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Honor investigates 130 cheating charges

By John McArdle | August 25, 2001

Honor Committee members said they hope to have all of the 130 honor cases filed since last spring by a physics professor completed by Christmas, despite slow progress on investigations this summer. Committee Chairman Thomas Hall said while the necessary Committee personnel were in town this summer, many investigated students could not be contacted for a number of reasons, including being out of the country on vacation. Now 37 of the 130 cases have been investigated by Committee officers, 11 have been scheduled to go to trial and 26 were dropped without a trial.

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State may fund new library

By Abby Curran | August 25, 2001

Gov. James S. Gilmore III (R) said Wednesday he soon will decide whether to secure funding for the University's proposed special collections library. Gilmore met with University President John T.

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Suspect surrenders to police

By Kadie Bye | August 25, 2001

Following a five-hour standoff Tuesday afternoon, Charlottesville police negotiators persuaded a double murder suspect to surrender himself into custody. Police believe city resident Craig Edmund Nordenson, 20, attempted to rob three people sitting under the coal tower near East Market Street at about 4:30 a.m.

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Police search for escaped prisoner

By Ben Sellers | August 25, 2001

As of late Thursday, area police still are searching for prison escapee Timothy Gerald Eads. Eads pleaded guilty in June to 21 charges related to the break-in and rape of an Albemarle woman this January.

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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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McIntire makes plans for renovations

By Kadie Bye | August 2, 2001

With the help of a $2 million donation from three alumni, the Commerce School is in its preliminary stages to expand its Monroe Hall facilities.

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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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Lawyers may settle suit out of courtroom

By Amy Shapiro | July 26, 2001

Lawyers representing the University Medical Center met last Friday with five former employees who are suing the University on grounds they were unjustly fired.

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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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SCHEV members select Carl Kelly for chairman

By Kadie Bye | July 26, 2001

Officials of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia announced that Carl N. Kelly will serve as the agency's new chairman, effective immediately.

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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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Searches end for five prominent positions

By Kadie Bye and Amy Shapiro | July 23, 2001

By the end of the summer, students, faculty and staff will see five new faces in some of the most prominent positions at the University.

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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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ABC investigating drinking at Foxfield Races

By Maria Tor | July 23, 2001

Many University students consider the spring races at Foxfield the social highlight of the year.

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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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Mulberry replaces Simeon as University e-mail client

By Maria Tor | July 23, 2001

Computing at the University will have a new feel this fall with a new program to make work and e-mailing easier for students, faculty and staff.