Thanks to the University's Supreme Court clinic, a group of Law School students recently had the opportunity to prepare an argument heard by the U.S.
Gun control advocates suffered a setback last week in the Virginia General Assembly when a bill intended to close the commonwealth's "gun-show loophole" was defeated in committee. Gov.
Students and faculty in the department of sociology are mourning the loss of a respected professor and colleague after Prof.
They move in herds, led across Grounds by a well-dressed University Guide. Prospective applicants come to the University each day to tour Grounds and to ask questions about the application process. Both the Office of Admission and the Alumni Association offer special services for prospective first-year and transfer students.
One semester after receiving new identification cards, some students have questioned why Social Security numbers are still in use. The University distributed new ID cards with randomly-generated student identification numbers at the beginning of the semester as part of an effort to phase out Social Security numbers and make students' personal information more secure, according to Shirley Payne, director for security coordination and policy in the Office of Information Technology and Communication. "This was a major step in an initiative to minimize the use of Social Security numbers for business processes within the University," Payne said, noting that the previous ID cards had sensitive information embedded in the magnetic strip on the back. She stressed that it will take time to fully transition to University ID numbers, but that the University has already phased out Social Security numbers for some of its operations. "Previously when a student signed on to ISIS, he or she had to give their Social Security number to gain access to that," Payne said.
The Inter-Sorority Council held its annual elections last night, voting into office an executive board whose members say increasing sorority involvement in philanthropy events will be one of several goals for their 2008-09 term. Third-year College student Stuart Berkeley was elected to serve as president of the ISC.
One year after the University eliminated its early decision admissions program in an effort to even the playing field for low-income prospective students, other universities are seeing a leap in their number of early applicants.
Most City of Charlottesville voters stayed away from the polls on Election Day, with only about a quarter of registered voters choosing to cast a ballot.
Based on a 20 percent increase in ridership during last month's free-ride experiment, the City of Charlottesville will now consider making the switch to fare-free buses permanent. The Charlottesville Transit Service began offering fare-free transit on its buses last month as part of an experiment to make the transit system more competitive with automobiles, City Councilor Dave Norris said. "It's a way to test whether we'd see any significant increase in ridership," Norris said.
Charlottesville Police have released the identity of a suspect arrested in relation to the armed robberies of two University students Monday. Quentin Levar Grey, 18, was taken into custody early Monday morning, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.
