISC President Whitney Eck said.
Governor Mark R. Warner released yesterday a second round of recommendations from the Secure Virginia Panel that could impact the structure and depth of state security and emergency readiness plans. The recommendations also endorse more efficient funding for homeland security research at higher education institutions. "This is a second group of recommendations from a panel that continues to meet and issue proposals," Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said. The panel was formed in January of this year by an executive order from Warner.
