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IFC, ISC to collaborate with Habitat for Humanity

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | April 13, 2001

The Greek system is bringing a new house to Charlottesville, which will not have fraternity parties or accommodate college students. The new residence will be the home of the Early family, and will result from a partnership among the Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, Habitat for Humanity and the Venable Neighborhood Association. The VNA, IFC and ISC have spent the past two years trying to raise the $45,000 needed to construct the house.

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City, University brace for DMB concert traffic woes

By Deirdre Erin Murphy | April 13, 2001

Dave Matthews will be coming to Charlottesville April 21 and, like all celebrities, he will be accompanied by hoards of adoring fans and traffic dilemmas. University Parking and Transportation Director Rebecca White said she has been working on the potential problems since February.

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General Faculty Council plans for upcoming term

By Shelley Johnson | April 12, 2001

Newly elected members of the General Faculty Council are brimming with excitement and fresh ideas to bring to the organization when they take office later this month. The 18-member council represents all general University faculty members, including non-tenure and non-tenure-track faculty members. For the past few years, the council has directed its efforts at "revising policies that affect employment agreements with the University," Council Chairwoman Patricia L.

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Dean Chang to leave after spring semester

By Mary Catherine Wellons | April 12, 2001

Glenna C. Chang, widely considered one of the most influential Asian women to assume a leadership role at the University, plans to leave her position as assistant dean of students at the end of the spring semester. A search committee has started looking for Chang's replacement, and on-Grounds interviews will begin at the end of the month, said Pablo Davis, an assistant dean of students and the committee's co-chairman. Chang arrived at the University in 1998 after a group of Asian and Asian-American students rallied University officials to fill an open position in the Office of the Dean of Students with an individual who would act as an advocate for the Asian community. Chang said her experiences at the University have been some of the most trying yet most fulfilling of her career.

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Graduate students may gain subsidized health coverage

By Kadie Bye | April 12, 2001

Graduate Labor Alliance members saw a significant victory in their campaign for affordable health insurance yesterday after University officials said they would recommend that the Board of Visitors create a $900 per person annual subsidy for graduate student coverage.

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Faculty members receive $500,000 in research funds

By Abby Curran | April 12, 2001

The National Endowment for the Humanities continued its long-standing relationship with the University this week by handing out over $500,000 in grant money to faculty members. Four faculty members received grants from the NEH, which recognizes exceptional humanities programs at colleges, universities and historical societies across the nation.

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Officials fear proposals may hurt black athletes

By Chris Yeung | April 12, 2001

M. Rick Turner, dean of African-American Affairs, voiced concern yesterday that suggested changes in the athletics department might considerably decrease the number of black athletes at the University.

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University trains Japanese medical workers

By Sam Bresnahan | April 12, 2001

A new era dawned for the land of the rising sun when a team of three Japanese health care workers traveled to the University for a month-long training program in infection control. The International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University Health System organized the program, which started in 1998.

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Exposure to cats may reduce risk of asthma

By Rebecca Brooks | April 12, 2001

Although there is no cure for asthma, researchers may be one step closer to combating this common and deadly illness. According to a new study from the University Health System, exposure to cats may lead to a decreased risk of developing asthma.

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Kerchof work rankles math department

By Oliver Longwell | April 11, 2001

Mathematicians are not widely known for a combative nature, but the construction that began in Kerchof Hall ahead of schedule Monday has some in the University's math department fuming.

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Bush budget offers little increase in student loans

By Kadie Bye | April 11, 2001

President Bush's proposed budget may disappoint students who rely on federal aid to finance their undergraduate educations.

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Faculty reflect on role in honor code

By Sarah Salwen | April 11, 2001

(This is the third in a four-part series examining the way members of the University view the honor system.) University faculty members initiate more than 50 percent of all honor cases.

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Matthews cancels Sunday concert

By Deirdre Erin Murphy | April 11, 2001

Yesterday, the Dave Matthews Band official Web site posted the cancellation of the band's second Charlottesville show scheduled for Sunday, April 22.

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Census 2000 results prompt change

By Kevin Hechtkopf and Maria Tor | April 11, 2001

Few may remember filling out those mind-numbing census forms that appeared in our mailboxes last year - maybe because many did not bother to fill them out at all.

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Aid applicants must report drug convictions

By Sara Jeanblanc | April 10, 2001

Have you "ever been convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs?" Starting with the 2001-2002 school year, the U.S.

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Edmonds gets Good Guy nod

By John McArdle | April 10, 2001

As third-year Engineering student Brian Edmonds thought about what life would be like next year living at 15 West Lawn he quietly commented, "There's no way I won't be taking my rocking chair." Almost 35 years ago, Lawn room 15 was endowed in memory of Gus Blagden.

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Search for College dean nears finish

By Chris Makarsky | April 10, 2001

Nine months ago, College Dean Melvyn P. Leffler announced he would resign in August. Nine months later, his replacement still is unknown. But according to Gene Block, chairman of the search committee charged with finding Leffler's replacement, there are several "exceptional" applicants from which the new dean will be chosen. "We have interviewed a number of external as well as internal candidates," Block said.

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Faculty Senate findings support dining facility

By Shelley Johnson | April 10, 2001

It's official - University professors are interested in having an on-Grounds faculty dining facility in which they can enjoy lunch with one another, University guests and students. Faculty Senate members recently learned the results of a survey asking faculty about potential plans for an additional University dining facility.

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Honor case statistics show rise in investigations, trials

By Sarah Salwen | April 9, 2001

At a meeting last night, the Honor Committee released its official case statistics for the 2000-2001 Committee term.

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Task force recommends restructuring athletics

By Justin Bernick and Chip Knighton | April 9, 2001

In a report presented Friday to the Board of Visitors, the Virginia 2020 Strategic Planning Task Force for the Department of Athletics recommended restructuring the University's 24 varsity sports into four tiers to combat an athletics program deficit that is projected to reach $47.4 million by 2010. The task force also recommended the elimination of men's indoor track and field and the addition of women's golf in order to address the budget deficit and Title IX concerns regarding equality between men's and women's athletics. If the changes are approved, women will make up 51 percent of the University's athletes, up from 47 percent.