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Men assault U.Va. student
Four black males arrived at 161 Rugby Road late Saturday night, only to flee the scene in a taxi after striking a University student.
Four unidentified suspects threaten student at Chi Phi party; armed individual strikes victim By Michelle Davis
Cavalier Daily News Editor Four individuals confronted a male University student at a Chi Phi fraternity party early Sunday morning, according to a University-wide email sent Sunday. The victim reported that one of the unidentified suspects arrived at the 161 Rugby Road residence by himself, struck the victim in the face and fled into a nearby cab after the student refused to grant him entry into the house. “We asked if he was a U.Va. student over 21 and he said he wasn’t,” said the victim, who wished to remain unidentified. Fraternities in the Inter-Fraternity Council typically keep brothers at the door of their houses to regulate the individuals entering their events, and they have the right to refuse entry to their
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houses, said IFC spokesperson Alex Van Trigt. Shortly after the suspect fled, he returned with three other individuals who began to shout at the victim. When the suspects returned, the victim said he “came to tend to what was happening” and he and his fraternity brothers told the suspects not to come onto the property — a warning the suspects ignored. A witness said that one of the suspects had a handgun in his possession during the altercation, according to the police report. But the victim did not see it. “I was told someone yelled out ‘handgun!’, and people sprinted back…but I told the cops that I didn’t see [the gun],” the victim Please see Assault, Page A3
Measures bust budget Scaffolding surrounding Rotunda costs $150,000 more than initially planned By Michelle Davis
Cavalier Daily News Editor Preventative measures the University is taking to keep trespassers off the Rotunda scaffolding could cost the school up to $150,000 more than it had initially budgeted for the roof project, University spokesperson Carol Wood said Sunday. Facilities Management installed the scaffolding during the summer months to allow construction workers to access the Rotunda roof. The University realized shortly after that students would be tempted to climb the temporary structures and began to look for methods of addressing the potential safety issue. The dark green netting on the Lawn was the first attempt at creating a deterrent, but did not seem to discourage trespassing, Wood said. “As the time for the beginning for fall session grew
near, it became apparent that more and more students were attracted to this new venue,” Wood said in an email. Individuals caught trespassing are issued a trespass warning, and face judicial charges, University spokesperson McGregor McCance said. Police have said they will arrest second-time offenders. I n Au g u s t t h e U n i v e r s i t y installed motion sensor lights on the scaffolding to allow police to clearly see individuals on the scaffolding and accost them when they descend the roof. But when the lights did not deter trespassers, the University hired private security guards to patrol the Rotunda during the night. “ R e c e n t l y, s o m e s t u d e n t s have waited until the guards went off duty to begin their climb, so we are… extending the patrol hours,” Wood said. Guards will now patrol until daylight, although Wood said
the exact timing has yet to be decided. Most recently, construction workers installed eight-foot wooden barriers to hinder individuals from accessing the scaffolding. “That may seem like a lot of precautionary measures, but the safety issues are great,” Wood said. “We don’t want students to fall off the scaffolding — and that is a real possibility if they continue to try to climb up.” McCance said he knew of one student who had slipped while attempting to descend the Rotunda roof, but added the individual caught himself and did not fall. The University has issued a number of warnings to students about the potential dangers of falling off of the Rotunda scaffolding. Patricia Lampkin, vice president and chief student affairs Please see Scaffolding, Page A3
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The University built scaffolding to facilitate Rotunda roof renovations but has since had to add security to ensure students do not attempt to scale it.
Board retreat costs more than $34,000
University pays facilitator Terry MacTaggart $15,000 to assist two-day discussions, help address challenges facing higher education By Kelly Kaler
Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Board of Visitors retreat last month cost more than double its original budget, according to receipts released last week. The University is footing the more than $34,000 bill, with the initial $15,000 budget funded
by the University endowment and the excess costs paid for by Board office funds set aside earlier in the annual budgeting process. The addition of a facilitator, Terry MacTaggart, to help the Board address the challenges that face the University explains the majority of the $19,000 disparity — MacTaggart received a
$15,000 fee for his work during the two-day retreat. “It’s never okay to go over budget, but things happen and you have to deal with it,” University spokesperson Marian Anderfuren said. The bill covered the cost of hotel rooms at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, food, transport and MacTaggart’s facilitation.
The retreat was specifically held in Richmond because the Board initially thought that Gov. Bob McDonnell would attend the event. When it was confirmed that the governor would not speak, the decision to hold the retreat in the capital had already been solidified. Given the media frenzy surrounding University President
Teresa Sullivan’s resignation and reinstatement during the summer, the Board chose to double the size of the room to accommodate a larger media presence, Board Secretary Susan Harris said. Other added expenses included Please see Board, Page A3
Senior vice provost named New position to coordinate strategic planning initiatives, advance institution By Audrey Waldrop Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
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J. Milton Adams became the University’s inaugural senior vice provost last week.
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J. Milton Adams, who has served as the University’s vice provost for academic programs since 2003, became its inaugural senior vice provost last week as part of a strategic planning initiative aimed at tackling the challenges of higher education. In a letter to President Teresa A. Sullivan earlier this week, Board of Visitors members Frank Atkinson and Linwood Rose addressed long-term concerns about the University’s strength, including the retention of distinguished fac-
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ulty, the maintenance of affordable and accessible academic programs and decisions about how technology could be used to simultaneously lower costs and enhance quality of instruction. Atkinson and Rose are co-chairs of the Board’s Special Committee on Strategic Planning, Adams said the initial focus of his position would be to coordinate the University’s strategic planning process. “My job will be coordinating that process and moving it along and making sure that people who are interested [in promoting the University’s advancement]
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have that opportunity,” Adams said, noting he would appeal to faculty, students and alumni in the future for ideas to ensure the University continue in the correct direction. John Simon, the executive vice president and provost, recommended Adams for the new position. “Milton Adams has a track record of success in various posts at the University, both in his role as an administrator and as a member of the faculty,” Simon wrote in an email Thursday. “He
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