Committee approves reductions
Yesterday the Board of Visitors Committee on Financial Affairs met and unanimously approved President Timothy J. Sullivanšs recommendations for budget reductions. The budget reductions for the current fiscal year total $4.9 million and increase by $2.8 million in fiscal year 2003 to 2004.

Election day for bond nears
With the election just four days away, student bond campaign efforts are pushing through the homestretch of a close race.

Faculty oppose Iraqi war in forum
Director of the Charles Center Joel Schwartz and religion professors Tamara Sonn and Hans Tiefel expressed ethical and practical concerns about President George W. Bushšs policy toward Iraq.

Comedian, alumnus returns to College for Q&A session
Last Sunday the College hosted a guest appearance of one of its own when Jon Stewart, š84, returned to answer questions from students in William and Mary Hall. The question-and-answer session, which was sponsored by the University Centers Activities Board, drew a crowd of approximately 2,900 people, according to senior Mary Slonina, assistant director of communications for UCAB.

LAUREN PUTNOCKY -- The Flat Hat

Bridging the gap: The combined float of Sigma Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta won this yearšs Homecoming Parade float contest, which took place Oct. 26.

BOV member funds program
Newly appointed Board of Visitors member Suzann Wilson Matthews, š71, of McLean, Va., has donated $150,000 to the Collegešs faculty summer research program. Matthews was appointed to the BOV this past summer by Gov. Mark Warner. Matthews was inspired to support the program after a faculty presentation given at an October BOV meeting.

Crowded classrooms create hazard
Many of the Collegešs aging public buildings no longer meet the most recent standards for fire safety. When classrooms are overcrowded in an attempt to hold more students an unsafe situation exists, according to Robert Johnson, the Collegešs Fire Safety Officer.