$900 million bond approved by voters
Election Day proved a victory for higher education in Virginia when 73 percent of state voters agreed to appropriate $900 million to colleges and universities for capital improvements.

State to implement federal act
Colleges and universities will soon be required to provide access to information concerning state convicted sex offenders under the recently adopted federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.

College cuts 46 spring courses
As announced at last week's Board of Visitors Committee on Financial Affairs meeting, recent budget cuts have led the College to cancel 46 course sections and to remove 18 administrative positions from public funding.

Student dies in traffic incident
Freshman Colin Trevor Smith was killed Wednesday morning as a result of a traffic incident in front of Dupont Hall. Smith was riding his bicycle at approximately 8:10 a.m. when he collided with a Waste Management truck.

Chefs duke it out
An image taken from the Iron Chef competition held in Lodge 1 this past week.

DAN SCHUMACHER -- The Flat Hat

Taking off: A helicopter hovers over Barksdale field last Friday afternoon. A ROTC battalion departed in the helicopter that afternoon for a field training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., which culminated in the raiding of a mock village by 45 to 50 cadets.

Senate discusses finances
In the wake of the College's financial limitations and the need for support from the outside community, the Student Assembly Senate unanimously passed two resolutions relating to the College's budget.

Faculty re-examine Adair lot
A faculty meeting of the College of Arts and Sciences unanimously passed a resolution recommending that the College reconsider several aspects of the plan to build a new parking deck next to Adair Gymnasium.