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Greek Awards gather four councils together

By Natasha Altamirano | April 11, 2003

The Inter-Greek Committee hosted its second annual Greek Awards Ceremony Wednesday night, marking one of the first major events organized collaboratively by the four Greek councils. The IGC is comprised of representatives from the four councils: The Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, Black Fraternal Council and Multicultural Greek Council. "It was good to see so many different diverse fraternities and sororities with different backgrounds and goals -- whether social or service," said Joe Obi, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. president and a presenter at Wednesday's awards.

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Foxfield officials to offer ABC compromise

By Jason Amirhadji | April 11, 2003

With the annual spring Foxfield races scheduled to take place in 15 days and the status of its liquor license in jeopardy, Foxfield officials said they will propose a settlement to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board later today. If Foxfield's offer is accepted, it will negate the need for an appeals hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 15.

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Spring Fling aims to sustain black enrollment

By Jon Breece | April 11, 2003

University officials and student groups hope to stave off a drop in the number of black students accepting admissions offers from the University by fielding difficult questions at this weekend's Spring Fling. Spring Fling is an annual orientation program held for black students who have been accepted to the University.

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A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 11, 2003

Students gathered last night on the south steps of the Rotunda for a vigil organized in conjunction with "Lifting the Darkness," a week devoted to depression and suicide awareness.

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Budget cuts threaten museum's funding

By Anthony LaMesa | April 10, 2003

A University branch of the Virginia Museum of Natural History could become the latest casualty of Virginia's slash and burn budget balancing if it can not raise $150,000 by August. The small museum, located across from the Cavalier Inn on Emmett Street, must acquire funds to pay its three part-time staff members or it will be forced to close, according to Branch Director Dela Alexander. An additional 15 percent cut to the state museum's total operating budget last October, on top of a 42 percent cut imposed during last year's legislative session, resulted in the decision to close museum branches at the University and Virginia Tech, said Judith Winston, interim director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. "It was either the two branches or close down the main building" in Martinsville, Winston said.

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Student groups appeal for increased Council funding

By Whitney Garrison | April 10, 2003

Tuesday night, 19 Contracted Independent Organizations appealed to Student Council, requesting additional funds above those initially allocated by the appropriations committee. The requests, which lasted 10 hours, resulted in Council granting 11 appeals and allocating around $13,000.

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Warner mentioned as possible VP tap

By Kara Rowland | April 10, 2003

With no clear frontrunner poised to contest President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election, analysts say the Democratic Party might be looking to the South. On his Crystal Ball election prediction Web site, Politics Prof.

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Latin Student Union elects new officers

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 10, 2003

The Latin Student Union held its annual elections Tuesday night, slating second-year college student Alex Yec to serve as president. LSU's next vice president will be third-year Commerce student Ronaldo Sanchez.The Secretary position will be filled by third year college student Caterina Dutto.Dutto commented that she has high hopes for the projected restructuring of the organization next year in its efforts to encourage more diverse participation in the organization.Second-year college student Wendy Guerrero will serve as the next LSU treasurer. Outgoing president Lucia Cruz is optimistic about the new executive board. "I look forward to them expanding the organization to include more activities for the broader University community," Cruz said.

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News in Brief

By Jon Breece | April 9, 2003

A life-size bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln was disclosed in Richmond Saturday near the James River, sparking both jubilation and disdain. The statue, which also features Lincoln's son Tad, was greeted with both applause and boos by the assembled crowd.

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Former trustee may have violated regulations

By Natasha Altamirano | April 9, 2003

Radford Alexander Corporation, owned by Reginald Lathan, a former Darden School Foundation trustee, faces probation violation charges following a December 2000 indictment for Environmental Protection Agency regulation infringements, according to Rebecca Lonergan, U.S.

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Special Collections receives two large gifts

By Jason Amirhadji | April 9, 2003

With the anticipated completion of a new Special Collections Library just over a year away, the University announced last Friday that it has received two grants which total nearly half a million dollars which will benefit the collections. In December 2002 the Andrew W.

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Donations from alumni allow arena construction

By Angela Manese-Lee | April 8, 2003

Construction of the new basketball arena and special events center is set to begin in late spring and proceed on schedule, thanks to two new gifts from University alumni. A $10 million commitment from Paul Tudor Jones II and a $5 million pledge from William H.

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