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Dave Matthews Band donates to local organization

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 3, 2004

The Dave Matthews Band donated $7,000 this week to the Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization dedicated to training community volunteers to serve as special advocates for abused and endangered children in the Charlottesville/Albemarle juvenile court, The Daily Progress reported yesterday. The money was donated to Piedmont CASA through BAMA Works Foundation, a fund set up by the band for its charitable works. Through the Family Treatment Court in Charlottesville, Piedmont CASA and several other local agencies work with parents whose problems with substance abuse have caused them to neglect or abuse their children. The participants, many of whom have children in foster care, have the opportunity to receive treatment, assistance and support in their efforts to cure themselves of their drug addictions.

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Medical malpractice mayhem

By Omid Fatemi | September 3, 2004

My mentor once told me there is a saying that before a resident finishes his program, at least one patient will have died as a result of the resident's actions.

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Registering students face stalled ISIS, again

By Lauren Todd Pappa | September 3, 2004

"Number of users exceeded." New semester, same ISIS crisis. As students scramble to solidify their schedules for the next four months, many are encountering the problems that typically arise with ISIS, even though the University updated the system this year. According to Don Reynard, director of applications and data services for ITC, the main problem is the heavy volume of students trying to access ISIS during the first week of classes. "It's simply a volume issue that we deal with right now," he said. First-year College student Whitney Roper said she couldn't access ISIS for two days. "I probably tried like three times at three different times each day," she said. Most of the problems occurred Wednesday when ISIS traffic was at its heaviest.

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Many have yet to verify health insurance

By AJ Frank | September 3, 2004

Only a small percentage of University students have satisfied the requirements of a new University policy mandating that all returning students verify that they have health insurance. Just 3,254 of the more than 17,000 affected students have registered their health insurance with Student Health as of yesterday, said Virginia Carter, director of external relations for student affairs. The new policy stems from the worry that some students may not be insured, Director of Student Health James Turner said. "There was a concern that a number of undergraduates do not have health insurance, so the University attempted to institute a new plan to verify this," Turner said. The administration sought to publicize the new requirement by sending home a letter with student tuition bills as well as posting announcements in the weekly Connections e-mail sent out by the Vice President for Student Affairs' office. Students who fail to provide verification of health insurance coverage by spring registration will be unable to sign up for classes next semester. First-year students are not required to verify their health insurance coverage online as long as they successfully completed their pre-entrance medical forms. Since 1969, the University has required all students have health insurance.

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Vanessa Kerry makes U.Va. campaign stop

By Riley McDonald | September 3, 2004

Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry is fun-loving, funny, idealistic and honest, according to his daughter Vanessa Kerry, who addressed a standing room-only crowd in Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday. The 27-year-old Harvard medical student, who is taking time off to campaign full-time for her dad, glossed over foreign policy issues and instead focused on tuition, jobs and the economy in a brief speech.

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Local police step up public safety efforts

By Jayni Foley | September 2, 2004

A seventh known attack genetically linked to a serial rapist operating in the Charlottesville area has prompted University and local police to increase their public awareness efforts and encourage public assistance in the ongoing investigation. The latest attack occurred Aug.

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Dining Services implements changes

By AJ Frank | September 2, 2004

Several new changes in University Dining will begin taking effect over the course of the 2004-05 school year. One of the biggest changes will be Pavilion XI closing at 8 p.m.

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Online music worth a note

By Natasha Altamirano | September 2, 2004

Why should a university spend money so its students can listen to music for free? That's the question Vance Aloupis faced when he, as student government president at the University of Miami, proposed that the school provide free access to Napster. "I think the administration understood that it was definitely something the students wanted, but they didn't know if the program itself had academic and social benefits," Aloupis said. For example, students enrolled in music classes can use Napster to access media files for coursework. The university's radio station also has teamed up with Napster to promote local bands and programming, he said. "Napster is working with Sony to bring mainstream artists to school for concerts and increase the relationship between our school and the recording industry," Aloupis said. Unlike initial responses at Miami, there was little dissent among administrators at the University of Rochester when officials discussed plans to purchase legal online music subscriptions last spring for students living on campus. For Rochester Provost Charles Phelps, the benefits of an alternative to online piracy clearly outweigh service expenses.

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University re-evaluates employee overtime

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 2, 2004

The University recently changed its overtime classification system to allow more employees to receive overtime pay, according to a University news release. According to the release, the changes, which affect 333 positions, were made after revisions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act took effect Aug.

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Honor Committee launches revamped education program

By Lauren Todd Pappa | September 2, 2004

As part of an ongoing "Envisioning Integrity" initiative begun in 2001, the Honor Committee is now bringing the ideals of honor home -- literally -- to first-year students through a new dormitory liaison program. Trained Honor support officers will work in conjunction with resident staff to facilitate discussions in all first-year dormitories about honor and integrity both within the confines of the University Honor code and beyond. "The goal is to get people discussing integrity in everyday life," Vice Chair for Education Sarah Outten said.

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Thanks to student efforts, schools tune in online

By Natasha Altamirano | September 1, 2004

Free music for the entire student body. What sounded like an empty campaign promise reminiscent of the "MTV during study hall" or "extended lunch period" pledges of high school elections became a reality for students at the University of Miami this semester. Thanks to efforts spearheaded by Student Government President Vance Aloupis, Miami signed a contract with Napster in July to offer free and legal online music to all students, on and off campus.

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New Planned Parenthood facility meets opposition from neighbors

By Kathleen Meyers | September 1, 2004

Neighbors of the recently opened Dr. Herbert C. Jones Reproductive Health and Education Center, a Planned Parenthood facility on Hydraulic Road, have greeted the new facility with mixed reactions. "Some neighbors are concerned about Planned Parenthood, some are delighted," said David Nova, president of Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge.

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Hawes takes reigns of off-Grounds housing office

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 1, 2004

Students with questions about Charlottesville's often intense and confusing off-Grounds real estate market now have someone who can help: Vicki Hawes, who began working as the first director of the new Office of Off-Grounds Housing in late July. Hawes, a former customer service manager in the Office of the University Registrar, has been a tenant, landlord, neighborhood association president and business owner in Charlottesville since she first moved to the community in 1977. "When I saw this job advertised, I thought this was the perfect job for me," Hawes said.

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U.Va. implements fire code regulations

By Christopher Jones | September 1, 2004

Students living on Grounds are discovering that uncovered posters and pictures on walls are joining extension cords and George Foreman grills on the list of items banned in University housing facilities. Beginning this semester, the University is fully implementing the International Fire Code, which only allows posters, pictures and other flammable materials on walls if they are "flame-resistant," or covered under glass or Plexiglas. Last year, posters and pictures could cover up to 10 percent of wall and ceiling space, but the 10 percent rule now applies to flame-resistant materials, and flammable materials are banned from walls and ceilings. The code already had been in effect, but the University decided to wait until now to enforce the flame-resistant requirement to avoid too much change in one year, said Burt Joseph, the assistant director of facilities for University Housing. "Rather than institute all of it at one time, we elected to phase it in," Joseph said. Students expressed understanding at the need for safety, but many said they were disappointed by the restriction. "I don't really like it," said first-year College student Megha Modi.

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Roommate help service debuts this semester

By Matt Galati | September 1, 2004

Starting this fall, University students will have a new vehicle to work out roommate conflicts. University Mediation Services, the Off-Grounds Housing Office and Student Legal Services have joined forces to create "Ready Roommates," a service dedicated to help roommates avoid miscommunication and minimize future conflicts, according to UMS Coordinator Faith Alejandro. Alejandro said the service utilizes a roommate agreement contract between roommates to set clear expectations between them as well as specifics concerning issues such as rent payment, noise and cleanliness.

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Sonneborn serves as delegate at DNC

By Devon Rood | July 29, 2004

University student and Democratic National Convention delegate Matt Sonneborn will spend this week shaking hands with many upper-level Democratic policymakers as he joins approximately 4,300 other delegates in the presidential candidate nomination process. Sonneborn, a third year, arrived in Boston at 1 a.m.

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