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Escort service to launch improvements, expansion

By Heather Klurfeld | February 8, 2001

The Escort Service is driving into 2001 with a tentative list of improvements, including scheduling regular stops at Clemons Library, the service's most popular pick-up spot. Growing demand and complaints from University students prompted Student Council to put forth several initiatives to improve the service. The goal is to "improve the efficiency of Escort Service [by working] in conjunction with the University Police Department," Council President Joe Bilby said. Other Student Council proposals include raising pay for the students who ride along with the police officers and adding more vans to cut down on waiting time, Bilby said. Council hopes these proposals will help alleviate complaints from students regarding extended wait times.

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Assembly kills bill to limit out-of-state students

By Melissa Tran | February 8, 2001

Out-of-state applicants to the University can breathe a sigh of relief, but maybe not for long. House bill 2506, which called for limiting the percentage of out-of-state students in Virginia's four-year public colleges to 25 percent, was killed in the House Education Committee last week. In response, one of the bill's sponsors, John Reid (R-Richmond), proposed and received approval Tuesday for HJ 675, a House resolution to create a commission to review issues under consideration in the original bill.

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ISC members elect Braggins new president

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | February 8, 2001

In her speech last night during Inter-Sorority Council officer elections, Kristin Braggins said the ISC president "must design a ship which will steer its own life." Representatives from the 16 sororities in the ISC elected Braggins captain of their ship.

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Board, Honor Committee explain relations

By Emily Roper | February 7, 2001

The recent discovery of a document outlining a January 28, 1999 meeting between the Board of Visitors and the Honor Committee has thrown the relationship between the two University entities into the limelight. The document, obtained by The Cavalier Daily, highlighted a discussion between the Board's special committee and 1998-1999 Committee members regarding "Case #19." A former Committee member, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said "Case #19" referred to possible litigation involving former University student Maurice Guillaume Goodreau III. Goodreau claimed he unlawfully was stripped of his degree eight years after graduation. At the meeting, the Board said it was "not willing to take on the defense of this case without changes in the System." Related Links Honor Committee Web site &nbsp Some of the proposed changes found in the document will appear on honor referenda that will be voted on by students later this month.

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Honor Committee targets student athlete education

By Sarah Salwen | February 7, 2001

In recent years, the University's honor system has weathered accusations of racial bias. Now, the Honor Committee is working to overcome perceptions that the system is unfairly slanted against another student group: student athletes. "There are concerns from athletes and coaches and the Committee" that student athletes are disproportionately brought up on honor offenses, said Luke Mitchell, committee vice chairman for education.

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Group labors to stop sweatshops

By Maria Tor | February 7, 2001

While shopping for Virginia sweatshirts, T-shirts, hats, windbreakers and other Wahoo-themed apparel at the University Bookstore, students may look at the tags and notice that much of the clothing was made in developing countries like El Salvador, Mexico, Pakistan, Malaysia and Guatemala.

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Police detain man on sodomy counts

By Kadie Bye | February 7, 2001

A 20-year-old Charlottesville woman was raped Monday afternoon at Tonsler Park near the corner of Elliott and Fifth Streets extended. Police believe that at approximately 3:30 p.m.

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New student center effort moves along

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | February 7, 2001

The University now does not have a Krispy Kreme, satellite bursar's office or bowling alley. Such facilities, however, may be coming closer to being a reality as Student Council's New Student Center Committee progresses with plans for an "area tailored to individual students," committee chairman Steven Reinemund said. The proposed center's location possibly would be beside Newcomb Plaza, in front of Brown College. The committee has advertised a Web site, www.uvastudentcenter.com, designed to gather student input and will hire an architect for the project within the next week, marking some of the most significant progress the committee has made thus far, Reinemund said.

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Hillel continues without help from Student Council funds

By John McArdle | February 6, 2001

Hillel, a nationwide college organization for Jewish students, will be one of the many University political or religious groups who will not submit a budget to Student Council this Wednesday requesting funds. Hillel, the premier Jewish group on Grounds, is an organization that has had to function without University financial support since its inception at the University in 1941.

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Board may have scripted proposed honor changes

By John McArdle | February 6, 2001

When students head to the polls to vote on Honor Committee referenda at the end of the month, they may be voting on changes to the Committee constitution that have been predetermined by the Board of Visitors. According to a document obtained by The Cavalier Daily, the Board's Special Committee agreed in a Jan.

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Commerce School initiates integrated core curriculum

By Sara Jeanblanc | February 6, 2001

This year, third-year Commerce students will experience a new, more innovative approach to learning than many of their peers in the University. The Commerce School has implemented a new program called Integrated Core Experience, which integrates business education with real-world applications.

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Sandwich shops corner market

By Nick Sistarenick | February 5, 2001

Because of your incredible knack for schedule manipulation, your classes end at noon. You stop by the ATM to overdraw from your bank account for the 17th time this month, and decide you should put your last $10 to good use.

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Car fire erupts at Barracks gas station

By Justin Bernick | February 5, 2001

A sport utility vehicle exploded in front of the Exxon gas station at the corner of Barracks road and Route 29 last night. The two passengers of the 1996 Nissan Pathfinder fled the vehicle before the fire started.

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Law attempts to curb alcohol abuse

By Sara Jeanblanc | February 5, 2001

In recent years, lawmakers have stepped in to curb underage drug and alcohol abuse on college campuses. In October 1998, Congress passed an amendment to the Higher Education Act that allows colleges to inform parents when a student under 21 has violated drug or alcohol laws. After the act passed, the number of universities with parental notification policies increased. The University also adopted a form of parental notification. When the Office of the Dean of Students receives notification from law enforcement that a University student has been arrested during an academic session for a drug-or alcohol-related violation, a professional staff member from the office will notify that student's parent or guardian. The staff member will encourage the student to make the initial call but will follow up with a phone call later. The parental notification policy makes "sure that the student has an adequate network of support," Asst.

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Law School finds two dean finalists

By Justin Bernick | February 5, 2001

The search for the University's new Law School dean is drawing to a close, and search committee members expect to present two finalists to University administrators this month. University Law School Prof.

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