Former University student Richard W. Smith took the stand in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville yesterday to make his case that the University Judiciary Committee is not properly trained or supervised by University administrators. Smith is seeking $1.25 million in damages resulting from a two-year suspension for his role in the Nov.
After the University's Dining Services shut down the Garden Room, the Faculty Senate was left to explore other ways to foster an "intellectual community" between students and faculty members. The Garden Room, located in Hotel E on the West Range, functioned as a full-service restaurant that served lunches to students, faculty, administrators and their guests, with the idea of promoting intellectual exchange.
The University's long legal odyssey that began with a 1997 assault trial and led to a $1.25 million lawsuit may come to an end this week, as lawyers for suspended University student Richard W.
In an effort to receive community feedback on its far-reaching initiatives, University officials recently placed the extensive Virginia 2020 reports online. Virginia 2020 is a long-range strategic planning commission, created by University President John T.
Two Honor Committee figures are settling into their new, expanded roles within the system. Third-year Architectural School student Meg Van Dam has filled the position left by former Architecture School Rep.
As online shopping increases in popularity, concerns about credit card security have increased as well.
Over 22,000 people around the world access the rich literary heritage of Japan via Charlottesville every month. The Japanese Text Initiative, run by the University Library's Electronic Text Center, has provided the opportunity for people in countries as diverse as Peru, Bulgaria, Monaco and the South Pacific island of Tonga to study classic masterpieces of Japanese literature - online. In recognition of its worldwide impact, the initiative won the second annual Digital Archives Award, an honor presented to a digital project that provides rich content and is dedicated to the preservation of world cultures using advanced technology. Digital Frontier Kyoto, which represents businesses and universities in Japan, presents the award each year.
At this weekend's Fall Convocation ceremony, University President John T. Casteen III awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award, the University's highest employee honor, to Spanish Prof.
When choosing a future career in business, several factors arise: work environment, responsibilities, geographic location and, most importantly, the promise of big bucks.
Storeowners play soft music to make a customer feel comfortable while shopping. But when the volume rises outside store walls, it may deter a customer from enjoying the experience. That is the sentiment of many local business owners on the Downtown Mall who, along with area residents, have spoken out about the loud music coming from musicians and street performers on the city's cobblestone pedestrian shopping zone.
After two years of pushing for recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender student rights by various groups around Grounds, the Office of the Dean of Students will open the University's first LGBT resource center. The center, located in the basement of the Rugby Faculty Apartments just past Beta Bridge, will officially open this Sunday with a housewarming reception.
After firefighters responded to a small fire at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house Tuesday night, city inspectors found the fraternity guilty of several fire violations the following day and closed the house for the night.
The Virginia Lottery pulled a controversial $1.2 million ad campaign Wednesday after state Democrats accused them of using public money to promote Republican George Allen's campaign for the U.S.
According to the federal government, mice, rats and birds are not animals. Ninty-five percent of all creatures used in laboratory experiments are not legally considered "animals" and are excluded from regulations on care and treatment. But pressure from animal rights activists and a lawsuit from the Alternatives Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) prompted the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to write a rule that would expand the definition of "animal" to include these creatures most commonly used in scientific research.
Debates have focused on it, religious rights advcates have decried it as a form of feticide and firm believers of women's rights claim it is a step forward for the country.
Rising student concern prompted Student Council to create a new ad-hoc committee to research ways to stop students from chanting "Not gay" in the Good Ol' Song during football games. Council President Joe Bilby sponsored the bill along with College Reps.
College is the best four years of your life. This maxim is slowly becoming obsolete, however, since four years is no longer the amount of time most students spend in college, according to statistics released by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. At most of the state's 15 four-year public colleges, less than 50 percent of freshmen graduate within six years. But the University defies this trend, boasting a six-year graduation rate of 91.3 percent to top the list.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Presidential candidates Vice President Al Gore (D) and Texas Gov. George W.
Will work for honor. The University's Alumni Association Board of Managers is campaigning for donations totaling $2 million to establish an endowment to support the Honor Committee. Although the endowment now is being raised as part of the University's Capital Campaign, fundraising for the Committee will continue past the Campaign's December deadline. Alumni Association Executive Director Jack Syer said he anticipates the timeline for raising the $2 million to be anywhere between a year and 18 months.
Biomedical projects to research diabetes and cancer may be underway at the University by the end of the year, thanks to $7 million in funding from a new independent foundation. The Ivy Foundation is dedicated to helping the University fund its top research priorities in biomedicine, said William Battle, chairman of the foundation's board.
