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Cavalier Card program expands to Corner area

By Maria Tor | January 24, 2001

College students who would like to take their professors out to lunch at the Biltmore but don't have the cash now are able to bill their burgers and cheese fries to the Arts and Sciences Council. The Council has introduced the Corner Meal Plan Card, which allows College students to treat their professors to free lunch at any restaurant on the Corner Meal Plan. The new card is an extension of the Cavalier Card program, which has been around since 1997 and allows College students to buy their professors lunch anywhere on Grounds, courtesy of the Council.

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Faculty offers mixed review of 2020 reports

By Abby Curran | January 24, 2001

Several months after their unveiling, the Virginia 2020 commission reports continue to draw both praise and criticism from the University community, with some groups concerned that aiding the University's weaker programs will be to the detriment of its stronger areas. Established by University President John T.

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National college crime survey shows increase

By Jacqueline Roper | January 24, 2001

Crime on college campuses nationwide is on the rise, according to a U.S. Department of Education survey released Friday, but crime at the University has declined slightly - by 13.1 percent - from 1999-2000. Sex offenses across the country rose 6 percent between 1998 and 1999, arrests for violations of liquor laws rose 0.4 percent and arrests for violations of drug laws rose 5.8 percent.

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Crowding leads to registration woes

By Abby Curran | January 23, 2001

"The course you have requested is full." Students hear this unwelcome message from ISIS every semester, but lately it appears to wreak more and more havoc. A variety of factors contribute to this festering problem, ranging from the increasing popularity of certain departments to a large number of professors now on sabbatical. English Department Chairman Michael H.

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Proposed plan may ease Route 29 traffic

By Oliver Longwell | January 23, 2001

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is undertaking a new road expansion plan to alleviate the traffic jams so familiar to Charlottesville residents using Route 29. The effort will add two "rear frontage roads" running parallel to Route 29 North behind the existing strip malls and roadside businesses, effectively increasing the number of lanes from four to six.

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Odds improve for Lawn hopefuls

By John McArdle | January 23, 2001

In an undisclosed Housing Division conference room, 35 fourth years will labor anywhere from 40 to 100 hours this week to select from 234 applications the 47 students who will be offered the coveted position of living on the Lawn next year.

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BOV picks Sasha Wilson as member

By Justin Bernick | January 22, 2001

If one word could encompass all the qualities that new student member Sasha Wilson brings to the Board of Visitors, "balance" would be it. Twenty-five students applied to be the representative of the student body to the Board this year.

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DMB may 'Two Step' to Scott Stadium

By Margaret Chipowsky | January 22, 2001

If negotiations go smoothly, the Dave Matthews Band could "crash" into Scott Stadium within the next year. University officials confirmed yesterday that Charlottesville legend Dave Matthews is participating in discussions to perform at Scott Stadium as a part of his 2001 tour schedule, but no contract has been signed, said PK German Chairman Jbeau Lewis.

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Yahoo! CEO to speak at fourth-year Valediction

By Katie Dalton | January 22, 2001

Yahoo! Inc. CEO and University graduate Tim Koogle will return to Grounds this spring to address the class of 2001 at Valediction on May 19. The Graduation Committee, a sub-group of the Class of 2001 Trustees, selected Koogle from a long list of prospective speakers. "We started soliciting names from the class at large" through e-mails, said Committee Chairman Ade Patton. The e-mails yielded over 100 suggestions from fourth-year students, including athletes, celebrities and politicians.

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Board of Visitors backs plans by Fraternity Working Group

By Maria Tor | January 22, 2001

The Fraternity Working Group - a committee headed by Dean of Students Penny Rue to generate ways to strengthen the fraternity system - submitted its report to the Board of Visitors on Friday. The Board enthusiastically approved the recommendations, which focused on strengthening student self-governance in the Greek system, improving alumni and faculty involvement with the houses and increasing University involvement with fraternities financially and structurally. Rue formed the group of administrators, students, faculty and alumni after the Board directed the University administration to seek ways to promote the health and strength of the Greek system.

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