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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Greene, who had her degree rescinded in May 1995 for failure to pay bad checks, filed her case in Federal District Court seeking $8 million in punitive damages, $2.5 million in compensatory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.
In an attempt to better reflect the services it provides, the Office of Career Planning and Placement is changing its name to University Career Services. Officials made the decision to alter the name after realizing that the center does not place people in jobs but rather aids them in the search process, said Karen H.
During a three-day conference this weekend at the Omni Hotel, student athletes, coaches and administrators from 21 higher education institutions discussed whether athletes are at a higher risk for substance abuse because of the prevalence of alcohol in sports culture -- and what to do about it. "The basic attitude is, 'If you lose, let's go out and have a couple of beers.
Two hundred fifty third-year students have applied to live in one of 48 rooms on the Lawn in the upcoming academic year -- an increase from previous years. A number of initiatives have caused the increase in applications, said M.
The Board of Visitors voted unanimously Saturday to request that a decades-old restriction on the investment of endowment funds be lifted. The resolution calls for Virginia Gov.
University alumni once again are making a name in the Internet world. A new online music company called Myplay.com is adding to the cutting edge of the industry by offering free digital music storage. University alumni Michael Crotty and Matt Fischer are executives at MyPlay, joining the ranks of alumni who have started Web sites like Bullseye.com, which offers online tips for investors. Crotty, the vice president of manufacturing at Myplay, graduated from the Commerce School in 1987.
The Alta Vista company, a leading online media and commerce site, announced Monday Nov. 29 that it acquired Raging Bull, a financial-oriented Web site with stock quotes, news and message boards. Alta Vista acquired Raging Bull for an undisclosed sum.
St. Elmo Hall fraternity, known nationally as Delta Phi, rejoined the Inter-Fraternity Council Friday when the Office of the Dean of Students reinstated its Fraternal Organization Agreement. The University Judiciary Committee revoked Elmo's FOA -- which establishes a fraternity's affiliation with the University and the IFC -- in the spring of 1998 after the chapter was found guilty of serving alcohol to minors.
The Downtown Mall, aged from 20 years of weather and traffic, soon may be getting a facelift. Charlottesville City Council has been discussing whether to renovate the surface of the Downtown Mall for several years and recently hired a consultant to determine the urgency of the situation, Director of Public Works Judith Mueller said. "We've known over the years it's been deteriorating," Mueller said. The project would take about two years to complete and cost over $1 million, City Councilman Blake Caravati said. But Council will wait for the results of the consultant's investigation before deciding to go ahead with the pricey renovation. Mueller said she expects to know more about the consultant's investigation in a few weeks. Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty said the project needs to be started soon because the Mall "is already in dire need of resurfacing." Caravati said Council already has anticipated the renovations and has been setting aside money for the past three years to pay for the project. "But it will be a couple of years before anything can happen" because of the high cost of the construction, he said. The majority of the brick on the Downtown Mall surface dates back to 1976, though some portions are as new as 1982, he added. Vice Mayor Meredith Richards said brick is a high-maintenance material and that the Mall's surface has had several decades of wear. "It's in very serious need of replacement," Richards said.
Responding in part to two Florida legislators' display of civil disobedience, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) along with the Adam Herbert, State University System of Florida chancellor, postponed a vote Wednesday on Bush's plan to eliminate the use of race in Florida public university admissions. The two Florida lawmakers, Sen.
The University will launch a year-long examination of diversity both on- and off-Grounds with a symposium and workshop Feb.
The University submitted its proposed amendments to Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III's (R) budget to the General Assembly yesterday, requesting almost $118 million in additional funding for the 2000-2002 budget period.
Dottie Lindsey was just getting over the flu, but she wanted to get to Charlottesville before it snowed to visit her son Mark, a former Cavalier football player who has been awaiting a heart transplant at University Hospital since 1997. "When I arrived here at Mark's apartment, my husband was parked in front of it," Mrs. Lindsey said.
The Inter-Fraternity Council's nearly two-year effort to have formal rush returned to fall is going nowhere fast. Despite numerous fraternity leaders' requests, Board of Visitors Rector John P.
The University officially recognized the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Tuesday, making it the first Latino-oriented fraternity on Grounds. The Office of the Dean of Students made the group of men a fraternity by approving its Fraternal Organization Agreement, which outlines the relationship between the University and the fraternity. Lambda Upsilon Lambda will be the third member of the Fraternity-Sorority Council, an umbrella organization created in September for Greek organizations who do not fall under the auspices of the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Inter-Sorority Council or the Black Fraternal Council. Asst.
Although snoring is an annoyance among adults, among children it may point to a serious problem, according to the research of a pediatric and sleep apnea team of Pediatrics Asst.
