AltWeeklies Wire
Whose E-mail Is It, Anyway?new
Recent cases -- William Beebe, Dena Bowers and now the firing of U.S. attorneys -- highlight the troubling, often murky issues around e-mail and privacy.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
03-29-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
UVA Program for Low-Income Students To Go Nationalnew
The 2-year-old College Guides program places former college students at high schools with low college attendance around the state -- and national education groups have noticed.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
03-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Aged Witnesses Cling to False Memoriesnew
UVA study: Young folks less certain when wrong.
C-Ville Weekly |
Carrie Wellman |
03-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will a Low-Income Financial Aid Program Open the Door?new
As tuition costs rise, fewer low- and middle-income families think they can afford college, so their children aren't even applying -- can a new program at the University of Virginia help change the course?
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
02-28-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Vocal Farmers Oppose National Animal I.D. Systemnew
Originally, the federal government announced that National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would be mandatory by 2009 -- but the USDA has turned their attention to the state level, and the national website now emphasizes that the program is "voluntary."
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
02-28-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Moms Say 'Yes' to HPV Vaccinenew
Drug companies and Virginia legislators push for cervical cancer prevention.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
02-21-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Filling in the Blanksnew
Profs make big discovery in Alzheimer's research.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
02-21-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Becoming a Jarheadnew
On Parris Island with Charlottesville's Marine recruits.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
02-07-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Women's Rights Challenged Againnew
Some Virginia lawmakers are dead set on restricting women's access to contraceptions and abortions, introducing legislation year after year to do just that -- Planned Parenthood outlines this year's attacks.
C-Ville Weekly |
Courtney Hall |
01-17-2007 |
Sex
How Dense Can We Get?new
Packing people in with "mixed-use corridors" and the "neighborhood model" sounded good -- but critics now wonder, what were officials thinking?
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith, Erika Howsare and Meg McEvoy |
01-10-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
MySpace Buddying Up to A.G.?new
The online social network supports shutting out sex offenders.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
12-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
