The 43 recipients of the Harrison undergraduate research awards, as well as the recipients of various other monetary grants for research, were unveiled in the Rotunda Dome Room yesterday, officially kicking off Research Week at the University. "We had a large number of applicants for the Harrison award," said Nicole F.
The finalized Aquatic Fitness Center and the John Paul Jones arena are not only state-of-the-art recreational resources for students, but also recruiting tools for the University. CNN recently reported that universities are increasingly using campus recreational facilities, or future plans for them, to appeal to prospective students. According to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, 75 percent of college students in 700 of the NIRSA member schools surveyed participate in some sort of recreational activity.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine offered a challenge to participate in a series of monthly debates to his opponent, Republican and former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, during a visit to Politics Prof.
The number of colleges across the country that reported decreasing numbers of students applying through early action has nearly quadrupled, jumping from 10 percent in 2003 to 37 percent in 2004, according to the State of College Admission report, released this month by the National Association of College Admissions Counseling. The reason fewer students are using the early action processes offered by a number of colleges is unclear, said Jessica Lautz, Research Assistant with NACAC and co-author of the report. Additional research will have to be conducted about these results, including more detailed questions pertaining to early action on this year's survey, Lautz said.
Wreaths wrapped in black ribbons are hung from the doors of Monroe Hall to mourn the death of Ellen Marie Whitener, senior associate dean and professor at the McIntire School of Commerce, who passed away Tuesday morning. Prof.
Charlottesville may be considered one of the best places to live in America, but not for everyone.
Voter turnout among undergraduates in the University election results announced yesterday is the highest in recent memory, according to University Board of Elections Chair Steve Yang.
The version of the Virginia state budget that resulted from a week and a half of discussion and compromise by a joint committee of conferees was passed in both the House of Delegates and the Senate Sunday. The joint committee of conferees finished hammering out the differences between the House's and Senate's versions of the state budget a day over the scheduled session time. Vincent F.
Last night the University Board of Elections held a forum in which four student panelistsdebated the merits and faults of the single sanction. The debate was moderated by University Judiciary Committee Judge Gavin Reddick and Tina Le, Honor Committee chair of single sanction forums. Topics included strengths and weaknesses of the single sanction, its effect on the University's public image as well as the consensus clause in relation to single sanction, among other topics. Honor Committee member Sara Page and Sam Leven, communications director for Hoos Against Single Sanction, voiced opposition against the single sanction policy. Page said single sanction needs to be dynamic and put under regular scrutiny by the student body. The students "are the ones who create these laws, and [the students] are the ones who embrace them," Page said. Leven agreed, saying single sanction "violated several judicial principles," meaning one severe punishment is not appropriate for varying degrees of offenses.
Last night the University Board of Elections hosted the Student Council representative and executive candidate debates. Candidates running for the positions of College of Arts and Sciences representative, vice president of administration, executive vice president, and Council president responded to questions concerning their stance on various University issues and elaborated upon their qualifications for positions.
