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Tornado drill tests alert system

The University will conduct a tornado drill today in observance of Tornado Preparedness Day. The drill will serve to test both the University's emergency preparedness in the case of a tornado and the UVaAlerts text-messaging system, Director of Emergency Preparedness Marjorie Sidebottom said. The campus-wide drill is scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m., and students can expect to receive two messages over the course of the drill, one to begin the exercise and one to conclude it, Sidebottom said.

Clemons Library evacuated due to health concerns

Clemons Library was evacuated at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday, after students complained about sudden sneezing and coughing, Head of Clemons Library Donna Tolson said.

Luck o' The Irish

Libel Show still delivers Law laughs after 100 years

Students involved in the University Law School's "Libel Show," a musical-comedy revue involving professor impersonations and satirizing law school culture, are celebrating the show's 100th anniversary this year in a production with more than 200 students. According to third-year Law student Patrick Byrnett, producer of the "Libel Show," the show began in 1903 as a hazing ritual for the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

History professors star on new radio program

Taking their love of American history to the airwaves, History Profs. Peter Onuf and Brian Balogh and former History Prof.

Cavalier Daily statement regarding recent comics (UPDATED)

The Cavalier Daily sincerely regrets any offense readers may have taken to two recent comics in the strip TCB published March 13 and 14.

Professor to review Prince William County policy

A University professor is spearheading a project designed to evaluate a controversial immigration policy in northern Virginia. Sociology Prof.

Profs. discuss writing policies

The recent expulsion of a creative writing student at the University's College at Wise underscores the efforts of students and professors to pursue their creative work while negotiating the fine line between freedom of expression and protection of community members' safety. Steven Daniel Barber, a 23-year-old former student at Wise, was expelled from the school last week after a story he wrote for a creative writing class alarmed fellow classmates and his professor, and three guns were found in his car in violation of Wise policy. Barber's story was written in the first person, he said, and portrayed a narrator who, concerned for his own safety after the massacre at Virginia Tech, slept with a gun under his pillow and contemplated killing his professor and committing suicide. Barber said the project, assigned by Wise Asst.

University studies aid alternatives

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced a change in its financial aid program, enabling students whose families earn less than $75,000 a year to attend MIT tuition-free.

Cavalier Daily statement regarding recent comics (UPDATED)

The Cavalier Daily sincerely regrets any offense readers may have taken to two recent comics in the strip TCB published March 13 and 14.

Comic artists' statement regarding recent comics

The comic artists responsible for the March 13 and 14 TCB comic strips decline to comment on their work at this time.

Committee proposals aim for greater trial efficiency, fairness

Proposals aimed at increasing the efficiency of the honor system and preventing students from prolonging trials were deliberated during last night's Honor Committee meeting. Josh Hess, vice chair for community relations, noted the three proposals "are intended to [apply to] students admitting guilt and the incentive to delay [trials]." Based on the current bylaws, according to Hess, situations arise in which students accused of honor offenses would have an incentive to delay the trial into the following semester to receive credits they otherwise would not receive. There is also an incentive to avoid trial to temporarily maintain a "clean" transcript for employment interviews, vice chair for trials Brian O'Neill added. "The first proposal addresses concerns that there is not any incentive for students to LAG [leave admitting guilt]", O'Neill said. Currently, both students who LAG and those found guilty receive a notation of "Enrollment Discontinued," he explained, and the new proposal would give students who leave admitting guilt the notation of "Withdrawn," the notation given to students voluntarily withdrawing from the University.

Is it summer yet?

Hoos serving whom?

Since its founding in 1992, Alternative Spring Break has provided University students with an escape from the stereotypical alcohol-fueled beach trip and the chance to spend their week-long break making a difference.

Nuclear studies minor to be created

Responding to increasing demands for alternative energy sources, the Engineering School plans to add a nuclear studies minor to its undergraduate program.

Not all Virginia residents pay in-state tuition fees

For most high school students, the opportunity to attend a university in their home state at a discounted price is a given; however, for the children of illegal immigrants in the commonwealth of Virginia, it is not a guarantee. Although these students live in-state, they are required to pay out-of-state tuition rates because of their parents' illegal domicile status, said Andrea Leeds Armstrong, University director of Virginia status. "The Code of Virginia, which governs the determination of eligibility for in-state privileges, indicates that an applicant under the age of 24 is assumed to be financially dependent on his or her parents and is statutorily presumed to share his or her parents' domicile status," Armstrong said. If a student's parents are undocumented or illegal immigrants living in Virginia, she said, in the eyes of the law, the student is also considered not to be a legal Virginia resident.

Temporary parking program expands

Pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users who would prefer to drive to the University on a rainy day can now take advantage of University Parking and Transportation's expanded occasional permit parking program, which now includes University Hall parking lots and the new Culbreth Road Garage.

Comic artists' statement regarding recent comics

The comic artists responsible for the March 13 and 14 TCB comic strips decline to comment on their work at this time.

Correction

In the Thursday, March 13 News article "Committees review dean candidates," statements by Patricia Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, were incorrectly cited as referring to the search for a new College dean.

Robbery reported in Newcomb Hall

About $400 was stolen from the C3 convenience store in Newcomb Hall Wednesday morning, according to a University police report.