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Court dismisses $31 million baby- switching lawsuit

By John McArdle | February 14, 2000

University Medical Center officials expressed relief after a Stafford County Circuit Court judge Thursday dismissed the $31 million dollar lawsuit filed by Paula Johnson, the mother of one of two babies switched at birth at the Medical Center over four years ago. Johnson's lawsuit named 17 physicians and nurses, including Medical Center Chief of Staff Thomas Massaro and Robert Cantrell, vice president and provost of health sciences, claiming fraud, negligence and violation of constitutional rights. In a 16-page decision, Circuit Judge James Haley Jr.

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Victim reports robbery near 11th Street lot

By LaJoy Faith Thomas | February 14, 2000

A female University Health System employee reported she was robbed at gunpoint in an 11th Street parking lot early Wednesday morning. The off-duty nurse from the X-ray department said she was robbed around 1 a.m.. "She was walking to her car, and a black male pulled a gun on her and took her purse" said Charlottesville Police Sergeant Greg Davis. The suspect fled the scene on foot with the victim's purse, which contained less than $1 and some other items, said Charlottesville Police Sergeant Jim Pace. No injuries were reported. Charlottesville Police described the suspect as a "young black male in his twenties" about "5 foot 8 with medium build," Pace said.

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Bronfman addresses 'Judaism crisis'

By Michael Loatman | February 14, 2000

Edgar Bronfman, president of the World Jewish Congress and chairman of the International Board of Governors of Hillel, spoke in Wilson Hall Friday about the current "unnoticed crisis" in Judaism and his plan to start a "Jewish Renaissance." "There are two main crises in Jewish life.

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University looks at recruiting options

By Christine Buurma | February 14, 2000

Despite deciding not to seek state funding for a proposed summer outreach program for minority prospective students, the University will continue to develop minority recruitment programs, University President John T.

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Council hears funding requests

By John Teschner | February 14, 2000

Student Council released funding requests from 161 Contracted Independent Organizations Friday. While some CIOs like the Chess Club, which did not request any funding, are planning shoestring budgets for the coming year, many have followed the $30,000 example of the Virginia Women's Chorus, pushing the total allocations requests to $764,681.51.

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Alumnus lectures on impeachment

By Jaime Levi | February 11, 2000

Former U.S. Senate Legal Counsel Thomas Griffith spoke at the Law School yesterday about his involvement in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Clinton was put on trial last year for obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Griffith, a Law School alumnus, was a mediator between Congress, Clinton's attorneys and the Supreme Court Chief Justice during the proceedings.

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Minority program loses funding bid

By Jacqueline Roper | February 11, 2000

The University will not seek state funds for a proposed outreach program designed to prepare minority students for study at the University, according to Nancy Rivers, director of state and government relations. The University requested state funding for the program in September, but in December Governor James S.

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IFC selects Saunders as new president

By Maria Tor | February 11, 2000

The Inter-Fraternity Council elected its 2000-2001 executive board last night, naming third-year Kappa Alpha fraternity member Justin Saunders president. Saunders said he hopes to focus the IFC's attention on rush next year. "We want to improve formal rush so that we can increase our numbers for next year," he said. He added that the IFC will continue to advocate the return of formal rush to the fall. Another Kappa Alpha member, second year Josh Johnson, was chosen as vice president for party patrol. Johnson said the IFC's self-regulation of parties has been working very well.

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McCain, Bush turn negative

By Emily Roper | February 11, 2000

Republican Presidential candidates Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain have begun to attack each other politically and personally with television advertisements despite a recent promise to refrain from negative campaigning. The candidates agreed in a recent Michigan debate to run only positive advertisements.

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Committee to discuss Honor overhaul plan

By Margaret Chipowsky | February 10, 2000

In response to ongoing concerns about the legality and efficiency of the University's honor system, two Honor Committee members have proposed forming a commission to review and potentially overhaul current procedures and policies. Vice Chairwoman for Trials Terra Weirich and Vice Chairman for Services Cordel Faulk worked together on the proposal, which was presented formally to the Committee at its Sunday night meeting. "Current procedures ... are overly complex and too closely analogous to the procedural requirements that govern criminal cases," the proposal states. Weirich said the Office of the General Counsel has drafted recommendations for reform, but she said she also thought a proposal should come from the Committee itself.

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Technology program prepares kids for future

By Juliana Chan | February 10, 2000

A University teaching program is carving out a future that someday will include third-grade students using electronic encyclopedias to research alligators and teachers using chat rooms to discuss how to teach geometry. The University announced Tuesday that the Classroom Technology Applications program, a University program developed through the School of Continuing Education, received national recognition from the Learning Resources Network (LERN). The program, created by Linda Linnartz, director of the Roanoke Center for Continuing Education, awards teachers completion certificates for passing 15 credit hours of classes taken through seven University regional centers. The program has received good marks throughout the state.

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New 'Lawnies' receive notices, congratulations

By Sarah Marchetti | February 10, 2000

Yesterday the Lawn Selection Committee sent 48 acceptance letters to the future Lawn residents for the 2000-2001 academic year. Two hundred and fifty students who will graduate from the University in the spring of 2001 applied for the available Lawn rooms. Third-year College student Sunit Shah received his acceptance letter yesterday morning. "It is a great honor and privilege to live on the Lawn," Shah said.

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Faculty work for more student research funds

By Abby Curran | February 10, 2000

Following the success of the David A. Harrison III Undergraduate Research Awards, the Faculty Senate is reviewing the possibility of establishing a permanent funding program for undergraduate research. The University could reap the benefits of a fund that encourages undergraduate research, some officials said. "Anything that allows us to position the undergraduate experience among the most unique in American education will lend to recruiting the best and the brightest students," Vice President for Development Robert D.

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Breneman gives testimony before Senate committee

By Shelley Johnson | February 10, 2000

Education School Dean David W. Breneman spoke to the United State Senate's Committee on Governmental Affairs yesterday, addressing the rising cost of college tuition and the effectiveness of government financial aid. Breneman prefaced his written testimony with the admonition that the media focuses too much attention and criticism on a "relatively small number of the highest-priced private colleges and universities, enrolling a tiny share of the nation's college students." He said the media has sensationalized the upward trend in the cost of higher education and unnecessarily has made parents and students "terrified" about paying for college. He added that he believes public universities and community colleges are quite affordable and offer extremely reasonable tuition rates, in contrast to the high-priced private colleges and universities the media often targets. Breneman said one of the main causes of the debate over college tuition is that "higher education doesn't have any absolute standards on how much they should spend on educating a student.

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Bush stresses youth activism in politics

By Emily Roper | February 10, 2000

In a packed Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday morning, former First Lady Barbara Bush appealed to students and community members to involve themselves in politics, reminding them to "pay attention, get involved, and never stop saying, 'Yes, I can.'" Bush, accompanied by Virginia's first lady, Roxanne Gilmore, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd on issues like her experience as a first lady and the role of today's youth in politics. "I came to encourage you to learn as much as you can about this great democracy," Bush said.

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