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University builds language house

By Sarah Salwen | September 14, 2001

Tired of all that construction around grounds? Don't worry - at least one building will be completed and ready for students by fall 2002: the Monroe Lane Language House. "Given every possible crystal ball we can use, the house is going to be up in time," said Robert Hueckstaedt, chairman of the department of Asian and Middle Eastern languages and cultures. The house, located on the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and Monroe Lane and across from Student Health, will be home to seven different languages.

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Teach-in addresses student concerns

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | September 14, 2001

There was standing room only in the amphitheater last night as students, faculty and community members packed into the auditorium to attend the Middle-East Teach-In.

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University announces Friday class

By Emily Roper | September 14, 2001

The University canceled classes today in recognition of the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance set aside by President George W.

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Airports open with added safety rules

By Justin Bernick and Catherine Dunn | September 14, 2001

Many airports across the nation, including the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, reopened yesterday following an OK from the federal government. All flights had been grounded since Tuesday morning after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center and another crashed into the Pentagon. Effective at 11 a.m., the order stipulated that U.S.

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University community copes with tragedies

By David Glynn | September 13, 2001

Students, faculty and community members woke yesterday to see a still-clouded New York City skyline on television and the need to begin the process of piecing together a broken sense of security.

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Alumni groups look for graduates in NYC

By Abby Fox | September 13, 2001

The Alumni Association still knows little about whether any University graduates who live in New York and Washington were injured or killed in Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

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Students react to Tuesday events

By Jessica Rounds | September 13, 2001

Surreal images played over and over on the set of nearly every television. Friends gathered in an effort to comfort one another and be anything other than as helpless as most inevitably feel.

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe...

By Jenn Howenstine | September 13, 2001

Three beachgoers were attacked by sharks in three days over normally peaceful area coastal waters.

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Minority groups fear for safety

By Tandice Ghajar | September 13, 2001

Responding to concerns about a possible backlash against students with Middle Eastern backgrounds, many groups around Grounds have discussed over the two days since the terrorist attacks ways to combat such reactions. Between 9 and 9:30 Tuesday night a message went out to several organizations' e-mail listsannouncing a gathering in Newcomb Hall, beginning as soon as they could arrive, for students fearful about such a backlash. By 10 p.m., a large circle of people had convened in the Commonwealth Room, including Deans of Students Pablo Davis and Ajay Nair, Counseling and Psychological Services representatives Russ Federman and Julia Routbort, Terri Moore of University Career Services, and a cross-section of student organizations' members. Some two hours later, weary from the nightmarish day, students and administrators filed out of Newcomb having voiced early concerns and decided on protective steps they would take.

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Foreign policy experts predict actions U.S. will take next

By Mary Catherine Wellons | September 13, 2001

In response to Tuesday's national crisis, at the University, foreign affairs experts at the University began offering theories to some of the questions regarding America's future security. Philip D.

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Washington residents react with disbelief

By Deirdre Erin Murphy and Kadie Bye | September 13, 2001

WASHINGTON - The normal bustle of commuters inside the nation's capital was nowhere to be seen yesterday.

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University experts analyze aftermath

By Chris Wilson | September 12, 2001

A spectrum of experts at the University spoke with The Cavalier Daily about the technical and political implications of yesterday's tragedies in New York City and Washington D.C.

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Officials close down local buildings

By Kadie Bye | September 12, 2001

In the wake of yesterday's attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. area officials are responding to security issues at a local level. All Charlottesville City and Albemarle County emergency workers are on alert.

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National tragedy shocks community

By John Michael Layfield | September 12, 2001

Shock. Numbness. Confusion. Apt words to describe the mood on Grounds, which took a somber turn yesterday. Around televisions in Newcomb Hall - the designated counseling center for the University - clusters of students watched through swollen eyes as the images splashed across the screen.

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Virginia alumni provide eyewitness testimony

By Justin Bernick | September 12, 2001

Doug Strassler spent the early parts of his Sept. 11, 2001 morning watching the breaking news from New York City that would change America forever.

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Avoiding the real world for a few more years

By Tina Hong | September 12, 2001

While many fourth-year students are eagerly anticipating graduation and never having to write a paper again, some are applying to school all over again - gathering recommendations, writing essays that will please admissions officials, and studying for standardized tests reminiscent of the SATs from high school.

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University copes with tragedy

By Sara Jeanblanc | September 12, 2001

The entire nation took emergency actions yesterday to cope with the tragic events in New York City and Washington D.C., and the University was no exception.

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Charlottesville area responds to day of terror

By Kadie Bye | September 11, 2001

All city and county emergency workers are on alert. Officials have closed the Charlottesville Federal Courthouse and Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, as per the national airline grounding.

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International student numbers increase

By Mary Catherine Wellons | September 11, 2001

Whether taking notes in a lecture hall or speaking out during a class discussion, odds are University students will rub shoulders with some of the best and brightest from, quite literally, across the globe this year. The University has enrolled 162 undergraduate international students, up from 140 last year.

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University officials not troubled by No. 2 rank

By Erin Montgomery | September 11, 2001

Several University officials remain optimistic about the quality of a University education despite the school's recent slip to the number two spot in U.S.