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Full FAFSA becomes available on Internet

By Tina Hong | November 11, 1999

A Department of Education plan is encouraging more college students to apply for financial aid online by enabling students to send in their entire Free Application for Federal Student Aid form electronically. Tony Starks, Federal Student Aid representative from the Department of Education, said that although the online FAFSA form has been available for four years, this is the first year electronic signatures could be used to fill out the application completely online. The new Electronic Access Code can be used by applicants as a personal identification number and will work as "a signature, an authorization," Starks said. University Financial Aid Director Yvonne Hubbard said that previously even online applicants "still had to print out a signature page, sign it and send it out." Hubbard said the University's Office of Financial Aid advocates online financial applications for a variety of reasons. "The key here is that [the online financial aid applications] make it very fast," she said.

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Council denies runoff request

By Jaime Levi | November 11, 1999

The Student Council Elections Committee voted last night 8-1 with one abstention not to hold runoff elections after a "discrepancy" was filed by candidate Prince Agarwal, who finished seventh in last week's College Representative election. The runoff election would have been held between sixth place finisher Kelly Harris and Agarwal, said Brock Jolly, vice president for administration and head of College elections.

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CardioVillage offers new medical resources

By Lea Winerman | November 11, 1999

The University Health System launched a new educational Web site designed to provide up-to-date information about all aspects of cardiovascular medicine to physicians, medical students and the general public last Saturday. The project, called www.

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Music festival showcases technology

By Christopher Moore | November 11, 1999

Hoping to bridge the divide between technology and the arts, the University is hosting Technosonics, a computer music festival featuring many leading performers and composers of digital music. Technosonics is a three-part series featuring concerts tonight and Saturday night, both in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.

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Council adopts safety improvement proposals

By Jacqueline Roper | November 11, 1999

Student Council put the finishing touches on a safety report last night, outlining both long- and short-term priorities and steps that the University should take to improve safety. The report, entitled "Assessing the Status of Safety at the University of Virginia," attempts to pinpoint specific areas on and off Grounds that could use safety improvements. The improvements being suggested "are not just to keep [students] safe from attacks but also safety [in] general," said Christie Amberman, Student Council chief of staff. Many of the suggestions in the report arose out of a "Safety Walk" project in September that involved Student Council members, other students, University officials, Charlottesville and University police and Housing officials. Student Council, which adopted the report late Tuesday night, is planning to present its findings to University officials and the Charlottesville community to address the safety concerns. The short-term goals put forth in the report include contacting neighborhood associations, property owners, fraternity and sorority houses and the City of Charlottesville to address the poor lighting problems that arise from improperly maintained shrubbery. They also plan to repair railings in the JPA parking lot and make "blue phones" more visible to students. Long-term goals include improving the emergency telephone system by adding phones to areas that now do not have them, such as the University Hall parking lot and the International Center.

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Woodward takes on politics

By Jaime Levi | November 11, 1999

Several hundred people flocked to the University's Miller Center yesterday morning to hear Bob Woodward, assistant managing editor for The Washington Post and author of eight national bestsellers, speak about issues ranging from the Watergate scandal and President Clinton's impeachment to the changing role of the media in today's society. But when one audience member asked Woodward if he would reveal the identity of Deep Throat -- the anonymous source who leaked the Watergate scandal to Woodward and his Post colleague Carl Bernstein in 1972 -- Woodward smiled and said, "Not this afternoon." Instead, Woodward focused on four key questions: "Why has Clinton been a successful politician," "Why was Clinton not removed from office," "Why do we have an economic boom" and "Why do people not like the news media?" Woodward, who wrote "The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House" in 1995, said interviewing the president has given him insight into Clinton's character. "I think the success of Clinton [is due to the] stark power of his personality," he said. Clinton made "eye contact that almost created its own gravitational force," he added, saying that such an ability to hold an audience is unusual for most people, including politicians. Even while drinking a glass of soda, Clinton was looking through the bottom of the glass at Woodward. "There were the two little beadies" staring through the soda and ice, Woodward said. Woodward's new book, "Shadow," deals with the legacies of the last five presidents. Although Clinton "does not tell the truth ... he has the intelligence capacity to be a really great president," he said. But the impeachment scandal has marred Clinton's place in history. It is "easier to describe the creation of the universe" than to describe Clinton's current political situation, he added.

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It's a smaller world after all

November 11, 1999

Several leaders in the Internet world, such as Yahoo! CEO Timothy Koogle, will be at the University for the e-summit@virginia conference tomorrow and Saturday to discuss possibilities for and concerns about this growing communication medium. Many advantages of the Internet are obvious.

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Florida governor plans admissions changes

By Rakesh Gopalan | November 11, 1999

Adding another chapter to the nationwide affirmative action debate, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) announced Tuesday that the state's higher education system must eliminate race as a factor in admissions -- a move that some say could be politically motivated. Although the State University System of Florida's Board of Regents still needs to vote on the proposal, Florida Chancellor Adam W.

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Rue will not alter current rush date

By Katie Dalton | November 10, 1999

Dean of Students Penny Rue stated in a letter to Inter-Fraternity Council President Wes Kaupinen yesterday that IFC formal rush will remain in the spring semester indefinitely. "As it now stands, rush is held in the second semester of the first year for first-year students.

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Tigrett brings suit against University

By John Clark | November 10, 1999

The University is facing another million-dollar lawsuit following suspended College student Harrison Kerr Tigrett's decision to file a complaint for alleged violations of his Constitutional rights. Tigrett's $1.5 million lawsuit, filed Oct.

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University finds evidence of overheated coal in silo

By Tony Wong | November 9, 1999

After a sulfur smell was reported by an employee at the University's heating plant last Tuesday, the school arranged to donate $20,000 worth of coal from the plant's silo to the Dupont plant in Waynesboro, Va., to prevent a possible fire. Carbon monoxide testing on the University's four silos confirmed the existence of overheated coals in one of them. According to University Director of Utilities Cheryl Gomez, "the coals got warm and put off an acrid smell.

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