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United States government creates new hiring guidelines

The U.S. government has finalized a new set of hiring guidelines for all federal contractors, including colleges and universities, which specify how an "applicant" is to be defined in the hiring process. According to the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the new guidelines are necessary because of the advent and heavy usage of the online job market created by the commercial and internal resume databanks and employer Web sites on the Internet.

Honor Committee alters initiator process

The Honor Committee unanimously voted Sunday night to alter its bylaws to modify the role of the initiator during cases. "It's only changing two real things; the initiator is now called the reporting witness and initiation is now called reporting," Medical Rep.

Local NAACP endorses school board referendum

The Charlottesville-Albemarle branch of the NAACP voted unanimously last week to endorse a referendum which would establish an elected primary and secondary school board in Charlottesville. Currently, the City Council appoints school board members.

Bloggers reshape coverage of college issues

Increasingly, media coverage of college-related incidents is conducted by individuals unaffiliated with official media outlets or the institutions they cover.

Jewish groups note higher participation

For years Jewish students observing the High-holidays, which concluded Thursdsay with Yom Kippur, had one option to turn to for Jewish life ----the Hillel Jewish Student Union.

Student opts for open Honor Trial; first in years

A student has elected to have an open Honor trial, the first in three years. The trial is slated to begin on the morning of Nov.

ISC declines National Panhellenic Council

The Inter-Sorority Council voted against a measure yesterday that would have changed the group into a National Panhellenic Council governing system. The ISC governing body consists of one member from each of the 16 sororities.

One sad seminole

Thousands rush field; 11 fans injured

Thousands of ecstatic fans poured onto the field of Scott Stadium after Saturday night's 26-21 victory against the Florida State Seminoles. "It was complete euphoria," third-year Architecture student Marco Rivero said.

Bill Gate's dirty big secret

Microsoft unveiled last week a new security solution for their upcoming version of the Windows Operating System (code-named Longhorn) called Client Protection.

CTS offers free service to students in Oct.

In a pilot program being sponsored by the University and Charlottesville transportation, Charlottesville Transit Service is offering free transportation to University faculty, staff and students for the duration of October. "During this month, any U.Va.

Gibson to serve as interim chief of University police

Leonard Sandridge, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, named Michael A.

High schoolers look to future degrees

Students are creating high expectations for themselves, as 34 percent of high school seniors expect to receive a four-year degree and an additional 35 percent plan to go on to obtain a graduate or professional degree, according to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report was based on statistics gathered from the students in the class of 2004 who were surveyed both during their sophomore and senior years of high school.

Correction

The infobox that accompanied the Oct. 13 article, "UBE announces fall election results" incorrectly stated the percentage of undergraduates who voted in the fall election.In fact, 8.5 percent instead of 12 percent of undergraduates voted in the fall election.

More business students look to study abroad

Administrators and graduate-school admissions officers alike acknowledge the increasing significance of what has become the new buzzword for aspiring MBA students, "an international perspective." The increased appetite of business recruiters for such skills has led to a greater emphasis on study abroad and languages for undergraduate programs, and international experience is an increasingly more significant factor in graduate school admissions. "Business is very global, so to build on that many see the benefits of international experience," said Tom Fitch, assistant dean for Commerce Career Services.

Student neighborhood reports burglaries

In the most recent in a series of burglaries on Lewis Mountain Road, a green 1992 Chevy Corsica, several laptops, wallets, and cell phones were stolen from a house. Third-year College student Fallon DuPlantis, the owner of the stolen car, said when she and her housemates had returned home Sunday around 2:30 a.m., she found her room ransacked with her laptop, wallet and cell phone missing.

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

Open season on hurricanes

With the remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy blowing through Charlottesville last weekend and Vince heading towards the Iberian Peninsula, the current tally of named storms off the Atlantic is up to 20.

UBE announces fall election results

The University Board of Elections announced the results of the fall elections last night. The UBE reported a disappointingly low turnout in the elections, which decided seven Student Council positions and one referendum, with only 12 percent of undergraduates and 2 percent of graduates voting. In the Council representative races, third year Matthew Bradley was elected to the open Commerce School position, and voters decided on second year Matthew White and third year Pavan Gupta as representatives to the Engineering School.

ISC considers joining National Panhellenic

The governing body of the Inter-Sorority Council, which is comprised of representatives from each of the University's 16 sorority chapters, will vote Sunday on whether or not the ISC will become a National Panhellenic Council, Inc. ISC President Christina Valencia said there would not be any drastic changes, even if the vote is unanimous, because all 16 chapters already are individual members of the NPC -- the national umbrella organization for collegiate sororities -- although the University's ISC as a governing council is not. In order for the change to go into effect, the vote must be unanimous. Valencia said the issue has more to do with one's personal outlook than an actual change. "When you're voting, you're basically deciding between changing or not changing," Valencia said.