Candidates hoping to fill the late Emily Couric's state Senate seat were confirmed Saturday with the selection of Jane Maddux as the Republican candidate.
The travel industry has been hit hard by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and last week's crash of American Airlines Flight 587.
The Dave Matthews Band continued its tradition of community involvement in Charlottesville last week when the group's Bama Works Fund gave the University's largest community service volunteer organization, Madison House, a $114,576 gift. The gift, the largest single donation to Madison House in recent history, was a percentage of proceeds from the charity concert the band held last April, and represents more than half of Madison House's yearly budget of $200,000. The band established the Bama Works Fund in 1998, primarily to provide support to charities in the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County area, though the group occasionally makes national and international grants.
With the holidays approaching, student travelers need to make transportation arrangements and, despite the Sept.
In securing the NCAA championship last season, Duke experienced a bittersweet victory, knowing the loss of two crucial players - national player of the year Shane Battier and Nate James - would follow.
With the addition of a McDonald's high school All-American, Florida State hopes to rebound from its first 20-loss season in school history and battle for respect in the ACC. The Seminoles, who finished 9-21 overall and 4-12 in the ACC in 2000-01 return four starters from last year's eighth-place ACC team.
Despite the loss of starters Adam Allenspach and Will Solomon, Clemson is confident that its returning players and five incoming freshman have what it takes to make the Tigers a threat in the ACC.
The gift will go towards clinical trials on a vaccine for melanoma, as well as vaccines for lung, ovarian, breast and colon cancer.
There are many fresh faces on the Georgia Tech squad, and they need to have an immediate impact for the Yellow Jackets to be successful.
This season, Carolina blue could be a few shades duller and that much less intimidating. With the loss of starters Brendan Haywood and Joseph Forte to the NBA and key reserve Julius Peppers to the football program, the remaining Tar Heels find themselves with big shoes to fill. Seniors Kris Lang and Jason Capel provide North Carolina with experience.
Following the Democrat's Nov. 6 capture of the Virginia governorship, many in the Republican Party are blaming Gov.
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Gov. James S. Gilmore III announced that the state could no longer afford to eliminate the car tax next year. Given the current economic situation, "it was inevitable that the car tax would not be extended to 100 percent," said Larry J.
At first glance, N.C. State appears to have a long season ahead of it. The team has lost three leading rebounders and two out of their three top scorers.
Picture this - faculty members are sipping fine wine, savoring exquisite cheeses and discussing everything from football to Freud while relaxing in lawn chairs overlooking a picturesque Garden VII on a crisp fall afternoon.
As the Associated Press' No. 2 team - its highest preseason ranking ever - Maryland is more than eager to show the ACC and the rest of the country that it can contend for the national title again this season.
With a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, the University Library plans to develop a digital information community for American studies research. The information community will serve as an online research source for students, scholars and interested Internet users.
The University has tried to implement new technology in all areas of academia, and the McIntire Music Department is no exception.
Student Council representatives presented a proposal Tuesday night that would allow students to vouch for themselves at athletic facilities on Grounds.
