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University prepares for Rolling Stones

By Kathleen Meyers | July 14, 2005

You Can't Always Get What You Want?Try telling the University students who staked out the Scott Stadium ticket office shortly after the crack of dawn on the morning of May 20th in order to nab tickets to the fall Rolling Stones Concert at the University venue. "It's exciting because it's something different," said Lori Rubin, a third-year College Student who waited in the line outside Scott Stadium for student tickets.

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Police, U.Va. begin joint education program

By Leah Nylen | July 14, 2005

The University's newest professional program -- the National Criminal Justice Command College -- began its first week of classes Monday.

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Clark Hall evacuated after exam day threat

By Becca Garrison | July 14, 2005

A bomb threat directed at Clark Hall resulted in the evacuation of the building and relocation of summer session classes and exams Monday morning. The building was cleared without incident and reopened by 10:30 a.m. "These bomb threats disrupt the entire University community, causing us to pull people out of their workplaces and relocate classes," University spokesperson Carol Wood said. A full investigation is now underway. According to a press release, University police responded to a call made at 6:45 a.m.

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Face-to-face with the London bombings

By Katie McDaniel | July 14, 2005

The title of the study abroad program is "The Culture of London, Past and Present." We'd spent four jam-packed weeks delving into classic British literature, touring museums, attending plays and musicals and exploring the city on foot.

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Corner closings: six leave popular University location

By Leah Nylen | July 7, 2005

When classes resume in the fall, students will find a lot more has changed on the Corner than just the addition of Bodo's

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Farrell, Fralin begin term leading Board of Visitors

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 7, 2005

In the tradition of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, past rectors of the Board of visitors, outgoing rector Gordon J.

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Thunderstorms wreak havoc across Grounds

By Becca Garrison | July 7, 2005

A severe thunderstorm caused 16,000 people in the Charlottesville area to lose power on Tuesday as well as significant damage to the University landscape, officials said. No injuries or deaths resulted from the storm. At least ten trees were lost on Central Grounds alone, University director of facilities Chris Willis said.

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New assistant dean begins Hispanic/Latino outreach

By Matt Galati | July 7, 2005

After a two year search to replace former Assistant Dean of Students Pablo Davis with emphasis on Hispanic and Latino outreach, Clarybel Peguero entered the University as the new Assistant Dean Monday.

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Economics dept. looks into possible cheating

By Leah Nylen | July 7, 2005

A number of first-year graduate economics students may have cheated on a homework assignment, according to economics department Chair David Mills. He declined to say exactly how many of the approximately 35 first-year students may be involved. "More than one," student is involved, Mills said.

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Storm's lightning and high winds knocked out students' power, closed city streets, damaged vehicles

By Katie Decker | July 7, 2005

An unanticipated severe thunderstorm hit Grounds and surrounding neighborhoods yesterday, leaving several trees down, damaged homes and vehicles beyond repair. "It went from a few drops to a hurricane in a couple of minutes," fourth-year Engineering student Matthew Sefcik said.

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Professor addresses local Amnesty International

By Leah Nylen | June 30, 2005

On the windowsill next to his desk, History Prof. Herbert "Tico" Braun keeps a photograph clipped from The Washington Post, that of a man in an orange jumpsuit, cringing in fear from a dog held at bay by U.S.

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Group proposes Charlottesville-D.C. railway

By Becca Garrison | June 30, 2005

Meredith Richards is advocating for another option to connect Charlottesville to the Washington, D.C.

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Last steel beam of John Paul Jones Arena put in place

By Cavalier Daily Staff | June 30, 2005

Workers last Wednesday reached a major milestone in the John Paul Jones Arena construction project as the final steel high steel beam of the $129.8 million complex was put in place.

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Albemarle residents speak out

By Sanin Adnan | June 30, 2005

On Jan. 4, an outdoor fire on a 16-acre property owned by Cecil and Doris Gardner in Keswick, Va.

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Supreme Court rules against file-sharing firms

By Matt Galati | June 30, 2005

On its final day in session, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that distributors of file-sharing programs can be held responsible for copyright violation for their user's actions, a major development in the ongoing controversy over the use of peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing services. In the case of Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios v.

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Court rules officials may censor collegiate publications

By Leah Nylen | June 23, 2005

Administrators can censor the content of student publications at public colleges, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week. The 7-4 ruling reversed a lower court's decision which had favored the college journalists.

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Heritage Repertory Theatre opens season

By Matt Galati | June 23, 2005

The smell of pine tar and freshly cut grass is in the air as the Heritage Repertory Theatre kicks off its Summer 2005 Season with two baseball-related productions, Richard Dresser's "Rounding Third" and Richard Adler and Douglass Wallop's "Damn Yankees" musical production.

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Law School to offer January Term classes

By Leah Nylen | June 23, 2005

Beginning in January of next year, the Law School will offer classes during the January term. "We decided for various pedagogical reasons to shorten semester to 13 weeks, so we had an extra week at the beginning of the spring semester," Thomas Nachbar, Law Professor and chair of the faculty curriculum committee, said.

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Workers flatten original O-Hill Dining Hall

By Alex Sellinger | June 23, 2005

The demolition of the old Observatory Hill dining hall and the Treehouse this summer marks the beginning of an ambitious redevelopment of the Alderman Road area that is eventually slated to replace many of the suite style "newdorms." The Board of Visitors approved concept, design and site guidelines for the first phase of the planned development of first-year dorms at their meeting which concluded earlier this month. The first two new buildings are expected to be done by 2008, and will provide 'swing space' to accommodate first-year students while construction is underway.

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UVa. Children's Hospital seeing more ATV injuries

By Cavalier Daily Staff | June 23, 2005

More and more children are getting hurt riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) nationally, and the U.Va.