Chad Dodson, assistant professor of psychology, discusses his work on the differences eyewitness testimony between younger and older adults.
Live Arts presents The Violet Hour February 23 through March 17
 (left to right) Richelle Claiborne, Matt Fletcher, Scott Keith, Brandy Maloney and Jude Silveira star in The Violet Hour Photo credit: Jack Looney, C-Ville Weekly |
If your life was a novel, would you read the last page first? That’s one of the questions explored in Richard Greenberg’s The Violet Hour, presented by Live Arts in the Upstage Theater February 23 through March 17.The play takes place in 1919 and tells the story of John Pace Seavering, a young publisher who only has enough money to pay for one book. Both his best friend and his lover are courting him to publish their manuscript, until one day a mysterious machine appears which begins spewing out pages of novels from the end of the 20th Century.
I stopped by before a recent rehearsal to find out more about the play, and spoke with director Kay Leigh Ferguson and actor Matt Fletcher. |
Local leaders discuss transportation needs and funding challenges
On February 15, 2007, there was a quarterly meeting of the Planning and Coordination Council (PACC) which has representation from the University of Virginia, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and Charlottesville City Council. The Council received an update on development and transportation issues in what is known as Area B. The September 2004 Southern Urban Area B Study identified road interconnections that could be built to enlarge the grid of streets serving the area around the Fontaine Research Park, the University’s Stadium Road area, the Fry’s Spring neighborhood in the City, and County developments along Old Lynchburg Road and Sunset Avenue. [Read more on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog]
Wake-Up Call: Environmental architecture in Central Virginia
The green building movement has taken Central Virginia by storm, perhaps in part because of the local presence of former U.Va Architecture Dean William McDonough. On the February 18th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore explores the environmental architecture with a panel of guests and why you should consider going green for your next home.
Bob Pineo is local architect and developer. Betsy Roettger, is professor of architecture at the University of Virginia. Deb Brown is the account manager for Amvic Building Systems, which makes something called insulated concrete forms. Mark Greenfield is a subcontractor who specializes in using ICFs in his work.
The panel discusses what makes a building green, how green U.Va is, ways to increase energy efficiency in your home, and the financial costs of green methods. There’s also a definition of LEED, a building standard run by a group called the U.S. Green Building Council.
Pulitzer Prize winning author traces the collision of religion and science
| Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward Humes is the author of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul. The book takes a look at the conflict between religion and science, as seen in a landmark court case in Dover, Pennsylvania. That community was the battle ground on the teaching of “intelligent design.” Humes joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the case and his book.
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Presidential race preview with Chris Gates of PACE
Chris Gates is the past president of the National Civic League, and the executive director of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement. He joins Coy Barefoot from his office in Colorado on the February 15th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. The conversation begins with Gate’s thoughts on the 2008 presidential race. He warns against relying too much on 2007 polls to predict who will take the Oval Office in 2009. Gates also says the world will be watching the race like never before to see how the world’s lone superpower sees the world.
AG McDonnell on illegal immigration, scams, and transportation
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot in studio on the Wednesday, February 14th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. McDonnell braved the ice-laden streets of Virginia for a tour of Central Virginia this week. He takes calls from listeners on steps Virginia might take to stop illegal immigration, a recent Marc Fisher blog entry on McDonnell’s efforts to protect Virginians from scams, and the transportation crisis currently facing the Commonwealth. The attorney general also discusses his legislative program to crack down on Internet predators.
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City Planning Commission considers limiting their communications
In their meeting Thursday evening, the Charlottesville Planning Commission directed staff to prepare written guidelines strongly discouraging any communications between the Commissioners and developers or citizens with a position on a matter before the Commission. A motion to eliminate those communications entirely was considered then withdrawn. If approved, the City Planning Commission would adopt a style in sharp contrast to their neighbors in Albemarle County where these informal meetings with concerned citizens and developers are common practice. [Read more on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog]
ACC Nation for February 16th
From the folks at ACC Nation:
The ACC Nation podcast for the weekend of February 16 is available. Click here then visit the ACC Nation podcast page to listen.
On the show this weekend, Patrick and Chris talk about Virginia Tech, the hottest team in the ACC, with Bill Roth, the Voice of the Hokies.
Also, Duke beat writer Luci Chavez of the News and Observer joins the guys to review the Blue Devils’ win over Boston College.
In the Sound and the Fury, Patrick and Chris discuss which ACC teams can win the ACC Tournament and which, if any, can win the national title. Plus, are the so-called ACC Legends all they’re cracked up to be?
That and more on ACC Nation this weekend.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist delivers 2003 Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture
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In April 2003, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court William H. Rehnquist provided the fifth annual lecture of the Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lectureship Series. Sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, the series was created and funded by the former students of Professor Abraham to honor his outstanding career as teacher and scholar of constitutional law at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia. Chief Justice Rehnquist addressed the history and propriety of Supreme Court Justices serving in other public roles while they were seated on the Court. |
BusinessCast, Episode 16
In this episode, Ken White interviews Connie English, co-director of Alumni Career Services, about innovative Darden programs to assist MBAs reentering the workforce.
Charlottesville–Right Now: The Constant Fight for Children’s Health
On this segment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot, pediatrician Eric Rydland talks about children and their health, and using holistic methods to treat them. As Dr. Rydland sees it, “Holistic health involves treating a patient…with natural means, working with diet for example,” to deal with the underlying cause of a problem. He discusses the dangers of mandatory vaccinations for infants, including the possible link between mercury and autism, and causes for the rise in autism prevalence from 1 in 5000 to about 1 in 150.
And with the hyper-sanitized world we live in, what happens when we aren’t exposed to bacteria? “Our bodies have become so weak from an immune stand point, we can’t fight things off,” says Rydland. Listen to the podcast to find out more!
Dr. Rydland is also behind the children’s health brand kidsWellness. For more information about vaccines, you can visit the National Vaccine Information Center’s website.