University student Megan Stoker, a resident of Colonial Heights, Va., passed away last Friday after battling leukemia for over a year. Stoker, an English major and history minor, performed with the Virginia Sil'hooettes, an all-female a capella group.
Although wild behavior has become an expected practice of college students on Spring Break, two University students found that it does not pay to start celebrating prematurely. In the early morning of Friday, March 10, the last day of classes before Spring Break, four people were arrested as a result of streaking the Lawn. First-year Architecture student Benjamin Webne and two non-University students, Angus Lamond and Daniel Mulloy, both of Alexandria, Va., were charged with indecent exposure. First-year College student Michelle Shea was charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the incident. University Police Capt.
Charlottesville Police have one man in custody and are pursuing another suspect following an armed robbery on University Circle Friday night. The incident took place outside 41 University Circle at 10:40 p.m.
Tragedy struck Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Penn. early Sunday morning when the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house caught fire, killing three Bloomsburg students in the blaze.
In an Honor Committee meeting last night, current and newly-elected members met to decide how to run the Committee's most recent referendum and set a date for the student vote. If passed, the referendum would remove seriousness as a consideration in determining guilt in honor cases concerning academic cheating.
Although colleges across the country have launched extensive alcohol prevention programs, a Harvard University study indicates that these efforts may have proved effective only for students living on campus. Incidents of binge drinking among college students living in off-campus housing increased from 1997 to 1999, but decreased among students living on campus during the same time period, according to the Harvard School of Public Health 1999 College Alcohol Study (CAS). While the study found no overall increase in binge drinking, there were increases in percentages of students who binge drink more than once a week and students abstaining from alcohol consumption. Binge drinking is defined as five drinks at one sitting for men and four drinks at one sitting for women. An increase in binge drinking was found among off-campus residents while the increase in abstention was attributed to dormitory residents. But University officials said this trend does not seem to apply to the University. A report on alcohol use within the University indicates that there has been a decrease in binge drinking both on and off Grounds in recent years, said Marianne Bell, health educator at the Center for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Education. Henry Wechsler, principal investigator of CAS and Director of the College Alcohol Studies Program at the Harvard School of Public Health, said he believes the findings indicate a need for greater cooperation between colleges and the outside community in alcohol abuse prevention issues. "A big part of the problem involves off-campus parties and drinking in local bars," Wechsler said. He said he advocates working with bar owners and other merchants to restrict alcohol sales to college students, especially to minors. "Elimination of specials, free ladies' nights, and happy hours ... is a priority," he said. The study also suggested that colleges should focus more on punishment for alcohol violations than on educating students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. But Director of Student Health James C.
After three days of student voting, third-year College student Joe Bilby captured the Student Council presidency, defeating Brendan Dignan, also a third-year College student, by 661 votes in a run-off election. Bilby won with 1,444 votes to Dignan's 783, with 12 percent of the student body voting in the election.
The upcoming City Council elections look to be one of the most competitive races in recent memory as many consider the Republican Party to have a strong chance of winning at least one seat on Council for the first time in 12 years. But this election could see different results because of growing voter discontent with the status quo, Elizabeth Fortune associate dean of the Architecture School and Republican candidate said. "Voters see the need for change.
If you are facing a long drive home and suffer from ADHD, Ritalin may help you get home safely. Three recent University studies are shedding light on the controversial stimulant Ritalin, which doctors say has been over-prescribed in recent years and is sometimes touted as a miracle drug to improve concentration. A report published last week by University Health System researchers in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease found that Ritalin, the drug commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, can improve driving in young men with ADHD. ADHD is a common disorder which prevents individuals from focusing their attention on specific tasks for an extended amount of time. Dr. Daniel Cox, principal investigator of the study, said that individuals with ADHD are three to five times more likely to receive traffic violations and get into automobile accidents than those without ADHD. Cox tested men between the ages of 19 and 25 in a computerized simulation that generated rush-hour driving conditions. Cox and Dr. Larry Merkel, a co-investigator in the study, tested two groups of six men -- half that took a placebo drug and half that took Ritalin.
A Faulkner Apartments resident reported that three men entered his suite and assaulted him around 11:45 Monday night. The three men allegedly beat the victim with a chair, their feet and their fists, Sgt.
After 20 years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Thomas J. Bliley (R-7th) announced this week that he will retire from the House at the end of this term. Bliley, from Richmond, has served as chairman of the House Commerce Committee since January 1995.
After devastating losses in all 16 Super Tuesday primaries, former Sen. Bill Bradley (D) is expected to bow out of the nominating process today in a press conference at his New Jersey campaign headquarters. While the Bradley camp would not confirm the candidate's withdrawal officially, many political experts believe retreating from the race is Bradley's only option. "He's absolutely foolish not to" drop out of the race, said Robert Holsworth, chair of the department of international and public affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. "Bradley collapsed," said Larry J.
It is a thin line between medical miracles and playing God. This intertwining relationship between religion and ethics in medicine has brought the University and its bioethics program, which examines moral issues within the field of medicine, to the forefront of academic discussion. Exploring just how far scientists can go in their medical advances without violating religious principles will be the focus of the University's Center for Biomedical Ethics-sponsored bioethics conference, "Belief and Bioethics: Religious Faith and Secular Medical Ethics." A variety of issues relating to both research advancements and basic medical treatment will be the topics for discussion.
Most students come to the University with plans to relax and have fun, and few know what role they will play in the real world.
In order to facilitate dialogue between past and current Committee members, the Honor Committee is creating a formal Alumni Advisory Group that will meet twice each year to advise the Committee on constitutional and operational concerns. Committee Chairman Hunter Ferguson brought this proposal to the Committee last week as a replacement for the former Old Chair's Conference.
Student Council voted down a resolution last night that would have allowed the Honor Committee to use Council's Web server to hold a special election for its seriousness clause referendum.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Texas Gov. George W. Bush secured victories in eight states and took California's 162 delegates in yesterday's primary elections - moves that place Bush far ahead of Arizona Sen.
After enduring a whirlwind of town hall meetings, back-and-forth election results and media scrutiny, Republicans and Democrats soon will have their presidential nominees for the November presidential election. Republican contestants Sen.
Many nurses at the University Health System are facing longer hours and busier days as a result of a nursing staff shortage. According to Marlene Bond, University associate vice president for nursing, there are about 50 nursing vacancies in the Health System.
A Charlottesville resident died early yesterday morning after being shot in the head late Monday night. The shooting occurred in the 900th block of Paoli Street at approximately 11:45 p.m.. Authorities identified the victim as Jonathan Tibbs, a man in his early 20s. Charlottesville Police responded within 60 seconds to a 911 call Monday night and found the victim lying on the ground, Police Detective Blaine Cosgro said. Police recovered several shell casings from the scene of the shooting and now are investigating the incident.
