In one of the largest increases in two decades, state spending on student aid rose by 12.6 percent nationwide in the 1999-2000 academic year.
The University suffered a great loss Wednesday when Albemarle police found graduate student Alison Meloy dead in her townhouse on Commonwealth Road.
Wouldn't it be nice if there were one building on central Grounds where you could pay your tuition, have lunch with a professor, work in a community service office, take a dance class and enjoy dinner and a movie with your friends? Plans for a new student center that would provide such services are shaping up nicely, said fourth-year architecture student Andrew Burdick and second-year College student Steven Reinemund. To continue the current momentum, Burdick and Reinemund will embark on an "exploratory fundraising road trip" this summer.
A group of University graduate students will present recommendations to improve the Charlottesville voting system to the city's Board of Elections today. The recommendations follow a six-week study by 17 students involved in the University's new Northern Virginia-based Executive Master's Degree Program in Systems Engineering. The group chose the study to be its "capstone" project, which is required for the students to complete their degrees in May. The City of Charlottesville already had begun to review its voting system, which serves 21,000 registered voters, and readily agreed to be the group's client for the project. "The students have been doing an incredibly job, and the capstone project is designed to integrate all of the knowledge they've gained," said Christina Mastrangelo, assistant professor of systems engineering and lead instructor for the capstone course. Using their training in systems engineering, which involves the analysis and management of data, the group will provide a statistical analysis of nine previous elections, a simulation analysis of poll-site operations, a financial analysis of operational costs and a discussion of related legal issues. "The students will be making recommendations for new voting technologies and procedures to be used in the future," Mastrangelo said.
She spends 40 to 60 hours a week in meetings, and receives about 60 e-mails every day that are related to Student Council.
A huge fire destroyed Longwood College's historic Rotunda on Tuesday and damaged additional buildings in the school's Ruffner Hall complex. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the Farmville incident. East and West Ruffner Halls, used for classrooms and offices, were completely gutted in the blaze, and Grainger Hall suffered severe damage to its roof and top floor.
What qualities make a professional research paper good? Ask Susan Dalebout, academic assistant professor of communication disorders, or doctoral student Lisa Fox.
Last night, about 100 University students gathered in Minor Hall to hear a panel that included Sen.
Imagine if professors had a way to determine, with absolute certainty, if any of their students had cheated on papers, projects or exams.
Albemarle County Police are investigating what they think is a homicide after finding a University student dead yesterday afternoon. Albemarle Police Lt.
University Police apprehended a suspect Tuesday night believed to have illegally entered a Lambeth Field apartment Sunday.
Concerns arose that "racial spotlighting" occurred on Madison Lane this weekend when Charlottesville Police, intending to maintain public safety, intervened during two parties where black students congregated for Spring Fling festivities. Those concerns reached Student Council last night when Tehama Lopez, a University student who participated in the Spring Fling activities designed to introduce prospective minority students to University life, gave a first-hand account to members.
As the 2000-2001 Student Council's tenure came to a close, the body passed a bill that will add a new transfer student liaison to Council. The new Council representative will serve beginning fall 2001. "That person will be welcome to speak on all issues but, because he was not elected, will be unable to vote," bill sponsor and College Rep.
Gov. James S. Gilmore III (R) signed two bills yesterday approving the redistricting plans of the Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate. Gilmore spokeswoman Yooree Oh said the governor was very pleased with the bills.
After a year of serving the University community, the 2000-1 Student Council executive board handed over the reigns to a new generation of student leaders. Former Council President Joe Bilby, former Executive Vice President Matt Madden and former Vice President for Administration Stephen Wright all signed off at last night's Council meeting.
After several months, the University still is looking for a successor to Police Chief Mike Sheffield.
By all accounts, the Dave Matthews Band concert Saturday night at Scott Stadium marked a success for those charged with safety and security concerns. Despite months of planning for worst-case scenarios, there were no major incidents and only minimal altercations.
The Multicultural Greek Council elected new officers two weeks ago, yet this marks only one change the organization has undergone since it was founded two years ago.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner has managed to raise nearly triple the funds of either of his two Republican challengers, Lt.
Since Thursday, the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force arrested five more people previously indicted for dealing drugs.
