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Graduate students may receive more funding

The Faculty Senate currently is looking for ways to increase funding that is available to graduate students. As of now, the University is unable to offer the same stipends and tuition coverage for graduate students that other competitive universities offer. "This problem is so complicated that it will take the better part of a year to understand," Faculty Senate Chairman Robert Grainger said. The University, along with most other higher education institutions, pays the tuition of graduate students and offers them a stipend for living expenses. Most schools, however, allow out of state graduate students to pay in-state tuition after their first year of graduate school. The University does not offer in-state status to graduate students who applied with out-of-state residency but have lived in Virginia for their first year at the University.

State offices prepare for recession

Gov. James S. Gilmore III recently announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia officially is in a recession.

Admissions office to focus on Asian recruitment

University students are spearheading an effort to create the first ever Asian-American Admissions Committee with the aid of the Office of Admissions.

Company traces pirated music to students

A London-based company has sought the help of schools across the country, including the University, to reduce the pirating of copyrighted music from the Internet. NetPD informed the University's Department of Information Technology and Communication of about 38 cases of copyright protected materials downloaded on the University's network since last week. Established last year, NetPD provides protection services to copyright owners whose material is being pirated through the Internet and has identified users who share copyrighted files.

University seeks new health care coverage

In light of QualChoice's merger with Coventry Health Insurance, the University is in the process of selecting a new insurance company.

Two years after closing, Fiji will recolonize

The University's Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity chapter will recolonize this spring after closing in May 1999. Fiji alumni and undergraduate members made the joint decision two years ago to shut down the University chapter.

W&M bars student- faculty relations

Sexual relationships between undergraduates and faculty members at the College of William & Mary now are prohibited, according to a policy adopted by the school's board of visitors Friday. Banning "consensual amorous relations," the provision also applies to graduate students "for whom the faculty member has a direct professional responsibility." "It protects student-faculty relationships by drawing clear lines about what is acceptable and unacceptable," College Faculty Assembly President Colleen J.

UJC reps discuss fund-raising proposal

At its weekly meeting Sunday, the University Judiciary Committee discussed extensive plans for raising $250,000 over the next two years. The Committee expects to create a permanent sub-committee for fund-raising within the next few weeks. "We want to get this off the ground soon," Committee Chairman Paul Gigante said.

Students elect new Council members

Student Council election results were posted Sunday night, with Daniel Burrows, Tanay Amin and Nirupa Shankar emerging as victors for the Council college representative positions. Erika Bryant, who ran uncontested, will hold the Council graduate representative position. Elections were held Nov.

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Christoph W. Leemann, an internationally recognized particle-accelerator physicist as well as a University faculty member, has been selected by the Southeastern Universities Research Association to serve as the new director of the U.S.

Law School to encourage public service career paths

Hoping to encourage more law school graduates to pursue public service careers, the Law School has revised its approach to loan assistance through two new initiatives launched by Dean John C.

Speakers series to focus on global issues

With the success of the "Science and Society" program co-sponsored by the Faculty Senate and the Institute for Practical Ethics, both groups already are planning for an even more exciting program next semester. In addition to the Senate and Institute, the University's Center for Global Health and the Forum for Contemporary Thought will co-sponsor the events next semester. This semester, the Senate and Institute sponsored a lecture series that focused on the theme of "Genetics and Society," featuring prominent speakers such as Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project. The lectures have "been successful, beyond my wildest imagination," said James Childress, director of the Institute for Practical Ethics. The lecture series will continue into the spring semester, but its focus will broaden to include issues of global health, Faculty Senate Chairman Robert Grainger said. Issues that the lecture series will address include global justice as related to research in developing countries, AIDS as a world crisis, inequalities in socioeconomic status among countries and bioterrorism. "We are in an interdependent world - a fact never more obvious than after Sept.

Miller Center hosts biological warfare expert

Judith Miller, New York Times journalist, best-selling author and biological warfare expert, addressed students, faculty and local residents yesterday and took questions about how the government could be more prepared for bioterrorist attacks against the United States. Miller, the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War," described to an audience of over 200 people in the Chemistry Auditorium the history of biological warfare and the potential types of biological attacks that could occur today. Miller's visit was particularly timely because of the recent anthrax mailings that have plagued the United States, an issue she addressed.

Internet advertising offers new tactics to push products online

Thus far, advertising on the web has been a decidedly mixed bag. Advertisers initially were titillated by the prospects of advertising on the web.

Honor debates initial plan for informed retraction

At its meeting last night, the Honor Committee discussed ideas on the "informed retraction" amendment proposal that it also considered at its annual retreat last weekend.

Locals prepare for open Senate seat battle

Candidates hoping to fill the late Emily Couric's state Senate seat were confirmed Saturday with the selection of Jane Maddux as the Republican candidate.

National travel reeling from terrorist attacks; holiday passengers still minimal

The travel industry has been hit hard by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and last week's crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

DMB makes donation to Madison House

The Dave Matthews Band continued its tradition of community involvement in Charlottesville last week when the group's Bama Works Fund gave the University's largest community service volunteer organization, Madison House, a $114,576 gift. The gift, the largest single donation to Madison House in recent history, was a percentage of proceeds from the charity concert the band held last April, and represents more than half of Madison House's yearly budget of $200,000. The band established the Bama Works Fund in 1998, primarily to provide support to charities in the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County area, though the group occasionally makes national and international grants.

Travel industry less affected in Charlottesville; low fares and high demand keep sales constant

With the holidays approaching, student travelers need to make transportation arrangements and, despite the Sept.

In securing the NCAA championship last season, Duke experienced a bittersweet victory, knowing the loss of two crucial players - national player of the year Shane Battier and Nate James - would follow.