The Cavalier Daily
Serving the University Community Since 1890

News


News

Couric pushes for internet voting

State Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) announced yesterday that she has proposed a resolution to the General Assembly that would form a study on Internet voting in state elections, with the University's Center for Governmental Studies providing staff for the study research. "Internet voting sometime in the not too distant future will be available to the states," Couric said.


News

Faculty propose

The Faculty Senate's Student Faculty Interaction Subcommittee is seeking to promote better student-faculty relations at the University through specific proposals that members said they hope to present to administrators this semester. Robert Davis, environmental science professor and subcommittee chair, said the proposals originated from a Senate-sponsored student and faculty retreat in the fall of 1998 where participants discussed ways to improve faculty-student relations. At the retreat, participants stated impediments to faculty-student interaction, including incompatible faculty and student schedules, faculty members' perceived inaccessibility, the difficulty of initiating contact between faculty and students outside of class and the size of the University. "Some of the ideas were photo class lists and [requiring that] every faculty member have a Web page," Academic Affairs Committee Chairman William R.


News

Conference to discuss aspects of mentoring

Members of the University and Charlottesville communities will meet at a conference tomorrow in order to discuss new mentoring programs and find ways to improve existing ones. The conference will "bring together a wide variety of community leaders ... to share ideas about best practices in mentoring," Madison House Assoc.


News

Students feel pressure to sign leases

First year students, some officials say, may feel pressured to sign a lease prematurely without knowing what they are getting into. When dealing with off-Grounds housing, problems can range from irresponsible landlords and unplanned expenses to inconvenient locations. But most of all, Dean of Students Penny Rue said she believes students feel pressured to find a place to live in too much of a hurry. "Students get in a market frenzy because housing is limited, so they decide very fast, making decisions far in advance of when they need to.


News

Program promotes nursing

A Nursing student and a Charlottesville resident have created a program in the School of Nursing that will provide health services to countries that lack adequate medical facilities. Third-year Nursing student Matthew Walden along with Charlottesville resident Rodney Hughes created the group, called Nurses Without Borders, late last semester.


News

Study indicates high levels of stress for college students

First-year college students feel more stressed now than ever before, according to a nationwide study released this week by the University of California-Los Angeles. Out of over 360,000 first-year college students surveyed, 30 percent reported being "frequently overwhelmed" by all they have to do.


News

Classes cancelled?

Although Gov. James S. Gilmore III (R) declared a state of emergency in Virginia yesterday because of a storm that unexpectedly dumped more than eight inches of snow on the Commonwealth, University officials decided to hold classes and conduct business as usual. The snowstorm quickly made its way to the East Coast, dumping more than 10 inches of snow in the Richmond area, 14 inches at the North Carolina border, and shutting down the federal government in Washington, D.C. Although climatologists said this was the worst storm to hit the East Coast since 1996, Charlottesville accumulations reached only eight inches. Leonard W.


News

Institute of Substance Abuse Studies decides on new name

Gradual changes in the mission of the University's Institute for Substance Abuse Studies have led it to rename itself the Center for Alcohol and Substance Education. Originally founded in 1987 primarily as a research center, CASE became a prevention and education organization as time passed, CASE Interim Director Alison Houser said. "Over the years the office has evolved to better serve the needs of the University," Houser said.


News

Off-Grounds housing sprawl may contribute to 'slumization' of city

College students move in, rents go up and middle-class families move out: A scene that has been played over in college towns across the nation and in the city of Charlottesville, according to Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty. University students who seek off-Grounds housing are a potential cause of "slumization," a phenomenon that once affected cities like Chicago and New Haven, Conn., the hometowns of the University of Chicago and Yale, repectively, as a result of college students who can pay higher rents encroaching on formerly middle-class areas, Daugherty said.


News

Students suggest new 'wellness dorm'

Members of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team are proposing the creation of a new "wellness dorm" that would cater to students interested in healthier living. ADAPT hopes the wellness dorm will provide a substance-free environment where students can participate in programs that will contribute to healthy lifestyles, ADAPT Peer Educator Marc Olsen said.


News

Building codes, state laws back living standards

The toilet just flooded, the heat doesn't work, the screen door has been hanging on its hinges since move-in day: For which of these problems is a tenant allowed to take action against his landlord? According to Charlottesville building code, a landlord is required to fix things that break - but within reason. If serious things remain unfixed, the tenant may take action, and in extreme cases, even sue. That means the toilet and the heat must be seen to, but the screen door may continue to hang on its hinges.


News

E-school offers new major degree

The Engineering School now is offering students the option of a degree in computer engineering, officials announced yesterday. The Engineering School has been planning to offer a degree in this field for several years, and had been waiting for approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Engineering School officials said.


News

Goode leaves Democrats for

U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode (I-5th) announced yesterday that he is leaving the Democratic Party and will run as an Independent in the upcoming November election.


News

Former student alleges honor discrimination

Former student Ayola Greene filed a lawsuit Jan. 1 seeking $10.5 million against the University and the Honor Committee for racial discrimination and violating her constitutional due process rights. Greene, who had her degree rescinded in May 1995 for failure to pay bad checks, filed her case in Federal District Court seeking $8 million in punitive damages, $2.5 million in compensatory damages plus attorney's fees and lost wages. Three cases involving the honor system now are pending against the University. Greene's brief alleges racial discrimination in the case because Greene was described as black on the Honor Committee's "case status form." "African-Americans are more likely to be brought up on Honor Committee violations and found guilty of such then are any other group at the University," the brief states. The suit also alleges the Committee violated Greene's constitutional rights by not notifying her of the trial date and therefore taking her degree and depriving her of property "without due process pursuant to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments." Greene received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University in the spring of 1992.


News

Fraternities, sororities report consistent rush participation

Despite brutal winter weather and contention over formal fraternity rush's move to the spring, both fraternity and sorority officials have reported spring rush numbers consistent with past years. According to Inter-Fraternity Council Treasurer Tim Roscoe, the IFC has formally registered 491 men interested in participating in rush. However, IFC President Wes Kaupinen said the registration numbers may be low compared to the actual number of men visiting houses because not all rushees registered before Open House weekend. "The IFC is encouraged by the strong turnout we've seen so far," Kaupinen said.


News

Gore crushes Bradley, Bush leads GOP pack

Vice President Al Gore (D) won a strong victory over former Sen. Bill Bradley (D) in last night's Iowa caucases for the Democratic Presidential nomination, coming in with 64 percent of the votes to Bradley's 35 percent.


News

Senate revises food, service at Garden Room

In an attempt to increase revenue, the Faculty Senate and University Dining Services hope to draw more hungry faculty members to the Garden Room with changes to its service and menu. Faculty Senate Chairman David T.

Latest Podcast

The University’s Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admission, Greg Roberts, provides listeners with an insight into how the University conducts admissions and the legal subtleties regarding the possible end to the consideration of legacy status.



https://open.spotify.com/episode/02ZWcF1RlqBj7CXLfA49xt