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New act combats textbook burden

A list of all required textbooks is available to students on the University Bookstore Web site and is being updated daily in accordance with the new Textbook Market Fairness Act. The act, passed by the Virginia state legislature earlier this year, requires that all public colleges and universities in Virginia make available the list of textbooks required as soon as the professor notifies the university's bookstore. In the case of the University, the online list is updated within 24 hours of when professors submit their lists to the bookstore.

City considers raising rent for Downtown Mall vendors

The Charlottesville City Council has proposed an ordinance that would triple the annual rent for vendors who set up stalls on the Downtown Mall.

Sweet sound of Summer

Central Grounds

awn acceptance letters were sent out Feb. 10 -- the 2006-2007 Lawn class has been chosen. Two hundred eighty-four rising fourth-years applied for 47 coveted non-endowed Lawn rooms. Every year, a new selecting committee sifts through the hundreds of applications and chooses the following academic year's Lawn residents.

Central Grounds

awn acceptance letters were sent out Feb. 10 -- the 2006-2007 Lawn class has been chosen. Two hundred eighty-four rising fourth-years applied for 47 coveted non-endowed Lawn rooms. Every year, a new selecting committee sifts through the hundreds of applications and chooses the following academic year's Lawn residents.

Catilo parents file lawsuit against Boosters

The parents of John Steve Catilo, a former University student who drowned last summer while coaching novice rowers on the Potomac River, have recently filed a lawsuit against Catilo's employer, the Alexandria Crew Boosters. Catilo's parents sued the Crew Boosters contending the club was liable for his death for failing to provide adequate safety training for its summer coaches and disregarding safety rules for boating on the Potomac, The Washington Post reported in an Aug.

Coeducation becomes a reality for U.Va.

"There will be girls eating lunch with you, girls walking down the street, up the street, on the grass, girls sitting on the Lawn, girls living next door, girls living upstairs, girls standing on the corner, girls sitting on the wall at the Corner, girls alone at the movies, girls in your chemistry lab, your history class, your seminar

Beta Theta Pi fraternity loses charter status over summer

The Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity, Inc. had its charter revoked early in the summer by the General Fraternity, the fraternity's international governing body, for failing to comply with the General Fraternity's regulations. The chapter subsequently lost its membership in the University's Inter-Fraternal Council. The fraternity has been working with its alumni, the University's Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the General Fraternity to determine the change of its status at the University, said Chris McGill, assistant dean at the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Although no determination has yet been made, General Fraternity Chapter Counselor Garrett Smith said there is a reasonable chance of success for the fraternity to regain its charter when it appeals next summer if the conduct of the chapter members meets expectations over the coming year. Smith said the General Fraternity feels the fraternity's performance fell short of requirements. Some of the incidents the General Fraternity did not approve of at the U.Va.

Police issue summons at block party

Charlottesville Police issued six summonses to University students on the corner of 14th Street and Wertland Street Saturday night as hundreds of people gathered in the roadway, according to Charlottesville Police Sgt.

The push for equal access

Today, women constitute a majority of the entering class -- a record-breaking 56 percent -- up two whole percentage points from previous years.

Student Book Store robbed by 'gypsies'

Four people stole "a couple thousand dollars" from the Student Bookstore located on University Avenue Saturday afternoon, according to the Charlottesville Police. Charlottesville Police Sgt.

Center for Politics to host gubernatorial debates

The University Center for Politics announced in early August it will host a debate for the Virginia gubernatorial candidates in partnership with NBC 12 (WWBT-Richmond) in October. The debate will be moderated by Politics Prof.

University parking permits available online

Beginning August 15, the University's Department of Parking and Transportation made parking permits for parking spots on and surrounding Grounds available online to students for the first time ever, according to the department's Web site.

Additional grave shafts, historic artifacts found

Archaeologists from the Rivanna Archaeological Services, LLC have discovered 18 additional grave shafts and numerous historical artifacts near Jefferson Park Avenue and Venable Lane during the past three months. The first cluster of 12 grave shafts was discovered in 1993 and the latest findings bring the total number of grave shafts to 32, grouped in four clusters. The graves are unmarked and undocumented, but archaeologists have dated them to the 19th century.

Class of 2009 largest class to date

The 3,135 new faces that the Class of 2009 welcomes to the University this week were involved in the hardest competition for admission yet. "I have been here for 26 years, and we've never seen it as tough as it was this year," Dean of Admissions John A.

U.Va. rated number two public school

The University remains the second-best public university in the nation, according to the annual U.S.

Police arrest peeping tom

The Charlottesville police arrested 26-year-old David Lee Long, Jr. Thursday evening in connection with a string of peeping tom reports in Charlottesville, according to a City Police press release. The most recent incident occurred Thursday morning on the 1400 block of Cherry Avenue.

U.Va. implements changes to ease ISIS troubles

Efforts to improve ISIS response times are underway. The changes include expanding operating hours, temporarily restricting access to applications not deemed "mission critical," streamlining images that were slow to load, reviewing the application programs to make sure the database calls are as efficient as possible and bringing in external consultants to monitor and recommend further improvements to the system. ISIS, the University's Integrated Student Information System, handles a variety of class registration and financial aid functions and experiences its heaviest demand during the crucial first few weeks of school, when students seek to final register and adjust their schedules. In past years ISIS often has become overextended during busy periods, hindering student access.

Visitors Bureau begins branding initiative

What's in a name? The Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau is embarking on a project to define what makes C'ville, C'ville. The purpose of the branding initiative is to target the ideal Charlottesville visitor.