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Committee debates

Although the student body failed three of the four proposed honor referenda last week, it voted overwhelmingly in favor of modifying the role of honor counsel at trial.


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Faculty salaries stay ahead of inflation rate

An annual survey recently released by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources reveals that college and university faculty around the nation are gaining yearly salary increases that outpace inflation rates. The 2000-2001 data shows the median salary for higher education officials rose 4.8 percent from last year.


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Students get jump on buying tickets for DMB

A crowd of about 4,400 University students and Charlottesville community members lined up outside Scott Stadium to purchase Dave Matthews Band concert tickets Friday afternoon. But not everyone was satisfied with the lottery system.


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Students elect Fifer

In an election with the highest voter turnout seen in years, third-year College student Abby Fifer captured the race for Student Council President last night.


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CEO report links race to admissions processes

A study released Feb. 22 by the Center for Equal Opportunity lists the University as one of 47 undergraduate institutions that actively considers race as a factor in their admissions processes. The CEO is a think tank based in Washington D.C., that opposes affirmative action policies in the higher education. "We believe universities should not allow race to be considered in admissions," CEO general counsel Roger Clegg said.


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Honor Committee, UJC elected

After months of preparation, weeks of campaigning and four days of nerve-wracking elections, the newly-elected members of the Honor and University Judiciary Committees can relax and look forward to serving the University community. In the race for College UJC representative, third-year incumbent Committee member Paul Gigante led with 1,575 votes. "I think the results reflect a lot of hard work by all the candidates," Gigante said.


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Coalition urges University to disclose ties with Burma

The University's Free Burma Coalition urged Student Council on Tuesday night to pass a resolution that would call upon the Board of Visitors to require the University "to disclose any ties with corporations that conduct business in Burma." Burma is a developing nation in Southeast Asia under the rule of a military regime now called the State Peace and Development Council.


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Local brewers strive to make unique beer

America is a country amused by million-dollar beer commercials from large corporations. Many small brewers, however, hope to return to the days of widespread traditional local brewing. Although financially successful, large beer manufacturing industries have slowly conditioned American taste buds to watered-down beer.


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McCarthy speaks at elections forum

"Clean for Gene" may not be the popular slogan it was on college campuses in 1968, but outspoken political veteran Eugene McCarthy still has a message for America. The former senator and presidential candidate spoke to a standing-room- only crowd of nearly 200 in Minor Hall last night about his experiences in politics and his suggestions for improving the way Americans elect their president. McCarthy peppered his speech with dry jokes and quotes from Machiavelli and John Adams and criticized the structure of the Electoral College, the news media's influence on politics and the office of the vice president. "The Electoral College is a good idea, but has been corrupted over the centuries, principally by Republicans and Democrats," McCarthy said.


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Blogging the Net

Once thought of as a private activity, diary writing is shifting from being solely a personal art form to popping up in the public realm of the Internet. More and more people post their personal lives to an increasingly voyeuristic Internet audience - an audience that holds its breath for the most mundane of subjects: real people's lives.


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Faculty honors Harrison recipients

"You are not just the future, you are today," former Faculty Senate Chairman David T. Gies said to the 43 student recipients of Faculty Senate Harrison Awards in a ceremony yesterday honoring the winners. The recipients were chosen from a field of 95 applicants and will receive awards of $3,000 to be used on summer research.

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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.