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Group releases findings from traffic study

By Nathan Vassar | March 26, 2003

In anticipation of potential traffic problems stemming from the new Emmet Street parking garage slated to open this fall, a traffic study group released its recent findings on traffic congestion at the Ivy Road and Emmet Street intersections at a press conference yesterday. Kimley-Horn & Associates conducted the study while working in conjunction with local, city and University officials. Kimley-Horn Project Director Clark Tewksbury explained the assessment process and presented the proposals for the intersection yesterday. To gauge public opinion, the group initially held a public meeting in December and proceeded to conduct an exhaustive study of 16 intersections, with specific study of the parking garage area. "Essentially, the traffic patterns will remain the same in that the overall network will be the same," Tewksbury said.

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Tomorrow's soldiers

By Jon Breece | March 26, 2003

As does the nation, so does the University. With alumni and current students deployed in the Persian Gulf and in support operations, the University, much like hundreds of communities throughout the nation, has substantial human investment in the conflict in Iraq. Military Science Prof.

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News In Brief

By Whitney Garrison | March 25, 2003

Multimedia performance to be played in Old Cabell Friday night University Music Professor Matthew Burtner will premiere his new multimedia electroacoustic theatre work this Friday night at 8:15 in Old Cabell Hall. The piece called "Ukiuq Tulugaq" or "Winter Raven" was inspired by Burtner's early childhood in a small village near the Arctic Ocean. The composition combines the elements of voice, instrumentals, electronics, dance, video projections, and theatre to portray the environmental change from fall into winter. This 90-minute, three-act composition metaphorically relates to an Inuit creation story.In order to explain the seasonal change from fall to winter, the story says that the Raven, Tulugaq, creates the world from snow. The Virginia Center for Computer Music is producing the event, which will be conducted by Music Professor Michael Slon. Oklahoma State University decides to maintain an open forum for chalking Chalkings written by the Sexual Orientation Diversity Association upset many students at Oklahoma State University just before Spring Break. The university's gay rights organization wrote certain messages like "queer lane" and "straight lane" in bicycle lanes and then switched the labels every 10 feet. The OSU administration issued a statement saying, "If you're going to limit bad speech you have to limit good speech, too." Associate General Counsel for OSU Scott Fern said that even though the chalkings are protected by the first amendment, OSU does not have to allow chalkings at all.

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Restaurant owners dispute meal tax

By Christine Wallace | March 25, 2003

A proposal issued by the City Manager's office last fall recommending a 33 percent increase to the Charlottesville meal tax is inciting controversy amongst local businesses. The suggestion to increase the meal tax was proposed in fall 2002 along with several other methods of decreasing expenditures and accumulating more funds for government use.

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Walkout protesters cause class disruptions

By Laura Good | March 25, 2003

Protestors rallying Thursday against military action in Iraq incited debate in the University community when a number of participants decided to take their demonstration indoors, marching through the hallways of Cabell Hall. Between 20 and 30 people broke from the protest on the Lawn and proceeded to walk the halls of Cabell while classes were in session, reportedly chanting and banging on doors, according to several students in class at the time. Students walked out of classes as part of an event organized by the Anti-War Coalition, Citizens Against Global Exploitation and Food Not Bombs.

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BOV weighs benefits of committee on diversity

By Angela Manese-Lee | March 25, 2003

In a special committee meeting of the Board of Visitors yesterday, convened to address issues of Board structure and governance, committee members recommended the establishment of a special committee on diversity. The committee will present its recommendation to the Board at a full meeting in April. According to committee chair Thomas F.

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Mignerey elected new Honor Chair for 2003-04

By Riley McDonald | March 24, 2003

Following elections held during the Honor Committee annual retreat last weekend, the Committee announced that third-year College student Carey Mignerey will be chair for the upcoming year. "We're looking forward to engaging students this year.

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Kilgore: Tech Board violated Free Assembly

By Jon Breece | March 24, 2003

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors' recent controversial proposal to ban certain groups from speaking on campus was found to be unconstitutional by the state attorney general's office last week. The Board also called a special April 6 meeting to review two othercontentious resolutions adopted at the March 10 meeting, which prohibited any recognition of race in admissions and hiring and eliminated sexual orientation from the school's non-discrimination clause. State Solicitor General William H.

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NYPD bulks up presence

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 24, 2003

With war intensifying in Iraq, the New York Police Department has tightened security to protect the city from possible terrorist attacks. The program, known as Operation Atlas, was praised recently as a "model for other communities to follow" by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. "There is no city in this country that does a better job of working across the board to prevent terrorism than the City of New York," Ridge said. The five main tenets of the program include increased personnel deployment, transit system security, expanded patrol operation and coverage, improved intelligence gathering and greater airspace security. Greater numbers of NYPD officers are being deployed as part of harbor defense, aviation, chemical, hazardous materials and bomb detection units. To ensure the security of transit passengers and installations, National Guardsmen additionally are patrolling the subway system, undercover officers are riding on subway cars and radiation detection units are stationed in subway terminals. Checkpoints have been set up throughout the city and at all bridges and tunnels into the city.

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Illegal aliens no longer able to obtain Va. licenses

By Anthony LaMesa | March 24, 2003

Gov. Mark R. Warner signed legislation Saturday banning undocumented immigrants from obtaining Virginia driver's licenses, but also proposed an amendment allowing for a small number of those same citizens to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. Supporters of the legislation prohibiting undocumented immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses acknowledge that seven of the 19 Sept.

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Flood warnings issued across Virginia

By Natasha Altamirano | March 21, 2003

As a result of heavy rains and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service issued varying degrees of flood warnings throughout the Commonwealth yesterday, Virginia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Tamara Neale said. "The warnings included Cumberland, Albemarle, Augusta, Orange and Greene Counties and the cities of Charlottesville, Staunton and Waynesboro," Neale said. Throughout Virginia, the Department of Transportation constantly monitored road conditions, she said. "All the major roads such as the interstates are fine because they have better drainage systems," she said.

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University reiterates demonstration policy

By Riley McDonald | March 21, 2003

University officials restated their policy on demonstrations yesterday, notifying employees that they are free to voice their opinions on the war in Iraq but need clearance from a supervisor before missing work to attend demonstrations. Supervisors were advised that adequate staffing must be maintained during regular work hours. Officials warned University employees that unauthorized absences could bring disciplinary action.

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Green Party calls for reform in University to promote tolerance

By Riley McDonald | March 21, 2003

Adding their voice yesterday to the chorus of outrage over Daisy Lundy's alleged assault, the Green Party of Central Virginia called for broad structural reform to combat racial problems at the University. A press release distributed yesterday said the Green Party asked the University to "greatly augment their programs promoting racial tolerance, and to enact substantial and broad curricular reforms." The Green Party condemned the discrimination and violence they said led to the assault.

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