Come April 1, the dilapidated University Hall tennis courts will be demolished and replaced with much-needed field space.
When third-year College student Stacy Dudley was pulled over by the police in Franklin County at 1:00 a.m.
The University has a new face trying to solve the parking and transportation problems on Grounds, but parking regulations are likely to stay the same. Based on recommendations from a community-wide search committee, the University appointed Rebecca White as director of parking and transportation earlier this month. "Her knowledge and expertise in both the parking and transportation fields, her understanding and appreciation of the complexities of providing service in an academic and medical center setting, her commitment to improving customer service and her demonstrated leadership skills clearly distinguished Ms. White as the most qualified candidate," said Richard Kovatch, business operations assistant vice president. While the Department of Parking and Transportation has many plans to change parking areas, no changes will be made in regulations, White said. "I'm looking forward to building off the foundation that has already been laid," she said. One of White's main duties will be dealing with limited parking caused by Clark Hall renovations. There are plans to compensate for the loss, and the department is always looking for opportunities to expand parking, White said. "We're going to receive funding from [Clark Hall] to place more parking on Grounds.
When you cast your vote for Student Council representatives next month, you also will have the opportunity to vote on four amendments to the Honor constitution. In a meeting last night, the Honor Committee discussed and voted on a proposal to change the role of Honor counsel at trial. The Committee decided, by a vote of 17-1, to send the proposal to the student body on the spring ballot. The honor bylaws now state that an accused student may be "represented" by counsel at trial.
The frustration associated with registering for classes has grown common at the University, but according to several College officials, additional faculty may not provide any relief.
A bill now before the General Assembly may drastically reduce the University's out-of-state enrollment. University President John T.
Gunshots broke the early morning calm of downtown Charlottesville on Sunday in two separate incidents that occurred only three blocks apart. A Volkswagen with two occupants stopped at the light at the intersection of Ninth Street Southwest and Cherry Avenue around 4 a.m.
Hidden within an enclave of chicken coops and barns lies a carefully crafted art form a notorious crime - the most deeply rooted business in southern Virginia.
Some groups enraged by the 2000 presidential election have called for the abolishment of the Electoral College, yet one group, the League of Women Voters, consistently has been testifying for the abolition since 1970. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, the president of the League of Women Voters, spoke Friday in Minor Hall Auditorium before a group of about 100 students and community members on her organization's stance on abolishing the Electoral College.
Cavalier Daily staff members entered Jefferson Hall at 9 a.m. Saturday to choose the newspaper's 112th staff and emerged from the stuffy room 16 hours later, having elected third-year College student John A.
In previous years, many fraternity members collectively greeted rushees receiving bids, perhaps raucously chanting or throwing them up in the air.
The Clinton administration must have forgotten the old adage "Don't mess with Texas" as they moved out of White House offices in preparation for the incoming Bush presidency. Upon entering the offices last week, Bush officials discovered several oddities about their new surroundings.
In hopes of becoming more effective and efficient, the Inter-Fraternity Council voted Thursday to change the structure of its executive board.
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.
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.
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.
