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University cases of influenza on the rise

By Jordan Dresnick | November 17, 2003

The University Department of Student Health has seen an increase in the number of positive flu cases this past week as compared to a year ago. "The thing that is different this year is that we are seeing the flu arrive into Virginia earlier than in previous years," Student Health Nursing Manager Sandi Murray said. Close to 2,300 students took advantage of the flu clinics offered at Newcomb Hall Nov.

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Sarah Lawrence will no longer require SAT test

By Jon Breece | November 17, 2003

Sarah Lawrence College recently announced standardized admission tests will be optional for applicants beginning with those applying to matriculate in fall 2006. School officials are the first to ascribe their decision to make the test optional to concerns over the format of the New SAT.

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Vote could transform student elections

By Whitney Garrison | November 17, 2003

Tomorrow and Wednesday, University students will have the chance to voice their opinion on several important topics posed to them by referenda on the fall elections ballot. One amendment would pass the democratic duty of overseeing elections from Council to the new University Board of Elections, also known as the UBE. Other various amendments would slightly redefine the consisting membership of Council's Rules and Ethics Board and would clarify the terms of impeachment for a Council member. Finally, the most recent and arguably most controversial referendum on the ballot would give the First Year Council president and transfer student liaison a vote on Council's representative body during the fall semester. Council Vice President for Administration Will Sowers said he hopes all of the referenda will inspire more students to vote in the Fall Elections, which typically have low voter turnout. In order to increase voter turnout, Council also has planned for a candidate "meet and greet" on the South Lawn tomorrow and Wednesday from 11 a.m.

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University responds to recent attacks near Grounds

By Corinne Shamy | November 17, 2003

In the wake of "two violent incidents involving students" which occurred over the past few weeks, a letter directed toward parents of University students was posted on the University's Web site last Wednesday. University Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Lampkin advised parents in the letter to talk to their children about these recent events. "Parents are reading the newspapers and watching television, and when they're so removed from the community it helps them to be kept in touch," Lampkin said yesterday. The letter referenced the Nov.

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Police identify body

By Jon Breece | November 17, 2003

Investigators from the Albemarle County Police Department were called to Richmond Friday for an autopsy of the unidentified homicide victim found on Yancy Mill Lane Thursday morning near the Crozet exit of Interstate 64. A single gunshot wound to the victim's head was determined to be the cause of death.

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Isabel cleanup to cost U.Va. $1.5 million

By Anthony LaMesa | November 17, 2003

Hurricane Isabel's path through Central Virginia cost the University a total of about $1.5 million, according to figures released by the University. The University lost about $1.1 million in potential revenue and was forced to pay $400,000 in damage and cleanup costs, according to Richard F.

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Range rooms in higher demand, fill sooner with new sense of community

By SR Sidarth | November 14, 2003

The Range arguably represents the University graduate students' equivalent of the Lawn in terms of location and prestige. Since its creation by students two years ago, the Range community currently houses 51 graduate students who had to undergo an application process in order to receive a spot. Range Council President Christopher Colby explained last year's inaugural application process. "We had 70 to 80 candidates for 50 spots," Colby said.

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Expansion will improve graduation rate

By Esther Brown | November 14, 2003

The Atlantic Coast Conference's recent decision to expand to include the University of Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College, not only will increase the conference's football prowess but also will increase the graduation rate of student athletes. According to a study released this past Monday by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, the expansion of the ACC will increase the average graduation rate of football players by 1 percent.

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A day in the life

By Angela Manese-Lee | November 14, 2003

By any standard, College Dean Edward L. Ayers is a busy man. A laminated copy of his weekly schedule and the promptings of secretary and "time keeper" Heidi Winter help Ayers run on schedule as he divides his time between teaching, writing and presiding as dean over three-fourths of the University student body. While others would find themselves spread too thin, Ayers is known for injecting energy and enthusiasm into all of his commitments. He was named U.S.

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Bogus organizations a boon to Michigan students

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 13, 2003

Students at the University of Michigan looking for a competitive edge when applying for jobs, internships and graduate school have found that they can boost their chances for acceptance by claiming membership in fictitious organizations. Several Michigan students said that the practice of creating organizations for the sole purpose of resume embellishment is a common technique used to impress potential employers and admissions boards. According to the Michigan Student Assembly handbook, clubs are not required to have a function or generally recognized purpose, though they must hold meetings to avoid being officially disbanded.

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TAKING OUT THE TRASH

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 13, 2003

University Recycling employee GinaCasciano, a fourth-year College student,participates in the second annual Dumpster Dive, part of a nationwide America Recycles Day celebration.

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Oral sex and STDs: The low down on going down

By Sarah Barry | November 13, 2003

It's Sunday morning and all along the streets of Charlottesville, from Rugby Road to 14th Street to McCormick, college students are slowly making their way home on the long walk of shame (otherwise known as the "stride of pride"). A girl in a wrinkled black shirt tries to remember the name of the fraternity brother she hooked up with last night.

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Controversial referendum toappear on ballot

By Josh Goodman | November 13, 2003

This Tuesday, students will have a chance to vote on a referendum to give the First-Year Council president and the transfer student liaison a vote in Student Council next fall. Currently, new transfer students and first years do not have their own elected, voting representatives on Council, though the FYC president and the liaison both are allowed to participate in voting representative discussions.

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Rescue squad recognizes EMS work

By Elisa Marks | November 13, 2003

This week marks National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Week -- a week intended to recognize student participation in their local EMS squads, which consist of over 150 collegiate groups. The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad is participating in EMS recognition week because half of the active members in its organization are University students. The rescue squad answers calls for the University and much of Albemarle County and are the busiest all-volunteer rescue squad in the country, handling about 11,000 calls last year, according to rescue squad President David Starmer. Each year, several hundred of the calls handled respond to incidents at the University.

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Hampton loses funds over censoring scandal

By Jason Amirhadji | November 13, 2003

Three weeks after the acting president of Hampton University confiscated copies of a student publication following its editors' refusal to run her letter to the editor on the front page, a national association of newspaper executives has decided to discontinue funding a summer journalism program at the school. The American Society of Newspaper Editors previously had earmarked $55,000 for Hampton University to host its High School Journalism Institute, also scheduled at five other locations across the country, said Director Peter Bhatia, who added that after the incident, the group did not believe it would be appropriate to hold such an event at an institution that did not uphold the principles of free press. "We're an organization that exists to serve the newspaper industry," he said.

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