University students who experienced difficulty with their Internet connection over the weekend can blame SQL Slammer, a computer worm responsible for worldwide computer failures. The worm, which originated Friday evening, plagued the computers of Lawn residents and kept ITC's staff on-call. The Slammer worm, responsible for shutting down many ATM machines and U.S.
The City Hall Planning Office will hold a public meeting tonight at Charlottesville High School to review 14 traffic-calming projects concerning residential neighborhoods. "Traffic calming is a strategy to slow down the average speed of cars," explained Rebecca White, assistant director of the University's Department of Parking and Transportation.
With polls closing today, nearly 500 elementary, middle and high schools throughout Virginia and New Jersey have participated in a mock gubernatorial election sponsored by the University's Center for Governmental Studies' Youth Leadership Initiative program. As of yesterday, over 14,000 students voted in the mock election.
With water reservoirs levels at 73 percent of their full capacity, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority released a statement Monday urging residents to conserve water. "The water shortage is normal and not severe," said Gene Potter, Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority spokesman.
Two Midwestern education organizations have initiatedstarted a post-secondary scholarship fund to benefit family members of victims in the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. Lumina, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, granted $3 million to the Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America, a Minneapolis-based non-profit organization, for the creation of the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. "We're Americans and like all Americans we're touched by the tragic events of Sept.
