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Senate Committee passes student BOV member bill

By Tina Hong | February 1, 2000

A Virginia Senate committee has passed a bill requiring each state public college and university to have a non-voting student member on their board of visitors. The Code of Virginia now states that "the board of visitors of any four-year state institution of higher education may appoint one or more nonvoting student representatives to the board." The Virginia Student Leadership Alliance, a group of student government representatives from various schools in Virginia, lobbied successfully to get the bill, SB 352, drafted two weeks ago.

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BSA, OAAA plan for black heritage month events

By Sarah Salwen | February 1, 2000

Several University organizations have coordinated an extensive program of events, ranging from speakers to art exhibits and musical performances, to celebrate Black History Month, which starts today. Student leaders said they hope the celebrations will raise awareness of African-American history within the community. Among the activities scheduled is an Afrikan Drum Festival, to be held Friday at 3:30 p.m.

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Goode's defection causes mixed reaction from delegates, pundits

By Carolyn Klosko | February 1, 2000

A week after officially leaving the Democratic Party, U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode (I-5th) has begun to work closely with the Republican Congressional Caucus.

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Fewer CIOs ask for Council funds

By Margaret Chipowsky | February 1, 2000

Student Council's three-month appropriations process officially began yesterday, with about 150 student groups attending mandatory meetings to demonstrate their interest in receiving funding from the Student Activity Fee - a decrease from the number of groups that requested funding last year. Jamey Thompson, Council vice president for organizations, said that about 100 Contracted Independent Organizations attended the first meeting Friday afternoon.

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Support groups form new Council

By Katie Dalton | January 31, 2000

The University's student-run sexual assault education organizations are now collaborating their efforts through the newly-formed Sexual Assault Leadership Council.

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Darden hosts annual event

By Katie Archer and Rissa Camins | January 31, 2000

Last Friday evening, the 12th annual Darden Marketing Club Brand Challenge, sponsored by Proctor & Gamble and General Mills, was held at Sponsor's Hall at the Darden School. First-year club members set up booths for blind taste tests and those who attended tasted everything from different brands of barbeque pork and sports nutritional bars to cookies, beer and pretzels. The event "gets people excited about marketing," said Jessica Drolet, second-year Darden student and Brand Challenge Coordinator.

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Weather creates problems for employees

By John Clark | January 31, 2000

After a week of snow, sleet and icy roads, the Labor Action Group has brought to attention new concerns of workers at the University during the winter season. According to Labor Action Group members, University work policy forces workers to take time off from their accrued leave if they can not deal with commuting conditions or if they must take care of children when local schools are canceled.

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Assailant injures University Heights resident

By Christine Buurma | January 31, 2000

Albemarle County Police are looking for a man who attacked a woman at about 11 p.m. Saturday at University Heights Apartments. Albemarle County Police responded to a report of malicious wounding. A 23-year-old female resident reported that an assailant emerged from behind an exterior stairway at one of the apartment buildings and swung at her with an unknown object he had concealed in his hand.

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Second round of ice, snow batters Grounds

By Michael Loatman | January 31, 2000

A wintry storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain began early yesterday morning and continued throughout the day, creating a potentially dangerous situation for local drivers and students.

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Baker opens Miller Center photo exhibit

By Erin Montgomery | January 31, 2000

Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III spoke Friday afternoon about his time in the White House to inaugurate the "Time and The Presidency" exhibit opening today at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. An audience of students, faculty and community members filled Old Cabell Hall Auditorium to hear Baker's speech, "Making History: A View from Inside the White House." Long active in national politics, Baker has served in senior government positions under three United States presidents. Baker began his career in public service as Gerald Ford's Undersecretary of Commerce in 1975.

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Students create search engine

By Amanda J. Batt | January 31, 2000

For the past 18 months, fourth-year College student Joel Haspel and his brother, first-year College student Daniel Haspel, have owned and managed AliVE Multimedia Group, LLC, a computer services company.

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Investing club elects managers

By Katie Archer | January 31, 2000

The McIntire Investment Institute, a student-run investing organization, elected new officers in December and will hold its first meeting of the new year today. Third-year Commerce student Andy Schoonover will return as the president this year.

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Bill to require student representation on BOVs

By Katie Dalton | January 28, 2000

College students throughout the Commonwealth may have more involvement in university administration if legislators accept three bills now being pushed by student activists.

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Honor searches for legal advisor

By Edward Hock | January 28, 2000

The Honor Committee will have to speed up their year-long search for a legal advisor after their current advisor confirmed yesterday that he will not work in the General Counsel's office after the end of this year. Earl Dudley, law professor and general counsel, has worked with the Honor Committee through the General Counsel's office for five years, but said he will resign in May. The move comes as the Committee faces three lawsuits seeking more than $13.3 million. Board of Visitors member Benjamin Warthen said he and other Board members had tried to encourage Dudley to stay, but he had wanted to move on. "At the moment we are disappointed that Mr. Dudley is leaving, but he has other mountains to climb," Warthen said.

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Allaire receives $4.2 million grant for heart disease study

By Maria Tor | January 28, 2000

University Mechanical Engineering Prof. Paul Allaire received a $4.2 million grant to help fight one of the deadliest diseases in the United States: congestive heart disease. Allaire and Dr. Dan B.

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Police launch new program to increase alcohol awareness

By John Clark | January 28, 2000

University Police and the Center for Alcohol and Substance Education have targeted first-year students as the focus of new education and enforcement campaigns against underage drinking. Made possible by a $6,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control, University Police have purchased new educational equipment and allocated funds to substance education groups to help deter high-risk drinking. "The grant really supports work with the police department," CASE Interim Director Alison Houser said.

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Author decries capital punishment as unjust

By John McArdle | January 28, 2000

Over 200 students, faculty and community members rose to their feet and gave Sister Helen Prejean a standing ovation at the end of a presentation she gave yesterday in Wilson Hall on the ethical implications of the death penalty.

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Clinton encourages affordable college tuition

By John Teschner | January 27, 2000

President Clinton announced last week that he will encourage Congress to pass legislation to make college more affordable for both students and their parents.

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Council decides to restructure Elections Committee

By Shelley Johnson | January 27, 2000

At Student Council's Tuesday night meeting, Council members established new guidelines for the structure of the Election Committee and a calendar for spring elections. In the past, the Elections Committee consisted of one chairperson and one vice chairperson. However, members voted to establish two co-chair positions and four vice-chair positions for the upcoming election.

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Monticello inquiry supports Hemings,

By Margaret Chipowsky | January 27, 2000

After over a year of study, Monticello officials announced yesterday that research has nearly conclusively proven that University founder Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one and maybe more children with his slave, Sally Hemings. Monticello officials commissioned the study after former University Pathology Prof.