At a special Honor Committee retreat over the weekend, the Committee-elect selected its seven executive officers.
When members of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity want to use the Internet, they no longer need the aid of a modem and a service provider.
As part of the Democratic Primary Debate Series, three of the four candidates for the Democratic attorney general nomination met last night in the Chemistry Auditorium in a debate sponsored by University Democrats. Consensus on many key issues characterized the debate.
Jamie Graham, a former student arrested as a result of Operation Equinox, a 1991 drug bust of several University fraternities, spoke with students about finding an alternative method to the war on drugs in Clark Hall last night.
In a special meeting last night, the members-elect of the University Judiciary Committee selected their executive committee.
Because of the recent state budget freeze, the University will not be able to use its non-general or private funds for construction around Grounds. The House of Delegates and Senate clashed over provisions in the proposed budget regarding the car tax.
Students and community members gathered in New Cabell Hall last night to hear Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of the political magazine The National Review, share his unique and pun-filled views on politics and issues conservative Americans face in today's world. "It's great to be back at U.Va.," said Lowry as he thanked The Virginia Advocate and the Jefferson Issue Foundation for inviting him to speak.
As the number of students on college campuses who smoke continues to rise, a Washington-based group called the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is lobbying colleges and universities to create more smoke-free residence halls and anti-smoking programs for college. The University now allows smoking in individual residence hall rooms if both roommates consent, but smoking is not allowed in common areas. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids bases its current effort on two studies by the Harvard School for Public Health that were published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the Journal of American College Health.
Some afflictions don't have scars, don't require the use of needles and have no effect on blood pressure.
There have been 434 cases of the foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom since the outbreak first appeared last month - the worst epidemic of the disease in the area since a devastating outbreak occurred in 1967.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? For those speaking German, a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to the University Library's Electronic Text Center will enable the University to partner with the University of Trier in Germany to create a Web site titled "Middle High German Interlinked." A collaborative effort made by the universities will digitize about 100 medieval German texts and associated dictionaries.
Starting next fall, undergraduate English majors will have the option to pursue poetry as an established area of concentration within the department. The program will allow undergraduates to focus on poetry writing.
Jeffrey C. Walker, a University graduate with an interest in combining advanced technology and studies in the life of Thomas Jefferson, recently gave Monticello and the University Library's Electronic Text Center a combined gift of $1.5 million to begin upgrading information technology.
The University ranks seventh in the nation in sending graduates to the Peace Corps with 63 alumni now serving, according to statistics released yesterday. Last year, the University ranked sixth with 70 graduates serving in the Peace Corps.
In light of the controversy surrounding one of the most debated presidential elections in American history, a panel gathered last night in Jefferson Hall to discuss problems with and possible reforms to the election process. The panel, sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies, included Ronald Klain, Al Gore's legal adviser; Doug Lewis, executive director of the Election Center; Robert Montjoy, assistant vice president for outreach and professor of political science at Auburn University; Trevor Potter, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Election Commission; and George Terwilliger, lead attorney for President Bush during the election recount. The panel began as mediator Larry J.
The University's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, which began a year and a half ago, has received four national awards and began holding office hours in February.
The University tallied up the numbers of its six-year capital campaign last week, wrapping up the second-most successful campaign in the history of public universities. The key to the success of the $1.43 billion campaign was the huge drive to contact and encourage potential donors.
Longtime Charlottesville residents Dave Matthews and his family have decided to give back to the community in memory of the music artist's late father and his contributions to the University. The family of the late John W.
Student Council unanimously passed a resolution recommending the improvement of several hazardous areas on and off Grounds at its meeting last night. Each year, Council's Safety Concerns Committee conducts "safety walks" to inspect the status of the safety on Grounds.
Black Student Alliance members elected Elisa Dobbins president of the 2001-2002 executive board in an election session last night in Gilmer Hall. Dobbins, a second-year College student, emphasized that "the BSA must take an active role in increasing diversity awareness at U.Va." in her election speech to the new executive board which will take office in the fall. "Mike Costa, the outgoing president, did an awesome job of working with Honor's Diversity Awareness Committee and other major student organizations," Dobbins said.
