Ahhh, April in Charlottesville. The Dave Matthews Band will be playing. The Foxfield horses will be running.
In the world of academia, students aren't the only ones trying to make the grade. On March 30, U.S.
Last night at the first meeting of the University Judiciary Committee's new term, the body voted unanimously to approve the revisions to the Standards of Conduct. The University's 12 Standards of Conduct describe behavior generally prohibited to enrolled students.
In the midst of religious violence, a young Middle Eastern girl is shot. The applicant's life-changing experience impresses upon her that religion should unify, not divide, and she expresses this in her admissions essay to the University.
As part of efforts to reorganize and streamline the University's upper-level administration, the Board of Visitors' executive committee agreed last Thursday to combine two administrative positions in the University's Health System. Voting in favor of a recommendation from the Board's Health Affairs Committee and President John T.
In a plot twist worthy of the dramatic masterworks it produces, Shakespeare on the Lawn recently learned that they have lost the performance space for their spring play to the Dave Matthews Band. The student dramatic organization booked the Student Activities Building last August for April 19_21 for its production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by British playwright Tom Stoppard. But the announcement in February of the Dave Matthews Band concert in neighboring Scott Stadium on April 21 nixed the performance planned for that Saturday night because the area would be blocked off for concert use.
Tailgates, bow ties and the Good Ol' Song are University traditions that characterize every football season.
As part of Hispanic Awareness week at the University, Juan Flores spoke last night to University students about American misconceptions of Puerto Rican and Latino cultures.
The days of relying on Connections e-mails for University event information may be nearing an end.
Gov. James S. Gilmore III (R) soon will announce the appointments of Thomas Saunders III of New York and Thomas Farrell Jr.
Discovery Labs is trying to test a new drug that would combat Respiratory Distress Syndrome, an affliction that strikes a significant number of premature infants every year.
When the 2001-2002 Senior Staff of the Residence Staff Program meets tonight for the first time, it will begin its spring training planning under the leadership of two newly elected Residence Staff co-chairs. Third-year College students Lillian Lacy and Michael Dunn will lead the Residence Staff members as they oversee the everyday lives of over 6,000 University student residents next year. The co-chairs work with the Residence Life deans, the area coordinators and the program coordinators in developing the Resident Staff Program. "I'm very excited and grateful for the chance to devote so much of my time to an organization I care so much about," Dunn said. Sarah Chewning, fourth-year College student and current co-chair, said competition for the co-chair positions was keen this year, although she said she could not disclose the exact number of applicants for the two spots. The promotion process for the co-chair positions involved a rigorous application procedure and multiple interviews with officials from the Residence Life Office, deans from the Office of the Dean of Students, and several students who are Resident Staff members. "I am very confident in both Michael and Lillian's abilities," said Katherine Thomas, fourth-year College student and current co-chair.
Murray Foundations, a Tampa, Fla.-based firm that supports charitable causes, recently donated $700,000 to the Commerce School to recruit and retain a professor to serve as a senior scholar in finance or management information systems. Murray Foundations is funded by Jack K.
In the past decade, pharmaceutical companies, along with other manufacturing businesses, have gone global.
Have you ever had heart palpitations, sweaty palms, racing thoughts or tension? Have you ever thought these anxiety symptoms could be due to a bacterial infection?
"Let's do lunch," soon may be a more frequently used phrase among University students and faculty members. In a survey recently issued to University faculty regarding the establishment of a faculty dining option, preliminary findings indicate that "people are interested in [having] faculty dining," Faculty Senate Chairwoman Patricia H.
The Harry S. Truman Foundation this week announced it will award one of seventy $30,000 scholarships to third-year College student Brad Barnett, the 20th University student to receive the prestigious scholarship. Established by a 1975 congressional memorial, the Truman Foundation awards scholarships to college juniors for their academic excellence and commitment to public service.
Students driving down Emmet Street to Barracks Road Shopping Center or those driving to the Downtown Mall probably have noticed the plague of heavy traffic that Charlottesville faces. The population of Charlottesville has grown by 20,000 people in the past 10 years, and each year the traffic gets worse. Areas around the University especially are jammed with traffic because of the huge student population. Most of the roads around Grounds are one lane going in each direction, which contributes to the problem, said Justin Pfeiffer, a student member of the University Transportation and Parking Committee. But the University does not have much influence over improving traffic, so the committee must work with the city. Charlottesville City Council is working to alleviate the traffic problem through a series of programs aimed at encouraging drivers to use public transportation or even ride bikes to their destinations instead of clogging the roads with their cars. Meadowcreek Parkway One of the most controversial city plans is the Meadowcreek Parkway, a proposed road that would extend McIntire Road to improve access to downtown Charlottesville and provide an alternate route to Route 29. VDOT proposed the Meadowcreek Parkway plan to the city in 1967 to improve traffic conditions in downtown Charlottesville. Last fall, City Council finally approved beginning construction on a two-lane road by a 3-2 vote. VDOT is bringing Council new design plans for the parkway, Council member David Toscano said. Whether or not the parkway will alleviate traffic in Charlottesville has been debated heavily.   Related Links Traffic Flow Statistics Toscano, who supports building the road, said "a new road gives more options.
Statistics released by the American Bar Association this month revealed that, for the first time, the number of women applying to law school this year exceeds the number of men. Although the study only reflected those individuals who had applied to law schools as of March 16 of this year, it showed that of the 67,239 applicants nation-wide 50.4 percent were women.
(This is the first of a four part series examining the way members of the University view the honor system.) When they enter the University, first years are bombarded with information regarding the honor system.
