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Brown heater roasts pet turtle

By John McArdle | October 22, 1999

Tragedy struck in Brown College over Fall Break as temperatures within the dorm complex soared to a hellish 115 degrees when a heating component failed, melting posters off walls, ruining foodstuffs, and smiting one resident, Ronin - Ronin the turtle. Corrie Hall, third-year College student and Brown College resident, returned to her room after Fall Break to find Ronin, her amphibious companion of two years, floating face up in his terrarium. "My pet ... turtle suffered a cruel and inhumane death.

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Quick Facts: Hepatitis C

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 21, 1999

Hepatitis C by the numbers * 40 percent of infected persons do not exhibit clear risk factors such as a history of blood transfusions or intravenous drug use. * Six forms of the disease have been identified.

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Health system worker falls victim to assault

By Katie Dalton | October 21, 1999

A female University Health System employee was assaulted and robbed by an unidentified black male on 11th Street near Trax shortly before midnight Monday, Charlottesville Police said. The victim reported she "was struck with a blunt object," Lt.

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Campus Awareness

By Tracy Barger | October 21, 1999

To many college women, breast cancer may seem like something they do not need to worry about. Third-year College student Jennifer Abastillas, however, believes young women should be aware of the disease. Breast cancer "is an issue, even as young as we are," Abastillas said. Abastillas has seen the effects of breast cancer first-hand.

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Educators criticize boards' allegiance

By Jessie Kokrda | October 21, 1999

Some prominent proponents of higher education, including former University Rector Hovey S. Dabney, are suggesting that Virginia collegiate Boards of Visitors members could ensure quality education more effectively if members were not appointed solely by the governor. In an opinion article printed yesterday in The Washington Post, Dabney and three other authors warned that appointed board members should not follow governor's orders with "slavish obedience," but should be guided by the will of the Virginia constituency.

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Special Report: Breast cancer awareness month

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 21, 1999

October is breast cancer awareness month, and University researchers are more focused than ever on unmasking the secrets of the disease -- which affects one in eight women at some time in their lives. New Cavalier Daily Stories University scientists explore breast cancer causes, treatments Campus Awareness Program highlights early intervention Fighting for a chance Quick Facts: Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Links The Breast Cancer Awareness Month Homepage. The National Cancer Institute Center at the National Institutes of Health(NIH) homepage. The University's cancer center homepage.

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Meningitis poses threat to nation's college students

By Emily Roper | October 21, 1999

College students are particularly susceptible to the fatal brain and spinal cord infection known as meningitis, and the University and other institutions across the country are working to protect students from infection. Bacterial meningitis is a rare disease that is particularly dangerous because it often can be mistaken for more common illnesses.

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Foundation awards Hepatitis C grant

By Tiffany Heady | October 21, 1999

Approximately 3.9 million Americans are chronically infected with the Hepatitis C virus for which there is no vaccine - and almost one-third of all liver transplants are due to HCV-related chronic liver disease.

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Clegg discusses legality of race in admissions

By Tina Hong | October 20, 1999

Roger Clegg, vice president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, spoke to about 30 University community members about the use of race as a factor in admissions last night in an event sponsored by the Jefferson Leadership Foundation, Students for Individual Liberty and the Virginia Advocate. The CEO released a study last January stating that Virginia colleges and universities discriminate based on race when admitting students.

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Computerworld ranks graduate Commerce program nationally

By Margaret Chipowsky | October 20, 1999

The McIntire School of Commerce recently received a top national ranking from Computerworld mgazine for its master's degree program in Management Information Systems. Computerworld magazine ranked the University's program among the top 25 technology-oriented business masters programs in the country. The Commerce School's program is ranked No.

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Honor presents Board

By Edward Hock | October 20, 1999

In the midst of lawsuits against the honor system and a Board of Visitor's request that the Honor Committee review honor practices, Chairman Hunter Ferguson presented a review of the Committee's constitution to the Board Friday. The Committee spent almost a year reviewing the honor system in response to a series of concerns Board members raised last winter. The report addressed over a dozen issues concerning the Honor Commitee, including trial panel composition, the single sanction and the timeliness of trial adjudication. Board member Benjamin P.

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Maddux, Couric debate policies

By Clark Williams | October 20, 1999

State Sen. Emily Couric, D-Charlottesville, and challenger Jane Maddux (R) debated last night over election issues at the School of Law in a forum organized by the Youth Leadership Initiative program of the Center for Governmental Studies.

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