PHILADELPHIA -- As a rollicking crowd hooted, hollered and danced in excitement, Texas Gov. George W.
PHILADELPHIA -- As a rollicking crowd hooted, hollered and danced in excitement, Texas Gov. George W.
Cavalier Daily Senior Writers PHILADELPHIA -- As the Republican National Convention drew to a close yesterday, politicians and pundits alike said they were pleased with the results, and have high hopes for the GOP's success in the November elections. The Convention focused on four major issues -- education, defense, tax reform and Social Security, as well as nominating Texas Gov.
Cavalier Daily Senior Writers PHILADELPHIA -- As the Republican National Convention drew to a close yesterday, politicians and pundits alike said they were pleased with the results, and have high hopes for the GOP's success in the November elections. The Convention focused on four major issues -- education, defense, tax reform and Social Security, as well as nominating Texas Gov.
PHILADELPHIA. -- Thousands packed the festive First Union Center to embrace ideals, praise candidates and await the arrival of Texas Gov.
A woman was thrown to the ground and raped Friday at 9:00 a.m. as she was jogging around the track at Charlottesville High School. The attacker approached the victim from behind with a black garment -- possibly a shirt -- which he used to cover her face before "throwing her down and raping her on the track," Charlottesville Police Detective Wendy Louis said. According to Louis, the attacker had a knife, which he put to the victim's throat in what was the second such attack of the morning. In the first incident another female was completing her morning exercise routine at 6:00 a.m.
PHILADELPHIA -- After being introduced amid a blare of music from a colonial-style fife and drum band, Virginia General Assembly Del.
The School of Law has received a $200,000 grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to offer a clinic for members of the University law community, both students and faculty, to work with mentally challenged people in the area. Kimberly Emery, assistant dean for public service at the Law School Public Service Center, said these citizens are underserved and often have a hard time finding legal assistance. "Intake work at soup kitchens showed us that there were a lot of people there who are mentally retarded," Emery said. Richard Bonnie, director of the Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, said this grant will give law students a hands-on experience in mental health law. Bonnie said some of the legal areas that the students in this clinic will be working on with their clients may include guardianship, disability benefits, Americans with Disability Act claims and housing claims. Related Links University of Virginia School of Law   School of Law Dean Robert E.
After 10 years, Robert E. Scott is leaving the position of dean of the School of Law on July 1, 2001. "It's been 10 years, I've done all that I wanted to - and it's a good transition time," Scott said.
Don't get along with your landlord? Think he's a sleazy, miserly skinflint? Does your landlord threaten to get a court injunction over the pile of beer cans and used prophylactics collecting outside your door? Well, don't fret - Student Council is on your side. In a press statement released July 17, Council announced plans to increase efforts to improve relations between students and their landlords. Council President Joe Bilby said the efforts are aimed at encouraging students to be "good citizens of the Charlottesville community" and empowering them to make "informed decisions regarding off-Grounds housing." Council Housing Committee Co-chairman Nathan Cook said Council is concerned that some students are living in sub-standard off-Grounds housing. Related Links Student Council Homepage   "The situation for students living off-Grounds is less than desirable in some circumstances," Cook said.
The University needs expanded research facilities and that the state should contribute $25 million to this effort to move the University's medical school into the top 15 or 20 in the nation, Dean of the Medical School Dr. Robert M.
The General Council of Phi Delta Theta fraternity has suspended the University chapter's charter for violating its risk-management policies.
Governor James S. Gilmore (R) has allocated $5,000 to the University through the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to combat underage drinking on Grounds. The grant is one of eight awarded to colleges and universities in Virginia as part of "Operation Undergrad." According to a July 18 press release, the program funds campus law enforcement efforts to reduce underage alcohol consumption by college students. University Police spokeswoman Melissa Fielding said that the University will use the funds to pay for more officers patrolling around Grounds. "The grant will be used for special enforcement efforts in central Grounds, including Rugby Road and McCormick Road areas," Fielding said. She said the amount of the grant is adequate and that it is used to provide manpower in addition to normal patrols. Related Links Office of Governor Jim Gilmore Homepage   She added that 17 alcohol-related arrests were made on Grounds last year and that number is expected to rise this year. ABC spokesperson Suzanne Horsley said the grants are supposed to serve as seed money to "jumpstart or augment" already existing programs. ABC Education Manager Maureen Earley said programs that are assisted by the state last longer than those fully funded by the state. When programs are started with seed money, "more money is added and then [the program] is institutionalized," she said. Lila White, deputy press secretary for the governor, said the grant is part of Gilmore's commitment to upholding and enforcing the law in Virginia. Underage drinking "is against the law, and Gov.
State Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) announced in a press conference on Thursday that she is dropping out of the race for lieutenant governor because she has pancreatic cancer. Couric was diagnosed last Wednesday, and said the cancer has spread. Couric has been raising money for her bid for the 2001 lieutenant governor election. "I like to give my very best to any effort I take on," she said in a statement.
A federal judge ruled Monday that the University of Georgia's use of race as a factor in admissions is unconstitutional. U.S.
Environmental Science Professor Stephen Macko can tell exactly what you ate just by analyzing a snip of your hair.
The late literature and art collector Paul Mellon bequeathed over 400 American historical artifacts to Alderman Library's Special Collections in his will.
Student Council's proposed student activities center was brought one step closer to reality last week, when Council members submitted an official request to William W.
Someday the media will get it right. Recently Technology Review magazine ranked the top 50 universities on the amount of patents and innovations they introduced into the technological and medical world.
Construction delays on a new first-year residence hall will force some incoming first years to accommodate up to three people in their dorm rooms.
