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Bice to shut down for renovations

The University Housing Division will shut down Bice House for renovations during the 2003-2004 academic year. One of the 10 on-Grounds housing options available to upperclassmen, the Bice House apartments on Brandon Avenue currently accommodate 286 students. Slated to begin immediately following graduation this spring, costs for the renovations total over $7 million, according to University Capital Budget Manager Tom Leback.

Warner outlines budget cuts for Commonwealth

Nervous Virginians across the Commonwealth watched last night as Gov. Mark R. Warner made a statewide, televised address outlining the "painful" funding cuts he sees as necessary for meeting this year's forecasted $1.5 billion shortfall in state revenue. "A budget shortfall of this magnitude cannot be solved by sound bytes of cutting the fat," Warner said.

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Bush pledges increase in minority homeownership During last Monday

Student almost struck by train near Beta Bridge

A University student nearly was run over by a train in a possible suicide attempt under Beta Bridge yesterday. At about 4 p.m.

Faculty assembly confronts budget

The Assembly of University Professors filled the Chemistry Auditorium last night to address the budget crisis.

Week to raise awareness of sexual assault

In observance of national sexual assault and domestic violence awareness month, student organizations around Grounds are coming together in a series of workshops, presentations and panels next week. Although the entire month of October is devoted to the promotion of sexual assault awareness, on-Grounds activities are focused on one week -- Oct.

City addresses safety of JPA crosswalk

Bright orange construction flags sitting in barrels on either side of the crosswalk across Jefferson Park Avenue behind Cabell Hall are only a temporary solution to a bigger traffic problem at the crosswalk. The city placed the flags at the location last Wednesday as part of an effort by the City of Charlottesville and the University to make the crosswalk safer for pedestrians. The flags are intended for people to carry across the street to increase their visibility. The extra safety measures come after English Prof.

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Institute's handbook offers conservation strategies As city officials scramble to slow the decrease of local water reserves, the University's Institute for Environmental Negotiation is exploring long-term plans that could prevent future shortages. The Institute's new publication, "A Stream Corridor Protection Strategy for Local Governments," is a 63-page manual intended to help local governments within the Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile drainage basin protect their streams by implementing many facets of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. The agreement, signed by the governors of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, the mayor of Washington, D.C., and the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sets goals for states within the region, such as creating 2,010 additional miles of forested stream buffers by 2010 and developing watershed plans that cover two-thirds of the bay's drainage basin. Historical Society to host upcoming 2002 Spirit Walk In an effort to preserve the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, the Albemarle County Historical Society will host the 2002 Spirit Walk on Oct.

Nicolas Cage to attend film festival

Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage, who has starred in both dramas and comedies over the years, will headline the 15th Virginia Film Festival this year, the festival board announced Saturday. Cage will participate in two of the festival's events, including the presentation of his directorial debut, "Sonny," at Culbreth Theatre on Saturday, Oct.

Alumni donate $300,000 to College

Responding to the Commonwealth's financial crisis, two University alumni groups offered a combined gift of $300,000 that will aim to safeguard undergraduate courses in the College. Representatives from the Alumni Association and the College Foundation each presented checks of $150,000 to University President John T.

Soft regulations for hard liquor sales?

Teenagers today are increasingly the prime targets of malt beverage advertisements. Recent statistics show that 77 percent of teenagers watch television after 9 p.m.

CNN political analyst addresses election reform

Possible outcomes of the 2004 presidential election and election reform legislation both received substantial discussion in a presentation from CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider yesterday in Jefferson Hall. Schneider's presentation was a part of the Jefferson Society's speaker series. Citing several potential outcomes in the 2004 race, Schneider named Al Gore, Sen.

Casteen denounces anti-Jewish intimidation

University President John T. Casteen III joined over 300 college and university presidents Oct. 7 in condemning the intimidation of Jewish students on college campuses in a full-page statement in the New York Times. The statement, chiefly authored by Rev.

Committee to release tickets for open trial

After more than a month of build-up, the University community will bear witness to third-year College student Adam Boyd's open honor trial Saturday.

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Allow unprofitable airlines to nose dive

The airline industry received a $15 billion bailout last year from the federal government due to the events of Sept.

Report analyzes federal computer system

The Markle Foundation, a non-profit think tank based in New York, published on Monday its post-Sept.

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Illinois student newspaper sues for freedom of press National media groups and First Amendment advocates are voicing their support for a case to go before a panel of federal judges this fall. The case was filed by Jeni Porshe and Margaret Hosty, graduate students at the Governor State University of Illinois and editors of the school paper, the Innovator. The two students were chosen to head the paper in the spring of 2000, and subsequently decided to revamp it, going from a publication focused on promoting university accomplishments to a critical forum for review of faculty and administrative procedure. Porshe and Hosty published several scathing editorials about specific members of the faculty.

University donors give record high in 2001-2002

On a weekend when the Board of Visitors pondered the financial crisis brought on by budget cuts to the University, Board members must have been relieved to hear two pieces of good financial news at their Oct.

Student voter drive registers '2002 in 2002'

In what is turning out to be an important election year, a coalition of student groups at the University has met its goal of registering 2002 new student voters.