You and a chicken are at a loud rock concert. Both of you get hearing damage from standing too close to the speakers.
A government report released Monday reveals Latino enrollment in higher education has improved but still has a long way to go. The President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans conducted the report, which noted that 30 percent of Hispanic Americans still do not complete high school. Despite a large amount of improvement in the last 20 years, the report states that Latino students still complete college at lower rates than other Americans and take longer to graduate. One of the goals of the Commission, which President Clinton founded in 1994, is to raise educational performance of Latino students to the same level of other students by 2010. In order to do this, the report suggests colleges recruit heavily in high schools with large Latino enrollments. The report also encourages colleges and universities to study why Latino students drop out and to develop plans to solve the problem. Sarita Brown, executive director for the White House Initiative, which oversaw the report, said a similar 1996 report on the performance of Latino students "set off an alarm." Since then, some federal, state and local government and business leaders have helped increase the opportunities available to Latino students and encourage them to pursue higher education, she said. Brown also said the report is "an invitation for anybody to get involved who wants to ensure that all young people have a quality education." The improvement in educational opportunities for Latinos over the findings in the 1996 report suggests that "the strategies that can cause remarkable improvement already exist," Brown said.
You know the syringe the doctor used on you the last time you saw him? Well, guess what? It may have been tested at your very own University. Manufacturers are sending their medical instruments to the Nursing School's Health Care Evaluation Services Center on their way the marketplace. The Center, in its first year at the University, assists in testing medical devices other companies developed.
This is the second in a two-part daily series on the use of DNA evidence in criminal investigations.
In a heated four-hour meeting last night, Student Council members opted not to officially support retaining students' choice in first-year housing and listened to many community concerns regarding a racial slur against Native Americans contained in another resolution proposed last Tuesday. Council decided to admonish the administration for the lack of student involvement in a proposal to eliminate a choice between the Alderman and McCormick Road Residence Areas.
It's Tuesday night. Rugby Road is empty. But a few determined partygoers head out to the Corner where several bars have drink specials. Dan Murray, a bouncer at Buddhist Biker Bar, is not too busy yet, but the night is still young. On "any average, busy night I see at least 15 fake IDs," Murray said. He turns them away. Murray is not alone in rejecting students' attempts to drink illegally.
Albemarle County Police arrested former Charlottesville resident Nathaniel Fisher on a rape charge at 5:30 a.m.
Brian Stansbury, University Judiciary Committee Law School representative, may resign from his position if the UJC Executive Committee decides not to excuse his absence from Sunday night's Committee meeting.
After only two years in business, the Garden Room will not reopen its doors this semester, marking a setback to the 1998 Faculty Senate initiative to foster an "intellectual community" at the University. The Garden Room, located in Hotel E on the West Range, functioned as a full-service restaurant that served lunches to students, faculty, administrators and their guests. Since its opening in the fall of 1998, the Garden Room was a drain on Dining Services funds, never generating enough profits to cover the cost of operation, Dining Services Director Edward Gutauskas said. Faculty Senate Chairwoman Patricia H.
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.
Aiming to reach out to young students across the nation, three political and mentoring organizations, including Virginia's Youth Leadership Initiative, joined forces yesterday when leaders from the three groups met in Richmond. The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), a program sponsored by the University's Center for Governmental Studies, formed a partnership with Virginia's Future and the program America's Promise, of which Gen.
RICHMOND -- U.S. Senatorial candidates Sen. Chuck Robb (D) and former Gov. George Allen (R) clashed over education and abortion issues Sunday night in the first televised debate of the campaign. "Both of them were very effective," said Robert Holsworth, debate panel member and chairman of international and public affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where the debate was held.
As the Napster war continues, University officials denied a request Friday from the lawyers of music artists Metallica and Dr. Dre to block on-Grounds access to the controversial Internet file-sharing service. Napster allows its users to share MP3 music files freely, often in violation of copyright laws.
A violent explosion rocked the University's Highway Research Council Building Sunday afternoon, causing a wall to crumble and possible structural damage. As of yesterday, the cause of the explosion remained unclear. The Edgemont Road building, although property of the University, is leased to the Virginia Department of Transportation and lies just off Alderman Road.
(This is the first in a two-part daily series on the use of DNA evidence in criminal investigations.) The emergence of DNA evidence as an integral component in rape cases has revolutionized the justice system. DNA evidence has changed both the way police conduct investigations and how prosecutors and defense attorneys interpret and use evidence in a trial against an alleged offender, police say. University Police Detective Kim Pugh describes DNA technology as "the greatest advancement in law enforcement since fingerprinting." Detectives can use DNA to genetically match evidence collected at crime scenes with suspects, changing the face of law enforcement.   DNA Evidence Part One: Use of DNA alters face of trials Part Two: DNA evidence seals convictions in recent crimes The increased use of DNA profiling has changed the way regular street cops, who usually arrive first on the scene, handle evidence, because every item a suspect may have come in contact with has become even more important.
Concerns about legality and morality took center stage Friday night, as Fiona Givins, vice president of the Virginia Society for Human Life, and Stephanie Mueller, communications director of the National Abortion Federation, wrangled over the emotionally charged issue of abortion.
Honor's Diversity Awareness Committee (DAC) is undergoing a restructuring process in an attempt to increase its visibility within the University community as a whole and within the honor system. The DAC, a sub-committee of the University's Honor Committee, used to be "too separate of a committee that didn't educate both faculty and students," said DAC Co-Chairwoman Lindy Blevins, a fourth-year student.
First-year Engineering student William Donovan jumped from a second-story window at Chi Phi fraternity during a party early Saturday morning, injuring his nose, cheek and a rib, police said. Witnesses told police that Donovan climbed onto a windowsill and leaped to the ground below.
Recently, Ralph Nader seized the venerable podium of Old Cabell Hall and delivered quite a moving bit of rhetoric.
Officials at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have come under fire for doctoring an admissions booklet photo in an attempt to portray a diverse student body. The photograph, which originally showed a group of white students cheering at a football game, was altered to include the face of student Diallo Shabazz, a prominent black student leader.
