News

News

State bond package may benefit University

By Martin Olivier | January 31, 2002

If a bond package in the General Assembly gains legislative approval, Virginia voters then will decide whether to float over $90 million in bonds for University capital construction projects. A series of bills proposing $1.6 billion worth of seven-year bonds has passed both the House and Senate finance committees in Richmond. The package of bills calls for $1.2 billion of the bond revenue to go toward higher education capital projects.

---

News

South Lawn project receives initial gift

By Ben Sellers | January 31, 2002

The University Arts and Sciences Council presented a $5,000 gift to the South Lawn project at its annual Rotunda dinner last night. The $125 million South Lawn project will encompass the destruction and rebuilding of New Cabell Hall and renovations to Cocke and Rouss Halls.

---

News

News in Brief

January 31, 2002

The University's Health System named R. Edward Howell as its first CEO last week. Howell will take over next month in the new position of vice president and chief executive officer. Howell, 52, has worked for almost 25 years as a teacher and administrator in medical schools at the Universities of Minnesota, Georgia and Iowa.

---

News

New findings untangle schizophrenia

By Rebecca Brooks | January 31, 2002

Moviegoers recently received a crash course in understanding schizophrenia. A Beautiful Mind attracted large audiences and swept them into the world of John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner and sufferer of schizophrenia. The film illuminated the mental disorder and helped remove the stigma associated with the disease.

---

News

Bush gives State of the Union address

By Paul Quinlan | January 30, 2002

Standing before a joint session of Congress, President George W. Bush delivered a forceful, terse address on the State of the Union last night, asserting his commitment to strengthening the economy and eradicating terrorism, while confidently assuring the nation that "the state of our union has never been stronger." Early in the speech, Bush referred back to the Sept.

---

News

Charlottesville Police investigate rash of violence on Rugby

By Steven Blau and Paul Quinlan | January 30, 2002

Three second-year University students were assaulted at the corner of Rugby Road and University Way Friday evening, marking the fourth time in two weeks that attacks occurred in the Rugby Road area. According to Charlottesville police, three male students were walking north on Rugby Road around 10:15 p.m.

---

News

Congress passes legislation to stabilize student loans

By Josh Goodman | January 30, 2002

Both houses of the United States Congress recently passed legislation designed to stabilize student loan interest rates.

---

News

A Walk with

By John McArdle | January 30, 2002

Lucia Cushman paused in deep thought as she leaned against a dark gray headstone at the west end of the University Cemetery.

---

News

University to buy land for hospital

By Martin Olivier | January 30, 2002

The University plans to buy and demolish the nightclubs Trax and The Max in order to use the nearby property as a staging area for construction on expanding the University Hospital complex. After six months of negotiation, the University has reached an agreement with Word Merchants Ltd.

---

News

Hardware failure deletes e-mails

By Chris Makarsky | January 30, 2002

While University e-mail users with first names beginning with A, B, C, D, E, F and G expected downtime Saturday, most were not prepared for unscheduled inaccessibility on Monday, stemming from a hardware failure. In an e-mail sent out to affected students early Monday morning, Information Technology and Communication officials explained that any e-mails received by these accounts between the hours of around 6:30 p.m.

---

News

News in Brief

January 30, 2002

Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) called for a statewide tax referendum during his debut appearance yesterday on the call-in radio show "Ask the Governor." Warner said during the show that he supported a statewide referendum rather than a regional one that only would benefit "the richest part of the state" to raise money for education. Previous transportation bills have focused on Northern Virginia. Del.

---

News

U.Va. Art Museum recieves accreditation

By Jen Michaels | January 29, 2002

The University of Virginia Art Museum, formerly known as the Bayly Art Museum, has joined the 9 percent of national museums accredited by the American Association of Museums.

---

News

Activists criticize plans for telescope

By Jenn Roberts | January 29, 2002

A request from the University of Arizona that the University join them in their large binocular telescope project, now underway in Arizona, has sparked criticism for its imposition on environmental and Native American rights. By helping to fund construction for the Mount Graham, Ariz., telescope, the University would be allowed access to it for research purposes.

---

News

Council plans new lighting for amphitheater, SAB

By Mark Jensen | January 29, 2002

In an effort to enrich the University's fine arts community, Student Council plans to set up new lighting systems at the amphitheater and the Student Activities Building. Funding for the project will come from class contributions, a donation from Newcomb Hall and the University Bookstore surplus. "Our emphasis is to save students money and encourage a high level of programming in spaces that have been previously unavailable," Student Council President Abby Fifer said.

---

News

Hospital reports revenue loss

By Laura Schmoyer | January 29, 2002

For the first time in recent years, the University Medical Center reported a loss in revenue to the Board of Visitors' Health Affairs Committee Thursday night.

---

News

New committee to foster interest in cultural CIOs

By Josh Goodman | January 29, 2002

The First Year Resource Center held a kick-off event for its new cultural affairs committee Sunday, designed to help new students grow more acclimated to college life. The effort expands the FYRC's goal to provide mentors and resources for first-year students by offering a greater focus on the University's diversity.

---

News

College Council to help fund research

By Jenn Roberts | January 28, 2002

Undergraduate research programs may be facing fiscal constraints under current budget cuts, but thanks to the Council of Arts and Sciences, the blow has been softened.

---

News

Cavalier Daily elects Almond next editor-in-chief

By Katie Dalton | January 28, 2002

By the numbers, The Cavalier Daily's 113th election may sound like an exercise in inefficiency, as staff members spent 20 hours to fill 29 positions. But for newly elected Editor-In-Chief Brandon Almond, the day-and-a-half long election instead reflects the staff's intense dedication.

---

News

News in Brief

January 28, 2002

Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore has proposed changes to the state's domestic violence laws. This week the Virginia General Assembly is likely to take up the bill, which includes greater confidentiality for victims, new fines for offenders, greater training for law enforcement officers and a streamlined process for obtaining restraining orders. Each of these measures has garnered strong support in the legislature, though some details of the bill have generated conflict between the Republican Attorney General and the Virginia State Senate.

---

News

BOV tries to tackle budget problems

By Justin Bernick | January 28, 2002

At their meeting this weekend, Board of Visitors members discussed Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner's proposed budget amendments for dealing with state budget shortfalls and their effects on the University. Warner's plan to cap in-state undergraduate tuition increases at 5 percent leaves the University "no better or worse off than under" former Republican Gov.