music September 11th could have sidelined Explosions in the Sky. Their breakthrough album, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, was released less than a month before the attacks and featured a picture of a plane with the caption “This plane will crash tomorrow.” This unfortunate coincidence, […]
music September 11th could have sidelined Explosions in the Sky. Their breakthrough album, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, was released less than a month before the attacks and featured a picture of a plane with the caption “This plane will crash tomorrow.” This unfortunate coincidence, […]
William Beebe, the man who pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault in an incident at a 1984 UVA fraternity party was sentenced to 18 months in prison and taken into custody March 15.
The Interweb is a mysterious place, and e-mail, a main method of communication ’cross the nebulous tubes, is a touchy subject. E-mail at work is even touchier, given that companies own the equipment and the bandwidth. For Dena Bowers, the woman who’s currently suing UVA for her firing over an e-mail containing NAACP documents, issues […]
Earlier this month, the United States Senate tacked on an amendment to the 9/11 Commission Homeland Security Legislation that would create a “Rural Policing Institute” (RPI) within the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, which already offers limited training to local law enforcement, particularly in the drug field. Even so, only 32 officers across Virginia enrolled […]
UVA may have lost on Sunday to Tennessee, cancelling dreams of the Sweet Sixteen and a national championship. But Wahoo fans can sleep at night knowing that at least they made the academic Final Four. Using data from the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, the publication Inside Higher Ed […]
Somehow, in a place filled with things that others have deemed undesirable, there was dancing and singing. More than 400 people (including 80 UVA students) had come to the city dump of Nicaragua’s capital, Managua, on March 5. The event—El Dia de Luz, The Day of Light—was organized by Brad Corrigan of the now-extinct jam […]
Brains or brawn? UVA football coach Al Groh (63-66 in six seasons) may spend most of his time on the field, but an invitation last Thursday from University Librarian Karin Wittenborg prompted the pigskin
Odd years may be off years as far as national elections are concerned, and one can’t watch five minutes of U.S. news without learning of the latest nuance in a presidential race that’s still 20 months away. But the November 2007 election, a mere eight months away, will arguably be more important in locals’ daily […]
The city has announced the Jefferson School General Partnership, a private entity that will purchase the Jefferson School, keeping it eligible for $8 million in federal tax credits to restore the historic site.
Budget talk is heating up (well, as much as budget talk ever heats up): Should the city and the county lower the tax rates in the wake of double-digit rises in real estate assessments? If so, what should get cut? What should the government do to help middle-class homeowners? Are the schools getting all the […]