Entries from October 2007

October 30, 2007

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

U.Va. Capital Campaign Raises $14.2million in Past Month; Michigan Raises $90million  
E-School Robot Car Eliminated in Defense Competition
U.Va., Harvard, Princeton Team Up for Low-Income Recruiting
Google Digitizing University Books
U.Va. Alum Indicted for Aggravated Assault

October 30, 2007

UVA Police Weekend Crime Reports [10/26-10/29]

10/26
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION - Wertland Street
DRUNK IN PUBLIC – 15th Street NW
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hospital E. Garage [Report of found syringes at parking gate]
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT - Rugby Rd.
SIMPLE ASSAULT – Jordan Hall

October 30, 2007

UVa. Policy Creates Problems at the Polls

A news article by Michelle Unterbrink
A change in UVa policy is creating problems for Charlottesville’s Voter Registrar. The Daily Progress reports that Registrar Sheri Iachetta has been unable to secure election officials for November 6, because a new UVa policy requires employees who staff the polls to either forfeit their 16-hour paycheck for the [...]

October 30, 2007

Army ROTC Wins Regional Ranger Challenge Competition

A news article by Daniel Lautzenheiser

This past weekend, the Cavalier Battalion of the University’s Army ROTC program headed down to Fort Pickett and defeated 20 other regional ROTC detachments in what Cadet Andrew Simmons, a third-year in the College, called a “grueling” competition.
The Ranger Challenge pitted ROTC programs from the U.S. Army’s Cadet Command’s Fourth [...]

October 29, 2007

Barack Obama Speaks in Charlottesville

A news article by Kathy Li
A crowd of hundreds (thousands) gathered on Monday night to hear Barack Obama speak about his healthcare, energy, and education policy, as well as his view on the Iraq war.
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October 29, 2007

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

U.Va. Could See Large In-State Tuition Hike
E-School’s Robot Car Competing in Defense Department Contest
Substance Abuse Awareness Week Begins

October 29, 2007

UJC Not to Hold Open Trial

The Virginia Sentinel has learned that the previously scheduled UJC open trial will not be held because of jurisdictional issues.

October 26, 2007

Richard Bonnie Receives Thomas Jefferson Award

President Casteen announced Law School Professor Richard Bonnie as the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award at the Fall Convocation Ceremony.

October 24, 2007

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

Tiki Barber Book Signing Today at University Bookstore 
University Receives B- in Environmental Rating, Over V. Tech, W&M, and VCU 
U.Va. Emergency Alerts Program Meets Registration Target
Pancakes for Parkinson’s Raises $40,000
University Health Insurance Plan Sees New Benefits
Climate Change Conference in Charlottesville This Weekend
Fall Convocation, Family Weekend Begins
U.Va. Health System Performs Rare Intestinal [...]

October 24, 2007

Commission on the Future Eyes Internationalization

The University is About to Change
News Report by Vadim Elenev
Though pointing out the existing strengths of U.Va., the Commission on the Future of the University’s draft report leaves no doubt that significant areas for improvement exist and must happen.
According to the Commission’s website, President Casteen initiated the Commission to “propose the strategic directions for [...]

October 24, 2007

Cavalier Daily Sues Virginia ABC

An Editorial by Eric Jensen
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Richmond District Court on behalf of The Cavalier Daily and Virginia Tech’s student newspaper, The Collegiate Times. The two publications are suing the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for the right to run alcohol-related advertising, which is currently banned in student publications. They point [...]

October 23, 2007

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

VA Tech to Join UVA in Billion Dollar Fundraising Club
Cost of Education in Virginia Rising Faster than National Average

October 23, 2007

Center for Politics to Hold Health Care Forum

On October 29, the Center for Politics is hosting a forum titled “The Politics of Health Care Reform” to discuss health care reforms proposed by the top candidates from both parties. The forum will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.
Each year, the Center for Politics showcases vital works [...]

October 23, 2007

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

Beware: “Crosswalk Crackdown in Charlottesville.”
Law Students Participate in Supreme Court Litigation

October 23, 2007

UVA Police Weekend Crime Reports

10/19 DRUNK IN PUBLIC – Hospital Drive. Arrest Made. ASSIST AGENCY – MR-6 Construction Site. Assist EMS personal with injured person. TRAFFIC ACCIDENT – McCormick Road. Reported a bicyclist and vehicle accident. LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION – 15th Street. Arrest Made.