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.
Today marks the beginning of elections for three new College of Arts and Sciences and one new Graduate School of Arts and Sciences representatives to the Student Council. The polls are open through Friday.
After eight years of Republican gubernatorial leadership in Virginia, Democratic Gov.-elect Mark R.
President Bush issued an executive order Nov. 1 that will restrict the release of presidential papers in conjunction with the 1978 Presidential Records Act.
The statewide Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign held its kick-off ceremony for the year at Carr's Hill yesterday morning. The CVC is an annual charity drive through which state employees can give to their choice of more than 1,000 charities.
Auburn University officials are now confronting two separate incidents in which fraternity members wore Halloween costumes that many deemed offensive because of their racial nature. Auburn withdrew recognition of its chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity after members posed in photographs at a party wearing blackface and jerseys with letters of a black fraternity.
Following yesterday's airplane crash in New York, airport officials across Virginia felt the impact of airport shutdowns. After an American Airlines flight with 255 people aboard crashed into a Queens neighborhood three minutes after takeoff from John F.
Despite the University's attention to special needs on Grounds, those of student parents can often go unnoticed.
The University's Board of Visitors approved a new 42,000-square-foot addition to the Aquatic and Fitness Center at its fall quarterly meeting, that will provide fitness enthusiasts with a host of new options.
The job hunt is on. But with an abundance of predators and not enough prey, University students are starting to feel the heat of the jungle. Despite the mayhem, University Career Services is stepping up to provide support to increasingly anxious students. According to Jennifer Hoffman, recruitment manager at UCS, students became used to a rosy job outlook in the past few years. "We have become accustomed to the boom," she said.
In recent weeks, the nation has been captivated by a fear that has led many to question who or what enters their lives when they open a piece of mail.
With a new hiring freeze in effect for the College, some departments are struggling to understand what this will mean for individual programs. The College of Arts and Sciences suspended the hiring of new faculty members for the 2002-03 school year Thursday because of a shortage of state revenue and uncertainty about the state's budget. The state is required by law to maintain a balanced monthly budget.
The previously postponed Outkast concert was permanently cancelled by PK German and the University Programming Council yesterday. Outkast was booked to perform at University Hall with 2 Skinnee J's on Oct.
As the Greek system gears up for next semester's formal rush, the Inter Fraternity Council will be going through the process with a new vice president for membership. According to sources in the IFC, third-year Engineering student Tom Davison was elected to replace fourth-year College student Kevin Dixon as vice president.
U.S. Secret Service Director Brian L. Stafford spoke to a packed house Friday night at the weekly Jefferson Literary and Debating Society meeting. "His talk was very informative, well put-together and entertaining," said Lauren Purnell, a third-year College student and member of the Jefferson Society. Stafford primarily spoke on the history of the Secret Service, but also discussed his own career and the importance of choosing a career you love. "The Secret Service is a labor of love for me - I enjoy talking about it," said Stafford, who has directed the Secret Service since 1999, in an interview yesterday. In 1865, on the morning of the day he was shot, President Lincoln signed the Secret Service into law.
