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By the numbers

The editorial board recounts some notable numbers from the fall semester

2: The number of years the Rotunda was closed before reopening this semester

74: The percent increase in state tuition costs since 2009

4,000: The number of people who attended Block Party in 2016

6,000: The number of people who attended Block Party in 2015

35,000: The number of dollars Lighting of the Lawn raised for its budget as of mid-November, up about 50 percent from previous years

7: The number of reported bias-motivated incidents this fall

44: The number of days until President-elect Donald Trump takes office

5: The number of years during which now-Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy tweeted inappropriate or insulting messages

30: The estimated number of University students who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status

2-10: Virginia football’s 2016 record

24: The number of consecutive Virginia men’s basketball home wins before losing to West Virginia on Dec. 3

393: The number of reported crimes in Charlottesville this semester

520: The five-year mean of crimes in the same time period

6: The number of sexaul assaults reported this fall, a five year high

2: The number of sexual assaults reported in fall 2015

3 million: The number of dollars in damages awarded to former Associate Dean Nicole Eramo from the Rolling Stone case

45: The number of months between Honor’s Feb. 2013 public trial and the one held in November

285,000: The number of views The Cavalier Daily’s article on the Thomas Jefferson email controversy received

53: The number of community emails sent by University President Teresa Sullivan in the past three years

5: The number of times Sullivan quoted Jefferson in those emails

30: The percentage of University students who say they don’t know enough about Sullivan to have an opinion of her

400: The total enrollment increase Board of Visitors is considering adding over the next four years

2: The University’s ranking for public universities in U.S. News & World Report

24: The University’s overall ranking in U.S. News & World Report

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