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Charlottesville announces top designs from clock competition

By Rebecca Rubin | November 19, 2009

Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services selected four designs Saturday that it would consider constructing on the Downtown Mall, as part of the 2009 Sister Cities Clock Design Competition. The competition was first announced in August as a way to honor Charlottesville's Sister Cities Program, the goal of which is to create cultural and economic ties among Charlottesville and its four sister cities: Besancon, France; Pleven, Bulgaria; Poggio a Caiano, Italy; and Winneba, Ghana. A jury of six individuals - including Architecture School Prof.

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Police search for trespasser

By Virginia Terwilliger | November 18, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32080" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A middle-aged black man in a wheelchair was reported to the University police for making inappropriate comments toward a student at Alderman Library on Sunday.

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Board members hear construction plans, proposals

By Kate Colwell | November 18, 2009

The Board of Visitors' Building and Grounds Committee met yesterday to discuss and vote on a variety of construction projects, including proposed renovations to New Cabell Hall and a concentrated push for more widespread "green" technologies on Grounds. University officials, looking to bring New Cabell Hall's facilities and classrooms up to par with those found in adjacent buildings, approved plans to renovate New Cabell Hall.

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StudCo supports new slave memorial

By Jane Ma | November 18, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council voted in favor of a resolution to support the construction of a student-initiated memorial site to recognize the contributions of slaves to the University.

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Student Health to offer H1N1 immunization

November 18, 2009

Student Health will provide H1N1 vaccines for $19.96 to students 24 years of age and younger tomorrow from 9 a.m.

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Report recognizes study abroad program

By Tom Christensen | November 18, 2009

The Institute of International Education ranked the University ninth in short-term study abroad programs in its annual Open Doors report. The report serves as a comprehensive study of the experiences of international students in the United States, as well as of American students studying abroad.

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Board sheds light on University

By Kate Colwell | November 17, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32039" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Board of Visitors Rector John Wynne discussed the current challenges the University faces from recent state budget cuts.

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City Council reviews surplus, 2011 budget

By Sarah Wooten | November 17, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32036" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Council members discussed possible expenditures using the 2009 fiscal year budget surplus at last night's meeting.

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iPhone application facilitates tracking of area buses

By Kelly Kirschner and Katherine Raichlen | November 17, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32034" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lian's new iPhone application could make waiting for the bus an easier task for students.

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Developers enhance turbines

By Rodger Nayak | November 17, 2009

University researchers are developing a smaller, more efficient wind turbine uniquely designed to generate power in low-wind-speed areas such as Virginia. Researchers completed a smaller-size prototype of the wind turbine last month, said Mechanical Engineering Prof.

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Miller Center will soon document Bush

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | November 16, 2009

Scholars at the Miller Center of Public Affairs' Presidential Oral History Program will soon begin to conduct audio interviews with members of former President George W.

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Honor passes Truetzel

By Cameron Feller | November 16, 2009

[caption id="attachment_31982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved Chair David Truetzel's proposal by a wide margin last night.

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Police say Harrington hitchhiked on bridge

November 16, 2009

Investigators now believe missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington was hitchhiking while on the Copeley Road bridge the night she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert Oct.

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National center ranks Charlottesville among top digital cities

By Radina Belberova | November 16, 2009

The Center for Digital Government ranked Charlottesville fourth in its list of top 10 digital cities - up one spot from last year - in the category of cities with a population of 30,000 to 74,999. The higher ranking can partly be attributed to improved Internet technologies accessible to city residents, according to the Center's rankings released Thursday. In light of the current economy, this year's digital cities survey focused on how cities can use technology to provide services to residents while spending less money, said Janet Grenslitt, surveys and awards director for the Center. The survey assessed key factors such as the cities' online service delivery implementation, infrastructure, architecture and planning measures. "Our purpose is to showcase city government and how well governments are using digital technology to serve their citizens," Grenslitt said. Among the technologies that helped Charlottesville gain the fourth spot on the annual list are the increased use of broadband wireless internet and social networking. As a result of technological innovation, Charlottesville residents can now make use of city services from home, Charlottesville spokesperson Ric Barrick said.

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Health System seeks to improve transparency

By Kevin Mead | November 13, 2009

[caption id="attachment_31402" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="To eliminate the perception of potential bias, the Health System now requires that University doctors make any company ownership interest greater than 3 percent available online.

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NowComment.com offers improved text analysis tools

By Brinda Gupta | November 13, 2009

With the goal of facilitating enhanced communication in their classrooms, several University professors have begun to use a new Web site, NowComment.com.

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Charlottesville sees $1.7 million surplus

By Virginia Terwilliger | November 13, 2009

Despite last year's trying economic times, the City of Charlottesville saw a $1.7 million surplus at the end of the 2008-09 fiscal year, which will most likely go toward balancing the $2 million deficit predicted for the 2009-10 fiscal year. "This is a combination of revenues about $255,000 over what was expected, and expenditures that were way down," Charlottesville Commissioner of Revenue R.

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Academic engagement on the rise, survey indicates

By Prateek Vasireddy | November 13, 2009

Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement, released Monday, reveal that more than 41 percent of higher education institutions surveyed showed some level of improvement in at least one area of student engagement since the last survey period. This year, about 400 colleges and universities participated, said Jillian Kinzie, associate director at the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, which conducts the survey annually.

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Car sharing program will debut next week

By Bethel Habte | November 12, 2009

The University Department of Parking and Transportation will introduce a new car-sharing program on Grounds next Tuesday, in hopes of decreasing the volume of cars in Charlottesville, Director Rebecca White said. "It's an alternative to owning a car or bringing a car to Grounds," she said.

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Student Council launches airport shuttle initiative

By Kevin Mead | November 12, 2009

Student Council will run buses to the Richmond and Charlottesville airports this Thanksgiving break, Student Life Committee Co-Chair Aagya Mathur said. Five Richmond buses and four Charlottesville buses will run the Tuesday before break.