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Proposal to eliminate choice in housing generates controversy

By Maria Tor | September 15, 2000

After a group of administrators handed down a proposal to eliminate choice between old and new dorms in the first-year housing process, some students are complaining about the lack of student involvement in the decision making. To diversify the traditional first-year housing areas - those on McCormick Road and Alderman Road - an administrative committee suggested random assignment for prospective first-year students last semester.

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Three Charlottesville youths rob employee

By Michael Loatman | September 15, 2000

Three local teenagers used toy guns to hold up a University employee in the Venable neighborhood, robbing her of $7 Wednesday night. The victim, 24, was sitting against a wall Wednesday night on the 100 block of 13th St.

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College develops new position for research

By Abby Curran | September 15, 2000

In an effort to reorganize the College administration, plans are underway to hire an associate dean for graduate programs and research - a new position.

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Greek houses gain access to

By Caroline Morris | September 14, 2000

In an effort to improve the Greek system, administrators from the University and Information Technology and Communication are working with both the Inter-Fraternity and Inter-Sorority Councils to provide Greek houses with an ethernet service for about one-third of the cost.

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Science Fiction or reality: Evolving robots test the limits

By Juliana Chan | September 14, 2000

It all started when Frankenstein's misunderstood monster turned deadly. Then we had HAL, the apparently innocent computer from 1968's "2001: Space Odyssey" who methodically executed his crew.

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Campus political groups debate presidential race

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | September 14, 2000

"I've got two pieces of bad news," said fourth-year College student Vinay Jain at the start of last night's debate between members of the University Democrats and College Republicans.

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Civil rights leaders recount experiences

By Sarah Marchetti | September 14, 2000

In an overflowing auditorium at the Law School last night, Henry Marsh, a civil rights activist, spoke about his experiences as a lawyer and political leader in the aftermath of the civil rights movement. Julian Bond, NAACP chairman and University history lecturer, and Michael Klarman, a Law School professor, sat on the panel interviewing Marsh. The discussions focused on the Supreme Court decision in Brown v.

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University tops Peace Corps list

By Shelley Johnson | September 14, 2000

University students are finding it increasingly difficult to turn down the "toughest job you'll ever love" -- serving in the Peace Corps. The University boasts a number-one ranking among the top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic region. Sixty-nine University graduates now are serving in the Peace Corps. Regional rankings are calculated every September; national rankings will appear in January.

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City to consider cracking down on parking violations

By Michael Loatman | September 14, 2000

City Council members are discussing several proposals that would alleviate traffic-related problems both in the University area and in downtown Charlottesville. The proposals include restricting parking in the Jefferson Park Ave.

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Funding for undergraduate research increases

By Heather Klurfeld | September 13, 2000

Outstanding students looking for some money to do original research will be in luck this year, since the Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards will increase in both the number of recipients and the amount of money awarded this year. The number of recipients will grow from 25 to 40, said Faculty Senate Scholarship Chairman Bill Kehoe.

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Albemarle Police to double traffic violation patrols

By Stephanie Milbergs | September 13, 2000

University drivers beware: by the end of the month, the Albemarle County Police Department will have doubled the size of its traffic enforcement unit. But the department's expansion doesn't just mean more speeding tickets for students.

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Bionic Ben Hallen

By Sarah Marchetti | September 13, 2000

Engineering is in Ben Hallen's blood. "Everyone in my family for two or three generations has been an engineer," said Hallen, who was appointed Student Council's first chief technology advisor last night. Hallen said becoming an engineer was a natural choice for him and his younger brother Ed, who is a first year and a Rodman scholar like his older brother. Coming to the University was also a natural choice for Hallen, who moved to Europe when he was 12 because his father, a chemical engineer, was transferred to Switzerland.

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Survey finds dissatisfaction on race issues

By Christine Buurma | September 13, 2000

The first-ever survey of student attitudes toward race relations at the University has found that black students are twice as likely as white students to perceive racial inequality in student life at the University. The State of Race Relations, a multicultural University student group founded in November 1999, conducted the survey with the assistance of Government Prof.

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Online retailers join book market

By Emily Rockwood | September 13, 2000

Book shopping can be a confusing ordeal. Just ask Heidi Burns. The French books she bought from an online retailer were "a pain in the butt to send back," after she changed her mind about the class, she said. And the University Bookstore would not let Burns return the "really big bio book" she bought there because she had opened the CD that went along with it. Only the Corner's Student Bookstore would buy Burns' book early in the semester for a used book price.

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Chapters push for alcohol-free frats

By Maria Tor | September 13, 2000

"The 'Animal House' image of the 1970s is no longer tolerated. People are fed up." So reads the general risk management policy of some national fraternities that are pressuring University chapters to completely eliminate alcohol from their houses. At least six University fraternities' national headquarters are pushing for "dry" chapters, which means there can never be alcohol in the fraternity house -- no alcohol at parties, mixers or bedroom mini fridges.

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Increase in options adds more choice to shopping experience

By Katherine Zinder | September 13, 2000

Each semester students must make a litany of decisions. They choose between classes, class times and majors.

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FEC ruling favors Buchanan, adds fire to third-party feud

By Emily Roper | September 13, 2000

The Federal Election Commission decided yesterday to hand over $12.6 million in disputed federal funds to Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, leaving the party's other faction, led by John Hagelin, screaming fraud. This marks yet another incident of inter-party fighting since the Reform Party's August convention in Long Beach, Calif. "The Reform Party's image has been nearly destroyed," said Larry J.

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California enacts financial aid legislation

By Sara Jeanblanc | September 13, 2000

When many people think about the college experience, they think of a wonderful education, tons of fun, a chance for a bright future - and the extraordinary financial expense.

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Housing Web site to help student renters

By Antoinette Alston | September 13, 2000

Safety, location and money are three things to consider before signing an off-Grounds housing lease.

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Georgia ends dispute over admissions

By Heather Amrhein | September 12, 2000

A recent lawsuit at the University of Georgia has refueled the debate on using race as a factor in college admissions. Ten Georgia applicants claimed they were rejected from the university due to their race and/or gender.