Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced she will soon propose legislation to reform the U.S. student visa program.
As the new director of the government and foreign affairs honors program, Prof. John Echeverri-Gent has worked with students and faculty since last spring to bring fresh ideas and changes to the program. His predecessor, Government and Foreign Affairs Prof.
The Board of Visitors plans to announce today a decision to place on its October agenda a Student Council resolution regarding the divestment of University assets in Burma.
Computer shopping. Few things are as confusing to even the most tech savvy Wahoo more quickly. What brand?
After 15 years of struggle, trade officials approved China's membership in the World Trade Organization on Sept.
The University and Charlottesville communities will continue to have a place to remember the events of Sept.
A ceremony at Scott Stadium Saturday before the football game against Duke provided a unique opportunity for those in attendance to honor New York firefighters in the wake of the national tragedies on Sept.
Nearly three weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration implemented rigid security measures in the nation's airports, officials are preparing supplemented security at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. After President Bush initiated a new federal program to increase airport security last week, Gov.
The University sports promotions department has suggested an idea to increase enthusiasm at Virginia men's basketball games, but Student Council is concerned that the proposal only will promote mayhem. The department wants to form "Team Cavalier," a student fan organization.
The Honor Committee has dealt with 55 of the 145 plagiarism cases initiated by Physics Prof. Louis Bloomfield beginning in April 2001.
Charlottesville Police charged an Alexandria man for two assaults occurring early Sunday morning at the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity house. James Allgood, 18, faces two counts of assault and battery after an incident that occurred earlier that night involving two female guests. Neither of the two victims was injured seriously.
The spouses and children of people killed or seriously disabled in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks could receive free tuition to New York's public colleges, if a new legislative plan proposed by New York Gov.
With several health-related organizations on Grounds, the newly formed Health Unity Council aims to support each of these individual clubs, while serving as a mechanism for the groups to achieve their common goals.
Downloads of MP3s and immense digital videos are clogging the residential networks of colleges and universities across the nation.
Because a large amount of University alumni work in the New York and Washington areas, the Alumni Association recently posted a list on its Web site of four University graduates who died as a result of the recent terrorist attacks.
Studying animals has taken University student Kyle Dexter all the way around the world. "I've always been interested in studying animals from a general level," said Dexter, a third-year biology and environmental science major.
Madison House has yet another helping hand at work. The student volunteer organization recently appointed Mark Andrews as the new associate director of its programs.
Since the summer, gubernatorial candidates Mark Warner (D) and Mark Earley (R) have been gearing up for the Virginia elections on Nov.
A new class of spermicides was announced this month by researchers at the University's Center for Research and Contraceptive and Reproductive Health.
"In a single moment all the triviality of this world was pushed aside," began Dinesh D'Souza. D'Souza, a well-known public speaker and the author of four best-selling books including "The Virtue of Prosperity" addressed nearly 400 students, faculty members and administrators in Gilmer Hall Auditorium last night as he discussed "Why They Hate Us: America and Its Enemies." Several organizations, including the Jefferson Leadership Foundation and the College Republicans, sponsored D'Souza's visit. "If we want to find the source of the hostility that is driving this kind of attack, we must examine how America itself became the dominant power in the world," D'Souza said in reference to the Sept.
