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Cardinal Avery Dulles, the first American theologian to be named a cardinal, delivered an address in Minor Hall last night on the role of theological studies in public universities. Dulles, the highest-ranking Catholic cleric ever to speak at the University, argued that a department of theology would be inappropriate for a secular university, "especially one that seeks to stand in the tradition of Thomas Jefferson." However, Dulles urged that theology should be taught as one component of a religious studies course. "Professors should be permitted and encouraged to teach from a perspective of faith, while carefully avoiding proselytization," Dulles said. Dulles said that while the terms religious studies and theology often are used interchangeably, they actually have different meanings. "Religious studies do not require a personal commitment to the truth and value of the religion being studied," Dulles said. However, to study a faith theologically, "one would normally have to share in that faith," he added. Cardinal Dulles is the second cardinal to be invited to speak at the University, but the first actually to do so, said Father Gerald Fogarty S.J., a University religious studies professor.
In response to a nationwide scarcity of certified geriatric medical professionals, the University will use a $90,000 grant from the John A.
Less than a month after former C'ville Weekly editor Hawes Spencer was fired by his two co-owners, Spencer's new weekly paper, The Hook, will publish its first issue today. Spencer lost his job at C'ville Weekly as the result of a dispute over profit handling.
After the Honor Committee rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to add informed retraction as an alternative to expulsion, a Committee member is fighting to put the proposal before the student body. College representative Michelle Jones is circulating a petition that would add the informed retraction amendment to the ballot for the upcoming student elections, to be held Feb.
A Virginia House of Delegates committee modified and then approved a bill Monday, establishing guidelines for the posting of the Ten Commandments and other historical texts in schools. Facing strong objection, Del.
Stricter polices soon may govern Virginia's young women seeking abortions, if the General Assembly approves two measures submitted Monday by the House Courts of Justice Committee. The committee voted 16-5 in favor of a parental consent bill, sponsored by Del.
Concerns about the accuracy of the SAT I in measuring students' preparation for college-level study have prompted the University of California system to look into the creation of a rival test. As a part of this ongoing process, the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools of the University of California's Academic Senate released a discussion paper Wednesday that outlines preliminary recommendations for a new standardized test to replace the SAT I. UC President Richard Atkinson first suggested the elimination of the SAT I from the admissions process in a speech delivered to the American Council on Higher Education last February. At that time, he said he favored the development of a new test that would focus more on high school course material than on the assessment of academic potential. The Web site of the UC's office of the president states that a new test would allow teachers to focus more on expanding the knowledge of their students rather than just improving test scores. BOARS's paper released Wednesday was the first faculty comment on the issue, said Hanan Eisenman, admissions media coordinator for the UC office of the president. Eisenman said the release of the paper is just one step in a long process to enact the proposal into policy.
Singer/songwriter Skott Freedman knew there was something wrong with sexual labels when he found himself hiding his straight pornography from his college boyfriend.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, various groups have come together to try to offer services in the wake of tragedy.
Immediately following Sept 11, an unprecedented number of Americans volunteered to aid communities in need.
In order to ease the enrollment crunch in Spanish classes, the Spanish department received a $50,000 grant from University President John T.
In his State of the Union address last week, President Bush called on all Americans to commit two years, or 4,000 hours, over the rest of their lives to volunteerism and community service.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology E. Mavis Hetherington's new book is challenging recent research about the effects of divorce on individuals. "For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered," released Jan.
From Democrat to Independent to Republican, Rep. Virgil Goode has been all over the political map.
Flyers and neon chalkings soon will envelop Grounds - spring elections are approaching. Positions are up for grabs in school councils, class councils, the Honor Committee, the University Judiciary Committee and Student Council. Mandatory interest meetings will be held from Feb.
Behjat Dehgan witnessed the execution of her two best friends before leaving her homeland of Iran in fear of her own life. Now, she and Homeira Hesami are part of the Association of Iranian Women, an organization dedicated to educating an international audience about the treatment of women in Iran. In conjunction with the Women's Center, Dehghan and Hesami delivered a presentation yesterday evening that outlined the history and specifics of the fight for Iranian women's rights. Both speakers were quick to point out that the fundamentalist regime controlling Iran is responsible for the lack of human rights, not the Islamic religion. "You can't find [such atrocities against women] in Islam or the Qur'an," Dehghan said.
Two people died and eight others were seriously injured Thursday at Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University in the city of Bhagalpur, India. Police fired upon the crowd of nearly 2,000 students gathered at the campus's gated entrance to protest an increase in university tuition fees. "The police were called in and were left with no option but to make a lathi [nightstick] charge and use tear gas, which culminated in firing to disperse the crowds," said Rakesh Kumar Mishra, the police superintendent in Bihar, India, in a Chronicle of Higher Education article.
The University has adopted a new policy that will set more rigid standards of conduct for the manufacturers of University licensed apparel. Leonard W.
The University has taken another major step toward the development of a new student center by hiring a consulting firm to perform a feasibility study to determine what students want in a new center. A group comprised of University administrators selected the facility planning and project management firm Brailsford and Dunlavey, a Washington, D.C.
