If history repeats itself, three University students may be looking at a very prosperous future.
State Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) said she wants to devote state lottery funds solely to education yesterday during a speech to several Education School honors candidates in the Dome room of the Rotunda. Couric said she disagreed with the General Assembly's decision to divert lottery funds from education in favor of other projects. "The electorate was told that the lottery money would be going solely to education.
University President John T. Casteen III announced plans Thursday to reorganize the top echelons of the University's administration in preparation for development in the coming century. "President Casteen has been in the long-range process of looking at how the University is structured," University Relations Director Louise Dudley said.
The city of Charlottesville is considering ending its five-year campaign to revert to town status. Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty announced last week that City Council would consider a resolution to reject the transformation of Charlottesville from an independent city to the largest town in Albemarle County. Daugherty, Vice Mayor Meredith Richards and Councilman David J.
Students receiving Pell Grants may see up to $175 more in aid from a provision in the fiscal spending package now under consideration in Congress.
The Cultural Programming Board held its first informational meeting yesterday for student groups interested in applying for funds.
In response to the attack that he suffered above Ruffner Footbridge while walking home to his first-year dorm in the early morning of Nov.
At least nine Texas A&M University students died yesterday morning when they were trapped under logs as they prepared a bonfire to kick off their Nov.
University, Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials assembled yesterday at the Planning and Coordination Council meeting to continue a dialogue on issues facing the Charlottesville area.
In response to the devastation caused by the Oct. 29 super cyclone that hit India, two student cultural groups are organizing students to help provide relief for the survivors of the tragedy. The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth and the Hindu Students Council are working with the Center for South Asian Studies to raise funds to send to the devastated area. Relief agencies estimate the death toll to be in the tens of thousands but an official death toll has not yet been released. With such a high level of destruction, students involved said they believe supplying the survivors with funds is essential. SPICMACAY Chief Coordinator Sunny Takkallapalli encouraged students to "take a moment and think of what it would be like to have nothing left, no family and no belongings." SPICMACAY is working closely with the Orissa Forum, a humanitarian relief organization, to ensure the money collected from students goes straight to the victims and does not pass through many hands, Takkallapalli said. "There is a worldwide effort to collect money to send to the victims in India.
The Garden Room is facing continued financial difficulties despite recent efforts to improve its visibility on Grounds, Dining Services Director Edward Gutauskas said. Representatives from ARAmark Dining Services and the University community are meeting today to discuss the status of the Garden Room, a dining facility designed to encourage student and faculty interaction. At the meeting, "we are going to look at the service being provided and the costs incurred for the service," Gutauskas said.
The University has narrowed its search for a new assistant to the vice president for student affairs to four candidates. The vacancy was created when H.
Virginia's Democratic Party is facing an unprecedented situation as it begins to contend with a Republican majority in the General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction. "It's going to be a new experience obviously," Del.
Albemarle County and Greene County are adjacent and usually friendly neighbors. But when Albemarle decided to declare a bordering area by Greene County a historical preservation zone - prohibiting any development to take place in the area - and Greene County subsequently decided to build a shopping mall across the border to revive its stagnant economy, some problems ensued. This is one of the problems that the Architecture School's Institute for Sustainable Design wants to help resolve. ISD was founded in 1996, a project that Architecture Dean William McDonough supported. "He was already a well-established and nationally recognized architect with emphasis on environmental design," ISD Director Diane Dale said. Not a firm The ISD offices are located in the basement of Madison House on Rugby Road, across from the Architecture School.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors unanimously passed two resolutions yesterday that granted salary increases to University President John T.
Asst. Dean of Admissions Valerie Gregory spoke at the Latino Issues Colloquium yesterday in an effort to help foster better dialogue and improve recruitment efforts between the Office of Admissions and Hispanic and Latino students. "A lot of people seem to want to focus on African-American recruitment," Gregory said.
The Environmental Protection Agency's investigation into waste management violations at the University will culminate with the release of a report next week.
Dan Ellis, Steve Young, Troy Aikman. The concussions suffered by these high-profile athletes have raised public awareness about the risks associated with sports participation.
Every night at 1:30 a.m., Student Council College Rep. Joe Bilby counts the number of students using Clemons Library. Bilby said an average of 166 students study at that time - one fact that lead Council last night to an almost unanimous vote to pass a resolution that calls for 24-hour library services during the week. Bilby sponsored the resolution after three months of meeting with library officials and other administrators. Council's resolution serves only as a recommendation to the University administration. Bilby said the number of students studying late at night "demonstrates pretty clearly that there is a need for late-night study." Clemons Library Director James Self attended the Council meeting to address any concerns raised by the representatives. Self said the project will cost about an additional $52,000 a year, in addition to a start-up cost of $15,000. He said the library had factored the added costs into its budget request for the year, but the funding was denied. "We would be happy to do this if the University would come up with the $52,000 a year it would take to run it," he added. The library budget is approved by the Provost's Office. Self said the library now faces the choice of having to divert funds from other initiatives, such as the purchase of books and resources, to have the funds to keep the library open from Sunday morning through midnight Friday. Dean of Students Penny Rue said she is supportive of the idea, but that funding will prove problematic. "Most people don't want to fund [extended hours] at the expense of books," Rue said. According to last year's statistics compiled by the University, an average of about 123 students studied at Clemons at 4:30 a.m.
With the two-year state deadline for filing a civil claim looming, Alexander "Sandy" Kory, the Nov.
