Despite the presidential primaries stealing much of the public limelight, Sen. Chuck Robb (D) and former Gov.
Today Duke University administrators attempted to explain why they did not inform the public until last week about the real cause of death of a Duke junior who died last November, maintaining that it was not a conscious effort to cover up the facts surrounding his death. After a night of heavy drinking, Raheem Bath threw up and then inhaled his own vomit, a process known as aspiration. A few days later he checked into a hospital, having developed bacterial pneumonia.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia dismissed claims made by the parents of Jonathan Cobb, a former University student, in their $1.05 million suit against the Honor Committee. Jonathan Cobb, along with his parents Darryl and Annette Cobb, brought suit against the University following his dismissal in the fall semester of 1997, alleging denial of equal protection under the law, denial of procedural due process and defamation. The Court dismissed each of Cobb's claims and ruled that Cobb's parents could not file suit because Cobb is a legal adult.
The National Institute of Child Health and Development awarded a $2.5 million grant to the Education School to allow it to continue in a nationwide long-term study on the effects of childcare on childhood development. The study started in 1991, observing 1,364 children at 10 research sites spread across the country, with the University as one of these sites.
Following the University Judiciary Committee's decision to ask the Office of the Dean of Students to revoke Phi Delta Theta's Fraternal Organization Agreement, the fraternity has filed an appeal with the Judicial Review Board, a panel of students, faculty and administrators. Phi Delt President Brendan Dignan confirmed that he filed an appeal Friday afternoon with the Board. William W.
Early Saturday morning, a student allegedly set fire to a bulletin board in Echols House, a first-year dormitory in the McCormick Road Residence Area, leading to his arrest on the charge of arson. At 2 a.m.
The time is right to be enrolled in the Engineering School. Virginia is now experiencing the "biggest explosion in the information technology industry," Engineering School Dean Richard W.
Students and administrators convened in Old Cabell Hall auditorium Friday to discuss diversity in an attempt to bring new perspectives to an issue that has created much debate at the University over the last year. The objective of "Charting Diversity: Commitment, Honor, Challenge" was to identify problems with current University policies regarding diversity and - with guidance from other universities - formulate a plan to foster increased diversity and interaction between cultural groups. The conference kicked off a year-long series of roundtable discussions of current University practices and ways to encourage diversity at the University. University President John T.
Lately, it seems to be the norm to have a mixed market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been closing on the down side, while the NASDAQ steadily rises. The Dow is an index of 30 "blue chip" stocks.
When the acceptance letter came in last November, fourth-year College student Luis Maes was finished with his job search.
The University of Florida Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to take steps to eliminate affirmative action admissions policies. The Board passed the One Florida Initiative, introduced by Florida Gov.
The Honor Committee voted 14-2-1 last night to put a referendum on the spring ballot for a constitutional amendment which would eliminate the seriousness clause in cases of academic dishonesty. The proposed amendment would remove the seriousness clause from the trial stage for the honor offense of academic cheating, yet it would remain in the Investigative Panel stage.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Despite a devastating blow in the New Hampshire primary and waning support in public opinion polls, GOP presidential candidate and Texas Gov.
University students and administrators agreed that this weekend's diversity symposium was extremely successful and was a valuable first step towards addressing the sometimes-thorny issue of diversity at the University. Black Fraternal Council Co-Chairman Michael McPheeters praised the scope of the event, saying, "the conference addressed a lot of pertinent issues regarding diversity and race relations." Asst.
The Women's Center presented its second annual Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Award to Dr. Sharon Hostler yesterday at a ceremony held in Alderman Library. Hostler is the Medical Director of the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center and McLemore Birdsong Professor of Pediatrics. She is a physician and pediatrician with a "very special sense of caring," said Medical School Dean Robert Carey. The Center gives the award in memory of Elizabeth Zintl, who worked as a writer, journalist and chief of staff in the University President's Office.
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, a psychiatrist who has written many books on issues of race, spoke last night in Wilson Hall on racism and its effects upon black society. Her speech, titled "White Supremacy and Black Mental Health," was sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs as part of African-American Heritage Month. Welsing began the address by instructing the audience members to hug themselves and repeat "I love myself," as a way of preparing them for the difficult issues that would be addressed in the course of her speech. "I was trained in general psychiatry ... and Freudian psychological theory," but it didn't apply to black patients, she said.
University President John T. Casteen III announced yesterday the creation of a Women's Leadership Council to assist in developing a more equitable gender climate at the University. The 1999 Task Force on the Status of Women, which has studied gender issues since last January, recommended the Council's formation to Casteen. The Task Force found that the University's faculty and leadership do not reflect diversity as well as the student body does.
The American College Testing Program released a report this week indicating that degree completion and first-year retention rates in four-year colleges nationwide have fallen.
As part of an effort to reach out to professionals in Northern Virginia, the Engineering School's department of systems engineering is offering a new Executive Master's Degree Program. In its second semester at the University, the program emphasizes problem solving and analytical skills, said William T.
It's not too often that professors let an undergraduate student miss school for three-and-a-half weeks to go on a trip, but in Lynnette Sobehart's case, her professors had to make an exception. On Feb.
