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StudCo passes legislation allocating space for CIOs

Last night Student Council passed bills confirming office space allocations for contracted independent organizations and offering resident advisors summer training regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Vice President for Organizations Kayla Wherry said the office allocation process was conducted more smoothly this year because of recent changes in Council's bylaws. "There was never a set process in place, but now there is a ranking system," she said.

Plaques will mark demolished sites

In just a few years, students strolling on Grounds -- and not just those on the Lawn -- may notice themselves literally stepping on or passing by history as a result of a project recently approved by the Board of Visitors. The Demolished Building Recognition Program -- an idea of President John T.

Honor discusses student-faculty relations

College and Commerce Honor Committee representatives addressed the need to maintain relationships with their schools' faculty Sunday evening, while the entire Committee also discussed the future goals of various subcommittees, which seek to address community concerns. Vice Chair for Investigations Blaire Hawkins, a College representative, noted during the newly approved weekly report that College representatives hope to develop strong relationships within school departments and various College-related organizations.

Va. governor gives politics class lecture

Gov. Timothy Kaine spoke to Politics Prof. Larry Sabato's PLAP 101 "Introduction to American Politics" class yesterday, discussing his experiences in politics and urging students to become more involved in the political world. "I never thought I would be in politics," Kaine said.

DOD-funded research hopes to heal wounds

As part of a new Department of Defense initiative, Assoc. Plastic Surgery Prof. Adam Katz will expand his research to include wound-healing and scar prevention therapies for soldiers, specifically, he said, to work on "fat-derived therapies" for the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Katz said his lab currently focuses on using fat-derived therapies for chronic wounds. "I will use the same type of platform to address military wounds," Katz said, adding that he will focus on traumatic wounds soldiers often face. In addition to what Katz called the honor and privilege of being able to help soldiers fighting in wars around the globe, he said the opportunity to collaborate with prominent scientists in tissue engineering encouraged him to participate in this research. According to a Department of Defense press release, the research will focus on five areas: burn repair, wound healing without scarring, craniofacial reconstruction, limb reconstruction, regeneration or transplantation, and compartment syndrome.

Runk harvests student herb, vegetable garden

A group of University faculty members and students is doing its part to ensure those who visit a University dining location eat their veggies.

A turn for the worse

The changing face of the Corner

When a small café known for its healthy food opens a bar, a gritty pool hall goes upscale to become a gourmet hamburger joint and an independent record store may make way for a national pharmacy, it is just another year on the Corner.

BOV discusses sustainability initiatives

As the University's Board of Visitors recently revisited its 2006 sustainability assessment, it discussed ways in which the University can work to attain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for new buildings in order to encourage sustainability initiatives on Grounds. The Board specifically was concerned with issues related to land use, transportation, energy and water efficiency, recycling and other areas that have an environmental impact.

Candidate for dean position visits Grounds

During the second of a series of three candidate presentations for the dean of students position, Phil Riordan addressed the University community Friday morning, describing his core beliefs about the role of the student affairs office.

Plan 9 Music, Satellite Ballroom to close

Plan 9 Music will allow its lease in the Anderson Brothers Building on the Corner to expire at the end of May, which will lead to the closure of music venue Satellite Ballroom.

Nursing fundraising grows ahead of schedule

With the Capital Campaign slightly more than halfway finished, the Nursing School's fundraising efforts are ahead of schedule.

Sensitive information stolen

A laptop recently stolen from a University employee at an undisclosed, off-Grounds location contained sensitive information, including the Social Security numbers, of about 7,000 students, staff and employees.

Whatever lola wants...

Teen may be tried as adult

The 16-year-old suspects charged in the case of the March Interstate 64 sniper shootings is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday to determine whether he will be tried as an adult when the case proceeds. He, along with Slade Allen Woodson, 19, are each being charged with multiple counts of malicious wounding, attempted malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied vehicle, shooting from a vehicle and shooting at an occupied dwelling, Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford said. Lunsford noted that a motion has been made to try the juvenile as an adult alongside Woodson. When a "juvenile over a certain age is charged with certain offenses, [he or she] sometimes must be and sometimes can be tried as an adult," Lunsford said.

Wertland Street sees kitchen fire

Shortly after 11:40 a.m. yesterday, a call was placed to Charlottesville 911 dispatchers regarding a kitchen fire at the Wade Apartments on Wertland Street, Charlottesville Fire Department Capt.

Garrett Hall to see renovations as Batten School prepares to move in

The newly created? Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will move to its permanent home in Garrett Hall by spring 2011.

Students to have fewer AP options

High school students seeking to earn as many Advanced Placement credits as possible before heading to the colleges of their choice will soon have fewer opportunities to do so; the College Board recently announced it will discontinue administering the Advanced Placement Latin Literature, French Literature, Computer Science and Italian exams to high school students starting in the 2008-09 academic year?. The decision developed after the College Board evaluated how best to support AP programs financially. "We must allocate resources appropriately so that AP teachers and students are supported in the most meaningful, effective and wide-reaching ways," Jennifer Topiel, College Board executive director of communications, wrote in an e-mail.

Catching some rays

U.Va. offers Universitas scholarship

The University's International Studies Office is offering a new study abroad scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year in conjunction with Universitas 21, a network of 21 universities in 13 countries around the world that seek to encourage collaboration of various sorts among participating institutions. ISO Study Abroad Advisor Stacey Hansen explained that one of the main aims of U21 is student mobility and international opportunities. Although U21 encompasses faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students, Hansen added that the new scholarship will send undergraduate students to one of the 21 participating universities through an exchange program in an attempt to increase University undergraduate interest in U21. The scholarship is available to students studying abroad for a semester or a year, Hansen said, noting that students are awarded $2,000 for one semester and $5,000 for one year. The funding is provided through the office of University President John T.