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Once a gaping hole outside of Alderman Library, the site of the new Special ºCollections Library already is back to ground level.


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Eagles Landing to open behind schedule

The start of school may find some University students without a permanent home. In addition to usual beginning-of-the-semester stress, residents of Eagles Landing will have to cope with an additional move, as the new apartment complex will not open as scheduled. Students were to start moving in to their one-to-four-bedroom apartments by August 15, said a representative at the company's leasing office. Due to inclimate weather, the students' housing will not be ready by August 15; instead, the students will be given temporary housing as early as next week until the new apartments are ready.


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Center for Politics tackles Wilder years

The University of Virginia Center for Politics and the University Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service held the Virginia Governor's Project at the Boar's Head Inn from Thursday July 17 through Friday July 18. The conference served to honor former Virginia Gov.


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Buses now to run on 12-minute schedule

In order to improve student safety, the University Transit Service will change the frequency of buses on the Blue and Orange lines to 12 minutes at all times. The new schedule, replacing the current one, in which buses comes every 10 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes in the evening, will take effect on August 25. Student Council and two University committees -- the Transportation and Parking subcommittee on Escort Review and the General Safety and Security Committee -- recommended the changes in order to better serve the night-time transportation and safety needs of students, according to Council Vice President for Administration Will Sowers. The committees reviewed issues of safety on Grounds and researched plans at other universities for examples on which to base the new improvements. "We wanted to maintain a high level of service, but at the same time focus more on safety," Sowers said of the committees' goals. One problem the committees noticed was that students sometimes had to wait over three-quarters of an hour for an Escort Service van.


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Q&A: L. Douglas Wilder

Douglas Wilder was elected Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1985 and Governor in 1989. Q: What do you feel is your greatest achievement in life and in you administration? A: I would obviously have to say that being elected governor is the highest honor I have ever received.


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Graduate Labor Union, Graduate Student Council discuss fee with Student Health administrators

Graduate Labor Union, Graduate Student Council discuss fee with Student Health administrators Yesterday, members of two graduate students groups met with officials at Student Health to discuss a fee for certain students which they feel is unfair. Currently, students who wish to receive treatment at the Elson Student Health Center but who are not registered in summer session classes must pay a $32/month fee to receive treatment.


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High court allows use of race in admissions

In a case with national implications, the Supreme Court, in a June 23 decision, upheld the University of Michigan's right to consider race in admissions, but declared Michigan's system of awarding admission points for race unconstitutional. The court split its decision on the two raced-based admissions cases.


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University to develop diversity exercise

Beginning in the spring of 2004, the University will begin testing a new online diversity exercise which is scheduled to become mandatory for all students by the fall of 2005. Once implemented, the online training system, plans for which were announced at the May 31 Board of Visitors meeting, will be required in order for students to register for classes. Pat Lampkin, University vice president for student affairs, emphasized that the ungraded course will be "totally anonymous" and is intended as a first step toward possibly bringing students together for face-to-face dialogue. A month-long request for proposal for the project was issued on July 1, during which companies will apply to develop the exercise. "What we're asking for is an interactive online exercise that will expose people to differing thoughts and differing opinions," Lampkin said. Student Council President Daisy Lundy said she sees the course as a way to apply ideals of diversity to everyday life at the University. "I think the course will bring together history, the current state of affairs and a practical application of what [students] have learned," Lundy said.


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City police chase stolen vehicle near Grounds

Two Charlottesville police vehicles chased a car thief around Charlottesville, Albermarle County and Fluvanna County for 20 minutes Tuesday morning. A 1988 black Subaru station wagon was taken from a home in Albemarle County on Northwood Avenue, near the northeast end of the city.


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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.