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Van Yahres stresses education in solo race

By Jessica Collins | November 2, 1999

Although he is running unopposed this former tree surgeon is still energetically campaigning throughout the 57th district, trying to make sure voters understand his position on the issues he feels are important. For Mitch Van Yahres, a Democrat from New York who has been involved in Virginia politics since 1968, the uncontested election for his seat in the General Assembly has given him the opportunity to draw attention to public school education and Virginia Gov.

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Chudoba participates in e-Education course

By Amanda Batt | November 1, 1999

Commerce Prof. Katherine Chudoba is going back to school by participating in a new online "e-Education" course sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. E-education, part of PricewaterhouseCoopers' University Initiative program, is designed to teach interested professors about the latest in information technologies so they can educate themselves and their students with current business practices. "The e-Education program is one of the products that the PricewaterhouseCoopers University Initiative has developed specifically for our academic audience.

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Telephone scam bugs Charlottesville area

By Michael Loatman | November 1, 1999

Charlottesville citizens and University students ought to be wary of a man on the phone who claims they have won the American Family Publishers sweepstakes. According to a press release issued by the Office of the City Manager, a man calling himself "Bill Stacey" solicited at least two Charlottesville residents for money Tuesday. Charlottesville Director of Communications Maurice Jones said "Bill Stacey" informed each person that he or she had won a $500,000 sweepstakes prize.

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Treasurer details design of currency

By Christine Buurma | November 1, 1999

U.S. Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow spoke at a meeting of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Friday night, discussing recent changes in U.S currency and describing what her job entails. "I have a wonderful job -- I manufacture money," Withrow joked. Withrow was sworn into office in 1994 as the 40th U.S.

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University releases tracking statistics

By John McArdle | October 29, 1999

The University has released figures showing the number of admitted students whose names appear on memos from the College development office - which tracks some applicants by the potential financial contribution their families and friends may bring to the University. According to University spokeswoman Louise Dudley, of the roughly 16,000 applicants for the Class of 2003, 412 were specially referred to Dean of Admissions John A.

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Iota Phi Theta, deans sign FOA

By Katie Dalton | October 29, 1999

The University welcomed a new fraternity Wednesday when members of the Office of the Dean of Students approved a Fraternal Organization Agreement for Iota Phi Theta fraternity. Iota Phi Theta joins three other fraternities in the Black Fraternal Council - the organization that oversees fraternities with traditionally black membership. An FOA outlines a fraternity's formal relationship with the University. Iota Phi Beta formed on Grounds after students started an informal interest group last spring, hoping to bring another traditionally black fraternity to the University.

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Police to arrest man for Alderman theft

By Demosthenes Komis | October 29, 1999

University Police have come one step closer to apprehending the suspect responsible for the Tuesday night burglaries of six University buildings. "A main suspect has been identified, and three felony warrants have been obtained for him," University Police Chief Michael Sheffield said. Police responded to a report of attempted burglary at 7:15 p.m.

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Use of wealth tracking draws mixed reactions

By Jaime Levi | October 28, 1999

Mixed reaction from University students and faculty members is greeting the University's acknowledgment that a student's potential to donate money to the University has been used as a factor in admissions. According to documents obtained by The Cavalier Daily, the College's development office tracks about 30 applicants based on how much their friends and relatives may be able to donate to the University.

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X-ray-ted view

By Christopher Moore | October 28, 1999

As chairman of the Chandra Science Users Committee -- responsible for decisions on how to use one of the most powerful and expensive instruments ever propelled into space -- University Astronomy Prof.

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Student health offers new morning-after pill

By Lisa Ann Kaufman | October 28, 1999

Emergency Contraception 10 million women of childbearing age are having sex on the average night in the United States Over 70% of women 18 to 24 years old have already had their first sexual experience without the benefit of contraception. 2.7 million unintended pregnancies occurred in 1995 (the last year for which data was available). 27,000 condoms slip or break on the average night in the U.S. Of the 60 million women in the United States age 15 to 44, 28.8 million have had at least one unintended pregnancy. 28 percent of these women reported having an abortion. Experts at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimate that EC pills could prevent 1.7 million unintended pregnancies and 800,000 abortions in the U.S.

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