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A Wine-Wine Situation?

Jesus is said to have made it from water at Cana. Thomas Jefferson called it a "necessity of life." Neil Diamond sang about keeping it close to him to forget the pains of love.

NIJ awards grant to profs

The National Institute of Justice has recently awarded two University professors a grant of nearly $300,000 to study patterns of financial abuse of the elderly across the Commonwealth. Law Prof.

University selects Scott-Scurry as EOP director

University officials announced yesterday the hiring of Darlene Scott-Scurry as the new director for the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs. Scott-Scurry comes to the University from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she held a similar position

New assistant dean selected

After a two year search to replace former Assistant Dean of Students Pablo Davis with emphasis on Hispanic and Latino outreach, Clarybel Peguero entered the University as the new Assistant Dean July 11.

Supreme Court rules against file-sharing firms

On its final day in session, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that distributors of file-sharing programs can be held responsible for copyright violation for their user's actions, a major development in the ongoing controversy over the use of peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing services. In the case of Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios v.

Heritage Repertory Theatre opens season

The smell of pine tar and freshly cut grass is in the air as the Heritage Repertory Theatre kicks off its Summer 2005 Season with two baseball-related productions, Richard Dresser's "Rounding Third" and Richard Adler and Douglass Wallop's "Damn Yankees" musical production.

Fast Food's Fat Fight

New additions to fast-food menus and a recent documentary have added to the national debate about whether the fast-food industry has a responsibility for the long-term health of its customers.

Toxic lab chemical spill disrupts classes

Students walking to class in the Chemistry Building yesterday afternoon were greeted by a sea of fire trucks and rescue vehicles responding to a chemical spill. Local fire and police personnel responded to the spill in Room 280, according to University Police Capt.

Education Dept. probes U.Va. admissions policy

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights currently is investigating a civil rights complaint filed against the University's undergraduate program in May 2003. According to a letter from the OCR to University President John T.

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