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Casteen plans new women's council

By Katie Dalton | February 18, 2000

University President John T. Casteen III announced yesterday the creation of a Women's Leadership Council to assist in developing a more equitable gender climate at the University. The 1999 Task Force on the Status of Women, which has studied gender issues since last January, recommended the Council's formation to Casteen. The Task Force found that the University's faculty and leadership do not reflect diversity as well as the student body does.

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National retention rates rise, graduation rates fall slightly

By Eston Melton | February 18, 2000

The American College Testing Program released a report this week indicating that degree completion and first-year retention rates in four-year colleges nationwide have fallen.

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Engineering offers Masters in systems

By Abby Curran | February 18, 2000

As part of an effort to reach out to professionals in Northern Virginia, the Engineering School's department of systems engineering is offering a new Executive Master's Degree Program. In its second semester at the University, the program emphasizes problem solving and analytical skills, said William T.

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Researchers to study African climate

By Juliana Chan | February 17, 2000

It's not too often that professors let an undergraduate student miss school for three-and-a-half weeks to go on a trip, but in Lynnette Sobehart's case, her professors had to make an exception. On Feb.

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Senate approves investment bill

By Shelley Johnson | February 17, 2000

Responding to a request from the University's Board of Visitors, the State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that will give the University broader powers in the investment of its $1.5 billion endowment. The bill was passed in response to the Board's Jan.

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Bush unveils new campaign reform

By Emily Roper | February 17, 2000

In a last-ditch effort to sway voters in the upcoming South Carolina Republican primary, George W.

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Data analysis tool helps combat crime

By Sol Bergen-Bartel | February 17, 2000

After a series of reported criminal incidents near Grounds, the most recent involving a parking lot armed robbery, area officials are going increasingly high tech to make Charlottesville safe. Since 1998, Systems Engineering Prof.

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ISC selects White as 2000-2001 president

By Maria Tor | February 17, 2000

The Inter-Sorority Council elected its 2000-2001 executive board yesterday, choosing third-year Phi Mu member Allison White as the next ISC president. White and the other new members of the executive board will take office March 8. White said most of her plans for the next year focus on finding ways for the individual sorority houses to work together. "We'll be working on increasing the unity of the system," she said. The ISC selected second-year Kappa Kappa Gamma member Kristin Braggins as vice president for counsel.

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House passes bills on death penalty

By Emily Rockwood | February 17, 2000

Aiming to increase the rights of Virginia death row inmates, the House of Delegates passed two bills Tuesday which soon will move to the Senate for legislative approval. The first bill, co-sponsored by Del.

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Fall rush may gain ballot spot

By Sarah Marchetti | February 17, 2000

Student Council will vote next week on a referendum that would allow students to voice their opinion on fall rush. If passed, the referendum will go on the Council ballot in the spring elections, which begin Feb.

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IFC reports increases in bid numbers

By Demosthenes Komis | February 17, 2000

In the second year of spring rush at the University, bid numbers rose with 410 men accepting bids at fraternities as opposed to 380 in 1999. The number of accepted bids increased this year by almost seven percent.

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Publicity decreases applicant numbers

By Christine Brubaker and Tina Hong | February 16, 2000

Following this year's drop in the number of admissions applications from black prospective students, administrators, faculty and students are expressing concern about an increasingly strained racial atmosphere at the University. The University received 326 fewer black student admissions applications for the class of 2004, a significant 25.3-percent drop from last year, as well as a 16-percent overall drop in applications. The applications drop came on the heels of a year-long debate surrounding the validity of the University's current admissions practices, which use race as a factor. Board of Visitors member Terence P.

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Fogarty aids Vatican with WWII probe

By Abby Curran | February 16, 2000

Calling on the expertise of a University religious studies professor, the Vatican in Rome has launched a probe into the Catholic Church's role in anti-Semitism during the World War II era and, specifically, whether then-Pope Pius XII could have done something to alleviate the Holocaust. The University's Rev.

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Four professors earn grants for international education

By Carolyn Klosko | February 16, 2000

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars honored four University professors as Fulbright Scholars this year to encourage international educational exchange.

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Phi Delta Theta loses FOA after UJC ruling

By Jaime Levi | February 16, 2000

The Office of the Dean of Students has revoked Phi Delta Theta's Fraternal Organization Agreement following a recommendation from the University Judiciary Committee, according to a representative from Phi Delta Theta fraternity's General Headquarters in Oxford, Ohio. The FOA is a document that establishes a fraternity's relationship with the University and the Inter-Fraternity Council. Asst.

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City Council elections see influx of Democrats

By Michael Loatman | February 16, 2000

Not since 1988 have so many Democratic candidates announced plans to run for Charlottesville City Council. Eight Democratic candidates, one Republican and one Independent have announced their candidacy for three seats this spring. The large number of Democratic candidates is partly the result of a political activity surge by the newly-formed Democrats for Change, a Charlottesville community activist organization within the Democratic party.

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Fee Hike, Ranking Decline May Have Caused Application Drop

By Christine Brubaker and Tina Hong | February 16, 2000

A dramatic 16-percent overall drop in undergraduate admissions applications has the University grasping for answers. For fall admissions, the University received a total of 14,298 first-year and transfer student applications - a 2,792 nose dive from last year's 17,090 applications. Possible causes range from the $20 increase in the admissions application fee to the University's slip in the annual U.S.

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University to offer Swahili in intensive summer classes

By Jacqueline Roper | February 16, 2000

Because of increased demand, the Summer Language Institute will begin offering Swahili as part of its intensive nine-week language program this summer. There is "a lot of interest during the academic year, but we don't offer enough classes to fulfill the language requirement," Assoc.

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College Advisory Board decides on new name

By Maria Tor | February 15, 2000

Citing confusion among University students about the identity and role of the College Advisory Board, the CAB voted to rename itself the Arts and Sciences Council in a meeting Wednesday. "We changed the name to serve the students of the College of Arts and Sciences so that they know who we are and can access our services," said Matt Rose, president of the College. The Council is a representative body of College students.

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Honor votes to form Review Commission

By John McArdle | February 15, 2000

After two sessions of strong debate, the Honor Committee passed a proposal to create an Honor System Review Commission Sunday night by a 10-3-1 vote. The new Commission will analyze all aspects of the Committee's bylaws and is charged with finding ways to simplify investigative and trial procedures. The new Commission will consist of three former and/or current members of the Committee, four University alumni, faculty and/or administration and the 2000-2001 Committee Chairman, as well as two additional members of the 2000-2001 Honor Committee.