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After Afghanistan, life as a first-year student

While each year tens of thousands of refugees seek safety in the United States, coming to the states is often a difficult and continuous process. At the University, first-year College student Ahmad Frahmand knows these legal, emotional and access challenges firsthand. In the face of his refugee status, Frahmand has found success and community — a story many organizations in Charlottesville hope to make the norm.


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Civil War conference held by John Nau III Center Friday

The John Nau III Center for Civil War History held its first signature conference Friday. The event — titled “War as Muse: Revisiting Iconic Texts of the Civil War Era” — featured six keynote lecturers from the University, University of California at Los Angeles and Mercer University.


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Henry Wynne

If you had told distance runner Henry Wynne when he was starting high school that he would one day win the NCAA national championship in the men’s mile, he would have laughed at you.


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U.Va. hosts Student Global AIDS Campaign Conference

HIV/AIDS student activists from across the nation gathered together at the University Feb. 26-28 for the 2016 Student Global AIDS Campaign conference. At the conference, students gained insight on the current fight against the AIDS pandemic. Through a series of speakers and workshops, students had the opportunity to engage with individuals directly involved in HIV policy work.


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Warmbier speaks publicly for first time since detainment

Third-year Commerce student Otto Frederick Warmbier has been detained in North Korea since Jan. 2. Editor's note: We have edited the original video provided by KCNA in order to provide viewers with an understanding of the press conference but so as not to promote potential propaganda. We have omitted scenes in which Otto Warmbier appears especially distraught, as it is important for us to offer our readers and viewers a comprehensive view of this story without causing undue harm to the story's subject.