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226 students apply for Lawn housing

By Nick Chapin | January 21, 2002

Seconds after the clock struck 5 last Thursday afternoon fourth-year Lawn Selection Committee Coordinator Trish Morrow found herself in the difficult position of turning down a number of disappointed students who had just missed the firm deadline to turn in their Lawn applications. Of the 226 students who made the deadline only 47 will be offered the honor of living on the Lawn in their last year of undergraduate studies. This week, 34 fourth-year volunteers will spend countless hours reading through each of the 226 applications, eight less than last year, and picking who will be a part of next year's Lawn community.

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Students awake to a winter wonderland

By Thomson Silvers | January 21, 2002

Rolling out of bed Saturday morning, students awoke to find their windowsills covered in a soft, white layer of steadily falling snow. Accumulation in the Charlottesville area reached approximately four inches by mid-afternoon at which point the snow tapered off and freezing rain began.

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January 21, 2002

With the advent of spring rush activities the University's sorority system has found itself with a new little sister. The Lambda Chapter of Sigma Psi Zeta Inc. entered the Multi Cultural Greek Coordinating Council before the last week of classes in December. President Sophia Ni, a third year in the College, has been working to establish Sigma Psi Zeta since her first year at the University. The process to become a sorority at the University took a year and a half.

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Cheating scandal shocks Ga. Tech

By Jen Michaels | January 18, 2002

In an event reminiscent of the University's honor cases brought forth by Physics Professor Louis Bloomfield last spring, 187 Georgia Tech students are facing accusations of cheating by collaborating on a computer science class project. Professors identified the students with homemade software designed to detect plagiarism.

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January 18, 2002

Because of state budget cuts Informational Techonology Communication will be forced to discountinue low-speed dial-up modem services. This will become effective Jan.

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University updates Central Mail Service

By Jenn Roberts | January 18, 2002

Software updates underway on the Central Mail Service promise the University community increased efficiency and security in accessing e-mail accounts, officials say. CMS, the University's e-mail storage system, will undergo updates over the next two months.

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'Hoo Crew debuts at basketball contest

By Martin Olivier | January 17, 2002

A group of student volunteers enforced a new system for camping out and lining up at University Hall for men's basketball games at Tuesday night's contest versus Wake Forest and received good reviews. Student Council sanctioned the new guidelines in response to complaints from fans last season.

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Simmons adds to City Council candidacy list

By Sarah Salwen | January 17, 2002

University Medical Center employee David Simmons (D) announced his candidacy in the race for City Council Monday, becoming the fifth candidate vying for the two open seats. Simmons, director of clinical services for the Nephrology Clinic at the University Medical Center and the only University employee now in the race, has emphasized his extensive activity in community organizations as an asset to his bid for City Council representative. "My experience will give me a different perspective" than the other candidates, Simmons said.

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Police warn University about barred individual

By Kadie Bye | January 17, 2002

University Police have begun distributing trespass warning posters around Grounds, alerting community members of a man barred from all University owned and operated property. Officers said they encourage students, faculty and staff members to study the photo, which is featured on the alert posters throughout University residence halls, libraries, academic buildings and dining facilities. If spotted on Grounds, officers said students should call 911 immediately to alert police. "We've released the picture to let students know to watch out for the man," University Police Sgt.

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Early decisions increases

By Josh Goodman | January 16, 2002

More students than ever applied to the University through early decision last semester, amid growing controversy over the merits of early decision in the college admissions process. The University received 2,413 early applications for next year's first-year class, 13 percent more than in 2000.

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Harvard prof. may leave due to criticism

By Abby Fox | January 16, 2002

Renowned Harvard University African American Studies Prof. Cornel West is considering a move to Princeton University after a dispute with newly appointed Harvard President Lawrence Summers. The controversy began in October 2001 when Summers criticized West for his participation in political non-academic pursuits.

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University selects firm for South Lawn project

By Justin Bernick | January 16, 2002

The University announced last month the selection of the Polshek Partnership, an architecture firm based in New York City, to design the proposed $125 million South Lawn project. The project, which includes the replacement of New Cabell Hall and the construction of a new building across Jefferson Park Avenue, provides for 285,000 square feet of new, state-of-the-art classroom and research space. The project encompasses an "opportunity that comes only once every hundred years" an opportunity to redefine the South Lawn and to "recapture some of Thomas Jefferson's original vision," University Architect Pete Anderson said. Jefferson's original plan intentionally left an unobstructed view of the Lawn's south end.

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NCAA may change academic standards

By Chris Wilson | January 16, 2002

Division I representatives at Monday's National Collegiate Athletic Association's annual convention will discuss the possibility of change academic requirements for student-athletes. Currently, the NCAA dictates that to remain eligible to play Division I athletics, student-athletes must have completed 25 percent of their total coursework after two years in college, and an additional 25 percent each year after that. The new proposal would require that students maintain a 1.8 GPA by the beginning of their second year.

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Viewing America

By Carrie Lopez | December 14, 2001

In a time fresh with a regained sense of patriotism in the United States, William Allard's "Portraits of America," a compilation of photographs spanning four decades of his career, provides us with breathtaking insight into our own country.

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