Though the experience of course enrollment at UVA may never become less frustrating, the University’s new student information system should ensure that the process will be more secure during the next few years. PeopleSoft—a recently selected administrative program that houses and monitors student records—utilizes seven-digit identification codes to differentiate student records. These codes will, if […]
Though the experience of course enrollment at UVA may never become less frustrating, the University’s new student information system should ensure that the process will be more secure during the next few years. PeopleSoft—a recently selected administrative program that houses and monitors student records—utilizes seven-digit identification codes to differentiate student records. These codes will, if […]
“I\’m not as down on America as Mr. Weed. I believe America was great, is great, and will be great!” Republican Congressman Virgil Goode said on Wednesday, August 9, to a large audience crammed into the Senior Center. Many of the approximately 300 spectators roared in support of his invective.
This past May, Charlottesville accomplished a first when it held elections at-large, in lieu of an established appointment model, for the City School Board. Shortly thereafter, a School Board Elections Study Task Force was appointed, and on Monday, August 7, task force Chairman Lloyd Snook stepped forward with its recommendations for the next elections in […]
Two gay teens who say they want to serve in the armed forces, but won’t lie about their sexuality, were denied applications on Wednesday, August 9, at the local recruitment center on Zan Road. Wyatt Fore and Rachel Miller, both 19, acting as part of Soul Force’s national “Right to Serve” campaign were turned away […]
Engineers who may have left July 27’s 250 Bypass Interchange Steering Committee meeting feeling optimistic were in for a brutal dose of reality on August 7, when City Council got a look-see at the intersection’s five potential design alternatives. “It’s an awful lot coming awful fast,” Council member Kevin Lynch said. “Maybe we are pushing […]
Jonathan Morris wants to make something clear. “At no time did we ever say that Jon Stewart is poisoning democracy,” says the political science professor, though you wouldn’t have known it from this summer’s ample media coverage of “The Daily Show Effect,” an article Morris wrote with his East Carolina University colleague Jody Baumgartner…
Since Habitat for Humanity and Charlottesville’s Housing Authority are currently planning mixed-income developments, we thought it would be a good chance to get a professorial take on the issue.
Former UVA employee Dena Bowers\’ lawsuit against the University will change venues soon.
Call it the governmental butterfly effect: A congressman takes a bribe in California, and 30 people lose their jobs in Martinsville, Virginia.
In light of several behavior issues last year, the Charlottesville school system has been searching high and low for disciplinary solutions. A fixation on “restorative practices” further manifested itself July 31, when high school Principal Joseph Roy spoke to an audience of more than 100 teachers, administrators and citizens about how restorative practices work in […]