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Harrington sues security firm

Gil Harrington, mother of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, announced Monday that she has filed a civil lawsuit against Regional Marketing Concepts for failing to protect her daughter the night she was abducted after leaving a concert at John Paul Jones Arena.


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Gov. holds conference

[caption id="attachment_47052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Members of the Virginia Sierra Club disapprove of the Governor's approach to alternative energy sources.


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Women

[caption id="attachment_47050" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University Women's Center is hosting several events in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.


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Khrushchev talks Cold War, USSR

[caption id="attachment_46972" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Union prime minister Nikita Khrushchev, spoke to members of the University community via video conference yesterday.


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Obama rejects invitation

President Obama Friday turned down an invitation from Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to visit earthquake-rattled Louisa County during his bus tour of Virginia this week.


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Poll reveals voter apathy

More than 70 percent of voters surveyed in a Christopher Newport University/Richmond Times-Dispatch poll released this week said they are paying little to no attention to the state legislature elections to be held this November. Democrats, currently holding a four-seat majority in the state senate, will look to hold their check on Republican Gov.


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Honor introduces informed retraction

The Honor Committee introduced last night the first draft of a new legislative proposal that would offer an alternative penalty to the single sanction for students who are informed they are under investigation for an honor offense. Such an "informed retraction" would allow students to admit formally to an honor offense and return to the University after leaving for the remainder of the semester and completing a suspension period of two full academic semesters. Chair Ann Marie McKenzie said informed retraction would be "an option for students to admit to their wrongdoing and avoid the trial process and the single sanction." The tentative legislation must undergo a student body vote before being permanently implemented. Under the proposal, a student may submit an informed retraction to the Committee within 10 days of being notified that he has potentially committed an honor offense.


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Occupy Cville rallies at U.Va.

[caption id="attachment_46869" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="About 40 members of the Occupy Charlottesville movement marched from McGuffey Park to Carr's Hill Saturday to protest against corporate greed, unemployment and financial inequality, among other things.


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Center releases oral history

[caption id="attachment_46867" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Several professors and officials spoke on the "Bush as Commander in Chief" panel Friday at the Miller Center as part of a two-day symposium.


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Old Cabell expands hours

[caption id="attachment_46865" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Practice modules in Old Cabell Hall will now be open three hours earlier on Sundays.


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Organization rejects regional water plan

Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan held a news conference last Thursday to call for a full rejection of the current regional water plan, asserting Charlottesville City Council has turned a blind eye to facts in favor of speculative future growth and development interests. CSWP rebuffed the proposal to construct a new dam and pipeline at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, saying the decision was based on outdated and flawed information.


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Quandt discusses unrest

[caption id="attachment_46809" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Quandt said these uprisings are larger, better uprisings, and more inspiring than previous ones.


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Va. Democrats launch website

Virginia House Democrats launched a website, Virginia Jobs First, this week to aid the Democratic Party's political campaign and highlight its efforts to create jobs for Virginians. Cianti Stewart-Reid, director of the House Democratic Caucus, said the website is a "platform talking about a major issue that we're dealing with, not only in the whole country but also in Virginia.


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Gov. invites Obama

In an effort to solicit federal aid for the earthquake-caused damage in nearby Louisa County, Gov. Bob McDonnell asked President Obama Tuesday to accompany him on a tour of the county during Obama's upcoming bus tour of Virginia and North Carolina. McDonnell spokesperson Jeff Caldwell said McDonnell sent a letter requesting Obama's presence because the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Virginia's application for aid for Louisa homeowners who suffered millions of dollars worth of damage from the Aug.

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