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Bolivar family donates treasures to library on Jefferson's birthday

By Sarah Salwen | April 15, 2002

Did you get anything special for Mr. Jefferson for his 259th birthday? Luis Fernando Bolivar, a descendent of Simon Bolivar and the great-great-grandson of the University's first Latin American student, donated an impressive collection of historic family papers and artifacts to the University as part of the birthday celebrations Saturday. The donation includes historic manuscripts, letters, journals, silver tea and dinner services and a rare collection of 14 bound volumes of published documents regarding Simon Bolivar and the South American wars of independence. "This is quite a magnificent donation," Asst.

Honor proposal faces dissent

By Sarah Salwen | January 22, 2002

At a special retreat Sunday, the Honor Committee continued debate on its "informed retraction" proposal to reform the single sanction. The retreat "didn't go as well as we had hoped," Honor Chairman Thomas Hall said. Although Honor did resolve some contentious issues, other concerns remain to be resolved. The proposal, first introduced by fourth-year Architecture representative Brian Winterhalter in October 2001, offers students who are being investigated for a potential honor offense an opportunity to plead guilty any time before the investigative panel stage or within seven days of notification of the investigation.

Simmons adds to City Council candidacy list

By Sarah Salwen | January 17, 2002

University Medical Center employee David Simmons (D) announced his candidacy in the race for City Council Monday, becoming the fifth candidate vying for the two open seats. Simmons, director of clinical services for the Nephrology Clinic at the University Medical Center and the only University employee now in the race, has emphasized his extensive activity in community organizations as an asset to his bid for City Council representative. "My experience will give me a different perspective" than the other candidates, Simmons said.

Bloomfield program finds more matches

By Sarah Salwen | November 30, 2001

Physics Professor Louis Bloomfield's 149 honor cases have presented a major challenge to the University's Honor Committee over the last eight months, but, they could be symptoms of an even more serious epidemic. According to information obtained by The Cavalier Daily from the Honor Committee, Bloomfield's computer program, which checks for matching strings of words in students' papers, could have found 238 more cases of cheating under different standards. Bloomfield's program, which he wrote himself, locates strings of six words or more that are exactly alike among in students' papers turned in over the last six semesters. His data indicate that he found 78 pairs of papers with 100-199 matching words, 18 pairs with 200-299 matching words, 11 pairs with 300-399 matching words and 12 pairs with 400-499 words. The new numbers of implicated papers have raised some eyebrows among Honor officials. "I'm concerned about how Louis Bloomfield is handling the information he has," said fourth-year Honor counsel David Metcalf in an e-mail.

UJC reps discuss fund-raising proposal

By Sarah Salwen | November 20, 2001

At its weekly meeting Sunday, the University Judiciary Committee discussed extensive plans for raising $250,000 over the next two years. The Committee expects to create a permanent sub-committee for fund-raising within the next few weeks. "We want to get this off the ground soon," Committee Chairman Paul Gigante said.

American studies to gain digital info center

By Sarah Salwen | November 16, 2001

With a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, the University Library plans to develop a digital information community for American studies research. The information community will serve as an online research source for students, scholars and interested Internet users.

Stafford speaks on history of Secret Service

By Sarah Salwen | November 12, 2001

U.S. Secret Service Director Brian L. Stafford spoke to a packed house Friday night at the weekly Jefferson Literary and Debating Society meeting. "His talk was very informative, well put-together and entertaining," said Lauren Purnell, a third-year College student and member of the Jefferson Society. Stafford primarily spoke on the history of the Secret Service, but also discussed his own career and the importance of choosing a career you love. "The Secret Service is a labor of love for me - I enjoy talking about it," said Stafford, who has directed the Secret Service since 1999, in an interview yesterday. In 1865, on the morning of the day he was shot, President Lincoln signed the Secret Service into law.

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