A wild black bear has been spotted roaming in the city of Charlottesville for at least the past few weeks. The bear was last seen Tuesday near Barracks Road and Blue Ridge Road, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.
After two attempts in the past week by students to catch suspicious persons without immediate police assistance, University and Charlottesville police are admonishing students not to attempt to catch suspects in the serial rapist case on their own. "We don't know if it was the serial rapist," Charlottesville Police Captain Chip Harding said.
U.S. District Judge Lee R. West ruled Tuesday in Oklahoma City that the "Do Not Call" list created by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission is unconstitutional. The FTC began working on the list after over 64,000 citizens expressed interest this winter in blocking calls from telemarketers to their home and other telephone numbers. "When over 64,000 people ask for this to be done, it really shows how much they want this," FTC spokesperson Jen Schwartzman said. The FCC and FTC commenced registration in June and since have registered over 50 million people. "We had a wildly successful first couple of months," Schwartzman said. The FCC and FTC, along with state and local governments, planned to start enforcing the list Oct.
Charlottesville and University police have been coordinating efforts to capture the area's serial rapist for months, and are saying they believe University students are not as aware of the situation as they should be. The series of rapes began in 1997 in a Waynesboro hotel.
Arts and Sciences Council President Mollie Sledd said she plans to resign from office Sept. 17 after she was denied a $2,000 stipend she anticipated receiving from the Council. "The Arts and Sciences Council has always given a stipend to the president for staying over the summer," Sledd said.
Saturday night's football game scored well not only on the score board, but in the areas of attendance and security as well. A record 61,700 people showed up to witness the Cavaliers shut out Duke 27-0. "We set a record crowd," Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County police were granted a total of $190,000 this week for emergency communication equipment. The money will be used to purchase new in-car cameras and new communications tools for the area police forces. The cameras usually are used to monitor the behavior of both police officers and suspects, especially in cases of police brutality accusations. Rep.
Red construction walls, busy workers in hard hats, cranes, bulldozers and half-finished buildings are greeting students at the start of the 2003-2004 school year, the sight and sounds of which Wahoos will continue to live with for months to come. The construction is costing the University tens of millions of dollars and some of it is behind schedule, due mostly to inclement weather, but officials say that over time it will make the University a better place to live. Among the many projects the University currently has in the works are a special collections library in front of Alderman Library, a multi-purpose arena, a parking garage behind the Cavalier Inn and a footbridge over Emmet Street.
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 12, University faculty, staff and students were barraged with an onslaught of computer viruses and worms which have plagued the network in past weeks. ITC currently is dealing with three viruses, although two have been the main focus. "The virus Sobig.f is the worst," ITC Director of Security Coordination Shirley Payne said. Sobig.f appears in inboxes with messages such as "Re: That Movie" and "Your details," with the virus attached to the message. The second major virus, Demaru, is not as destructive as Sobig.f, Payne said.
The start of school may find some University students without a permanent home. In addition to usual beginning-of-the-semester stress, residents of Eagles Landing will have to cope with an additional move, as the new apartment complex will not open as scheduled. Students were to start moving in to their one-to-four-bedroom apartments by August 15, said a representative at the company's leasing office. Due to inclimate weather, the students' housing will not be ready by August 15; instead, the students will be given temporary housing as early as next week until the new apartments are ready.
