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Assailant sentenced for rape, sodomy charges

By Paul Quinlan | April 24, 2002

A Charlottesville man was sentenced Monday on charges related to the rape of a University student in 1998 and the sodomy of another woman with a metal tire iron in Charlottesville's Tonsler Park in 2001. Michael Bryan Plum, 26, was sentenced to 65 years in prison after a Charlottesville Circuit Court jury found him guilty of the two charges. Police arrested Plum after the second incident, but DNA evidence also linked him to the 1998 Beta Bridge rape.

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Honor to release new video CD-ROM

By Nick Chapin | April 24, 2002

Incoming students will get a fresh look at the honor system in June when they view a revamped version of the honor video "On My Honor." The new video, currently being shot for the Honor Committee by the educational technologies department of the School for Continuing and Professional Studies, stars ABC Sportscaster and University alumna Melissa Stark and features New York Giants running back and University alumnus Tiki Barber. "This is part of re-energizing honor education," Committee Chairman Chris Smith said.

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A different first-year class

By Martin Olivier | April 24, 2002

Each spring, wide-eyed high school students pass daily through the Academical Village. Parents in tow, these prospective students are trying to get a feel for the University where they may spend the next four years of their lives. Prospective students, however, are not the only ones getting to know the University each spring.

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Record number of students apply to Nursing School

By Adrienne So | April 24, 2002

A nationwide nursing shortage and increased interest in job security may have spurred this year's recent rise in Nursing School applications at the University. Of the several routes to enrollment in the Nursing School, both application numbers and acceptance rates increased in each one.

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News in Brief

April 24, 2002

The University's Department of Student Health received a score of 99 out of 100, easily earning ambulatory care accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The accreditation process includes an evaluation during which a Joint Commission surveyor compares Student Health services against a national set of standards. The Commission, an independent, non-profit organization, is the leading accrediting body in the health care industry.

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News in Brief

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 23, 2002

Transportation board approves Jefferson Park Avenue bridge The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved designs for a bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway on Jefferson Park Avenue.

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Students host City Council debate

By Ben Sellers | April 23, 2002

Three City Council candidates joined last night in Clark Hall to discuss environmental issues with University students and community members. "The students have provided a wonderful opportunity for discussing the environment," Democratic candidate Alexandria Searls said.

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Gray to supervise orientation activities

By Deirdre Erin Murphy | April 23, 2002

Orientation, usually students' first encounter with the University, can look forward to new direction under Tabitha Gray, current University assistant dean of students of residence life. The Office of the Dean of Students appointed Gray to fill the position of Director of Orientation and New Student Programs last week.

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Three armed robberies plague city over weekend

By Martin Olivier | April 23, 2002

Armed robbers held up three people in Albemarle County between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning, according to Albemarle County Police. The first robbery occurred at Super Shoes shoe store in the Shopper's World shopping center on Route 29, shortly after 3 Friday afternoon. A sales associate who was working at the cash register told Albemarle County Police that a man displayed a black handgun and demanded she give him the money in the register.

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IFC reforms punishment process

By Jenn Roberts | April 22, 2002

Because of the continual occurrence of policy violations, the Inter-Fraternity Council-Judiciary Council is attempting to revamp its regulatory system and tackle grievances head-on. Specifically, the IFC-JC hopes to enforce two new structural reforms: increased enforcement of chapter standards boards in every house and the addition of creative sanctions. Chapter standards boards will serve as mini-judiciary committees within each fraternity, comprised of house members with the purpose of decentralizing the IFC-JC's disciplinary power.

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UJC mulls revision of statute of limitations

By Nick Chapin | April 22, 2002

The University Judiciary Committee continued to confront the flaws in its statute of limitations in a meeting yesterday, where new UJC judges sat down to discuss what has been accomplished over the past year and what still needs to be done. The statute of limitations currently allows complaints to be filed up to 45 days after an incident, but controversy has arisen over whether the filing period is too short.

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Albemarle County eliminates gun law at Sheriff's request

By Ben Sellers | April 22, 2002

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to remove a national background check from its concealed weapons ordinance. The board elected to repeal a 1997 county law that required a national record check for those applying for a concealed weapons permit. The decision to amend the law came at the behest of Albemarle County Sheriff Edgar Robb, who told the Board the system was ineffective, Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Sally Thomas said. "It doesn't sound like a dramatic change," said former sheriff Terry Hawkins, who served during the introduction of the second background check.

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Protesters support Palestinians

By Chris Wilson | April 22, 2002

Protesters flocked to downtown Washington, D.C., by the thousands Saturday afternoon to bring national attention to several causes, including the plight of Palestinians in the Middle East. First-year College student Reema Hijazi, who was among a number of University students who attended the demonstration, stressed that the purpose of the protest was simply to support the Palestinian people and to bring attention to the injustices they have suffered. "I don't support suicide bombing at all," Hijazi said.

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U.Va. officials visit Arizona telescope site

By Nikki Rohrbaugh | April 19, 2002

The University came closer to resolving the continuing controversy over a proposed Arizona telescope this week, as several officials visited the Mount Graham site in question. Five University representatives visited the mountain where astronomers plan to house the Large Binocular Telescope project, on land that Apache Indians consider sacred. With a $10 million gift from University alumnus Frank Levinson, specifically earmarked for the astronomy department, the University hopes to achieve its priority of joining the LBT project.

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News in brief

April 19, 2002

A Monticello Association committee has recommended that descendants of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings not be allowed full membership in their organization. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, James T.

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