Though the University Transit Service hoped to introduce new technology at the start of the semester that would notify passengers of bus arrival times, the system's launch has been delayed while final testing stages are completed.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day rarely intersects with the University's academic calendar because the third Monday of January is often during Winter Break.
A recently proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution could give localities the opportunity to lower property taxes by offering homeowners a real estate assessment rebate of up to 20 percent. Should the bill proposing the amendment pass this session in the House of Delegates and Senate, Virginia citizens will vote on the measure by public referendum Nov.
The Commonwealth has joined with EnergyConnect, Inc., a third-party energy consultant, in a contract to reduce pressure on Virginia's electricity grid by employing a demand-responsive system. The system will focus on reducing power use at Commonwealth facilities such as the University, and EnergyConnect will provide payments to state agencies to encourage them to participate in the program, Gov.
Charlottesville City Council decided Monday to proceed with Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo's proposal for research into the installation of security cameras in the downtown area of Charlottesville.
The University's Spanish department is now home to two professors honored with a form of knighthood by the king of Spain after Prof.
The recent high-profile, on-Grounds burglaries, incidents near the Corner and the murder of University alumna Jayne McGowan have increased awareness about crime in the University area, prompting student concern and leading University and Charlottesville officials to address the issue. According to University Police Lieut.
Charlottesville residents and University students can plan to "Dance the Night Away" when Van Halen comes to John Paul Jones Arena Feb.
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, R-Pa., spoke last night at the University about confronting what he described as the threat of radical Islam and fighting "the war against Islamic fascism." The program, aimed at raising awareness, also sparked controversy among University student groups who criticized Santorum's stance. Santorum began his speech by addressing what he considers the two greatest obstacles the United States now faces in foreign policy: first, the dwindling support of the American people in sustaining the war on Islamic fundamentalism and second, the failure of the Muslim world to confront fundamentalism. According to Santorum, the lack of support for the war can be attributed to the activities of the American left, which he said fails to recognize Islamic fundamentalism as the real enemy and the immediate severity of the threat. "Our leaders' [inability] to define the enemy leads to the second overall problem -- the Muslim community's inability to deal with other Muslims who want to spread violence," he said. Santorum stressed Americans' failure to understand the fundamental cultural differences between American and Islamic societies.
Today, Charlottesville citizens head to the polls to decide the political fates of several local campaigns, the most contentious of which is the City Council race. Five candidates are campaigning for three seats in Charlottesville's City Council: incumbent mayor David Brown, Democrat Holly Edwards, Independent Barbara Haskins, Democrat Satyendra Huja and Independent Peter Kleeman.
