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By Megan Milks | October 24, 2001J em Cohen started filmmaking 17 years ago. Since then, he
Serving the University Community Since 1890
J em Cohen started filmmaking 17 years ago. Since then, he
When a movie stars two of the best actors to ever grace the silver screen, you know it has to be good.
The University Police's recent release of the 2000 Clery Act Crime Statistics shows numerous fluctuations from last year in crimes reported on Grounds, but the largest change came in liquor and drug violations. According to the report, the number of referrals for on-Grounds liquor law violations increased from 82 in 1999 to over 450 in 2000.
A word about movie length: Every moviegoer has experienced the extraordinary deceleration of time that occurs when one is compelled to sit through an indescribably bad film, shifting one's weight as the minutes crawl laboriously along.
Although the recent passing of lauded Virginia State Sen. Emily Couric happened less than a week ago, the process of filling her empty Senate seat has started, though not without debate. The Virginia state registrar has mandated that a special election to fill Couric's seat will be held before the Virginia General Assembly convenes in January. "Because the General Assembly is in session, the Republican president pro tempore, Sen.
Last night, University students gathered to share issues that Latino, Asian-American, African-American, gay, lesbian and female students encounter within the University community. The Coalition, composed of the Asian Student Union, Black Student Alliance, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Union, La Sociedad Latina and the National Organization for Women, organized the forum entitled "Not Just a Victim's Game." Panelist Assistant Dean of Students Ajay Nair, representing ASU, introduced the topic of self-segregation as a "dominant feature of campus life." A member of the Chinese Student Association said self-segregation is "even more apparent within the Asian community because our own organizations segregate themselves." Some students suggested that members of their organizations should attend the meetings of other groups to bridge the gap between the University's diverse population.
What do you get when you mix a man disguised as a woman in love with a woman with another man in love with the woman who's actually a man? No, it's not a mangled retelling of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," it's Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie." The 1982 gender-bending comedy presents one of the most complicated love triangles - no, rectangles - no, hexagons - well, forget it.
T hey can be rubber and stuffy, with eyeholes. They can be applied in front of your bath- room mirror with cakes and powders.
Several University students are heading efforts to create a multi-cultural center to be housed within the proposed new student center. When Student Council proposed the New Student Center last fall, third-year Asian Student Union president Ryan McCarthy, fourth-year former ASU president Janis Millette and fourth-year La Sociedad Latina president Greg Staff started thinking about the possibility of a space for multi-cultural affairs. This semester, McCarthy, Millete and Staff met with third-year College student Steven Reinemund, chairman of the new student center committee. McCarthy and Millette said Reinemund was very receptive to including a multi-cultural center in the new student center for which the University plans to break ground in spring 2003. Students also have met recently with Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Lampkin and Assistant Deans of Students Ajay Nair and Pablo Davis to discuss their ideas for the center. This is not the first time that students have proposed an on-Grounds multi-cultural center.
Members of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity spent Saturday working on their biggest project this semester - repairing a house and building a fence for an underprivileged family in Fluvanna County. The service project was the fall semester activity for the fraternity's class of new members.
During the University Judiciary Committee meeting Sunday night, Committee members discussed a proposal to amend their constitution to extend the statute of limitations on physical assault. Amendments to the UJC constitution require ratification by the student body. Members of the Statute of Limitations Ad-Hoc Committee presented a proposal that would extend the time limit for filing Standard One cases involving physical assault to one year.
A meeting Friday between Virginia football coach Al Groh and representatives of the University's Arab and Muslim community yielded an improved dialogue between the athletics department and student groups. Groh organized the meeting, which aimed to address statements he made last month that associated Arabs with terrorism.
The University could see large increases in funding and new capital improvement projects if the 2002-2004 biennium budget recommendations made by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia last week are approved. The budget recommendations will be submitted to Gov.
The University's endowment weathered the recent economic decline successfully, according to reports presented at the Board of Visitors meeting last week.
In an agreement whose focus was not just financial gain, but also human rights, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nike sportswear company collaborated last week on an eight-year merchandising agreement worth $28 million. Under the agreement, Nike agreed to an anti-sweatshop labor code that applies to uniforms and other merchandise with UNC's logo.
Recently declared an illegal monopoly by the U.S. Supreme Court, Microsoft is crossing its fingers that its Windows XP release on Thursday will bring more sales than controversy. The latest version of the Windows operating system, XP is short for "Experience." According to Microsoft advertisements, the system is easier to use because it combines the stability of its Windows NT and Windows 2000 products. But according to the Associated Press, government regulators are already accusing Microsoft of using its new operating system to pressure users into signing up for online services and using proprietary Microsoft file formats for music and video. Windows XP Home Edition is expected to cost $99 for an upgrade and $199 for the stand-alone version.
In a discussion last night sponsored by the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) praised the international response to the Sept.
In response to the events of Sept. 11, an increasing number of Americans are exercising their right to bear arms, raising firearm sales nationally and locally.
R. Edward Howell, director and Chief Exexutive Officer of the University of Iowa hospitals, has accepted the position of vice president and CEO of the University Medical Center and its clinics.
The Lawn isn't the only place on Grounds where history lovers can take tours. The University Health System now offers a self-guided audio historical tour.
