By Anthony LaMesa Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Echinacea might not be a valuable weapon in the seemingly endless war against the common cold. The popular herbal supplement does not directly help combat cold symptoms like sneezing and sniffling, concluded a multi-year study spearheaded by University Medical School Prof.
The preponderance of cars traversing today's Grounds would no doubt surprise the University's founder, even given Mr. Jefferson's aptitude for technological innovation. The cars are here, though, and with the start of each new school year thousands of Wahoos with wheels return to Grounds and the surrounding neighborhoods. In competition for primo parking spots with faculty and staff, as well as Charlottesville's year-round residents, the struggle can often be Darwinian in nature. "Parking and transportation is not something that anybody is going to solve," said Clayton Powers, parking and transportation co-chair of the Student Council Student Life Committee.
$7.7 million renovation for Art History department. Project Start: June 2004 What's Done: Interior demolition, removal of small annex building and paint removal from interior brick. In Progress: Restore interior brick, construction of an interior structural steel skeleton and the relocation of underground utilities. What's Next: Continue to install interior structural steel and place new site utilities. Estimated Completion Date: February 2006
$3.35 million structure bridging the busy Emmet Street corridor between University Hall and the Lambeth Field Apartments. Project Start: March 2003 What's Done: Bridge is currently open for use with all bridge and approach pathwork completed. In Progress: Construction of fencing and the installation of landscaping along the bridge's Lambeth Field approach. What's Next: Painting touch-up, erection of fencing and some additional planting of grass and small shrubs. Estimated Completion Date: February 2005
$6 million renovation to accommodate Classics and Philosophy departments. Project Start: April 2005 What's Done: Design documents and construction firm bids solicited. In Progress: Seeking state approval for major work to begin. What's Next: Erection of construction fencing and interiror demolition of building. Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2006
$38.9 million project to house the Engineering School's Material Science department and Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design. Project Start: February2003 What's Done: Underground utilities relocated, site excavation completed. In Progress: Laying concrete foundations. What's Next: Continue foundation work, installation of structural steel.
$43 million project to renovate Rouss Hall and construct an 115,000 square foot addition for the Commerce School. Project Start: January 2005 What's Done: Work on Varsity Hall and Hospital Drive to accommodate Varsity Hall's relocation opposite East Range. In Progress: Shoring up of Varsity Hall structure for move. What's Next: Relocation of Varsity Hall in April, interior demolition and asbestos removal in Rouss Hall. Estimated Completion Date: July 2007
$22 million project to replace current dining hall with a new 1,100 seat facility. Project Start: March 2003 What's Done: New structure substantially completed. In Progress: Final exterior and interior finishes.
$129.8 million basketball arena that will contain 15,000 seats and a 1,500 car parking garage. Project Start: April 2003 What's Done: Restoration of Emmet Street Dell area, major structural work on the parking garage and arena, as well as a significant amount of mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in work. In Progress: Arena's roofing structure, placing of concrete block wells and a mechanically-stabilized earth-retaining wall in front of the arena's main entrance, in addition to continued mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations. What's Next: Completion of arena roof and a trasnsition structure from the arena to yet-to-be built practice courts. Estimated Completion Date: June 2006
Just fewer than 3,000 University students who have yet to verify their health insurance information with Student Health will be blocked from registering for spring classes today. In a mass e-mail sent to those who had yet to verify their insurance information last night, students were warned they will be ineligible to register for classes as of today until they verify their information. Since the 1960s, the University has required all students to have health insurance, but only since this fall have students been required to verify their information with Student Health administrators to ensure compliance with the requirement. "Now that we have the capability through computers and through an online system, we can be sure that students have health care," said Virginia Carter, director of external relations for the office of student affairs.
