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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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Living wage draws mixed reactions

By Nicola White and Claire Edwards | October 20, 1999

As the University's Living Wage Campaign continues to simmer, similar campaigns nationwide have been making strides and receiving mixed reactions. From social welfare advocates to conservative economists, the national campaign has evoked much thought - and produced two different ways of looking at the issue of a minimum wage for lower skilled workers. The origins The national Living Wage Campaign was a product of the 1990s and the brainchild of the grassroots, New York City-based New Party in conjunction with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The Campaign won its first major victory in 1994 in Baltimore, when employers with Baltimore service contracts were required to provide a "living wage" of $6.10 an hour to their employees.

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University's College at Wise has highest increase of applications

By Demosthenes Komis | October 19, 1999

Less than a year after the University's branch campus changed its name from Clinch Valley College to the University of Virginia's College at Wise, it is posting a 9 percent increase in the number of applications for admission. The increase is the highest in the school's history, and can be attributed in part to the school's name change, which was implemented over the summer, said Jeannie Gambill, asst.

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SNL Securities gift allows students access to database

By Carter Lloyd | October 19, 1999

Students in the Engineering and Commerce Schools now will have access to a large database of information on banks, thrifts, insurance companies and real estate investment trusts, thanks to a gift from Charlottesville-based SNL Securities. SNL Securities is a local high-tech research and publishing company, which specializes in the financial industry.

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Police charge streakers with indecent exposure

By Daniel Rubin | October 19, 1999

Streakers beware: The police don't always look the other way. Three University students were stopped on the Lawn early Sunday morning and charged with indecent exposure. "An officer observed people running nude down the Lawn" and proceeded to give them a citation, University Police Capt.

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Board unanimously supports considering race in admissions

By Thomas Hall | October 19, 1999

After spending several hours in closed session Saturday, the Board of Visitors unanimously passed a resolution stating that it supports the University's current use of race in admissions and is willing to defend the policy in court. The resolution also refuted the claim that minority students are admitted with lower standards, stating that "every student admitted under our policies is qualified to attend." The resolution endorsed University President John T.

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Admissions debate continues despite Board's resolution

By Rakesh Gopalan | October 19, 1999

Although the Board of Visitors passed a resolution Saturday supporting the University's current admissions policies, members of the University community remain divided about whether race should be considered in the admissions process. Office of African-American Affairs Dean M.

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Students given access to local company's database

By Carter Lloyd | October 19, 1999

Students in the Engineering and Commerce Schools now will have access to a large database of information on banks, thrifts, insurance companies and real estate investment trusts, thanks to a gift from Charlottesville-based SNL Securities. SNL Securities is a local high-tech research and publishing company, which specializes in the financial industry.

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Council discusses race in admissions

By Margaret Chipowsky | October 13, 1999

Student Council intended to vote on two resolutions dealing with affirmative action last night. But semantics inhibited their procedures and after five hours Council had not voted or debated on the resolutions - after spending the majority of their meeting amending the resolutions and debating whether to discuss them at all. The issue of affirmative action has engulfed the University in recent weeks after the Virginia State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People called for Virginia Gov.

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ADAPT aims to increase peer alcohol education

By Sally Bacon | October 13, 1999

The University's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team is looking at substance abuse prevention programs to assess the need for increased peer education. ADAPT was created by the Institute for Substance Abuse Studies last spring as a result of the University's 1998 Alcohol Task Force, which looked into ways to prevent alcohol abuse at the University. Through the utilization of peer educators, three subcommittees within ADAPT will focus on promoting awareness, providing educational outreach and serving as an accessible resource for students. University students also play a key role in ADAPT. "On issues like alcohol, students have a better understanding of how to relate to fellow students ... they've been there," Dean of Students Penny Rue said. Last semester, the Institute for Substance Abuse studies recruited 14 students to train to be ADAPT peer educators. The ADAPT peer educators include "members of the Greek system, members from every class, transfer students and resident advisors," said Alison Houser, Prevention Programs and Services interim director.

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