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Late-night busing program official

The late-night bus service program which piloted last semester has shown "incredible success," and the program will officially be in effect this semester, said Darius Nabors, Student Council executive vice president and former chair of the Student Life committee. University Transportation Services began the program to reduce the demand for Safe Ride calls early in the morning on Saturday and Sunday. The late-night bus service runs every Saturday and Sunday between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. The program allows six buses to follow the nightly route.

Students purchase more Apples at bookstore

As incoming students select a type of computer to bring to school, Cavalier Computers has experienced a 57 percent increase in the sales of Apple machines, while sales of Dells are down 4 percent, according to Scott Layne, manager of the Student Bookstore branch of Cavalier Computers. Layne said Apple computers have recently been gaining popularity, especially at colleges and universities.

Washington Monthly offers new ratings

An upstart college ranking system that measures institutions' citizenship values placed the University at No.

UPC brings Mraz concert to University in October

Jason Mraz will perform at the University Oct. 14 as part of the University Programs Council's fall line-up. "I worked throughout the summer with the PK German committee on the artist list for our fall show," UPC's PK German Chair Amir Khoddami said.

University touts AccessUVa results

AccessUVa will be implemented fully this year for the first time, affecting the newly-arrived Class of 2009, the University's most diverse batch of students ever, according to University officials. "This year we have a much more diverse population in many ways," Director of Student Financial Services Yvonne Hubbard said.

Correction

The Aug. 24 News article, "Center for Politics to host gubernatorial debate," incorrectly stated in the subheadline that the debate was scheduled for Oct.

Bill aims to create college safety month

September is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous months for college students. The high risk of sexual assault and other crimes have led Representatives John Duncan, R-Tennessee, and Mark Greene, R-Wisconsin, to propose a bill that would designate September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month. The bill was proposed at the request of the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and Security on Campus, Inc., a national non-profit group dedicated to making college campuses safer. "We've had incidents at every college, and this was in response to that," said Aaron Tallent, aide to Congressman Duncan. The bill would bring attention to campus safety and the need for increased awareness of safety issues, Tallent said.

New act combats textbook burden

A list of all required textbooks is available to students on the University Bookstore Web site and is being updated daily in accordance with the new Textbook Market Fairness Act. The act, passed by the Virginia state legislature earlier this year, requires that all public colleges and universities in Virginia make available the list of textbooks required as soon as the professor notifies the university's bookstore. In the case of the University, the online list is updated within 24 hours of when professors submit their lists to the bookstore.

City considers raising rent for Downtown Mall vendors

The Charlottesville City Council has proposed an ordinance that would triple the annual rent for vendors who set up stalls on the Downtown Mall.

Sweet sound of Summer

Central Grounds

awn acceptance letters were sent out Feb. 10 -- the 2006-2007 Lawn class has been chosen. Two hundred eighty-four rising fourth-years applied for 47 coveted non-endowed Lawn rooms. Every year, a new selecting committee sifts through the hundreds of applications and chooses the following academic year's Lawn residents.

Central Grounds

awn acceptance letters were sent out Feb. 10 -- the 2006-2007 Lawn class has been chosen. Two hundred eighty-four rising fourth-years applied for 47 coveted non-endowed Lawn rooms. Every year, a new selecting committee sifts through the hundreds of applications and chooses the following academic year's Lawn residents.

Catilo parents file lawsuit against Boosters

The parents of John Steve Catilo, a former University student who drowned last summer while coaching novice rowers on the Potomac River, have recently filed a lawsuit against Catilo's employer, the Alexandria Crew Boosters. Catilo's parents sued the Crew Boosters contending the club was liable for his death for failing to provide adequate safety training for its summer coaches and disregarding safety rules for boating on the Potomac, The Washington Post reported in an Aug.

Coeducation becomes a reality for U.Va.

"There will be girls eating lunch with you, girls walking down the street, up the street, on the grass, girls sitting on the Lawn, girls living next door, girls living upstairs, girls standing on the corner, girls sitting on the wall at the Corner, girls alone at the movies, girls in your chemistry lab, your history class, your seminar

Beta Theta Pi fraternity loses charter status over summer

The Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity, Inc. had its charter revoked early in the summer by the General Fraternity, the fraternity's international governing body, for failing to comply with the General Fraternity's regulations. The chapter subsequently lost its membership in the University's Inter-Fraternal Council. The fraternity has been working with its alumni, the University's Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the General Fraternity to determine the change of its status at the University, said Chris McGill, assistant dean at the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Although no determination has yet been made, General Fraternity Chapter Counselor Garrett Smith said there is a reasonable chance of success for the fraternity to regain its charter when it appeals next summer if the conduct of the chapter members meets expectations over the coming year. Smith said the General Fraternity feels the fraternity's performance fell short of requirements. Some of the incidents the General Fraternity did not approve of at the U.Va.

Police issue summons at block party

Charlottesville Police issued six summonses to University students on the corner of 14th Street and Wertland Street Saturday night as hundreds of people gathered in the roadway, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.

The push for equal access

Today, women constitute a majority of the entering class -- a record-breaking 56 percent -- up two whole percentage points from previous years.

Student Book Store robbed by 'gypsies'

Four people stole "a couple thousand dollars" from the Student Bookstore located on University Avenue Saturday afternoon, according to the Charlottesville Police. Charlottesville Police Sgt.

Center for Politics to host gubernatorial debates

The University Center for Politics announced in early August it will host a debate for the Virginia gubernatorial candidates in partnership with NBC 12 (WWBT-Richmond) in October. The debate will be moderated by Politics Prof.

University parking permits available online

Beginning August 15, the University's Department of Parking and Transportation made parking permits for parking spots on and surrounding Grounds available online to students for the first time ever, according to the department's Web site.