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The face of hunger is forlorn, often frantic, at times unflinching. It is also increasingly familiar. Three years after the onset of a crippling economic crisis, 1 in 6 people in America is struggling with hunger, forced to go without food for several meals or even several days. And the problem is no longer confined…
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WVPT congratulates Kevin Camden of Charlottesville as the winner of its Fender Telecaster electric guitar giveaway. Kevin Camden, an IT specialist at the University of Virginia, was automatically entered in the guitar drawing after he signed up as a contestant in TALENTWAR$, the station’s first online video talent contest and fundraiser. TALENTWAR$, offering $6,000 in…
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Virginia earned a 55-38 victory at Big East foe Providence Monday night (Nov. 14). The Cavaliers improved to 2-0 on the young season and were led by junior Simone Egwu (12 points) and sophomore Jazmin Pitts (10 points, eight rebounds). “It’s a road game and we talked about being road warriors,” UVa head coach Joanne…
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The United States Supreme Court said today that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – the health-care reform law passed by Congress in 2010. Virginia filed one of the suits that made their way up the federal system with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today the kickoff time for Virginia’s Nov. 26 home football game against Virginia Tech is set for 3:30 p.m. The network televising the game will be announced Sunday, Nov. 20. The game will be carried by either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. Virginia Tech (9-1, 5-1 ACC) is currently ranked #8…
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C. Phillip Barger, 83, FMS ’45 and a former trustee and executive committee member of the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of the school’s most loyal alumni, he was a charter member of the Colonel Young Brigade and with his son-in-law John Conrad had donated the…
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The Staunton Augusta Art Center tips off its annual Art for Gifts exhibition and sale with an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 18, from 5-8 p.m. Art for Gifts features affordable, unique gifts of art and fine craft by more than 70 Virginia artists, many participating for the first time. The exhibition and sale runs…
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Virginia opened the 2011-12 basketball season Sunday afternoon with a 75-38 win over South Carolina State University in John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers were without the services of three players expected to play significant roles this season but it made little difference against the totally overmatched Bulldogs. Senior guard Sammy Zeglinski and freshman guard…
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Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference football contest between Virginia and Duke could certainly not be billed as a November Clash of the Titans. Virginia’s win last Saturday at Maryland was their first win in November since the 2007 campaign while Duke has won only twice during this 11th month since 2004. For Virginia the incentive was…
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A new law is in effect in Virginia that gives qualified people a brief break when they are faced with having electricity or water shut off for late payments. It applies only when someone in the household has a serious medical condition. Christie Marra, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center, worked with utility…
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