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The Price of a Name

Pick out the one place that sounds like it should be located in New York City more than the University's historic Grounds: Alderman Road.


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Honor organizes faculty survey

Honor Committee representatives discussed the purpose and goals of the survey they plan to administer to the faculty this winter at their meeting Sunday night, as well as whether teaching assistants would be included with professors in the survey. "We don't have to have all the answers, but we want to have enough detailed information to react," Committee Chair David Hobbs said. The Committee currently is in the process of formulating the survey with Center for Survey Research Director Tom Guterbock. Much of Sunday night's debate focused on whether teaching assistants would be surveyed along with professors. "Graduate students were extremely concerned that they were not going to be included in the survey," Vice Chair for Trials Stewart Ackerly said.


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Alphas activate dual-membership status

The members of the Iota Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. attended their first official meeting with the National Pan-Hellenic Council Tuesday, cementing their unprecedented dual membership in two different fraternal organizations. Alpha Vice President Gregory Jackson, Jr.


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Medical School funding exceeds most schools

The University's School of Medicine is receiving more grants than most medical schools in the country for biomedical funding, according to Peter Jump, School of Medicine interim director for public relations. Jump said a recent National Institute of Health survey ranked the Medical School above average in terms of research funding compared to all medical schools in the country. NIH ranked the University 41st in terms of awards received by the National Institute of Health in 1996.


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Student Health to offer flu vaccines

As the weather gets colder, preparations are already underway for the coming flu season at the University. Student Health officials and Medical Center doctors will provide information and resources for students concerned about vaccinations and recent media coverage of avian flu. Sandra Murray, associate director of administration for Student Health, said Student Health is preparing for influenza with a vaccination clinic, FluFest, in Newcomb Hall Nov.


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Kaine and Kilgore square off in debate

In a discussion dominated by social issues, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore and Democratic candidate Tim Kaine engaged in their first and only televised debate organized by the Center for Politics and moderated by University Politics Prof.


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C'ville team loses in semi-finals in unmanned car race

Team Jefferson, a Charlottesville-based engineering team that includes University students and faculty and other community members, was eliminated in the Wednesday semi-finals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Grand Challenge competition that finished yesterday.


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Correction

The Friday, Oct. 7 News article, "Proposed Academic Bill of Rights aims to protect alternative views" misquoted Politics Prof.


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Programs negotiate brawn and brains

The University's football team may be unranked after Saturday's loss, but it remains a top contender for team intelligence, placing 15th in a Wall Street Journal ranking of football team performance on a standardized test given to prospective NFL recruits. The Wall Street Journal based its evaluation upon the Wonderlic Personnel Test, administered to players eligible for the NFL draft who are invited to the National Invitational Camp, better known as the NFL combine, each spring in Indianapolis.


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University of North Carolina adopts zero-tolerance policy for anabolic steroids

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a zero-tolerance policy for anabolic steroids Thursday that exceeds University and National Collegiate Athletic Association standards. Under North Carolina's new policy, students who test positive for steroid use are dismissed from all athletic programs the first time they test positive for this type of steroids.


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Zipcar could offer students car rental

Representatives from Zipcar, a rental car service, and officials from the University's Department of Parking and Transportation currently are communicating on a plan to bring Zipcar to the University. Zipcar offers 20 different types of vehicles, from the BMW Mini Cooper to the Volkswagon Jetta.


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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.