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U.Va.-Wise, Darden create leadership development program

By Christina Holowinsky | February 22, 2010

The Darden School and the University's College at Wise have paired up to create the Darden/U.Va-Wise Partnership for Leadership Development, a program that will offer six unique courses about the subject to mid-level and senior executives from about 25 companies in southwestern Virginia and neighboring regions of Tennessee and North Carolina. Each of the six courses will cover a different topic related to leadership development during the course of the two-year program, said Colin Winter, a Darden School director for the program. "The variety of courses will provide students with the opportunity to select those that make the most sense for their needs and career path," he said.

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Amendment could increase transparency

By Bethel Habte | February 22, 2010

University students will vote this week on an amendment to the Honor Committee's constitution that would allow the body to release summaries of cases on the election ballot. The amendment, which was proposed by Alexander Cohen, Graduate Arts & Sciences representative and a former Cavalier Daily opinion columnist, has been the primary topic of Committee discussion for the past four weeks. The summaries would include basic information about the case - whether an accused person was convicted, acquitted on terms of act and intent or acquitted for triviality.

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Students vote on referendum for football T-shirt

By Jane Ma | February 22, 2010

A referendum sponsored by 'Hoo Crew, the athletic department and Student Council's Athletic Affairs Committee to determine the winning student design for the University's 2010 football T-shirt is currently up for vote in the University-wide elections starting today. A five-person panel narrowed down the 37 entries to the three that appear on the ballot. "We've selected three finalists from the designs that were submitted and now the student body will decide the winning design from those finalists," said Todd Goodale, associate director of athletics for marketing and video services.

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Dashing to the polls

By Jane Ma | February 22, 2010

Although the University prides itself on the tradition of student self-governance, less than 40 percent of full-time students typically participate in the spring University-wide elections. The statistics In 2006 and 2007, 36 percent of full-time students cast their votes, but that statistic plummeted in 2008 when only 28 percent of students voted.

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UJC prepares to transfer leadership

By Tom Christensen | February 22, 2010

As Michael Chapman prepares to hand the reins of the University Judiciary Committee to someone else, he reflected on the past year as the Committee's chair. Going into the term, Chapman already knew that he would focus on education efforts directed to the rest of the University community. "We really wanted to reach out to the far reaches of the University and show how [students] can become a part of the UJC," Chapman said. The Committee's outreach efforts during the past term have continued even through this week's University-wide elections.

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IFC holds first round of elections

By Radina Belberova | February 19, 2010

The Inter-Fraternity Council held its first round of elections last night for the 2010 term. Penn Daniel, a third-year College student and a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was elected the IFC's next president. Daniel said his main priorities as president will be safety, expansion of recruitment and outreach, which will be done in part through co-sponsorships with other organizations.

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Governor avoids cuts to colleges

By Kelly Kirschner and Virginia Terwilliger | February 19, 2010

Gov. Bob McDonnell hopes to avoid cutting even more funds from the state's higher education budget, even though the biennial budget proposed last year only addresses half of the commonwealth's $2.2 billion in debt, according to a Wednesday press release from the governor's office. "Large cuts over the past two years have already been made to higher education and public safety, so these areas should be largely protected," McDonnell stated in a letter to Sen.

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Survey shows skepticism of American universities

By Krista Pedersen | February 19, 2010

About 60 percent of Americans believe colleges and universities are more concerned with finances than with providing their students a strong education, according to a recent poll released by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. According to the report, these Americans believe that institutions of higher education "operate more like a business, focused more on the bottom line than on the educational experience of students." The poll also revealed that 54 percent of Americans believe colleges could lower costs without having to reduce the quality of their students' education.

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Engineering School receives Simio grant

By Mike Lang | February 19, 2010

The Engineering School received a $594,000 grant Monday from private software developer Simio LLC. The grant will give University students, faculty members and researchers access to advanced 3-D modeling and simulation software. Simio's technology includes features that have yet to be implemented in the University's current software, such as object-oriented modeling and 3-D graphics, Engineering Prof.

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Renowned folklore scholar passes away

By Brinda Gupta | February 18, 2010

Charles L. "Chuck" Perdue, a former Anthropology and English professor and renowned scholar of folklore, passed away Sunday at the age of 79. Perdue was an influential figure in both of his departments during his 36 years of teaching, which lasted from 1971 to 2007, according to a University press release.

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Graduate student discovers color-changing crystal

By Radina Belberova | February 18, 2010

A crystal that changes from and reverts to its original color could become a valuable new type of mechanical sensor technology, according to a discovery by Guoqing Zhang, a Graduate Arts & Sciences student in the chemistry department. Chemistry Prof.

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University fund weathers losses, begins rebound

By Shirley Park | February 17, 2010

The University's endowment declined 22.7 percent during 2008-09, according to the 2009 annual report released by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute. The decline reflects a larger national trend of decreasing endowments for higher education institutions, said John Griswold, executive director of the Commonfund Institute.

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Council appoints interim manager

By Samantha Koon | February 17, 2010

City Council unanimously voted to elect Maurice Jones Acting City Manager at a meeting last night. Jones, who currently serves as Assistant City Manager, will serve as interim manager after current City Manager Gary O'Connell steps down April 12 after 15 years of service. Council members expressed confidence in Maurice's ability to replace O'Connell, who was recently appointed to be the next head of the Albemarle County Service Authority.

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Committee presents GIFT fund initiative

By Jane Ma | February 16, 2010

Members of Student Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee outlined the provisions of a referendum to establish the Green Initiative Funding Tomorrow fund, which aims to bolster the University's commitment to sustainability, before Council's representative body Feb.

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