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1: The Spanish department's graduate program ranking by the National Research Council

352,874.76: Amount in dollars Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has cost the University in litigation fees after filing two civil investigative demands looking into former Prof. Michael Mann's research

214,700: Amount in dollars of the research grant in question, according to The Washington Post

3.0: Magnitude of the earthquake that hit an area 20 miles north of Richmond Monday

20: Days until Dunkin' Donuts' grand opening on the Corner

24: Number of hours per day it will remain open

6,000: Number of water bottles Student Council's Athletic Affairs Committee distributed at the Sept. 25 home football game against VMI as part of its water distribution program

1: Number of times it has made use of the program since its inception last fall\n50,000: Number of T-shirts the athletic department handed out to fans at Saturday's game against Florida State, according to Football News Now

6: Number of freshmen on the basketball team, which is essentially half of the team

6: Number of organizations represented by the Minority Rights Coalition Sunday before voting in the American Indian Student Union

40,000: Amount in dollars spent on the sand that fills the new beach volleyball courts by Nameless Field, according to The HooK

12: Percentage by which the Rodman Scholars Programs' budget has decreased during the past three years

6: Number of sacks by Florida State's defense at Saturday's home football game

3: Number of third-down conversions by the Virginia football offense the same day

10,000.5: The rating last Monday's Love Connection participant gave his blind date, noting that one should "always leave a little room for erro"

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