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Guster, Virginia Coalition to play free April concert

By Ben Sellers | March 26, 2002

The University Programs Council officially announced yesterday that national recording artist Guster will headline Springfest, a free event for University students to take place Saturday, April 13 in the Mad Bowl. Guster will be one of six bands performing at Springfest, said Jbeau Lewis, programs coordinator for PK German, the committee that organizes on-Grounds concerts within UPC. The daylong Springfest, which starts at noon, also will feature Texas country star Pat Green, Northern Virginia's Virginia Coalition and local acts Benny Dodd, Dogger and Vandyke Brown. In addition, the festival will include its annual Gusburger competition to see how many of the White Spot's signature hamburgers students can eat.

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Harvard study finds binge drinking remains common

By Martin Olivier | March 26, 2002

A Harvard University report published yesterday finds that, despite efforts on the part of colleges to reduce heavy drinking, the percentage of college students across the country engaging in binge drinking remains the same as it was eight years ago. Officials at the University, while largely rejecting the usefulness of the binge drinking statistic, maintained that the incidence of dangerous drinking at the University has decreased in recent years. The study, conducted by Harvard University Professor Henry Wechsler, found that 44 percent of college students between the ages of 18 and 23 had engaged in binge drinking -t defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row for men, and four in a row for women - within two weeks of taking the study.

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News in brief

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 26, 2002

Warner, Kilgore declare truce over judge's gerrymandering decision After two weeks of bantering, mainly through press releases, Gov.

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Fraternities, BOV discuss house renovations

By Alexis Unkovic | March 25, 2002

The Greek community met with members of the University administration in Minor Hall on Saturday to discuss the new loan incentive program created by the Board of Visitors in January. "This is the first opportunity we had to explain the program since the Board of Visitors approved it," said Leonard W.

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Smith to chair Honor Committee

By Nick Chapin | March 25, 2002

After weekend deliberations, the Honor Committee announced last night College representative-elect Chris Smith will chair the Committee for the 2002-2003 year. "It's a weighty responsibility, I have big shoes to fill," Smith said.

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Kmart prepares to close 283 retail chains

By Kadie Bye | March 25, 2002

After a judge approved the closure of nearly 300 underperforming Kmart stores last week, the company's trademark "Blue Light Special" for sale merchandise will encompass nearly every store item in a complete liquidation of those stores. U.S.

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Virginia budget woes, tuition increases follow national trend

By Josh Goodman | March 25, 2002

While students at Virginia's colleges and universities face mounting tuition costs, institutions of higher education all over the country also are charging their students more money to attend school. Tuition increases have averaged 4 percent at public colleges over the past five years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Yet next year's tuition is expected to increase by a much larger percentage at many colleges and universities. "A lot of other states are having budget problems," said Colette Sheehy, University vice president for management and budget.

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GMU, Radford announce tuition increases

By Jen Michaels | March 22, 2002

George Mason University and Radford University both announced their tuition increase plans this week in response to state-level budget cuts. In-state undergraduate tuition and fees at Mason's Fairfax campus will rise $624 to $4,416, a 16.4 percent increase.

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News in Brief

March 22, 2002

University police arrested College student Scott Greges, 20, and three Cornell University students, Andrew Gladstein, 21, Colin Evans, 21, and Carl Kaufman, 20, on March 17 in the Copeley Parking Lot. The four were found at 1 a.m.

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UJC taps Graney as new chair

By Nick Chapin | March 22, 2002

The University Judiciary Committee elected Katie Graney, a third-year Engineering student, as chairwoman last night, as well as the three vice-chairs of the UJC Executive Committee. "It will be a very exciting committee to work with," Graney said.

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Short loses appeal for president

By Alexis Unkovic | March 22, 2002

Student Council's Rules and Ethics Board made its first and, if history serves as a guide, only decision of the year this week. The board responded to an appeal from first-year College student Robin Short regarding the run-off election for second-year class president. The Rules and Ethics Board oversees all elections appeals.

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Education students help local children

By Josh Goodman | March 22, 2002

A group of aspiring teachers is helping children in need and getting a jump-start on their careers in the process. Members of the University's chapter of the Student Virginia Education Association are involved in a variety of service activities benefiting children in the Charlottesville area. The University's SVEA, a pre-professional organization for teachers, is running a book drive, teaching computer skills to local children and volunteering at the Virginia Festival of the Book. In a first-time activity for the group, the SVEA will host a series of workshops to teach disadvantaged children how to search the Web or use Microsoft PowerPoint. "These are kids who don't have computers in their homes," said Lottie Baker, SVEA community service co-coordinator. Computers4Kids, a non-profit organization in Charlottesville, is sponsoring the workshops that SVEA will hold every Friday for four weeks, starting today. Aside from the instruction, Computers4Kids will give all the children who participate in the program a computer to keep, Computers4Kids Executive Director Kala Somerville said. The SVEA also is sponsoring a book drive for poor children that began March 18 and will continue until April 12.

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News in brief

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 21, 2002

Supreme court revives discrimination case Leonard Edelman, a former Lynchburg biology professor, sent a complaint letter to the employment commission in November 1997, six months after he was allegedly fired by the college

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City to memorialize eugenics victim

By Abby Fox | March 21, 2002

The story of an 18-year-old unwed mother from Charlottesville, one of the thousands of Virginians to be involuntarily sterilized, is about to come to Virginia's attention.

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Gym germs might make working out hazardous to your health

By Rebecca Brooks | March 21, 2002

Hitting the gym for some exercise and stress relief could put you in a dangerous situation - entering the gym potentially exposes you to a variety of infectious viruses, bacteria and fungi. Thousands of people can use a single gym on any given day, leaving behind germs that could make you sick. The germs lurk on weight benches, treadmills and floor mats - just about everywhere. Scientists call these common surfaces fomites, which harbor harmful microbes that can infect unsuspecting passersby. John MacKnight, professor of clinical internal medicine and orthopedics, has witnessed first-hand the effects of germs at the gym. University athletes who use the same training room often experience infection in waves. "If someone has a stomach flu and they have a little viral contamination on their hands at the gym, it is on the machine for the next person to pick up," Mac-Knight said. "How long the pathogen can live depends on the type of surface it is on and the moisture and humidity level," Immunology Prof.

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Students address depression

By Katie Arrants | March 21, 2002

Yellow ribbons will be distributed around Grounds next week as part of a student-initiated campaign to promote awareness of suicide and depression. Known as "Lifting the Darkness," the week-long initiative will commence for the first time Monday and include the distribution of yellow ribbons and information cards, a panel discussion and free depression screening by University Counseling and Psychological Services. A vigil for those whose lives have been affected by depression or suicide will conclude the week's activities next Thursday night. Participants in the vigil will meet at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, from which point they will walk in darkness to the Rotunda.

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