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Fri.-Sun.,
March 18-20, 2005

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE collaboration involving U.Va. students, faculty, administrators and the Vice President for Student Affairs, Patricia M. Lampkin (left), the University has adopted a newly revised set of procedures for handling sexual assault cases among students. In addition to the revised procedures, U.Va. has adopted a set of operating principles to guide activities associated with administering the procedures. Lampkin e-mailed this information to students beginning Wednesday. Full story.

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More than 2 million people have been displaced and hundreds of thousands killed as the result of a 60-year conflict in Colombia. Not only does this conflict threaten Colombia, it greatly impacts surrounding countries, the United States and the rest of the world. How did this conflict begin? What keeps it going? These questions and more will be addressed during a student-sponsored conference to be held Saturday at U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs titled “Looking Forward: Understanding the Conflict in Colombia.” Conference schedule.

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New technology is working for asthma patients at the Health System. U.Va. doctors are the first to evaluate the use of personal digital assistants for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. This up-and-coming bedside technology also reflects a national movement from narrative medicine —— where doctor knows best —— to evidence-based medicine, where both doctor and patient have improved access to information to make medical decisions. Full story.

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT:
• Correction Printed in The Daily Progress — Feb. 10, 2005
• Cavalier Daily Clarification — Feb. 7, 2005
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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:
• Gillen Steps Down as U.Va.’s Men’s Basketball Coach
• Governor Appoints Three to U.Va.’s Board: Reappoints Farrell
• U.Va.’s Philip Zelikow Appointed Counselor of the U.S. Department of State
• Professor Larry Sabato Makes Good on Promise; Gives $1 Million to U.Va.

Through the Kaleidoscope: Multiple Views in Fiction and Painting
Fri., 11 a.m. • Miller Center of Public Affairs, 2201 Old Ivy Rd. • Speakers: Ann Beattie and Lincoln Perry • Free and open to the public • Information: 924-7236.

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