Cavaliers are not the only the students who have made high-speed exhibitionism a popular late night pastime.
Former U.S. Senate Legal Counsel Thomas Griffith spoke at the Law School yesterday about his involvement in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Clinton was put on trial last year for obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Griffith, a Law School alumnus, was a mediator between Congress, Clinton's attorneys and the Supreme Court Chief Justice during the proceedings.
The University will not seek state funds for a proposed outreach program designed to prepare minority students for study at the University, according to Nancy Rivers, director of state and government relations. The University requested state funding for the program in September, but in December Governor James S.
The Inter-Fraternity Council elected its 2000-2001 executive board last night, naming third-year Kappa Alpha fraternity member Justin Saunders president. Saunders said he hopes to focus the IFC's attention on rush next year. "We want to improve formal rush so that we can increase our numbers for next year," he said. He added that the IFC will continue to advocate the return of formal rush to the fall. Another Kappa Alpha member, second year Josh Johnson, was chosen as vice president for party patrol. Johnson said the IFC's self-regulation of parties has been working very well.
Republican Presidential candidates Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain have begun to attack each other politically and personally with television advertisements despite a recent promise to refrain from negative campaigning. The candidates agreed in a recent Michigan debate to run only positive advertisements.
"White parents from the right believe their children have a God-given right to everything." African-American Affairs Dean M.
A University teaching program is carving out a future that someday will include third-grade students using electronic encyclopedias to research alligators and teachers using chat rooms to discuss how to teach geometry. The University announced Tuesday that the Classroom Technology Applications program, a University program developed through the School of Continuing Education, received national recognition from the Learning Resources Network (LERN). The program, created by Linda Linnartz, director of the Roanoke Center for Continuing Education, awards teachers completion certificates for passing 15 credit hours of classes taken through seven University regional centers. The program has received good marks throughout the state.
Yesterday the Lawn Selection Committee sent 48 acceptance letters to the future Lawn residents for the 2000-2001 academic year. Two hundred and fifty students who will graduate from the University in the spring of 2001 applied for the available Lawn rooms. Third-year College student Sunit Shah received his acceptance letter yesterday morning. "It is a great honor and privilege to live on the Lawn," Shah said.
Following the success of the David A. Harrison III Undergraduate Research Awards, the Faculty Senate is reviewing the possibility of establishing a permanent funding program for undergraduate research. The University could reap the benefits of a fund that encourages undergraduate research, some officials said. "Anything that allows us to position the undergraduate experience among the most unique in American education will lend to recruiting the best and the brightest students," Vice President for Development Robert D.
In response to ongoing concerns about the legality and efficiency of the University's honor system, two Honor Committee members have proposed forming a commission to review and potentially overhaul current procedures and policies. Vice Chairwoman for Trials Terra Weirich and Vice Chairman for Services Cordel Faulk worked together on the proposal, which was presented formally to the Committee at its Sunday night meeting. "Current procedures ... are overly complex and too closely analogous to the procedural requirements that govern criminal cases," the proposal states. Weirich said the Office of the General Counsel has drafted recommendations for reform, but she said she also thought a proposal should come from the Committee itself.
Imagine trying to breathe through a drinking straw with your nose plugged. That's how it feels when someone has an asthma attack, said Larry Borish, associate prof.
Education School Dean David W. Breneman spoke to the United State Senate's Committee on Governmental Affairs yesterday, addressing the rising cost of college tuition and the effectiveness of government financial aid. Breneman prefaced his written testimony with the admonition that the media focuses too much attention and criticism on a "relatively small number of the highest-priced private colleges and universities, enrolling a tiny share of the nation's college students." He said the media has sensationalized the upward trend in the cost of higher education and unnecessarily has made parents and students "terrified" about paying for college. He added that he believes public universities and community colleges are quite affordable and offer extremely reasonable tuition rates, in contrast to the high-priced private colleges and universities the media often targets. Breneman said one of the main causes of the debate over college tuition is that "higher education doesn't have any absolute standards on how much they should spend on educating a student.
In a packed Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday morning, former First Lady Barbara Bush appealed to students and community members to involve themselves in politics, reminding them to "pay attention, get involved, and never stop saying, 'Yes, I can.'" Bush, accompanied by Virginia's first lady, Roxanne Gilmore, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd on issues like her experience as a first lady and the role of today's youth in politics. "I came to encourage you to learn as much as you can about this great democracy," Bush said.
Wages and stipends for University graduate students vary significantly across and within academic departments, with those in the liberal arts arena earning much lower wages than their colleagues in the sciences. "Graduate students do complain about their level of support.
The Office of the Dean of Students is forming a search committee this week to replace Asst. Dean of Students Michelle Samuels, who announced last month she will leave the University at the end of the semester. Assoc.
Student Council members traveled to Richmond Monday to seek funding from legislators for University renovations and construction. Legislative Committee Co-Chairman James Johnson said the committee picked five projects to take to the General Assembly. The projects include funding for the renovation of Fayerweather Hall, construction of a new studio art building and reducing the maintenance backlog. Before traveling to Richmond, the Legislative Affairs Committee consulted Nancy Rivers - executive assistant to Collette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget - to discuss what areas of the University need more funding. Related Links Student Council   Committee members paired off at the General Assembly offices before setting out to speak with the senators and delegates from their home districts.
In order to curtail high-risk drinking among first-year students, the Office of Health Promotion has been placing posters featuring facts about alcohol and other drugs in bathroom stalls of first-year dormitories, after a survey showed that students may have a misperception of the level of alcohol use at the University. The series is entitled "U.Va.'s The Real Grounds" and includes seven different posters that will be rotated about every month. The posters are part of a social norms campaign begun in 1998. Social norms marketing is the attempt to raise awareness about various social behaviors, including alcohol and drug use, to University students. University Social Marketing Coordinator Elena Bertolotti said the campaign began because there is a "tendency among people in general to misperceive the amounts of drinking and smoking among their peers." One of the posters instructs how to care for an intoxicated person; another describes the symptoms of alcohol poisoning. The posters are based on a survey conducted last year of 888 random first-year students. Students responded that they drink on average between zero and four drinks per week. Students also indicated that they believe other University students drink about 10 drinks per week, Bertolotti said. Despite the high number, she said she said the results are in line with national numbers. The results of the survey were used to determine the common misperceptions about smoking and alcohol among students and what information first years may need to have to combat them. In addition, some Resident Staff members received training about social norms. Reaction to the posters among first-year students has been mixed, Bertolotti said. "Some students don't trust the data," she said, but there has been some positive feedback. First-year Architecture student Katie James said she has seen the posters and thinks they carry a powerful message. She said the location of the posters ensures she will read them.
University Judiciary Committee charges against former Cavalier running back Antwoine Womack have been dropped, according to UJC sources close to the case and Womack's attorney.
For most graduate students, hard work does not necessarily equal great pay, and as a result, a number of graduates at the University are concerned.
In her State of the City address at the City Council meeting last night, Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty said she hopes to see a decrease in the number of private homes being rented out as apartments as well as an increase in the quality of life."We have seen a trend toward an increase in rental homes.
