Drought watch '07 continues

C-VILLE has been following local water levels ever since a drought watch was declared in late July, and the news isn’t getting any better. This week’s figure for local stream levels is 19 percent, down from 23 percent the previous week. (The number reflects how the flow compares to seasonal norms.) Meanwhile, Sugar Hollow Reservoir […]

Who let the dogs out?

In the ongoing spectacle of obfuscation, idiocy and probable perjury that is the ongoing Alberto Gonzales congressional-testimony trainwreck, it's easy to forget what set off this particular round of Bush-Administration bloodletting in the first place.

Breakthrough will help cancer patents

On July 24, Dr. Jae Lee, a bioinformatics statistician, and Dr. Dan Theodorescu, an oncologist, announced a breakthrough algorithm (calculation method) that will predict success rates for cancer patients considering treatment options. C-VILLE spoke with Dr. Lee about this research and how it might change cancer therapy. Dr. Jae Lee and a colleague at UVA […]

Prayer space sited on Grounds

Muslim students seeking space for prayer on UVA Grounds need look no further than the Lawn. Two years ago, the Office of the Provost designated classroom space in Pavilion VIII as an area for "quiet meditation and reflection." The room was the result of lobbying by Asad Saqib, an engineering student and member of the […]

DNA subject files suit

Larry Monroe, one of the local men approached by city police to submit to a cheek-swab DNA test in 2003 and 2004 in the search for a serial rapist, is suing the City of Charlottesville, city police Chief Tim Longo and detective James Mooney, claiming the swabs violated the constitutional rights of nearly 190 men. […]

Abusive-driving fees shot down 

Virginia’s bad-driver fees faced their first challenge August 2 and were promptly shot down. Henrico General District Judge Archer L. Yeatts III said that the fees passed by the General Assembly were unconstitutional. Yeatts was ruling in the matter of Anthony O. Price, who was arrested July 2 for driving without a license. Convicted and […]

Kluge estate sued for unpaid cleaning bills

Steamy temperatures aside, it’s not turning out to be such a hot summer for Kluge Estate, the business incarnation of local millionaire Patricia Kluge. First, the company’s boutique gas station/bistro/café, Fuel Co., closed abruptly on June 30. Now, Kluge Estate is being sued in Albemarle County Circuit Court by a cleaning service for unpaid bills […]

Nickname dropping

Dear Ace: What’s a good nickname for me? I’ve never had one.—Nick Namor Nick: Sorry, but Ace has never had to suffer the misfortune of coming up with a suitable nickname for himself, as he was born presobriquetted. No Eustace or Cuthbert here; Ace has always been just plain Ace. And let Ace tell you, […]