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Meloy murder suspect sent to mental hospital

By Abby Curran | August 25, 2001

A judge committed Jamie Poindexter, the 19-year-old charged with the April slaying of a University graduate student, to the state mental health agency last week. Poindexter is charged with capital murder, robbery and grand larceny in connection with the death of Alison Meloy, who was a graduate student in the department of government and foreign affairs. Poindexter, Meloy's next-door neighbor, was charged in May with the stabbing death of Meloy in her townhouse, located at 2117 Commonwealth Drive.

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ITC fights computer viruses on Grounds

By Kadie Bye | August 2, 2001

The staff at the University's Information Technology and Communication Office has been busy this summer, fielding countless questions regarding computer viruses. ITC staff said they have encountered numerous viruses this summer, but viruses such as MTX, Hybris, Sircam and Code Red have been reoccurring problems.

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Pysch patient alleges drug use in room

By Amy Shapiro | August 2, 2001

University Police are investigating a report that two patients used heroin and had sex while checked into the psychiatric unit of the University Medical Center last week. A female patient reported to police July 24 that she and a male patient had sex in the laundry room and injected heroin in her bathroom at the hospital, University Police Captain Michael Coleman said. Earlier that week, Medical Center employees suspected illegal drug use by the same male patient and he consented to a search of his room.

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Grant to fund alcohol education

By Maria Tor | August 2, 2001

As part of the University's continual efforts to improve safety and living conditions in the Greek system, the Center for Alcohol and Substance Education was awarded a grant Friday from the U.S.

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Md. company to purchase QualChoice

By Amy Shapiro | August 2, 2001

Managed health care company Coventry Health Care, Inc. announced Monday that it plans to purchase the parent company of QualChoice of Virginia Health Plan, Inc. QualChoice is the University-sponsored health care plan for students who do not have their own health insurance and is the plan provided for staff members. As part of the definitive agreement, Coventry will pay the Medical Center and the University Health Services Foundation $12.5 million for Blue Ridge Health Alliance, Inc. and its HMO subsidiary, QualChoice, and will enter into a five-year provider contract with the University.

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Firm conducts feasibility study for student center

By Kadie Bye | July 26, 2001

As part of the ongoing new student center planning process, Student Council has received a feasibility report from a Charlottesville architecture firm. With $20,000 in funding from the University, Council hired VMDO Architects to conduct a study to determine what the University can do with its space availability outside Newcomb Hall, said Andy Burdick, a member of Council's New Student Center Committee.

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U.S. News ranks top American hospitals

By Amy Shapiro | July 26, 2001

U.S. News and World Report's2001 "America's Best Hospitals" issue included eight medical specialties of the University Medical Center as among the finest of their kind. The specialties and their rankings are cancer, ranked 22nd; endocrinology (hormonal disorders), sixth; geriatrics, 49th; nephrology (kidney disease), 49th; neurology, 29th; otolaryngology, (ear nose and throat), 22nd; pulmonary (respiratory disorders), 34th; and urology, 23rd. "It's always good to be recognized by your peers," said Paul Levine, director of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, at the Medical Center.

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Grounds sees slew of plans, projects

By Deirdre Erin Murphy | July 23, 2001

Maybe hard hats should appear on first-years' lists of dorm-room supplies to help them endure the construction that will be occurring on central Grounds during their stay as students. Included in the slew of projects are renovations of Peabody Hall, Clark Hall and the Aquatic and Fitness Center as well as construction of a new dining hall. Clark Hall Construction on Clark Hall began last July and is scheduled for completion by June 2003.

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A date with the Downtown Mall

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | July 23, 2001

In the 1970s, a proposal before the Charlottesville City Council to transform the downtown into a pedestrian mall caused division and disagreement among council members, business owners and locals.

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Teens search for summer jobs

By Jane Ngo | July 23, 2001

The jobs are scarcer, the salaries are lower and the unemployment is higher. Summer jobs are hard to come by, but that only means that this summer, college kids have been more creative in their job picks. Still - the numbers are grim.

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