Two BOV members removed
College Board of Visitors members Jeffrey D. Brown and Shawn Smith, class of '95 were removed from office this week as the result of a resolution passed by the Virginia General Assembly. Although both Brown and Smith had been acting as voting members of the board since their July appointments, the General Assembly hadn't officially confirmed either of them.

Sullivan warns of potential cutbacks
President Timothy Sullivan announced Wednesday that the Virginia General Assembly will withdraw $16.4 million from the College's general fund over the next two-and-a-half years, due to Virginia's current budget crisis. The cuts will reduce the amount of taxpayer funding that the College receives by 15 percent by fiscal year 2004.

COURTESY PHOTO - Peter Bodnar
Campus minister Rev. Beth McCrary, Stanford President Emeritus Donald Kennedy, Gov. Mark Warner, College President Timothy Sullivan and FCC Chairman Michael Powell (left to right) attended the Charter Day exercises Saturday.

College urges efforts to conserve
Due to the recent operating and budget reductions, the College will attempt to decrease its utility costs through an energy conservation plan. All of the changes made in utilities and operations management were outlined in an e-mail that was sent to all students and faculty by the administration Tuesday.