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Grant will help create reading assessments for bilingual students

By Virginia Terwilliger | March 27, 2009

Education School Prof. Marcia Invernizzi and research scientist Karen Ford recently received a $1.6 million four-year grant to develop a reading assessment program for the increasing number of Spanish-speaking children in United States elementary schools.The grant, provided by the National Center for Education Research with support from the Department of Education, will help the pair create a tool capable of identifying Spanish-speaking children who are at risk for reading difficulties, Invernizzi said.

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Smith pledges $10.7 million to build new band rehearsal hall

By Virginia Terwilliger | March 26, 2009

Hunter J. Smith, a long-time University donor, recently pledged $10.7 million to the University?s McIntire Department of Music for the construction of a rehearsal hall.The building will provide an indoor practice space for the basketball band, concert band, wind ensemble and marching band, University spokesperson Carol Wood said.Because of the large size and physical constraints of Old Cabell Hall, the marching band has not been able to use the building.

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Sen. Deeds visits UDems, discusses transportation

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | March 26, 2009

Virginia Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Charlottesville, spoke to University Democrats yesterday about his plans for the Virginia governorship if elected to the position this fall.Deeds said he would have to grapple with the declining economy, and said he is confident that he could bring Virginia back to prosperity.As the only Democratic candidate who has previously run in a state-wide election, he introduced himself as the only candidate with the experience to lead Virginia.

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Council plans to create Unity Project garden

By Jane Ma | March 26, 2009

In keeping with the University Unity Project?s new theme of Environmental Sensitivity and Sustainability, Student Council will create a University Community Garden, Council President John Nelson said.Council?s Environmental Sustainability Committee conceived the idea of the garden in August, committee member Sarah Yates said, adding that the vegetables and plants grown in the garden will be used in environmentally friendly ways.?We really wanted to promote local sustainable food on Grounds,? she said.

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SIS receives mixed reviews after debut

By Kate Colwell | March 25, 2009

Since course registration advising sessions began this week, both students and professors have continued to react positively and negatively to the new Student Information System and its features.History department Chair Duane Osheim said while he finds SIS to be a better overall course registration system than ISIS, it also can be more complex to use.

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Virginia Pep Band plans protest for Saturday afternoon

By Tom Christensen | March 25, 2009

Before the start of the men?s lacrosse game Saturday, the Virginia Pep Band will protest the University?s allegedly reiterated decision to disallow it from playing at varsity Olympic sporting events not attended by the Cavalier Marching Band.?The administration?s decision to exclude the Pep Band should alarm all students who care about student leadership at the University,? stated Alexander Houck, Pep Band director and third-year College student, in a press release.

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Honor amends student trial date selection steps

By Cameron Feller | March 24, 2009

In advance of the Honor Committee?s transition of power in early April, current members approved an amendment Sunday meant to improve trial processing efficiency and also unveiled a new Web site meant to better communicate with students.The amendment, which had been discussed for several weeks, alters sections IV.C.8.

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Student Council transfers power to Nelson administration yesterday

By Jane Ma | March 24, 2009

Student Council formally transitioned from the Matt Schrimper administration to the John Nelson administration last night.Prior to the start of the swearing-in ceremony, though, the outgoing Council president made sure his final piece of legislation passed.Council voted to accept a bill, drafted by third-year student Schrimper, recognizing Noble Cozart Lampkin as the official University dog.

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Foxfield Races alter rules, aim to reduce drinking

By Kevin Mead | March 24, 2009

Foxfield Race officials made several changes to race policies this year to reduce instances of public drunkenness and underage drinking, Director of Racing Patrick Butterfield said.Perhaps the most readily noticeable policy change for the April 25 race is that students older than 21 this year will no longer receive armbands identifying themselves as such, because it was too easy for underage attendees to find wristbands, Butterfield said.

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New research grants bolster arts projects

By Cameron Feller | March 24, 2009

In an effort to expand undergraduate arts research opportunities and establish a set of grant awards especially for creative subjects, officials recently created the University Undergraduate Award for Arts Projects.

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Honor announces new chair, vice chairs

By Cameron Feller | March 23, 2009

The Honor Committee held its annual retreat this weekend, during which the newly elected Committee worked to plan its year-long term and name its new chair and vice chairs.Third-year Commerce School student David Truetzel was named the Committee?s new chair, replacing current Honor Chair Jess Huang.?Trusting me to serve as their representative to the wider University community is obviously a huge honor,? Truetzel said.Truetzel, who has been involved with honor since his first year, said ?everyone was really excited? at the retreat for the new administration.

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Poor economy impacts U.Va. departments

By Prateek Vasireddy | March 23, 2009

As the economic downturn continues, department chairs in various schools are reporting difficulties with hiring faculty and expanding services like course offerings and funding for faculty travel.The commonwealth?s projected budget cuts affect schools and departments differently, based on how much those sections depend on state funds, said Elizabeth Fortune, associate dean of finance and administration for the Architecture School.The University assigns its budget cuts based on a proportionate share of its state funds, explained Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget.?What the central budget office does is assign the cuts to the major vice presidential offices,? Sheehy said.

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Students voice complaints about commencement pick

By Kate Colwell | March 20, 2009

In response to the announcement of Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III as the University?s spring commencement speaker, several students have begun circulating a petition to contest the process by which Wilkinson was selected.The petition, which as of press time had gained 336 signatures on ipetitions.com, reads, ?We the undersigned encourage the UVA administration to create a better, more transparent and more accountable commencement speaker selection committee to better reflect and respect the diverse opinions of the student body.? The petition states that the student body deserves a unifying speaker as well as a ?fair, open and respectful? process through which a speaker can be selected.College fourth-year Quynh Khanh Vu, who also serves as a Cavalier Daily senior advertising representative, said she drafted the petition for several reasons.

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