The Fourth Year Class Trustees will announce today that they have chosen best-selling author David Baldacci as the valedictory speaker for graduation weekend in May. Baldacci, a 1986 University Law School graduate and Virginia native, has published seven novels, six screenplays and numerous other short works.
You might think that gas prices would rise as the United States wages war near the Middle East. You would be wrong.
W hen Microsoft released Windows 95, people waited in line to be the first to buy the operating system when stores opened on launch day.
In less than 24 hours, Virginians will go to the polls to elect a new governor. Though the gubernatorial race between Republican Mark Earley and Democrat Mark Warner is the major race on the ballot, Virginians also will vote for lieutenant governor, attorney general and representatives to the Virginia House of Delegates. The governor's race however is receiving the most of the attention, both locally and nationally. Larry J.
Prominent building and landscape architects from around the country met at an Architecture School symposium this weekend to discuss how the physical structure of the college campus is unique in the world of architecture. The two-day Woltz Symposium was designed to incorporate the Architecture School's two design departments, building and landscape architecture.
President Bush announced his support last week for more stringent visa requirements for foreign students seeking to enter the United States.
As the semester winds to a close, so does the Changing Face of Technology series sponsored by the University's Women's Center. The series originally developed from the Task Force on the Status of Women, which studied gender issues at the University.
At its meeting last week, the Faculty Senate approved the Commerce School's request to change the name of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems degree to Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology. To be implemented, the change still needs the approval of the Board of Visitors. According to Commerce School Associate Dean Peter Todd, the name change would be reflective of developments in the masters program since its inception in 1988.
With water levels at the local reservoir falling and rain unlikely in the near future, local officials are encouraging citizens to employ voluntary conservation efforts. At a news conference Wednesday, J.W.
Two new polls released Wednesday showed Democrat Mark R. Warner's growing lead over Republican Mark L.
Recent anthrax scares and the threat of bioterrorism were among the many issues addressed yesterday at Brown College on Monroe Hill by Dr. Francis S.
The Black Fraternal Council, Inter-Sorority Council and Inter-Fraternity Council are attempting to improve race relations at the University through Comfort Zone, a project combining service and social events. Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, both members of the BFC, joined ISC member Gamma Phi Beta and IFC member Sigma Pi on Oct.
Assistant Professor of Surgery Kyo Chu, who specializes in breast cancer, and Spotsylvania native Sylvia Tyree, a 10-year breast cancer survivor, came together Oct.
Although some students may believe landlords unfairly discriminate against them by virtue of being students, landlords who do so may not be violating local equal housing opportunity laws.
Imagine having to run out of the middle of a class lecture to head to the bathroom. Imagine doing this 10 to 20 times a day. This is the embarrassing situation faced by students who have ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by its attack on the inner lining of the colon and the large intestines.
The number of candidates eyeing the late Sen. Emily Couric's 25th district seat has expanded to include three local Republicans and five Democrats.
Fourth-year College student Jarrett Allen looked forward to moving off Grounds into a house with her friends two years ago.
With polls closing today, nearly 500 elementary, middle and high schools throughout Virginia and New Jersey have participated in a mock gubernatorial election sponsored by the University's Center for Governmental Studies' Youth Leadership Initiative program. As of yesterday, over 14,000 students voted in the mock election.
Public colleges have raised tuition this year at the highest rate since 1993, according to a survey released by the College Board last week. Tuition went up an average of 7.7 percent at four-year public institutions nationally, nearly triple the rate of inflation.
Student Council unanimously passed a proposal last night allowing newly formed contracted independent organizations to apply for "introductory allocations." Introductory allocations consists of a dollar amount of up to $500 given to CIOs that have not gone through the normal appropriations process yet.
