Film Festival makes haste to announce 2004 theme: SPEED
The 17th annual Virginia Film Festival will pick up the pace Oct. 28-31 with the theme of “Speed.” Among the featured genres will be the road movie and action film, with a special emphasis on the history of one of cinema’s primary devices: the chase. Critic Roger Ebert will return to conduct his shot-by-shot film class, and panels will examine the increased pace of movie editing in contemporary Hollywood film. In a special program, director Jeff Wadlow, a Charlottesville native, will oversee a filmmaking workshop in which approximately 20 filmmakers will write, shoot and edit their films in three days, to be screened on closing night. The festival also will present films by international directors who have recently voiced their opposition to the rapid pace of film and responded with what one critic calls “a cinema of slowness, of contemplation.”

Watch the Web site www.vafilm.com for updates.

Step into someone else’s shoes
Those of the University community who might be described as “temporar-
ily able-bodied” will have the chance to experience a disability, such as simulating blindness or moving around in a wheelchair, at the Disability Awareness Fair, scheduled for March 16 in the Newcomb Hall Commonwealth Room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event, also geared toward people with disabilities, those who assist them, or anyone who knows a person with a disability, will highlight a variety of services in the University and local community, from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to the U.Va./HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital.
Sponsored by Student Council and the Learning Needs and Evaluation Center, the fair was supposed to have been held during Disability Awareness Week in January, but some events were postponed due to weather.

Making Headlines
A listing of U.Va. faculty and staff recently cited in Headlines@U.Va. for their quotes in the media:

BRIAN BALOGH
Balogh, a history professor, was quoted in a Tacoma [Wash.] News Tribune article headlined: GET SET FOR MUD: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN LIKELY TO TURN NASTY
By James Rosen of the Tacoma [Wash.] News Tribune / Feb. 22

DAVID W. BRENEMAN
Breneman, dean of the Curry School of Education and an expert in higher education finance, was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education story headlined: STATES MOVE TO LIMIT INCREASES IN TUITION / COLLEGES SAY RAISING FEES IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN MAKE UP FOR BUDGET CUTS
By Alyson Klein of The Chronicle of Higher Education / March 2

EDWIN BURTON
Burton, a visiting professor of economics, is quoted in Barron's, in an article headlined: HEDGE FUNDS / FUND OF INFORMATION / THE LOOMING "R" WORD: HOW MUCH MORE DAYLIGHT WILL REGULATORS REQUIRE OF HEDGE FUNDS?
By Lawrence C. Strauss of Barron's / March 1

PHILANDER D. CHASE
Chase, senior editor of the Papers of George Washington, was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined: FIRST PRESIDENT'S CHILDLESSNESS LINKED TO DISEASE / TUBERCULOSIS HE CONTRACTED AS YOUNG MAN MAY HAVE CAUSED STERILITY, ARTICLE SAYS
By Blaine Harden of the Washington Post / Feb. 29

ANNE COUGHLIN
Coughlin, a law professor, was quoted in a Washington Blade article headlined: VA. MAN SENTENCED FOR SODOMY SOLICITATION / ATTORNEY GENERAL, LAWMAKERS SAY LAWRENCE RULING DOESN'T APPLY
By Adrian Brune of the Washington Blade / Feb. 20

ROBERT FATTON JR.
Fatton, chairman of the politics department and an oft-quoted expert on his native Haiti, authored a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal, headlined: Commentary: OF BAYONETS AND CONSTITUTIONS: HAITI'S SAD TALE
By Robert Fatton Jr. for The Wall Street Journal / March 3

• Fatton was a guest March 1 on PBS' "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer" and an Australian Broadcasting Corporation news broadcast. He discussed Haitian rebel's ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide.

• Fatton was quoted in a Reuters News Agency article headlined:
HAITI'S MESS A LEGACY OF TWO FEUDAL CENTURIES
By Michael Christie of Reuters News Agency / Feb. 29

• Fatton was quoted in a New York Times article headlined:
HAITI'S PRESIDENT FORCED OUT; MARINES SENT TO KEEP ORDER
By Lydia Polgreen & Tim Weiner of the New York Times / Feb. 29

• Fatton was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined:
CRISIS HOLDS ADDED SIGNIFICANCE IN FLA. POLITICS / MANY IN STATE WATCH TURMOIL IN HAITI AND STUDY BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S REACTION
By Mike Allen of the Washington Post / Feb. 29

• Fatton was interviewed Feb. 28 on CNN's "CNN Saturday Night" newscast about the Haitian crisis.

• Fatton was quoted in an Associated Press article, distributed nationally under the headline:
U.S. HAITI Q&A
By The Associated Press / Feb. 27

• Fatton was interviewed Feb. 26 in an Australian Broadcasting Company report on the unrest in Haiti.

• Fatton was interviewed Feb. 26 on Minnesota Public Radio's "Marketplace" report, also discussing Haiti.

• Fatton was also a guest Feb. 25 on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation," where he also discussed the Haitian situation.

• Fatton was quoted Feb. 24 in an Australian Broadcasting Company report on the revolt in Haiti.

• Fatton was quoted on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's radio "The World Today" program, discussing the situation in Haiti.
HAITI ON THE VERGE OF CIVIL WAR
Australian Broadcasting Corp. "The World Today" / Feb. 24

• Fatton was quoted in a Buffalo [N.Y.] News editorial headlined:
CRISIS IN HAITI / NEGOTIATE A SOLUTION, UNLESS HUMANITARIAN DISASTER MANDATES USE OF FORCE
By the Buffalo [N.Y.] News / Feb. 21

• Fatton was quoted in a Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News article headlined: U.S. RELUCTANT TO DIVE DEEPLY INTO HAITI CRISIS
From Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News / Feb. 21

• Fatton was a guest Feb. 20 on CNNfn's "Market Call" program, discussing the situation in Haiti.

ROBIN FELDER
Felder, director of U.Va.'s Medical Automation Research Center, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article headlined: INSIDE THE HOME OF THE FUTURE: HOUSES THAT MAKE YOUR COFFEE, LOCK YOUR DOORS AND EVEN MEASURE YOUR HEALTH ARE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
By Kelly Greene of The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 23

PAUL FREEDMAN
Freedman, a politics professor, was quoted Feb. 25 in a National Public Radio "Day to Day" report on public opinion polling and the gay marriage issue.

DAVID GIES
Gies, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish, had a letter published in the Washington Post Book World section. The letter was headlined: THE TWO MARIAS
By David Gies for the Washington Post / Feb. 22

LEONARD D. "DOUG" GRISSOM
Grissom, a drama professor, was profiled in an article in C'Ville Weekly, headlined: COMPANY MAN / UVA PROFESSOR WROTE THE SCRIPT FOR INDIE DRAMA TROUPE OFFSTAGE
By Eric Rezsnyak of C'ville Weekly / March 2-8

PAUL R. GROSS
Gross, professor emeritus of biology, was quoted in a New York Times article headlined: MONTANA CREATIONISM BID EVOLVES INTO UNUSUAL FIGHT
By James Glanz of the New York Times / Feb. 29

JACK GWALTNEY
Dr. Gwaltney, an immunology professor, was quoted in a San Jose [Calif.] Mercury News article headlined: PERSISTENT COLDS WON'T GO AWAY / VIRUS IS PESKY, ANNOYING BUT MOSTLY MILD-MANNERED
By Glennda Chui of the San Jose [Calif.] Mercury News / Feb. 20

TERRY HOLLAND
Holland, a former U.Va. men's basketball coach and athletics director, was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education story headlined:
COLORADO'S COACH-COP COALITION
By Welch Suggs of The Chronicle of Higher Education / March 2

• Holland was a guest Feb. 23 on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" program, discussing the recent recruiting scandals in college athletics.

A.E. DICK HOWARD
Howard, a law professor, was a guest Feb. 24 on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" news broadcast. He discussed the process of amending the U.S. Constitution.

DELL HYMES
Hymes, professor emeritus of anthropology and English, was quoted in a Daily Yomiuri [Tokyo] report headlined: THE PRACTICAL LINGUIST / WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT PRAGMATICS?
By Marshall R. Childs for the Daily Yomiuri / Feb. 27

JOHN C. JEFFRIES
Jeffries, dean of the Law School, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article headlined: PAPERS OF ROE-WADE AUTHOR TO BE RELEASED
By David G. Savage of the Los Angeles Times / Feb. 29

MARY JENSEN
Jensen, professor of radiology, was quoted in a Reuters News Service article headlined
CORKSCREW CLOT DEVICE HAS 'POTENTIAL' - US EXPERTS
From Reuters News Service / Feb. 23

JOSEPH KETT
Kett, Commonwealth Professor of History, was quoted in a Washington Post commentary on the Colorado University football sex and recruiting scandal, headlined: BOYS WILL BE -- HOW ABOUT MEN?
By Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post / Feb. 19

JOHN L. KNAPP
Knapp, an economist with U.Va.'s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined:
PROPERTY TAX SPELLS WINDFALL FOR N.VA. / BUDGETS SOAR, AS DO HOMEOWNERS' BILLS
By Eric M. Weiss of The Washington Post / Feb. 29

STEPHEN KNOTT
Knott, a scholar at U.Va.'s Miller Center of Public Affairs, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article headlined: WE WORSHIP JEFFERSON, BUT WE HAVE BECOME HAMILTON'S AMERICA
By Cynthia Crossen of The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 4

DAVID MARTIN
Martin, a law professor, was quoted in a Newark {N.J.] Star-Ledger article headlined: IMMIGRANT SEIZED IN WAL-MART RAID GETS A REPRIEVE / JANITOR CAN TEMPORARILY STAY IN U.S. TO TESTIFY IN LABOR CASE
By Brian Donohue of the [Newark, N.J.] Star-Ledger / Feb. 20

WILLIAM LEE MILLER
Miller, a scholar at U.Va.'s Miller Center of Public Affairs, authored a commentary that appeared in the Boston Globe, headlined:
THEY LIKE ABE / PRESIDENTS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT LINCOLN. WHY DO THEY KEEP GETTING HIM WRONG?
By William Lee Miller for The Boston Globe / Feb. 8

EDWARD MURPHY
Murphy, an astronomy professor, was quoted in a Charleston [W.Va.] Gazette article headlined: GREEN BANK SCOPE FINDS HYDROGEN GAS ORBITING ANDROMEDA
By Rick Steelhammer of the Charleston [W.Va.] Gazette / Feb. 26

DAVID M. O'BRIEN
O'Brien, a politics professor, had his new book reviewed in the Chronicle of Higher Education under the heading:
Nota Bene: ANIMAL SACRIFICE AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: CHURCH OF THE LUKUMI BABALU AYE V. CITY OF HIALEAH
By Nina C.Ayoub of The Chronicle of Higher Education / March 2

• O'Brien was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article headlined:
BUSH BACKS A MARRIAGE AMENDMENT / ANNOUNCING SUPPORT FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE, BUSH APPEALS TO CONSERVATIVE BASE
By Linda Feldmann of The Christian Science Monitor / Feb. 25

ROBERT M. O'NEIL
O'Neil, director of U.Va.’s Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and a professor of law, was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education story headlined: THE DRAKE AFFAIR
By Sharon Walsh of The Chronicle of Higher Education / March 2

WILLIAM QUANDT
Quandt, a politics professor and Middle East Expert, was featured in an article on a speech he gave at the University of Utah, appearing in the Daily Utah Chronicle under the headline: FORMER WHITE HOUSE ADVISER AND MIDDLE EAST EXPERT VISITS THE U
By Steve Gehrke of the Daily Utah Chronicle / Feb. 26

R.K. RAMAZANI
Ramazani, professor emeritus of politics, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Charlottesville Daily Progress, headlined:
IRAN FACES POLITICAL, FISCAL NEEDS, GETS MIXED MESSAGES FROM U.S.
By R.K. Ramazani for The Daily Progress / Feb. 22

JAMES E. RYAN
Ryan, a law professor, had an essay on school choice published in the journal Education Next, headlined: THE NEUTRALITY PRINCIPLE
By James E. Ryan for Education Next

• Ryan's essay was cited in a commentary in the National Review, headlined: COMMENTARY: THE EVOLUTION OF CONSERVATISM / SHOULD THE SUPREME COURT CLEAR THE WAY FOR SCHOOL CHOICE?
By Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review / Feb. 27

LARRY SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in an Associated Press article headlined:
SEN. CAMPBELL QUITS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN
By Judith Kohler of The Associated Press / March 4

• Sabato was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article headlined:
KERRY LOOKING FOR NO. 2 / EDWARDS DROPS OUT AND ENDORSES FORMER RIVAL AS THE SEARCH BEGINS FOR A RUNNING MATE
By Zachary Coile of The San Francisco Chronicle / March 4

• Sabato was quoted in a Richmond times-Dispatch article headlined:
VIRGINIA IS NOT TOO CLOSE TO CALL / STATE LIKELY TO BE DISTANCED FROM HEAT OF CAMPAIGN
By Tyler Whitley of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / March 4

• Sabato was a guest March 3 on Fox News' "Special Report With Brit Hume." He discussed the presidential race.

• Sabato was quoted in a Providence [R.I.] Journal article headlined:
ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE JUST GOT STEEPER FOR KERRY / HE'LL NOW GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH A PRESIDENT READY TO COME OUT SWINGING WITH A WELL FINANCED CAMPAIGN
By John E. Mulligan of the Providence [R.I. Journal / March 3

• Sabato was quoted in a FloridaToday.com article headlined:
KERRY SEALS NOMINATION / VICTORY MAKES FLORIDA VOTE MOOT; EDWARDS TO QUIT
By John McCarthy of Florida Today / March 3

• Sabato was quoted in a Bloomberg News article headlined:
JOHN EDWARDS LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF DEMOCRATIC RACE, AIDE SAYS
From Bloomberg News / March 2

• Sabato was quoted in a Harrisburg [Pa.] Patriot-News article headlined:
GRILLING ANITA HILL GENERATED SPECTER BACKLASH
By Peter L. DeCoursey of the [Harrisburg, Pa.] Patriot-News / March 2

• Sabato was quoted in a FoxNews.com article headlined:
DEANIACS ARE ELECTION WILD CARD
By Peter Brownfeld of FoxNews.com / March 2

• Sabato was quoted in an article in The Guardian [London], headlined:
EDWARDS' LAST HOPE OF REELING IN KERRY / FRONTRUNNER EXPECTED TO SEAL UNBEATABLE DEMOCRATIC LEAD
By Julian Borger of The Guardian [London] / March 2

• Sabato was quoted in an article in the Columbia Journalism Review, headlined: DIVINING DIXIE / IS IT ANOTHER COUNTRY? OR A PLACE TO STOW NATIONAL PROBLEMS? A YANKEE JOURNALIST GETS LOST AND FOUND IN THE SOUTH
By Jacob Levenson for the Columbia Journalism Review / March/April issue

• Sabato was quoted in a Sunday Times [London] article headlined:
DEMOCRATS SEEK ELECTION ROLE FOR INVISIBLE CLINTONS
By Sarah Baxter for The Sunday Times [London] / Feb. 29

• Sabato was quoted in a Boston Globe article headlined:
GOP SEEKS TO PRESS WEDGE ISSUES IN SOUTH
By Susan Milligan of The Boston Globe / Feb. 29

• Sabato was quoted in an Agence France Presse article headlined:
EDWARDS CAMPAIGN MARKS HIM AS A DEMOCRAT TO WATCH
By Jerome Bernard of Agence France Presse / Feb. 29

• Sabato was quoted in a Cox News Service article headlined:
OHIO CRUCIAL FOR DEMS
By William Hershey of Cox News Service / Feb. 29

• Sabato was quoted in a Salt Lake [Utah] Tribune article headlined:
DELEGATION SPLIT OVER BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE
By Christopher Smith of The Salt Lake [Utah] Tribune / Feb. 28

• Sabato was quoted in an Associated Press article, circulated in Georgia under the headline: GEORGIA PRIMARY DO OR DIE FOR EDWARDS?
By Dick Pettys of The Associated Press / Feb. 28

• Sabato was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined:
STANDOFF LOOMING ON VIRGINIA BUDGET / NO ONE BUDGING ON TAX INCREASES
By Jo Becker and Michael D. Shear of the Washington Post / Feb. 28

• Sabato was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined:
KEY VA. REPUBLICANS BALK AT GAY UNION AMENDMENT
By Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post / Feb. 27

• Sabato was quoted in a Dow Jones News Service article on Ralph Nader's entry into the presidential race, headlined:
DECISION 2004: INDEPENDENT'S DAY
From Dow Jones News Service / Feb. 26

• Sabato was quoted in a Winston-Salem [N.C.] Journal article headlined:
EDWARDS FACES KERRY CHALLENGE ON FOREIGN-POLICY, SECURITY ISSUES
By Mary Shaffrey of the Winston-Salem [N.C.] Journal / Feb. 26

• Sabato was quoted in a Boston Globe article headlined:
EVEN IN VICTORY, KERRY'S CAUTION IS SEEN AS RISKY
By Patrick Healy of the Boston Globe / Feb. 25

• Sabato was a guest Feb. 25 on Fox News' "Special Report With Brit Hume," discussing Ralph Nader's entry into the presidential race.

• Sabato, politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in a Times of London article headlined:
PRESSURE MOUNTS ON CHENEY TO MAKE WAY
By Roland Watson of The Times of London / Feb. 25

• Sabato was quoted in a Washington Times article headlined:
TAX PLANS STUN SOME IN GOP
By Christina Bellantoni of the Washington Times / Feb. 24

• Sabatowas a guest Feb. 23 on Fox News' "Special Report with Brit Hume." He discussed the presidential candidacy of Ralph Nader.

• Sabato was quoted in a Greensboro [N.C.] News & Record article headlined: EDWARDS NOT DETERRED BY UNDERDOG STATUS / THE ONE-ON-ONE RACE WITH JOHN KERRY BECOMES TESTY
By Eric Dyer of the Greensboro [N.C.] News & Record / Feb. 23

• Sabato was quoted Feb. 23 on CBS Radio's "The Osgood File," again discussing Nader's entry into the presidential race.

• Sabato was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article headlined:
BUSH, FRUSTRATED BY DEMOCRATS, AGAIN BYPASSES SENATE ON JUDGE
By Richard Simon of the Los Angeles Times / Feb. 21

• Sabato was quoted in a Norfolk Virginian-Pilot article headlined:
ONE ELECTION AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER
By Patrick Lackey of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot / Feb. 20

ETHAN SALIBA
Saliba, head athletic trainer, was quoted in a Norfolk Virginian-Pilot article headlined: DESIRE TO WALK OUTWEIGHS PASSION FOR SPORT
By Roger Chesley of The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot / Feb. 21
J.H. "RIP" VERKERKE
Verkerke, a law professor, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article headlined: WOULD YOU HIRE THIS MAN? / CHARLES CULLEN KEPT GETTING HIRED AND FIRED UNTIL HIS MURDER ARREST. WHY JOB REFERENCES SAY TOO LITTLE
By Randy Dotinga for The Christian Science Monitor / March 1

G. EDWARD WHITE
White, the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, had his book "Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars" reviewed in the New York Times Book Review. The article was headlined: Review: 'ALGER HISS'S LOOKING-GLASS WARS': AN IMPENETRABLE LIE
By Max Frankel of the New York Times / Feb. 29

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Darden Leadership Forum
The Darden Leadership Forum brings top-level corporate, government and industry leaders to U.Va. to discuss current business issues and trends and their individual leadership philosophy. Talks are held at 1:20 p.m. in the CCA amphitheatre, room 50. They are free and open to the public, but registration is required at www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/speakers/ or by calling Susan Levine at 982-2919.

William C. “Bill” Weldon, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, will give the next talk March 18. Recently rated among Fortune magazine’s America’s Top 10 Most Admired Companies survey, Johnson & Johnson also is featured in Working Mother magazine’s 2003 list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.

Other spring speakers will include Sharon Allen, chairwoman of Deloitte & Touche (April 13), and Tom Schoewe, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Stores (April 22).

Futurist Freeman Dyson to discuss life in the universe
English-born physicist and futurist Freeman Dyson is known for his popular books explaining science to the general public, as well as for his high level research in quantum electrodynamics. Dyson, professor emeritus of Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, will be the Page-Barbour Lecturer at U.Va. March 16-18, presenting three talks about “Life in the Universe.”

All lectures will be at 5 p.m., with a public reception following. On March 16 and March 18, they will be held in McLeod Auditorium; the March 17 talk will be in Chemistry 402. Dyson will discuss a range of topics: how heat and gravity make evolution possible, other celestial habitats that might be more hospitable to life and what the next 100 years of creative technology holds in store for humankind.

Reward outstanding employees
Nominate exceptional employees through March 19. Up to 11 classified employees will be chosen for Outstanding Contribution Awards, recognizing their dedication and hard work. Either the nominator or one endorser must be the nominee’s supervisor. Nomination forms are online at www.hrs.virginia.edu/linksforms.html.

Winners will each receive $1,000 and be honored at a banquet June 3.

Student book collectors win contest
The Bibliographical Society of U.Va. has chosen winners of its 45th student book collectors competition this year. The society will honor them March 26 at 4 p.m. in the Alderman Library McGregor Room. Law student Justin Gilbert will receive first place, with a $300 prize, for his collection, “Victorian Serial Fiction: Penny Bloods, Penny Dreadfuls and Boys’ Journals.” Second place goes to Stephen Schroth, a Ph.D. student in the Curry School of Education, for his children’s series books. English doctoral student Melissa White will receive honorable mention for her collection of “The Wide, Wide World.” Winning selections will be on display in Alderman Library Memorial Hall beginning March 23.

Indian films showcased
The recent success of “Bend it Like Beckham” and “Monsoon Wedding” shows the potential for cultural exchange through film. The Center for South Asian Studies, Cinematheque and OFFScreen present the Tasvir film festival March 24-28, with seven films from the Indian sub-continent. Screenings are free and will be held in Newcomb Theater, except the March 24 film, “Delhi Diary 2001,” showing in Clemons 201 at 5 p.m. Films to be screened March 25 include “Bend It Like Beckham” (7 p.m.) and “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love” (10 p.m.). For the complete schedule, see www.virginia.edu/soasia.