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Hopkins says ecstasy study was incorrect

By Christopher Jones | September 9, 2003

A Johns Hopkins University study claiming that users of MDMA, the drug popularly know as ecstasy, could suffer from permanent brain damage has been completely retracted after its authors discovered that another drug was accidentally used in the study. According to the retraction written by the Hopkins researchers, "the drug used to treat all but one animal in [the original study] came from a bottle that contained d-methamphetamine instead of the intended drug, racemic MDMA." Researchers attributed the mix-up to an error in labeling by the company that supplied the MDMA. The study, published in the September 27, 2002 issue of Science magazine, concluded that even occasional use of ecstasy could cause irreparable brain damage.

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Warner plugs education reform package

By Kara Rowland | September 8, 2003

Speaking to a standing-room only crowd in the Newcomb Hall Art Gallery, Gov. Mark R. Warner came to the University Friday afternoon to advance his Education for a Lifetime Initiative. In a six-point reform package, Warner addressed statewide issues of teacher retention, workforce and career preparedness for high school seniors, increased economic development and accountability in public education and higher quality child care. Acknowledging what he referred to as the "worst fiscal crisis in 50 years," Warner emphasized the importance of securing adequate funding for education. "Every state is going through a fiscal challenge, let me tell you," he said, adding that Virginia was one of only a few states that "didn't cut a single dollar from education." Warner said his budget for the next biennium will satisfy the state Board of Education's recommendations to increase education funds by $525 million to meet its Standards of Quality.

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New Web site facilitates student meetings

By John Carner | September 8, 2003

This year, student organizations will have a way to reserve meeting places online in an attempt to streamline the process. At the beginning of this semester, the University unveiled its new online Catalog of Meeting Places and Student Spaces system, which allows Contracted Independent Organizations and other student groups to request rooms for meetings around Grounds.

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City Council considers adding two buses to CTS

By Corinne Shamy | September 8, 2003

Increased use of the Charlottesville Transit Service has forced the Charlottesville City Council to take action: New buses likely will be added to routes four and six, the two most popular routes, to ensure on time service for CTS passengers. "These are our 'trunk routes,' meaning they have the heaviest ridership," Vice Mayor Meredith Richards said.

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Gillen to put full court press on drunk driving

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 5, 2003

The Central Virginia Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced Tuesday the inaugural membership of the chapter's Board of Advisors. University Men's Basketball Coach Pete Gillen was named as one of the three individuals appointed to the newly-created Board, as was Brad Chandler, a graduate of the University Law School. Since beginning his tenure as the men's basketball coach in 1998, Gillen has compiled an 86-64 record and was named Men's Basketball Coach of the Year in Virginia by the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2001. Chandler is presently senior partner of Chandler, Franklin and O'Bryan and has been included in the "Best Lawyers in America" for the past 20 years. Ron Huber, Charlottesville's assistant Commonwealth attorney, also was selected for the Board. The areas encompassed by the Central Virginia Chapter cuts a wide swath through the Commonwealth, stretching from Winchester to Lynchburg. Board members each will serve a two-year term.

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City Council calls for education funding

By Jon Breece | September 5, 2003

The Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night calling for the Virginia General Assembly to invest more state funding in public education. A decade of staggered revenue-depriving tax cuts coupled with recent economic downturns have left public schools adrift in an economic quagmire, according to City Council members. Because the state is using what local leaders consider an antiquated formula for determining a school district's need, Virginia's localities, particularly the Commonwealth's cities, are attempting to shoulder the burden to meet the educational needs of its students. "The bottom line is that localities are subsidizing the state because the state is not meeting its obligations to fund public education," said Vice Mayor Meredith Richards, and executive board member of Virginia First Cities. VFC is a coalition of the state's 15 oldest and most fiscally stressed cities, including Winchester, Hampton and Norfolk. While stressing Charlottesville schools are not in dire straits, Ed Gillaspie, director of business and finance for Charlottesville Public Schools, said the schools have been shortchanged by the state.

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U.Va., six other Virginia colleges sued

By Anthony LaMesa | September 5, 2003

Seven Virginia public colleges and universities, including the University of Virginia, are facing a lawsuit after the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a legal challenge Tuesday on behalf of undocumented citizens, who the advocacy group says have been denied or will be denied admission at the schools based on their immigration status. Last September, Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore issued a memo of legal advice to Virginia public colleges and universities advising them against admitting undocumented citizens. "It's the attorney general's view that schools as a matter of policy should not admit illegal aliens," Kilgore Spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said.

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ROTC scholarships decrease due to war

By Shannon Sturcken | September 5, 2003

As a result of the recent war in Iraq, there's good news and bad news for the University's ROTC programs: The good news is improved morale and increased retention rates; the bad news is a lack of scholarship funding for incoming ROTC recruits, according to Army ROTC Chair Lt.

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City council passes initial stages of bill for re-zoning

By Jason Amirhadji | September 4, 2003

In a move that some see as inevitable and others fear will spawn high-rise apartments near the University, the Charlottesville City Council is set to allow high-density housing in two popular off-Grounds housing areas. This change is just one of many in a proposed city zoning ordinance, which would shape Charlottesville's development for years to come.

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Students encounter overloaded courses

By Riley McDonald | September 4, 2003

As the add/drop deadline approaches, College students are making a last-ditch attempt to push their way into popular or required courses via glitches in ISIS or a professors' good will. "There does seem to be this general problem that we have more students than we have classes," Politics Prof.

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