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.
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.
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.
Lucia Cushman paused in deep thought as she leaned against a dark gray headstone at the west end of the University Cemetery.
Both houses of the United States Congress recently passed legislation designed to stabilize student loan interest rates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Charlottesville's Fashion Square Mall will be getting a facelift in the coming weeks, as mall officials plan for a multi-million dollar renovation project. While a timeline for the project has not been finalized, it is slated to begin in the next several weeks.
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.
The Honor Committee voted against a proposed constitutional amendment last night, which would have allowed an "informed retraction" as an alternative to expulsion in honor violation cases.
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.
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.
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.
Faculty Senate and College officials have refined the monetary awards they plan to offer University graduate students for the next school year, polishing everything from the name of the awards to the methods used to finance them. The Faculty Senate Dissertation-Year Fellowships of about $17,000 will be offered to 11 graduate students completing their last year of education at the University. As the name suggests, the awards are intended to help graduate students obtain funding in their last year of schooling while completing their dissertations.
On Monday, the U.S. Secretary of Education announced that the 2003 Education Department budget may include a $12 million increase in spending for historically black colleges and those that educate many Hispanic students.
