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Center gets $1 million in funds for youth program

By Carter Lloyd | November 30, 1999

The Center for Governmental Studies will receive $1 million in funding from the federal government to use to further develop its Youth Leadership Initiative -- a program designed to introduce young people to politics. The million-dollar appropriation was attached as a part of the Department of Education's budget for the 2000 fiscal year, Center Program Director Alex Theodoridis said. But the government funding is less than half of the amount needed to implement the Initiative on a state-wide level, Youth Leadership Initiative Director Ken Stroupe said.

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Study abroad participation increases

By Rakesh Gopalan | November 22, 1999

An increasing number of University students are considering study abroad programs this year, Overseas Study Advisor Jessica Roberts said yesterday. Roberts said she anticipates about 20 to 25 more students will study in a foreign country in the spring semester.

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Forum addresses women in business

By Rissa Camins | November 22, 1999

The McIntire Women's Business Forum, in conjunction with the Commerce Student Affairs Office, held its annual fall workshop Saturday in Monroe Hall. Sixty first and second-year women interested in applying to the Commerce School participated in the four-hour workshop, which also was attended by Commerce students and faculty members.

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Couric wants more funds allotted to schools

By Michael Loatman | November 22, 1999

State Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) said she wants to devote state lottery funds solely to education yesterday during a speech to several Education School honors candidates in the Dome room of the Rotunda. Couric said she disagreed with the General Assembly's decision to divert lottery funds from education in favor of other projects. "The electorate was told that the lottery money would be going solely to education.

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University restructures vice presidential duties

By John Clark | November 22, 1999

University President John T. Casteen III announced plans Thursday to reorganize the top echelons of the University's administration in preparation for development in the coming century. "President Casteen has been in the long-range process of looking at how the University is structured," University Relations Director Louise Dudley said.

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City considers ending drive for town status

By Christine Buurma | November 22, 1999

The city of Charlottesville is considering ending its five-year campaign to revert to town status. Charlottesville Mayor Virginia Daugherty announced last week that City Council would consider a resolution to reject the transformation of Charlottesville from an independent city to the largest town in Albemarle County. Daugherty, Vice Mayor Meredith Richards and Councilman David J.

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City, University address issues

By Daniel Rubin | November 19, 1999

University, Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials assembled yesterday at the Planning and Coordination Council meeting to continue a dialogue on issues facing the Charlottesville area.

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Student groups raise money to aid Indian cyclone victims

By Jacqueline Roper | November 18, 1999

In response to the devastation caused by the Oct. 29 super cyclone that hit India, two student cultural groups are organizing students to help provide relief for the survivors of the tragedy. The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth and the Hindu Students Council are working with the Center for South Asian Studies to raise funds to send to the devastated area. Relief agencies estimate the death toll to be in the tens of thousands but an official death toll has not yet been released. With such a high level of destruction, students involved said they believe supplying the survivors with funds is essential. SPICMACAY Chief Coordinator Sunny Takkallapalli encouraged students to "take a moment and think of what it would be like to have nothing left, no family and no belongings." SPICMACAY is working closely with the Orissa Forum, a humanitarian relief organization, to ensure the money collected from students goes straight to the victims and does not pass through many hands, Takkallapalli said. "There is a worldwide effort to collect money to send to the victims in India.

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Garden Room faces financial difficulties

By Tina Hong | November 18, 1999

The Garden Room is facing continued financial difficulties despite recent efforts to improve its visibility on Grounds, Dining Services Director Edward Gutauskas said. Representatives from ARAmark Dining Services and the University community are meeting today to discuss the status of the Garden Room, a dining facility designed to encourage student and faculty interaction. At the meeting, "we are going to look at the service being provided and the costs incurred for the service," Gutauskas said.

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Democrats prepare for next Assembly session

By Emily Roper | November 18, 1999

Virginia's Democratic Party is facing an unprecedented situation as it begins to contend with a Republican majority in the General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction. "It's going to be a new experience obviously," Del.

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Looking forward

By James Tsai | November 18, 1999

Albemarle County and Greene County are adjacent and usually friendly neighbors. But when Albemarle decided to declare a bordering area by Greene County a historical preservation zone - prohibiting any development to take place in the area - and Greene County subsequently decided to build a shopping mall across the border to revive its stagnant economy, some problems ensued. This is one of the problems that the Architecture School's Institute for Sustainable Design wants to help resolve. ISD was founded in 1996, a project that Architecture Dean William McDonough supported. "He was already a well-established and nationally recognized architect with emphasis on environmental design," ISD Director Diane Dale said. Not a firm The ISD offices are located in the basement of Madison House on Rugby Road, across from the Architecture School.

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