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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.
Students, deans and faculty members may soon be crossing more cultural borders through a newly planned project, the Passport Program, which is designed to promote attendance at University programs normally unfamiliar to students. Participants in Passport will attend at least six University events such as programming on cultural issues, religious events, political viewpoints, social or community causes, or sexual orientations during the course of a semester, Assistant Dean of Students Pablo Davis said.
As Gov. James S. Gilmore III prepares for the last days of his term, he is working to tie up business lingering from the beginning of his four years in office. Gilmore announced Tuesday that Virginia will increase funding to Norfolk State University and Virginia State University by over $10 million during the next four years.
The Architecture School and Education School have decided to delay hiring searches until the Virginia General Assembly devises a solution to statewide budget problems. The move to freeze any new recruitment efforts - which the College also did last week - functions as a way to prevent more drastic cuts for the two schools in the future, officials have said. Both schools made their decisions in response to University President John T.
Local police forces concluded a four-month undercover operation Tuesday with the apprehension of 17 suspects on a variety of drug distribution charges, including crack cocaine and marijuana dealing. Police also are investigating and plan to serve several more warrants to area offenders as part of Operation: Fall Round-Up. With the help of the Bureau Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force officers focused their investigation on open-air markets in various neighborhoods, mainly around central Charlottesville. Crackdown JADE Task Force agents arrested the following individuals: Roderick Banks with one count of cocaine distribution. Barbie Berry with two counts of cocaine distribution. Alvin James Cabell with one count of cocaine distribution. Russell Carter with three counts of cocaine distribution. Thomas James Scott with two counts of cocaine distribution. Curtis Gilmore with one count of cocaine distribution. Cortez Ralph Jefferies with one count of cocaine distribution. Adrian Maurice Johnson with two counts of cocaine distribution. Christian Lockley with one count of imitation cocaine distribution. Carlos Martin with one count of cocaine distribution. Rita Michie with two counts of cocaine distribution. Luther Lamore Smith with one count of cocaine distribution. Jamol Lekey Walker with one count of cocaine distribution. George Wilson with one count of cocaine distribution and one count of imitation cocaine distribution. Damien Maurice Woodfolk with one count of cocaine distribution. Kenneth Wayne Farrish with two counts of marijuana distribution. Kenneth Daniel Mahunik with one count of marijuana distribution.
The next generation of astro-toys has arrived with the construction of a telescope more powerful and accurate than ever before. The University astronomy department is embarking on a most ambitious project, to seek out new life and new civilizations with the investment of a large binocular telescope in Arizona.
The Internet has enormously impacted the every day life of students. The Web has been transformed into a giant electronic store.
Just over one week after his victory over Republican candidate Mark L. Earley, Gov.-elect Mark R.
The re-colonized Phi Delta Theta fraternity recently signed a three-year lease on a house located at 167 Chancellor Street.
It means different things to different people. Some simply view it as the mother of all front yards.
The experience of living on the Lawn is different for everyone lucky enough to be chosen to live there.
