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Tuesday
Oct. 28, 2003

NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY. That is the ruling handed down in criminal defense cases on average 30 times a year in the state of Virginia, according to Janet Warren (right), professor of clinical psychiatric medicine and associate director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at U.Va.’s Health System. A closer examination of sanity evaluations by Warren shows them to be risky undertakings that are backed with minimal research or analysis. Her findings have raised questions about how sanity decisions are applied in Virginia. Full story.

U.Va. Health System

Starting at 9 p.m. tonight, Emmet Street will be closed temporarily to allow for placement of a main span box girder. Traffic will be restored no later than 6 a.m. Wednesday. Signs designating the traffic detour route are in place.

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In a collaborative effort to accurately portray the history of the Monacan Indian Nation, U.Va. anthropology professor Jeff Hantman (far left) met with Monacan leaders last week as part of the Engaging the Mind lecture series. Full story.

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Charlottesville Mayor and Maurice D. Cox (right) and Satyendra S. Huja, a staff member of the citizen-run Historic Resources Task Force, unveiled a historic plaque Monday honoring writer Edgar Allan Poe, who attended U.Va. in 1826. Full story.

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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY: Biomedical Engineering’s New Bachelor’s Degree Program Gets Stamp of Approval • Biotage Named Research Park Company of the Year • University to Host Minority Career Day • International Affairs Expert to Deliver Fall Convocation Address

Historian Edward Ayers Will Discuss New Civil War Book
6 p.m., U.Va. Bookstore • Edward L. Ayers, U.Va. history professor, will read and discuss his new book, “In the Presence of Mine Enemies: War in the Heart of America, 1859-1863” • Free and open to the public

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Football:
Virginia Shuts Out Troy State, 24-0
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Cavaliers Fall to Wake Forest
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Virginia Falls to Wake Forest 5-1
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Cavaliers Falls 3-1 to No. 1 North Carolina
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