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Foxfield loses license suspension appeal

By Shannon Sturcken | April 16, 2003

A hearing held at the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control office in Richmond yesterday morning could cause lower ticket sales and deter planning for the annual spring Foxfield races, scheduled to take place in 10 days. As a result of a decision made after the hearing, the Equine Sporting Event license of the Foxfield Racing Association will be suspended for 15 months, but the races will continue as planned, assuming Foxfield complies with three conditions set by the hearing. The conditions require the presence of one uniformed security officer for every 200 tickets sold, the addressing of all violations of public intoxication by Foxfield's private security force and a payment of $8,000 by Foxfield to Virginia ABC for the cost of the investigation. Foxfield Marketing Director Anne Browne said she believes the hearing was an effort by Virginia ABC to hinder plans and attendance to the races. "This is definitely planned to coincide with our race time," Browne said.

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Landlords consider later lease-signing possibilities

By Natasha Altamirano | April 16, 2003

As University students and administrators lobby local realtors to push back lease-signing dates, Charlottesville landlords say they are hesitant to comply unless all rental companies can reach a consensus for the earliest date at which students can sign leases. Following a March 26 meeting with University students and administrators, area landlords expressed concern over problems securing leases at later dates. Stadium Properties Owner Richard Ward, whose property primarily is located in the Jefferson Park Avenue area, said his company usually rents out 90 percent of its places before Nov.

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City considers panhandling restriction

By Jason Amirhadji | April 16, 2003

Following several incidents of aggressive panhandling on the Downtown Mall, City Council will consider an ordinance to restrict the practice citywide at its meeting next Monday. The proposed ordinance would prohibit aggressive panhandling in public areas such as parks and all panhandling on private property, around outdoor caf?

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Students report registration success

By Jon Breece | April 16, 2003

As students begin registering for fall classes this week, the Office of the University Registrar expressed confidence that a sequel to the ISIS registration nightmare of last semester will be averted. Last fall, when a glitch in the code allowed only a few students onto the online registration system at a time, administrators were forced to delay registration in order to fix the system.

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A community of jurors

By Riley McDonald | April 16, 2003

It is a letter that alternately incites groans and quickens the pulses of University students. A long envelope, with an Honor Committee seal, opens to reveal script beckoning the recipient to jury duty. "Last spring, they picked me for jury duty, and I was like 'Oh, man,'" second-year College student Patrick Cole said.

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Students panelists debate legitimacy of war in Iraq

By Mary Pumphrey | April 16, 2003

Though the intense combat phase of the United States' war with Iraq essentially has ended, many agree that the questions posed by the conflict still linger. In an attempt to predict the likely direction of these future discussions, University students met last night in Rouss Hall for a debate sponsored by the Student Council legislative affairs committee and the Anti-War Coalition at U.Va. First-year College student Daniel Eaton and second-year College student Jeremy Williams spoke in support of the resolution.

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Stetson University closes school paper following uncouth April Fool's edition

By Josh Goodman | April 15, 2003

Officials at Florida's Stetson University closed down the school's newspaper after some alumni, faculty and students reacted unfavorably to content in the paper's April Fool's Day issue. The April Fool's issue included profanity and articles that critics charged were racist and advocated domestic violence. Administrators closed the newspaper, which is known as The Reporter, for the remainder of the year.

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Honor statistics for 2002-2003 show case load has decreased

By Riley McDonald | April 15, 2003

The Honor Committee released its 2002-2003 case statistics last week, which reveal an overall decrease in cases brought before the Committee.

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Vandal smashes Irish glass exhibit outside art museum

By Drew Cohan | April 15, 2003

"Stones in Place," an outdoor art exhibit at the University of Virginia Art Museum was vandalized this past weekend.

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Center for Politics continues series on political humor

By Josh Goodman | April 15, 2003

The Center for Politics will present a panel discussion on political humor tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Newcomb hall theater. According to a press release from the Center for Politics, the panel will discuss "the serious side of political humor." Panel participants include Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, and James Downey, a writer for Saturday Night Live. The panel discussion, which will be narrated by politics prof.

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Professors, students speak out against war in Iraq at teach-in

By Christine Wallace | April 15, 2003

Last night at 7 p.m. in Rouss Hall, the Anti-War Coalition sponsored "War with Iraq: a teach-in," to educate University students about conflict in Iraq and potential consequences. Nine speakers detailed several topics stemming from the war, such as media coverage, motives of the United States and the United Kingdom, the war at home, exploitation, post-war consequences, long-term political implications, civil disobedience and treatment of Muslims and immigrants. English Prof.

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HOT UNDER THE HOOD

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 15, 2003

Two firefighters from the City Fire Dept.'s Engine 6 hose down a car which caught fire in the University parking lot at Scott Stadium yesterday afternoon.

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Students, University re-evaluate lease dates

By Whitney Garrison | April 15, 2003

After meeting with several Charlottesville landlords on March 26, University administrators and students say they still have concerns over early and competitive lease-signing dates. The meeting, part of ongoing discussion regarding student housing, addressed the effects of early lease dates on first years and Greek houses.

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University architect Anderson to retire in spring

By Angela Manese-Lee | April 15, 2003

Samuel A. "Pete" Anderson III, will take his last walk through Grounds as the Architect for the University on May 16. Anderson, who has presided over facilities planning, architectural and landscape design since June 1995, will retire to pursue personal interests.

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Rehnquist visits law school, gives lecture on Court

By Nick Chapin | April 14, 2003

William Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, offered a unique perspective on the responsibilities of the justices last Friday when he presented an address at the Law School as part of the Henry J.

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IFC passes fraternity party safety regulations

By Natasha Altamirano | April 14, 2003

Just under a month after a gunman and an accomplice robbed a joint fraternity party at the Sigma Pi house, the Inter-Fraternity Council passed four resolutions to ensure the safety of University students at its weekly Presidents' Council meeting Thursday. The IFC made changes in four areas, including security in rental contracts, fraternity use of University ID cards and guest lists, the "Set Fine/Reward" system and the stamp system. "We made these decisions with the best interests of the entire system in mind," IFC President Ryan Ewalt said. The IFC voted in October 2001 to limit rentals to other Greek organizations only. The first resolution concerns rental of fraternity houses by other Greek organizations.

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ROTC competes in Military Weekend

By Mary Pumphrey | April 14, 2003

Midshipmen and cadets from the University Naval, Army and Air Force ROTC programs competed in Military Weekend, a three-day drill and fitness challenge, this weekend.

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Preliminary construction begins at site of new arena

By Anthony LaMesa | April 14, 2003

With $75 million in donations secured for construction of the University's new multi-purpose arena, early site work will begin today, ushering in over three years of construction around Grounds in support of the massive project. Some fencing already was erected Saturday at the North end of the Massie Road parking lot, where the majority of early site work will commence, Arena Project Director Richard B.

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Virginia Tech mourns death of graduate in Iraq grenade attack

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 14, 2003

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets graduate Jeffrey Kaylor was killed in a grenade attack Monday in Iraq. He is believed to be the fourth Virginian to have died during the war. Kaylor, 24, served as second lieutenant on reconnaissance with the C Battery, 39th Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga. Fellow graduates recalled Kaylor's bravery during training at Tech. "If there was something we didn't want to do, he would be there doing it first," said Elizabeth Tedrick a senior cadet, who was a member of Kaylor's cadre her freshman year. Friends and family held a wreath laying ceremony in Kaylor's memory at the Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel in Blacksburg, Va.

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Honor elects new subcommittee chairs

By Riley McDonald | April 14, 2003

As the Honor Committee switches hands, the new Committee voted last night to appoint third-year College students Okem Nwogu and Sean Driscoll as subcommittee chairs for 2003-2004. Nwogu will be the new chair of the diversity advisory board, a group devoted to increasing outreach to every group on Grounds, from minorities to athletes to Greek and non-Greek organizations. "It's a critical role, especially with the social climate of the University," Nwogu said.