With the uncertain status of Social Security in the next 30 years, relying solely on the government to provide income after retirement could have devastating effects.
Applications to the Commerce School increased by 28 applicants this year, bringing the total to 428.
Starting today, third-year college students Steven Reinemund and Micah Schwartz square off in an election for Student Council President for the second time in the last week. The election was forced into a runoff because the difference between Schwartz and Reinemund's vote totals was less than 5 percent.
Students searching for an alternative to weekend nights on Rugby Road need look no further than the University's student movie theater, which now consistently offers blockbuster entertainment. But the Newcomb Hall Theater was not always able to pay the big bucks to secure movies before they reached the video store. This year, Cinematheque, the University Programs Council committee that runs the Newcomb Hall Theater, fought to increase its ability to provide a safe and entertaining way for students to spend their weekends.
The Greek Jewish Council, a co-ed organization for Jewish students in the Greek system, learned Friday that it received a $900 grant from the Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, for a Passover Seder. "We're really excited about the grant, this is a huge accomplishment and will provide funding to enable this undertaking to be a successful event," comments Social Vice President, Liz Levy. Publicity chair Jennie Moline says that as a result of the grant, the Council will charge $8 for the Seder instead of the $12 it had expected.
Seven women from across the Commonwealth met yesterday in the Rotunda Dome Room for an annual discussion on the evolving role of women in law and politics. The panel of faculty, students and alumni, organized by the Women's Affairs Committee of Student Council, discussed topics ranging from feminism to sexual stereotyping in the job market. Third-year College student Emmy Smith, chairwoman of the women's affairs committee, said the purpose of the discussion was "to show young women at the University that they can go into these fields, which are typically male-dominated, and discuss some of the obstacles women typically face." Jeannemarie Devolites, the Republican Majority Whip in the Virginia House of Delegates, spoke at length about the challenges of forging a political career while also raising a family. "The women in the general assembly are all very smart and very respected," Devolites said.
Hectic mid-term schedules came to a sudden standstill Friday when a bomb threat forced University police to shut down both Old and New Cabell Hall as well as Wilson Hall for almost six hours. University Police received a phone call at 9:36 a.m.
Money, lies and lives put into jeopardy -- it sounds like an episode of "MacGyver" but it is, in fact, all pieces of a story pulled from recent headlines.
With the state's biannual budget expected to take shape within the week, University officials are talking with members of the General Assembly in hopes of securing some relief for the University from budget cuts. President John T.
The European-American Unity and Rights Organization has filed a complaint against Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo for his handling of a series of assaults against University students in the past several months. The group, which has called for Longo to classify the assaults as hate crimes, alleged that Longo negotiated with "black special interest groups" in violation of the Virginia constitution and asked that the Charlottesville Police Department perform an internal investigation against Longo. "EURO believes that state hate crime laws are being used to selectively prosecute whites, while ignoring racially motivated crimes when whites are victims," the organization said in a press release. Those charged with the assaults, which occurred between September 2001 and January 2002, all are African-American. Alderman hosts display on best-selling fiction Alderman Library no longer is reserved for obscure political science tracts and musty classics of literature.
University President John T. Casteen III announced a new Capital Campaign project of $3 to $5 billion at a Faculty Senate meeting yesterday in the Newcomb Hall Commonwealth Room. Casteen said the University is becoming more independent of the state budget as grants to the University increase.
Student Council President Abby Fifer and Newcomb Hall officials met with representatives of Contracted Independent Organizations on Wednesday night to discuss ways to redesign CIO offices on the first floor of Newcomb Hall. The meeting was part of an ongoing effort by Student Council and Newcomb Hall Director William Ashby, in conjunction with a University efficiency initiative called Process Simplification to find ways to use the CIO offices better. Process Simplification was started in 1994 to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of University functions from employee hiring to running orientation programs. A Council working group also has been meeting with CIOs on an individual basis. After the offices are overhauled this summer, Room 164, which currently contains office space for about 50 CIOs, could serve all 400 CIOs at the University, Fifer said. "The way we allocate space right now doesn't make the best use of the space and doesn't take account of the diversity of CIOs there," she said. Some organizations use their space mainly for storage, while others actually work and receive phone calls in their offices, she said. Redesigning the space "is definitely needed," said Sheila Laderburg, chair of the Council student arts committee.
Charlottesville Republicans nominated local businessman Rob Schilling as a candidate for the upcoming City Council election during a meeting last night at the Albemarle County Circuit Court. "I think he has a real chance of winning," said Robert Hodous, chairman of the Charlottesville Republican Committee. Schilling's personal appeal and position on issues could succeed in winning over traditionally Democratic voters, Hodous said. Schilling agreed with Hodous and noted that voters might not focus solely on party identification. "I'd like this race to be about issues and not about labeling," he said. Schilling's candidacy puts to rest speculation that the party would only run in the City Council race if two candidates came forward to fill the two Council seats up for election May 7. Though the committee will meet again Monday to see if a second candidate will come forward, Schilling said he believes he will be the only one. The absence of another Republican candidate would not deter Schilling's goal of "letting people hear different points of view and decide whom they want to vote for," he said. Topping his platform agenda were education reforms.
"My trip to France." "The roller coaster ride of college admissions." "A list of humorous, but mostly unbelievable, accomplishments." Each year Admissions Dean John A.
Former hospital orderly Rudolph T. Johnson Jr., accused of raping two psychiatric patients at the University Medical Center last spring, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of aggravated sexual battery. Johnson, 47, of Charlottesville, entered an Alford guilty plea in the case. "An Alford plea is named for a Supreme Court case from the late 1960s," said Law Prof.
If you are a regular weightlifter, you probably know someone who uses sports supplements - you even might have tried them yourself. It is not just professional athletes anymore who modify their diet with supplements that many say enhance athletic performance and muscle growth. The sports supplements industry has exploded in response to an increasingly health-conscious public, selling $1 billion worth of products annually in the United States alone. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate sports supplements - meaning the claims of many sport supplement companies could be unverified. This month, the controversy surrounding U.S.
Yesterday's election results brought an end to months of debate on the informed retraction, though the results suggest the issues it addressed will live on. Students cast 3,346 votes against and 2,223 votes in favor of the amendment, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass. "The most important thing is that students had the opportunity to voice their opinions," said College Honor Rep.
Charlottesville may restrict water use Fearing water shortages, the Charlottesville Department of Public Works says it may be within 60 days of imposing mandatory restrictions on water use. The Albemarle County service authority and the Charlottesville department of public works currently are asking water-users to reduce their consumption by 10 percent. An ongoing, three-year drought has caused the area's three reservoirs to drop to 76.8 percent of capacity. Some authorities are saying that the water deficit is not completely due to the drought but rather the reservoirs' water capacity. Silt from neighboring woods has slipped into South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, one of the area's three reservoirs thus causing a major water-storing loss. Expansion of this reservoir could help avoid severe repercussions from the drought, said Larry Tropea, executive director of the Rivanna water and sewer authority, in a Daily Progress article. Tropea presented his proposal for expansion to Rivanna's board of directors this week. Rivanna hopes to present a proposal in April to Charlottesville City Council and the county Board of Supervisors outlining their plans for a reservoir growth, Tropea added. Rivanna water and sewer authority oversees the area's reservoirs.
Charlottesville police currently are conducting a search for a suspect involved in a robbery Tuesday night at the Barracks Road Shopping Center. According to Charlottesville police, the theft occurred in the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at approximately 10 p.m. The incident was reported as an armed robbery. The suspect in the Barnes and Noble bookstore robbery reportedly lifted his jacket and displayed a small, dark handgun during the theft, Charlottesville police Sgt.
What's with the warm weather? According to Environmental Science Prof. Robert Davis, the jet stream is to blame for the balmy temperatures. Without getting too technical, the jet stream essentially separates cold arctic air from warm tropical air. During most winters a jet stream trough, or southward bulge in the jet stream that meanders across the northern hemisphere, settles in over Virginia, keeping the warm southern air at bay while Canadian air masses invade from the North.
