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Lambeth stairs break apart beneath student

By Abby Curran | September 20, 1999

Lambeth Field residents received a jolt yesterday as a chunk of concrete fell from a flight of stairs in apartment building 467. Third-year College student Seth Evans said he was carrying laundry down the stairs from his second floor suite as the stair gave way underfoot. Evans, who was not injured, said his front foot was one step below, thus keeping him from falling with the stair.

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IFC, Rue discuss rush dates

By Katie Dalton | September 20, 1999

Members of the Inter-Fraternity Council Executive Board met Friday with Dean of Students Penny Rue to discuss several issues now facing the fraternity system, including the effects of deferred rush on fraternity houses. IFC President Wes Kaupinen said he asked Rue whether rush dates were negotiable and how administrators would address the financial damages incurred by fraternities because of spring rush. Rue said she plans to evaluate the effects of spring rush on the fraternity system and the University community for several years before drawing a conclusion about rush dates. "There was a broad consensus among the University community to move rush, and it will take several years to determine whether [the move] is doing what the institution intended it to," she said. But Kaupinen said while the benefits of deferred rush remain to be seen, the benefits of fraternity membership are far-reaching. "There is concrete evidence that fraternity members and the structure and ideals of the fraternity system have repeatedly led to achievement at the University," he said.

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Policy evokes legal questions

By Rakesh Gopalan | September 17, 1999

In light of recent debates over using race as a factor in the admissions process, University faculty members and administrators are trying to weigh the legal aspects and court precedents governing the issue. Although Board of Visitors member Terence P.

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2020 commissions plan for panels

By Demosthenes Komis | September 17, 1999

Beginning with a conference on Science and Technology, Project Virginia 2020 officials will conduct a series of forums aimed at exposing the University to the ideas and advances achieved by other educational institutions. Last fall, University President John T.

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Media center unites student resources

By Lindsey Wray | September 17, 1999

With the opening of the Robertson Media Center in Clemons Library this week, students are one step closer to being able to major in media studies. Media Center Director Rick Provine said there already is "tremendous interest" in the Center, and the facility will "create an environment more conducive to the study of media." The Center, which is located on the third floor of Clemons Library, will consolidate the library's media resources into one floor.

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State vote approves parkway

By Daniel Rubin | September 17, 1999

The Meadowcreek Parkway now is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the Parkway Wednesday, taking recommendations from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Meadowcreek Parkway will be a two-mile road connecting Rio Road and the Route 250 Bypass.

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Late paperwork endangers CIO funding status

By Margaret Chipowsky | September 16, 1999

Several Contracted Independent Organizations face the threat of forfeiting Student Activity Fee funding because they still have not renewed their status with Student Council. Although Student Council sent 32 groups an e-mail last week requesting that they renew their CIO status as soon as possible, only five of those contacted have filled out the required paperwork. Student Activities Business Manager William Hancher said if the groups do not officially register with Council by Sept.

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Republican director calls fall elections key

By Clark Williams | September 16, 1999

The upcoming General Assembly elections could decide the fate of the Republican Party in Virginia politics for the coming decade, said Ed Matricardi, executive director of Virginia's Republican Party, last night in a speech to the College Republicans. Matricardi told the audience of about 20 students that the General Assembly -- which historically has been controlled by the Democrats -- elections this fall are crucial for the Virginia Republican Party's future. "If we control the General Assembly after this year's election, we will probably control Virginia for the next generation," he said.

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Rundown buildings require major overhaul

By Melissa Singh | September 16, 1999

The fact that some of the University's buildings are in need of renovation may not occur to students and faculty seeking refuge from the rainy wrath of Hurricane Floyd. Nevertheless, the dilapidated condition of 100 year-old Fayerweather, Rouss and Cocke Halls has come to the attention of some members of the University community. Some plans for renovation are in the works, but await funding approval from the General Assembly.

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Spam clogs mail boxes

By Sol Bergen-Bartel | September 16, 1999

With the widespread use of both personal and course-related e-mail at the University came the responsibility of controlling "spam," the Internet moniker for junk mail.

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Crime Log

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 16, 1999

ASSAULT 9-14-99: Reported Assault in Alderman Library. THEFT/VANDALISM 9-8-99: Theft reported at Tuttle House bike rack. 9-8-99: Keys were reported stolen from Facilities Management. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Lambeth Field area. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Webb House bike rack. 9-9-99: Bicycle reported stolen from Balz House area. 9-11-99: Windshield reported broken in U-4 parking lot. 9-12-99: Reported theft of food from University Hospital cafeteria. 9-13-99: Reported theft of computer from a room at University Hospital West. 9-13-99: Reported theft of bicycle from Brooks Hall. 9-14-99: Reported theft of equipment from Scott Stadium area. 9-14-99: Reported theft of scooter from Medical School Hospital area. SUSPICIOUS: 9-8-99: Reported suspicious circumstance at the Law School. 9-11-99: Suspicious incident reported at 117 Mimosa Drive. 9-12-99: Suspicious incident reported on Whitehead Road. 9-14-99: Suspicious incident reported at University Hospital. 9-14-99: Suspicious circumstance reported at Peter dorm. ANIMAL BITES 9-8-99: Reported cat bite on Edgemont Road. 9-10-99: Reported dog bite near JAG School. PROPERTY DAMAGE 9-13-99: Reported damage to barricade on McCormick Road near Page House. 9-13-99: Reported damage to vehicle in South Lot of U-Hall. DRUNK IN PUBLIC 9-8-99: Reported arrest made at University Hospital Emergency Room for public drunkenness. 9-11-99: Reported arrest made at University Emergency Room for public drunkenness. CONTRIBUTING DELIQUENCY OF MINOR 9-14-99: Alcohol reportedly given to minor in area of Watson House. HIT AND RUN 9-14-99: Reported hit and run accident in East Parking Garage.

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Administrators strive for diversified faculty

By Jessie Kokrda | September 16, 1999

(This is the second article in a two-part series on faculty diversity.) As the University continues to strive to recruit a more diverse faculty, administrators are finding their efforts thwarted by limited hiring pools and difficulties in retaining minority faculty. The 1998 Equal Opportunity Plan, conducted annually by the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, stated that since 1994 the University has increased the number of women faculty in all areas of Arts and Sciences and Education while the number of women has remained unchanged or declined in Commerce, Law and Medicine.

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