The Student Council Dining Affairs Committee recently released the results of a survey, that found most students viewed their University dining experience as "average." The survey was distributed randomly via e-mail to 1,500 upperclassmen earlier this semester.
Recommendations from high school guidance counselors to take harder classes may be pretty sound advice after all. A new report, "Raising Our Sights: No High School Senior Left Behind," released by the National Commission on the High School Senior Year, concluded that many students are ill-prepared for the rigors of a typical college curriculum. The report states that although 70 percent of students go on to higher education, only half of those students in four-year institutions actually graduate. "There is an overall lack of preparedness for college in most students," said Fran Bradford, communications and government relations coordinator for the Virginia State Council of Higher Education. Through the data reflects a nationwide trend of students being unprepared, University officials said they believe most students here are ready for the challenges of higher education. "Since about 1978, evidence in the form of AP test scores, actual performance in required entry-level courses, and progression rates from first to second-year status has suggested that most of our students are prepared for work above the customary level of college freshman courses," University President John T.
No more rushing, no more pledging and no more partying. At least at fraternities and sororities at California's Santa Clara University, where it was announced last month that all Greek organizations will be phased out over the next three years. However, officials say this is unlikely to happen at the University. After a five-month evaluation of the Greek system, Rev.
Need medical care? Take a number. Because of a shortage in the number of nurses at the University Hospital, one to two patients with non-emergency illnesses and injuries are being turned away on average each day and told to try back later.
Students waiting in line for a phone at Alderman Library only need to wait a little longer. The library has just agreed to install two new courtesy phones in addition to the one already in existence. Courtesy phones are ROLM phones, similar to the ones found in University residence halls. The phones, connected to the University phone system, are placed around Grounds as a free alternative to pay phones for students and faculty to check phone mail, make an emergency call or call a friend for a ride home. Clemons Library, located next door to Alderman, has a courtesy phone on each of its four levels. This disparity prompted Student Council College Rep.
Nowadays, it seems you can't walk across Grounds without a new college ranking being released. Two weeks ago, U.S.
According to figures released yesterday, 1999 was a very good year for the University's Capital Campaign. The Campaign, as recorded until the end of the last fiscal year, reached a total of $1.084 billion.
