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StudCo presents leasing ideas to city officials

By Hannah Wallace | October 7, 2008

In an attempt to benefit students who are considering living off Grounds, Student Council presented a proposal for an ordinance to Charlottesville City Council last night that would mandate a certain period of time between when a lease begins and when a landlord could begin advertising the same unit for the next cycle of leasing.Colin Hood, Student Council?s representative to City Council, told City Council that the leasing process begins ?closer and closer to the onset of the academic year? each year, causing students a great deal of stress at an inconvenient time.

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Wachovia Bank limits colleges

By Anne Rasmussen | October 6, 2008

Wachovia Bank limited the access of nearly 1,000 colleges to a short-term investment fund last week, prompting concerns that the credit crisis will have a significant impact on higher education.

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Honor considers SCPS bylaw change

By Stephanie Kassab | October 6, 2008

The Honor Committee discussed amending a bylaw that could potentially allow the Committee to investigate School of Continuing and Professional Studies cases that do not originate in Charlottesville at last night?s meeting.Currently, the Committee?s bylaws read that cases reported against SCPS students will be investigated by the regional director who is trained to conduct honor investigations.

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BOV approves plans for four new dormitories

By Katherine Raichlen | October 6, 2008

The University Board of Visitors recently approved the construction of four new dorms in the Alderman Road residence area as part of the plan for renovating the entire area.According to Richard Kovatch, University associate vice president for Business Operations, the University intends to replace 11 of the 13 residence halls that comprise the Alderman Road area.

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Student Council to offer grants to student, community groups

By Alex Foreman | October 6, 2008

Within the next few weeks, Student Council will award grants of up to $500 to student and Charlottesville community groups as part of the University Unity Project to increase student interaction within the Charlottesville community, Student Council President Matt Schrimper said.

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Plans presented to BOV for new recreation center

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 6, 2008

The Board of Visitors has added the construction of a new recreation center to the University?s plans for long-term major construction projects.Intramural-Recreational Sports Director Mark Fletcher said his department proposed the construction of a 125,000 square foot building, smaller than the Aquatic & Fitness Center but larger than the North Grounds and Slaughter recreational centers.

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Traditionally International?

By Dalia Mortada | October 6, 2008

As the movement toward curriculum internationalization continues to gain supporters at the University and other institutions, another educational movement encouraging a return to a traditional education has begun to take root.An October 2007 Student Council report paved the way for recent developments in curriculum internationalization, including steps closer to the first-ever student-initiated major in global development.

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Sign ban repealed yesterday

By Jane Ma | October 3, 2008

The ban on signs, banners and flags at University sporting events was repealed yesterday in a statement issued by athletic director Craig Littlepage.?The policy prohibiting signs, banners and flags in all U.Va.

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Ruffin opens for studio programs

By Matt Conover | October 3, 2008

University President John T. Casteen, III dedicated Ruffin Hall, the first building on Grounds to house studio arts programs exclusively, to the late Peter and Adeline Ruffin yesterday afternoon.

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StudCo seeks to reduce early leasing pressure

By Hannah Wallace | October 3, 2008

The pressure many University students feel to sign a lease now for housing next year is a significant issue, Student Council President Matt Schrimper said, and as a result, Council is looking into collaborating with Charlottesville City Council and local landlords to bring about reform.Council also hopes to work in conjunction with the University to address concerns about early lease signing, Schrimper said.

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BOV tables discussion of new research facilities

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 3, 2008

The University Board of Visitors? Building and Grounds Committee tabled its discussion of two proposed research buildings on Grounds after several members expressed concerns yesterday with the proposed architectural design of the buildings.The research buildings, the Information Technology Engineering building and the Arts and Sciences Research building, would be located near the rest of the University?s science/engineering-related facilities off Whitehead Road, as outlined in the current plans.

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City sees fewer job openings

By Prateek Vasireddy | October 2, 2008

The Charlottesville area reported its highest unemployment rate in the past six years, 4.1 percent, in figures released Tuesday.This statistic represents the unemployment rate in mid-August for Charlottesville?s metropolitan statistical area, which includes the city and the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna and Nelson.

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Advisors debate health care plans at University

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | October 2, 2008

The senior medical advisers for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama debated the issue of national health care yesterday in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.Irwin Redlener and William Winkenwerder, Jr., who advise Obama and McCain, respectively, began by recognizing the pressing need for healthcare reform ? about 47 million Americans are currently uninsured, and the cost of health coverage is increasing at more than twice the rate of inflation.

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Hospital plans for outpatient children

By Kelly Morenus | October 2, 2008

The University is currently in the preliminary planning phase for a new children?s outpatient building that will be part of the University Health System.Senior Facility Planner Luis Carrazana said he hopes the building, which will be called the Barry and Bill Battle Building, will begin construction toward the end of 2010 and will contain about 180,000 square feet.The building will provide multidisciplinary outpatient services so children will be able to see all of their healthcare providers in one location, said Nancy McDaniel, Children?s Medical Center medical director.?We have many outpatient clinics that serve children ? All over the Health Grounds for the University, there?s a goal to put all of our outpatient clinics in one building so children come to one place to see their general pediatrician, orthopedist, plastic surgeon,? McDaniel said.

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