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Graduate Labor Union, Graduate Student Council discuss fee with Student Health administrators

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 24, 2003

Graduate Labor Union, Graduate Student Council discuss fee with Student Health administrators Yesterday, members of two graduate students groups met with officials at Student Health to discuss a fee for certain students which they feel is unfair. Currently, students who wish to receive treatment at the Elson Student Health Center but who are not registered in summer session classes must pay a $32/month fee to receive treatment.

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High court allows use of race in admissions

By Megan Moyer | July 21, 2003

In a case with national implications, the Supreme Court, in a June 23 decision, upheld the University of Michigan's right to consider race in admissions, but declared Michigan's system of awarding admission points for race unconstitutional. The court split its decision on the two raced-based admissions cases.

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University to develop diversity exercise

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 21, 2003

Beginning in the spring of 2004, the University will begin testing a new online diversity exercise which is scheduled to become mandatory for all students by the fall of 2005. Once implemented, the online training system, plans for which were announced at the May 31 Board of Visitors meeting, will be required in order for students to register for classes. Pat Lampkin, University vice president for student affairs, emphasized that the ungraded course will be "totally anonymous" and is intended as a first step toward possibly bringing students together for face-to-face dialogue. A month-long request for proposal for the project was issued on July 1, during which companies will apply to develop the exercise. "What we're asking for is an interactive online exercise that will expose people to differing thoughts and differing opinions," Lampkin said. Student Council President Daisy Lundy said she sees the course as a way to apply ideals of diversity to everyday life at the University. "I think the course will bring together history, the current state of affairs and a practical application of what [students] have learned," Lundy said.

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City police chase stolen vehicle near Grounds

By Christine Wallace | July 17, 2003

Two Charlottesville police vehicles chased a car thief around Charlottesville, Albermarle County and Fluvanna County for 20 minutes Tuesday morning. A 1988 black Subaru station wagon was taken from a home in Albemarle County on Northwood Avenue, near the northeast end of the city.

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Hospital's theraputic bike first in Virginia

By Mary Pumphrey | July 10, 2003

Area residents with spinal cord injuries now have a new treatment option. The Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center at the University Health System has purchased a Galaxy Cycle, a therapeutic bicycle which uses electrical impulses to stimulate patient's muscles. The Kluge center is the first in Virginia to acquire the machine, making it one of 24 centers in the country to offer the treatment.

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Break-in near University raises concerns

By Mary Pumphrey | July 10, 2003

The recent spate of attacks and break-ins attributed to a serial rapist in heavily student-populated areas have led area females to reevaluate their sense of security and to increase safety precautions. Recent graduate Andrea Czarkowski said she was concerned that a June 6 break

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Virginia weathers record-high rains

By Peter Cleary | July 10, 2003

"One-half of a Bible's worth of rain" is how a recent advisory from the State Climatology Office described the twenty days of rain most of Virginia received during the month of May. While it may be hasty to start building an ark, rain fell in Charlottesville on a record-setting ninety days during the first six months of 2003.

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Former GOP director put on probation

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 10, 2003

A federal Tuesday sentenced former Virginia Republican Party Director Edmund A. Matricardi to three years probation and a $5,000 fine for eavesdropping on a conference call between Democrats. Matricardi pleaded guilty to the charges in April, and Tuesday he apologized to Governor Warner, Democrats, the people of Virginia and the Republican Party. -- Compiled by Megan Moyer

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