U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), who many speculate could be the next Democratic candidate for president, emphasized the importance of bipartisanship yesterday as he addressed a crowd of more than 400 students in Wilson Hall. "He's exactly the kind of candidate that the Democrats should nominate if they want to win in 2004," said Larry J.
In a report published last week, a commission of scholars cast doubt on whether Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings.
Student and faculty speculation has existed for months regarding the career plans of Vice President for Student Affairs William W.
Black women explored their role at the University and in the larger world this weekend as they examined how their race and gender are most powerfully articulated in society. The University's Black Women's Leadership Conference featured 12 distinguished panelists who addressed a group of about 40 females in the Minor Hall auditorium on Saturday. The panel of black women scholars, artists, and activists included Jacklyn Monk, managing editor of Vibe magazine; Angela Davis, assistant dean of students and director of Residence Life; English Prof.
Citing a need for coordininating committee appointments, Student Council changed its bylaws to create a chairman for University committees.
A General Assembly redistricting plan, which will add several new legislative districts in Northern Virginia, passed yesterday, leaving a laundry list of Democratic complaints and upset female legislators in its wake. The House of Delegates and the Senate each passed their own versions of the bill yesterday afternoon.
Participants in the campaign for affordable graduate student health care celebrated a victory yesterday, but student and faculty leaders know there is still more work to be done.
Vulnerable, ashamed, embarrassed and guilty were common words spoken by the women who shared their experiences with assault or rape last night on the Rotunda steps as part of Take Back the Night.
The Greek system is bringing a new house to Charlottesville, which will not have fraternity parties or accommodate college students. The new residence will be the home of the Early family, and will result from a partnership among the Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, Habitat for Humanity and the Venable Neighborhood Association. The VNA, IFC and ISC have spent the past two years trying to raise the $45,000 needed to construct the house.
Dave Matthews will be coming to Charlottesville April 21 and, like all celebrities, he will be accompanied by hoards of adoring fans and traffic dilemmas. University Parking and Transportation Director Rebecca White said she has been working on the potential problems since February.
Newly elected members of the General Faculty Council are brimming with excitement and fresh ideas to bring to the organization when they take office later this month. The 18-member council represents all general University faculty members, including non-tenure and non-tenure-track faculty members. For the past few years, the council has directed its efforts at "revising policies that affect employment agreements with the University," Council Chairwoman Patricia L.
Glenna C. Chang, widely considered one of the most influential Asian women to assume a leadership role at the University, plans to leave her position as assistant dean of students at the end of the spring semester. A search committee has started looking for Chang's replacement, and on-Grounds interviews will begin at the end of the month, said Pablo Davis, an assistant dean of students and the committee's co-chairman. Chang arrived at the University in 1998 after a group of Asian and Asian-American students rallied University officials to fill an open position in the Office of the Dean of Students with an individual who would act as an advocate for the Asian community. Chang said her experiences at the University have been some of the most trying yet most fulfilling of her career.
Graduate Labor Alliance members saw a significant victory in their campaign for affordable health insurance yesterday after University officials said they would recommend that the Board of Visitors create a $900 per person annual subsidy for graduate student coverage.
The National Endowment for the Humanities continued its long-standing relationship with the University this week by handing out over $500,000 in grant money to faculty members. Four faculty members received grants from the NEH, which recognizes exceptional humanities programs at colleges, universities and historical societies across the nation.
M. Rick Turner, dean of African-American Affairs, voiced concern yesterday that suggested changes in the athletics department might considerably decrease the number of black athletes at the University.
A new era dawned for the land of the rising sun when a team of three Japanese health care workers traveled to the University for a month-long training program in infection control. The International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University Health System organized the program, which started in 1998.
Although there is no cure for asthma, researchers may be one step closer to combating this common and deadly illness. According to a new study from the University Health System, exposure to cats may lead to a decreased risk of developing asthma.
Mathematicians are not widely known for a combative nature, but the construction that began in Kerchof Hall ahead of schedule Monday has some in the University's math department fuming.
President Bush's proposed budget may disappoint students who rely on federal aid to finance their undergraduate educations.
(This is the third in a four-part series examining the way members of the University view the honor system.) University faculty members initiate more than 50 percent of all honor cases.
