With the creation of the Center for Religion and Democracy, the University joins top-ranked Ivy League schools in specialized interdisciplinary research. Funded by more than $10 million under the direction of Sociology and Religious Studies Prof.
As the University gears up to build a new basketball arena, Student Council is making sure students do not get left out of the rush to snag a front-row seat. Council President Joe Bilby and College Rep.
The General Assembly House Education Committee killed a bill Wednesday that proposed adding an 18th member to the University's Board of Visitors. The Board currently is comprised of 16 voting members and one non-voting student member. In a 12-2 vote, the committee discarded the measure, sponsored by Del.
In the future, Charlottesville may have its own Downtown Mall version of Beta Bridge if plans for a community blackboard follow through. Five years ago, Robert O'Neil, director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression and former University president, approached Charlottesville City Council with the idea for a monument to the First Amendment.
Third-year College student Camila Figueroa was laying out in the backyard over winter break when she saw her house start to shake. She was at home in El Salvador when a massive earthquake, which registered 7.6 on the Richter scale, shook the Central American nation. "I thought my house was going to fall down," she said.
Microbiology Prof. Jay Fox says he thinks he's found a treatment for psoriasis. It's inside a fish intestine. Fox, with the help of fellow researchers in Iceland, has developed a new skin treatment using the enzymes of the intestines of an Atlantic codfish.
Second-year graduate student Carmen Yip traveled to Hong Kong over winter break and, like many travelers, suffered from jet lag.
The Inter-Fraternity Council and Residence Life are meeting today in order to discuss an alternative to the traditional procedures of awarding bids to rushees. Under the proposed plan, fraternity members would have to be escorted by resident assistants to enter a residence hall, according to St.
Less than a week into his presidential term, President Bush is getting busy. On Tuesday, Bush sent a package of education proposals to Congress for approval, including one designed to encourage families to save money for college. Bush asked Congress to raise the annual cap on contributions to tax-free education-savings accounts that families use to pay for college, from $500 to $5,000. Bush also is asking to expand the savings plans, which now can be used only to pay higher education expenses, so that families can spend money from the accounts on private secondary school tuition. Bush also called on Congress to provide funds to states and local school districts to form partnerships with colleges to strengthen math and science instruction in public schools.   Related Links CD Online Special: Elections 2000 Text of President George W.
The University Judiciary Committee may not have to wait until April for the Board of Visitors to hear its proposed revisions to the 12 Standards of Conduct. Earlier in the week, UJC officials were told they would have to wait three months for the Board to examine the changes, but yesterday University Rector John P.
Several University students will be roaming the halls of the state capitol tomorrow in order to make their voices heard regarding higher education issues that now are before the General Assembly. The Student Council Legislative Affairs Committee is making its annual trip to Richmond to support the bond bills that would give more funding to Virginia's universities.
In coming years, Mr. Jefferson's University may become as well known for its massive collection of East Asian Buddhist art and texts as for its neoclassical architecture. Stanley and Lucie Weinstein of Hamden, Conn., have announced plans to bequeath their extensive library of Buddhist scholarly materials -- one of the largest privately-owned collections in the western world - to the University's Alderman Library. Stanley Weinstein cited the University's commitment to Buddhist studies, exemplified by the four full-time professors of Buddhist studies in the Religious Studies Department, as his reason for choosing the University as the library's permanent home after his death and the death of his wife. Weinstein believes the University is a "dynamic center for Buddhist studies," said Deputy University Librarian Kendon Stubbs. Much of the collection of 10,658 books is comprised of 19th and 20th century publications on Buddhism, although it also includes texts dealing with other East Asian religions, history, literature, art and related subjects.
College students who would like to take their professors out to lunch at the Biltmore but don't have the cash now are able to bill their burgers and cheese fries to the Arts and Sciences Council. The Council has introduced the Corner Meal Plan Card, which allows College students to treat their professors to free lunch at any restaurant on the Corner Meal Plan. The new card is an extension of the Cavalier Card program, which has been around since 1997 and allows College students to buy their professors lunch anywhere on Grounds, courtesy of the Council.
The Old Dominion University chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity closed Friday, one and a half months after the alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge. Terry Stirling, 19, died the morning of Dec.
Several months after their unveiling, the Virginia 2020 commission reports continue to draw both praise and criticism from the University community, with some groups concerned that aiding the University's weaker programs will be to the detriment of its stronger areas. Established by University President John T.
Crime on college campuses nationwide is on the rise, according to a U.S. Department of Education survey released Friday, but crime at the University has declined slightly - by 13.1 percent - from 1999-2000. Sex offenses across the country rose 6 percent between 1998 and 1999, arrests for violations of liquor laws rose 0.4 percent and arrests for violations of drug laws rose 5.8 percent.
Carl P. Zeithaml, dean of the Commerce School, recently unveiled a strategic move that will advance his dream of making the Commerce School No.
A bill calling for the addition of an 18th member to the University's Board of Visitors has not garnered support from Board members. The Board currently includes 16 members and one non-voting student member.
"The course you have requested is full." Students hear this unwelcome message from ISIS every semester, but lately it appears to wreak more and more havoc. A variety of factors contribute to this festering problem, ranging from the increasing popularity of certain departments to a large number of professors now on sabbatical. English Department Chairman Michael H.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is undertaking a new road expansion plan to alleviate the traffic jams so familiar to Charlottesville residents using Route 29. The effort will add two "rear frontage roads" running parallel to Route 29 North behind the existing strip malls and roadside businesses, effectively increasing the number of lanes from four to six.
