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Coalition of faculty, staff and students push for transparency

By Anna Perina | October 1, 2012

More than 100 University faculty, staff and students convened in front of the Rotunda Friday evening demanding increased transparency from the Board of Visitors, despite rainy weather and the ongoing Rotunda construction. The event, organized by the Progressive Action Network, a University advocacy group, called upon the Board to atone for the forced resignation of University President Teresa Sullivan and the subsequent 17 days of turmoil that affected the University community this summer. “The main objective of the rally is to keep the pressure on the B.O.V.

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First Vice Provost for Arts to resign in January

By Andrew Stewart | October 1, 2012

The University will lose its first and only Vice Provost for the Arts in January. Elizabeth Hutton Turner announced last week she will step down from her position as vice provost at the end of her five-year term.

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Huguely team files appeal

By Grace Hollis and Andrew D'Amato | September 27, 2012

Attorneys representing former University lacrosse player George Huguely are appealing his murder conviction, according to a notice filed Tuesday with the Charlottesville Circuit Court.

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Kwon voted FYC president

By Michelle Davis | September 27, 2012

Students elected first-year College student Andrew Kwon to serve as First Year Council president, the University Board of Elections announced Wednesday evening.

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U.S. higher education hiring rates decline

By Kaelyn Quinn | September 27, 2012

Hiring rates at U.S. higher-education institutions have decreased in response to the economic downturn, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the U.S.

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Political groups feel heat

By Kelly Kaler | September 27, 2012

Politically active University students continue to spearhead efforts to gear up for what will most likely be a close presidential election this November.

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Arts Scholars receive $2M from angel donor

By Lizzy Turner | September 26, 2012

The University announced this week that the College Arts Scholars program has received a $2 million donation from University alumnus Sandy Miller intended to advance the University’s art disciplines.

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Council creates new committee on entrepreneurship

By Emily Hutt | September 26, 2012

The University may soon see an increase in entrepreneurship on Grounds should Student Council formally approve a new committee that aims to foster networking and collaboration among innovators.

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Study: Football players’ graduation rates lag

By Abby Meredith and Celia Jeffords | September 26, 2012

Football players on average graduate at lower rates than non-student-athletes despite opposing claims by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. According to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap (AGG) report released Tuesday by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, football players graduate at a rate 22 percent lower on average than full-time male students in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Panel talks self-governance

By Jordan Bower | September 26, 2012

At a University that prides itself on student self-governance, Tuesday’s panel featuring several leaders in the University and Charlottesville community offered students advice for how to best utilize the opportunity they have to self-govern.

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BOV defends actions to accreditor

By Emily Hutt and Julia Horowitz | September 25, 2012

Integrity at the University is more than an idealized notion. It’s also a standard of accreditation set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Study reveals hiring biases

By Kelly Kaler | September 25, 2012

A recent study by Yale researchers found evidence of gender bias in the fields of science and engineering that shows male students have a competitive advantage over female students. Researchers gave faculty members random applications for a lab manager position.

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Kaine campaign stumbles

By Joseph Liss and Katherine Ballington | September 25, 2012

During a debate last week with former Sen. George Allen, R-Va., the first in the campaign for Sen. Jim Webb’s seat, former Gov.

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Honor to offer updated tutorial

By Monika Fallon | September 25, 2012

The Honor Committee plans to launch an online tutorial in early October to offer students further instruction on the honor system.

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Report requests racial parity

By Monika Fallon | September 25, 2012

The University and Community Action for Racial Equity, a group devoted to fighting racial discrimination on Grounds and in Charlottesville, announced Monday the public release of a report titled “Call for Reflection and Action.” The publication coincides with UCARE’s receipt of a $148,000 grant from the Andrus Family Fund to promote better race relations at the University. The 35-page report stems in part from the Virginia General Assembly’s 2007 “statement of regret” for the Commonwealth’s history of slavery and the Board of Visitors’ subsequent praise of the statement.

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CIOs receive less funding

By Matt Comey | September 24, 2012

Funds available to Contracted Independent Organizations for 2012-13 through student activity fees have decreased by more than $100,000 from last academic year. Funding for CIOs is generated through the annual $44 student activities fee that every University student pays to fund various student initiatives and resources. CIOs receive about half of the revenue created from SAFs.

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Honor Committee launches new website

By Grace Hollis | September 24, 2012

The new Honor Committee website is officially live, featuring easier access to its social media platforms and a new option to file a report or retraction online. “I’m personally really excited about it, because we really think it will give an accessible and informative face and front for the committee,” said Honor chair Stephen Nash, fourth-year College student.

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Foundation creates domestic violence app

By Joseph Liss | September 24, 2012

The One Love Foundation, which seeks to uphold the memory of former University student Yeardley Love, last week unveiled a new app to help identify the risk of intimate partner violence. Love was murdered by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely, former University student and lacrosse player in May 2010.

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Council committees garner 368 applications

By Joseph Liss | September 24, 2012

Student Council received 368 applications for positions on 16 different committees, 26 fewer than last year’s record-breaking fall recruitment. Council could not email out the Class of 2016 listerv this year, which third-year College student Eric McDaniel, Student Council’s director of University relations, said could potentially explain the decrease in applicants. Council was unable to meet with Virginia Carter, director of external communications, who has the ability to send emails to class listservs, until after the application period had ended.

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Virginia polls give Democrats clear lead

By Lizzy Turner and Will Keel | September 21, 2012

Democrats have taken a clear lead in Virginia’s two biggest national elections this year, according to two new polls that show President Barack Obama maintaining a slight edge against GOP nominee Mitt Romney while Tim Kaine gained a new advantage over George Allen in the U.S.