When The New York Times revealed Virginia Commonwealth University’s secret deal with Richmond-based Philip Morris USA, the story surely sent a shiver through other universities. In exchange for undisclosed millions, VCU agreed not to publish—or even discuss—research without the company’s approval. In the story, Senior Vice President Rick Solona said that Philip Morris had similar […]
When The New York Times revealed Virginia Commonwealth University’s secret deal with Richmond-based Philip Morris USA, the story surely sent a shiver through other universities. In exchange for undisclosed millions, VCU agreed not to publish—or even discuss—research without the company’s approval. In the story, Senior Vice President Rick Solona said that Philip Morris had similar […]
When she started blogging under the name Dean J, Jeannine Lalonde was writing under the UVA radar. At her last job, she had talked about doing an admissions blog, but the idea fizzled, seeming unfeasible. Then she came to UVA. During her first year as an assistant dean of admissions, Lalonde created a blog to […]
Jann Ronis Age: 33 Year: Ph.D. student Department: Religious studies, focus on Tibetan Buddhism Hometown: San Diego, California What’s in your backpack? Collected Works of Getse, notes from studies, folder of photocopies of Getse’s other works, laptop, AC adapter, iPod, Chapstick, highlighters, house keys, SweeTarts. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.
In the May 27, 2008, News From This Just In, an editing error introduced some confusion to the last sentence of an item about Angela Ciolfi’s report on fees charged by public schools. The sentence should read as follows: “She acknowledges that budget woes are behind the districts’ creative fundraising tactics, and that many schools […]
Believe it or not, we here at the Odd Dominion have never harbored any illusions about the fundamentally religious nature of our government.
A week after the county Board of Supervisors decided to consider changing the land use tax program, local farmers are still distraught. Since 1975, Albemarle has granted landowners a tax deferral for a minimum of five acres that meets prescribed standards of agricultural use. Basically, the land must be used for the sale of crops […]
The Albemarle County Planning Commission has thrown out the idea of allowing commercial wind turbines in the county—but it’s mulling the idea of smaller wind turbines for individual homeowners. Because of its location, Albemarle doesn’t have the high winds that would be needed for commercial wind turbines, though it does have pockets that could be […]
Here’s how it seems to have happened in the swashbuckling old days: A developer came along, decided he needed wastewater treatment, and he built a plant hisself, by God! That was the case with the northernmost stretch of Route 29. In 1990, Wendell Wood, then acting on the part of two companies, Woodbriar Associates (responsible […]
Two years ago, Colin Steele and his wife thought they had conceived of the ideal product: ice cream made from all local products. Most important would be the use of milk straight from the cow. The business would be called A Perfect Flavor and would be customized ordering. That settled, Steele began to look into […]
A week before Hope Community Center’s homeless shelter was set to shut down, NBC29 and The Daily Progress descended on 341 11th St. NW to document its decline. But some of the homeless weren’t thrilled with the attention.