Public colleges have raised tuition this year at the highest rate since 1993, according to a survey released by the College Board last week. Tuition went up an average of 7.7 percent at four-year public institutions nationally, nearly triple the rate of inflation.
Student Council unanimously passed a proposal last night allowing newly formed contracted independent organizations to apply for "introductory allocations." Introductory allocations consists of a dollar amount of up to $500 given to CIOs that have not gone through the normal appropriations process yet.
A suspicious package found in the the McIntire School of Commerce put the University's emergency response procedures into action last night. The scare caused University Police to close a section of Monroe Hall, where the Commerce School is located, for a brief period around 6 p.m. Units from the Charlottesville Rescue Squad and the Fire Department also responded to the call, which turned out to be a false alarm. "It was just a suspicious package," University Police Sgt.
Platform Related LinksReams "Reeferendum" web siteLibertarian Party of Virginia Reams is running a campaign based solely on the issue of marijuana reform.
Platform Kaine is running for lieutenant governor on three issues. First, he wants to improve public schools and increase funding.
Platform Warner wants to prepare Virginia to step into the Information Age by improving the economy and providing a world-class education for its citizens On the Issues Higher education: Warner will give $250 million each year to capital building projects at Virginia's colleges and universities with priority given to science and technology needs.
What happened to the Pep Band? Will it ever be back? Many students and fans have been asking this question at the University's home football games this season.
Platform McEachin is running for attorney general on the platform of fiscal responsibility in light of the General Assembly's inability to pass a budget this year On the issues Higher education: McEachin supports Virginia's colleges and universities and believes the tuition freeze is important to keep the costs down. Northern Virginia tax referendum: McEachin wants to let the people of Northern Virginia decide.
Platform Earley is campaigning on the theme of a "Promise for Virginia." He wants to improve the promise of every life in the state by protecting individual liberties and happiness. On the Issues Higher education: Earley pledges to set up a $1 billion bond for building projects at Virginia's colleges and universities.
Platform Domestic violence, safe schools, ethics reform and campaign finance reform are all issues important to Kilgore in this campaign. On the Issues Higher education: Kilgore supports the tuition freeze because he was a part of former Gov.
Less than a week away from the Virginia elections, most of the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general say their number one priority is public safety.
With Virginia statewide elections drawing near, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark R. Warner contributed $3.85 million from his own pocket to his campaign this month.
Platform Redpath wants to focus on reforming democracy in Virginia by cutting government spending and reforming education as governor. On the Issues Higher education: Redpath believes in a separation of school and state.
Platform Katzen's number one priority is the security and safety of Virginia in light of the Sept.
Unlike the election of the president and vice president, Virginia's constitution requires that the governor and lieutenant governor run separately.
A price tag of $71 million won't stop the University Health System from expanding the Medical Center in summer 2002. The Health System plans to build a four-story addition to the rear of the University Hospital complex.
University President John T. Casteen III announced yesterday that alumnus Paul Tudor Jones II has pledged $20 million to the athletic department to help fund the construction of a new basketball arena.
With only a week until Election Day, officials are encouraging voters who vote by absentee ballot to do so as soon as possible. Voting in a timely manner is more important this year because of recent mail delays caused by the anthrax scare, said Rosanna Bencoach, senior policy analyst for the Virginia State Board of Electors. Registrars and electoral board members in Northern Virginia especially have expressed concern about absentee ballots getting to electoral offices on time, Bencoach said. "Those folks that are applying at a late date are the ones we have the most concern about," said Albemarle County General Registrar Jackie Harris. Voters could expedite the first part of the voting process and avoid using the mail by faxing their applications for the absentee ballots, or having them faxed to them, Harris added.
Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke in Newcomb Theater yesterday about the present and future state of his party. Entering to the sound of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," McAuliffe began by pumping up the crowd with stories of recent Democratic electoral victories, as well as contests the party is predicted to win next week.
Last night, students, deans and faculty members gathered in the W.E.B. Du Bois Center to journey through the history of the Office of African-American Affairs. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the OAAA, a University office that has "worked tirelessly to pave the road for students to pursue higher education and success," Dean of African-American Affairs M.
