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Thunderstorms wreak havoc across Grounds

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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Economics dept. looks into possible cheating

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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Supreme Court rules against file-sharing firms

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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Heritage Repertory Theatre opens season

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

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

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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Area delegates start campaigns

The partisan composition of the University's surrounding three districts may create for a predictable election day in November for the Virginia House of Delegates, Politics Prof.


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Archeologists uncover gravesites near 1512 JPA

Local archeologists working near 1512 JPA made a stunning discovery in late May -- two gravesites dating back to the 19th century were unearthed in a location previously known for archeological finds for the past decade. "We had all thought that the gravesite was formally defined in 1993 when it was initially discovered," Rivanna Archeological Services investigator Benjamin P.


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Board touts diversity, Access U.Va. expansion

Administrators reported the University has made significant progress in advancing three of the Board of Visitors' highest priority initiatives -- affordability for low-income students, diversity issues and higher education reform -- at the summer meeting that concluded Saturday. The Board, which introduced Access U.Va.


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On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Lela Garner, sustainability manager of student outreach and engagement at U.Va. Sustainability. Garner discusses sustainability initiatives on Grounds, the 2030 U.Va. Sustainability Plan and Earth Month celebrations.