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Noted Japanese art historian to give gallery presentation

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 11, 2003

As a part of a University Art Museum Japanese art exhibition, Sandra Kita, Japanese art historian will present a speech entitled "Edo Then, America Now: Understanding Japanese Prints and their Appeal" this Sunday in the Main Gallery of the University Art Museum. Kita's talk is part of the Museum's exhibition of Japanese art entitled "The Moon Has No Home: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of the University of Virginia Art Museum." Kita is an assistant professor of Japanese Art History at the University of Maryland -- College Park.

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IFC declines Eta Lodge's request for membership

By Natasha Altamirano | November 11, 2003

By a significant majority vote, the Inter-Fraternity Council at its weekly Presidents Council meeting Thursday night rejected Eta Lodge's petition to become a local fraternity with IFC sponsorship. "Eta Lodge is not an IFC fraternity," IFC President Ryan Ewalt said.

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University officials suspend murder suspect

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 11, 2003

In the wake of a second-degree murder charge against third-year College student Andrew Robert Alston, University officials Saturday issued him an immediate interim suspension. The suspension is the result of the criminal charges brought against Alston and is in accordance with the University's standards of conduct, according to an official University statement released yesterday. Charlottesville District Judge Stephen Helvin yesterday set Alston's preliminary hearing for Jan.

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Student faces murder charges in stabbing death

By Jon Breece | November 10, 2003

A University student has been charged wit?h murder for the weekend stabbing death of a local volunteer firefighter. The stabbing occurred near the intersection of Wertland and 14th Streets, behind the Corner district, early Saturday morning.

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation opens scholarship nationwide

By Parrish Bergquist | November 10, 2003

University undergraduates aspiring to graduate school might consider entering the newly expanded applicant pool for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship, which will award around 30 new grants next year. Until now, the scholarship has been limited to students in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., but the Foundation recently announced that students across the nation now will be eligible for the award.

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Sexual assault Ed. office offers new survey

By Sarah R. Gatsos | November 10, 2003

To shed light on student awareness and experiences concerning sexual assault, the University's Sexual Assault Education Office will distribute a survey this week. This is the most all-encompassing survey the office has distributed, covering sexual and domestic violence, according to Claire Kaplan, sexual assault education coordinator. "We have not done a study on this issue in a long time, and we have never done a study on domestic violence," Kaplan said.

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Dining Services to serve Fair Trade coffee

By Dawn Saur | November 7, 2003

University Dining Services soon plans to serve coffee certified by Fair Trade in its dining halls, largely because of a student-based effort. Fair Trade Coffee is an organization committed to protecting coffee farmers from harsh working conditions by maintaining a minimum wage of $1.26 per pound of coffee and buying directly from the farmers instead of brokering through various middlemen. University students Chris Antoun and Mike Figura began an organization known as Students Promoting Fair Trade in an effort to increase its awareness among the campus community. They worked closely with Dining Services Associate Director Eddie Whedbee to switch the coffee provider of University dining halls to Pura Vida, which exclusively offers Fair Trade-certified coffee. "The drive to do this was theirs," Dining Services Director Brent Beringer said. Antoun and Figura could not be reached for comment yesterday. University Politics Prof.

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ADAPT to provide water coolers at four fraternities

By Jayni Foley | November 7, 2003

Beginning this weekend, students may enjoy more beverage options around Rugby Road as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team begins a new trial phase in its new program to place water coolers at fraternity parties. ADAPT asked the fraternities of Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Chi, Sigma Pi and Theta Delta Chi to participate in a month-long trial period, making water coolers available in their houses during parties.

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U.Va. lawyer reviews rules for Council elections

By Anthony LaMesa | November 7, 2003

A small working meeting was held at 10 p.m. last night by Will Sowers, Student Council vice president for administration, in which he discussed his proposals for election rules changes following their review earlier in the day by University General Counsel Rick Kast. Kast is filling in for Madelyn Wessel, Council

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Applications to U.Va. Medical School increase

By Angela Manese-Lee | November 7, 2003

Across the nation, more and more students are fighting their way through organic chemistry and MCAT testing to apply for medical school. For the first time in six years, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported a rise in the number of medical school applicants nationwide.

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SLIP AND SLIDE

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 7, 2003

Due to the heavy rains and subsequent ground saturation, this retaining wall between the 200 and 300 block of 15th Street collapsed yesterday morning.

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Major donor addresses Madison House leaders

By Kathleen Meyers | November 7, 2003

University alumnus Paul Tudor Jones II, class of 1976, praised the high level of University student volunteerism in a speech before an audience of over 100 Madison House program directors last night as a part of a special visit to Grounds. Madison House invited Jones, who flew in specifically for the evening's dinner and speech, to return to the University over a year ago.

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