With under two weeks until the Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrat Charles Martin and Republican Rob Bell are involved in one of the closest house races in Virginia. Both men are vying for the open delegate seat in the 58th district, and there is no clear indication that either has the advantage. According to Government and Foreign Affairs Professor Larry J.
Although the recent passing of lauded Virginia State Sen. Emily Couric happened less than a week ago, the process of filling her empty Senate seat has started, though not without debate. The Virginia state registrar has mandated that a special election to fill Couric's seat will be held before the Virginia General Assembly convenes in January. "Because the General Assembly is in session, the Republican president pro tempore, Sen.
In another series of steps to make the Greek social scene safer, the Charlottesville Fire Department has begun working with University officials to prevent overcrowding at parties held at fraternity houses.
Officials announced Oct. 4 that Aramark would replace ServiceMaster as the University Medical Center's management service.
President George W. Bush announced plans Friday to appoint Philip Zelikow to serve on the president's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
According to the Law School Admissions Council, 25 percent more law school hopefuls will take the LSAT this month than October 2000, the largest jump ever in a single year. The LSAT is a standardized test required for law school applicants.
The University's Medical School received a $38 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, officials announced yesterday.
A congressionally chartered commission, led by Gov. James S. Gilmore III, has made its first round of recommendations to Congress and President Bush on combating terrorism. In a telephone interview with The Cavalier Daily yesterday, Gilmore cited border control, health and medical response, and intelligence as the three most important areas in which the war against terrorism can be fought effectively. Gilmore emphasized that the commission took "a strong position that the military is not a first response." He made it clear that the commission, which made its recommendation yesterday, believed the war against terrorism would begin by fortifying our own nation. Gilmore said that though the commission predicted in 1999 the possibility of an attack, it was too late for the government to act on the recommendations to prevent the Sept.
U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode (I-5th) is sending a clear message to both Americans and international terrorists concerning the Sept.
Students, faculty and community members woke yesterday to see a still-clouded New York City skyline on television and the need to begin the process of piecing together a broken sense of security.
