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09/03/02
Community
Giving Campaign under way
The University will kick off its portion of the Community Giving Campaign
with a celebration Sept. 3. The Medical Center kicked off its portion
Aug. 23. This year’s chairperson for the campaign-wide fundraiser
is Dean of the Divinity School James Hudnut-Beumler. The campaign solicits
money from faculty and staff to benefit the local charities United Way
of Metropolitan Nashville, Community Health Charities of Tennessee and
Community Shares. This year’s campaign theme is “Exceeding
Expectations.” The entire University will be involved in working
towards the campaign’s goal of $840,000. For more information, call
the University Campaign Office at 343-8759 or the Medical Center Campaign
Office at 343-2375.
Part
of Natchez Trace to close prior to home football games
Following the recommendation of the Southeastern Conference, which has
asked its institutions to close all public roads within 150 yards of football
stadiums, Vanderbilt officials will close down a large portion of Natchez
Trace for up to six hours before, during and after Vanderbilt’s
home football games this fall. Other security measures implemented after
last year’s Sept. 11 attacks will also be in place, including the
screening of any item carried into the stadium, and a ban on backpacks
and other large or bulky containers. Specific details will be found on-line
at www.vucommodores.com.
Anthrax
scare forces evacuation of VU offices at Loews
The Vanderbilt Office of General Counsel located in the Loews Vanderbilt
Plaza was evacuated Aug. 27 after mail sent to the Nashville office of
former Vice President Al Gore was found to contain a suspicious white
powder. The Vanderbilt office is located on the seventh floor of the office
complex adjacent to the West End hotel, the same floor as the Gore office.
As of press time, the office had yet to reopen while authorities awaited
the results of tests on the powder. “Right now, we are referring
to it as an anthrax hoax case,” a spokesperson for the FBI told
The Tennessean. Vanderbilt authorities said they expect the office to
reopen by Sept. 3.
Lunch
Box series returns with Sept. 11 remembrance
The first “Thinking out of the (Lunch) Box” lecture series
of fall 2002 will feature a conversation led by James Wood, professor
of philosophy, and James Booth, professor of political science, on “Remembering
Sept. 11.” The box lunch and lecture series, sponsored by Vanderbilt
and the Nashville Public Library, will be held Sept. 4 at the Main Library.
The event and box lunch are free and open to the public, and required
reservations may be made by calling 322-8585.
Local
community education classes offered
Several classes and activities are being offered this fall through Metro
Nashville Community Education, sponsored by Metropolitan Public Schools
and the Community Education Alliance. A wide range of programs for adults
and youth will be held at nine locations for a small fee and most begin
Sept 16. Classes and activities include arts and crafts, career development,
exercise, technical skills, languages, safety, history, dance and computers.
Registration will be held until seven days before a class starts. Visit
www.mnps.org/community/MNPS-Community.html to download the full PDF schedule.
For more information, call the Office of Adult Community Education at
259-8549.
Rape
kits offered at ED for Vanderbilt community
The Vanderbilt Emergency Department has now made available official medical
legal exams, also called “rape kits,” for rape survivors who
are faculty, staff or students and their families. The exam is administered
by specially trained nurses, and the evidence gathered from the exam is
legally binding in a court of law. Previously, the Metropolitan Nashville
General Hospital was the closest location to receive an official exam,
said Linda Manning, director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Brock Williams worked with the Emergency Department
for several years to make this service available to the Vanderbilt community.
Those who arrive at the ED should request a “medical legal exam”
or a “rape kit” and mention their affiliation with Vanderbilt,
said Manning. Victim intervention counselors will also be available. For
more information, call Sandra Harrell at 322-1333 or Vicki Bozra at 322-3774,
both at Project Safe.
Dayani
Center offers arthritis help
The Kim Dayani Health Promotion Center is enrolling for the next Fibromyalgia
Self-Help Course. The seven-week course will begin Sept. 11, with classes
from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. and is open to the public. The class is designed
to teach people with fibromyalgia how to take a more active role in their
health care with tips for pain control, relaxation, exercise and treatment.
Cost for the course is $40, which includes the Arthritis Foundation book
Guide to Good Living with Fibromyalgia. Registration will end at the Kim
Dayani Center Sept. 10 and class size is limited. The Dayani Center will
also continue to offer the Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program PLUS
on Mondays and Wednesdays, with seven courses for $25. The class includes
gentle movement exercises. For more information or to register for either
class, call Karen Dyer at 322-4751.
New
three-way stop to be installed on 25th Avenue
A new three-way stop will be installed at the intersection of 25th Avenue
South and Kirkland Place, scheduled tentatively to be in place Sept. 6,
according to the Office of Community, Neighborhood and Government Relations.
The Metro Traffic and Parking Commission approved the new sign Aug. 12
as a safety measure for pedestrians and motorists. |
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