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WHAT
DOES THE FUTURE hold for the arts? For more
than a century, the arts have undergone a
strange and difficult evolution. In
today’s society where the dominant
forces are the free market, information technologies
and political power, how influential
can the arts be? Guest speakers, including
literary critic Terry Eagleton, polish poet
Adam Zagajewski and art critic Suzi Gablik,
will address questions like this at a two-day
colloquium
beginning tomorrow at U.Va. Full
story.
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The
risk for falls increases significantly in the
elderly,
possibly causing injury, loss of mobility and
costly medical bills. Fall-prevention programs,
such as the one offered through the U.Va.-HealthSouth
Rehabilitation Hospital, have proven to help
reduce the risk of falls. At the Falls Risk
Assessment and Prevention Clinic, individuals
can receive an assessment to determine their
risk of falling injuries. Full
story.
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 After
reviewing more than 15,000 applications, U.
Va.’s Office of Admission on Monday mailed
out letters
inviting 4,724 students to become members
of the Class of 2008. This is the first year
that
more than half of
the
applications
were completed online, said Dean of Admission
John Blackburn. No more waiting by the mailbox
— students who applied
online were able to learn their fate via the
Web on mailing day. Target enrollment
for the entering class is 3,040.
Full
story.
U.Va.
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in The Daily Press — March 3, 2004
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ALSO
IN THE NEWS TODAY:
• Cincinnati
Couple Gives U.Va. $2.8 Million; Creates
Endowment for Art History Program
• Warner
Appoints Three to U.Va.’s Board: Result is Most Diverse Governing Body
Yet
• New
University Map Comes in Two Flavors: Print and Web
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Forum
for Contemporary Thought panels
Thurs., Pluralism
and Time, 3:30 p.m., Minor
Hall 125; Fri., Neuropolitics:
Thinking, Culture, Speed,
10 a.m., Minor 225 • Speakers:
William Connolly, Dept. of Political
Science, Johns Hopkins University;
Charles Mathewes, religion, and Stephen
White, politics, both from U.Va. |
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