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Mending e-commerce with micropayments

It is prevailing wisdom that users will not pay for content on the Internet. Even if one Web site charges for information access, there is always another site that will provide the same information free of charge.


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Democrats debate Va. Leadership

As part of the Democratic Primary Debate Series, three of the four candidates for the Democratic attorney general nomination met last night in the Chemistry Auditorium in a debate sponsored by University Democrats. Consensus on many key issues characterized the debate.


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Lowry addresses students on conservative quandaries

Students and community members gathered in New Cabell Hall last night to hear Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of the political magazine The National Review, share his unique and pun-filled views on politics and issues conservative Americans face in today's world. "It's great to be back at U.Va.," said Lowry as he thanked The Virginia Advocate and the Jefferson Issue Foundation for inviting him to speak.


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Campaign calls for smoke-free dorms

As the number of students on college campuses who smoke continues to rise, a Washington-based group called the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is lobbying colleges and universities to create more smoke-free residence halls and anti-smoking programs for college. The University now allows smoking in individual residence hall rooms if both roommates consent, but smoking is not allowed in common areas. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids bases its current effort on two studies by the Harvard School for Public Health that were published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the Journal of American College Health.


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Foot-and-mouth disease spreads

There have been 434 cases of the foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom since the outbreak first appeared last month - the worst epidemic of the disease in the area since a devastating outbreak occurred in 1967.


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Funding will digitize historic German texts

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? For those speaking German, a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to the University Library's Electronic Text Center will enable the University to partner with the University of Trier in Germany to create a Web site titled "Middle High German Interlinked." A collaborative effort made by the universities will digitize about 100 medieval German texts and associated dictionaries.


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English majors gain option to focus in poetry

Starting next fall, undergraduate English majors will have the option to pursue poetry as an established area of concentration within the department. The program will allow undergraduates to focus on poetry writing.


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Donation to update technology

Jeffrey C. Walker, a University graduate with an interest in combining advanced technology and studies in the life of Thomas Jefferson, recently gave Monticello and the University Library's Electronic Text Center a combined gift of $1.5 million to begin upgrading information technology.


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Alumni Peace Corps service remains high

The University ranks seventh in the nation in sending graduates to the Peace Corps with 63 alumni now serving, according to statistics released yesterday. Last year, the University ranked sixth with 70 graduates serving in the Peace Corps.


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City Council passes free expression bill

Residents of Charlottesville soon will have a monument on which they can comment on politics, write poetry and draw for the community to see, thanks to a City Council vote Monday that approved construction of a chalkboard promoting free speech. Three council members voted for the proposal, Council Member David J.


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Panel discusses 2000 election aftermath

In light of the controversy surrounding one of the most debated presidential elections in American history, a panel gathered last night in Jefferson Hall to discuss problems with and possible reforms to the election process. The panel, sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies, included Ronald Klain, Al Gore's legal adviser; Doug Lewis, executive director of the Election Center; Robert Montjoy, assistant vice president for outreach and professor of political science at Auburn University; Trevor Potter, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Election Commission; and George Terwilliger, lead attorney for President Bush during the election recount. The panel began as mediator Larry J.

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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.