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StudCo holds police panel

By Krista Pedersen | November 19, 2010

Four officers from the University and Charlottesville police departments participated in a Wednesday night panel hosted by Student Council's Safety and Wellness Committee. The officers addressed a wide range of topics, including how to deal with a police officer when intoxicated and how to check the status of crimes that have occurred in different areas. The panel also discussed what seems to be a recent increase in crime in the University area.

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FDA review finds Four Loko

By Sofia Economopoulos | November 18, 2010

[caption id="attachment_38554" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Alcoholic beverages such as Phusion Projects' Four Loko beverage cannot be sold if they contain caffeine following the FDA's recent ban of such products.

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University adopts standard aid form

By Mike Lang | November 18, 2010

The Board of Visitors approved changes Monday to the University's financial aid application process. Effective for the class of 2015, the University will use the College Board's PROFILE application, a standardized form used by more than 600 institutions of higher learning, rather than its own internal application.

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Study examines effects of immigration policies

By Audrey Waldrop | November 18, 2010

Prince William County's immigration policy, similar to the controversial policy enacted in Arizona this April, appears to have had an impact on the county's Hispanic population, according to the University's Center for Survey Research. The report, released Tuesday in conjunction with the Police Executive Research Forum, found that between 2,000 and 6,000 illegal immigrants left the county after the policy was implemented.

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University scientists help locate new star

By Radina Belberova | November 18, 2010

University astronomers analyzing images picked up by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer have helped confirm the discovery of a cool brown dwarf, a small star that is much cooler than our own sun. WISE, a satellite that was launched last December, monitors infrared light and encodes different wavelengths as different colors on images it takes of the universe.

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Council backs LSA

By Krista Pedersen | November 17, 2010

[caption id="attachment_38443" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Representatives of Student Council engaged in a discussion about the DREAM Act and whether they should encourage the administration to support the bill at last night's meeting.

President Obama spoke to college journalists about his "Student Bill of Rights" Presidential Memorandum.
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Obama

By Ana Mir | November 17, 2010

Halfway through Bill Clinton's first term in the Oval Office, journalists and pundits alike began predicting that he would become a one-term president.

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Cuccinelli backs DMV

By Rebecca Rubin | November 17, 2010

University alumnus and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a letter last Friday in which he supported the Department of Motor Vehicles' decision to reject federal work permit cards as adequate proof of lawful presence in the country. The Employment Authorization Document is issued to people who are temporarily in the United States and seeking employment.

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Students abroad decline

By Alborz Mesbahi | November 16, 2010

[caption id="attachment_38377" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University's International Studies Office also reported a slight decrease in the number of students studying abroad in accordance with a national decline.

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Photo program to enforce red lights

By Mike Lang | November 16, 2010

Albemarle County has launched a trial run of its PhotoSafe program, which uses cameras to enforce red-light driving infractions at dangerous intersections. During the 30-day warning period that began last Friday, county police officers will use signs positioned 500 feet away from the light at Route 29 and Rio Road to warn violators about the new enforcement plan.

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Police search for robber, assaulter

By Caroline Newman and Tom Christensen | November 15, 2010

A University student was robbed at gunpoint near the Eagle's Landing apartment complex last Wednesday, and another student was sexually assaulted while walking on Wertland Street early yesterday morning. The robbery last Wednesday took place at about 9 p.m. The 24-year-old student, who lives in the Eagle's Landing apartment complex located near Jefferson Park Avenue and Interstate 64, was on a sidewalk outside the apartment complex when a man approached him with a gun and demanded his wallet. The suspect was described as a black male between the ages of 18 and 30 who was wearing a dark-colored jacket and blue jeans, according to Albemarle County Police Sgt.

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Grand jury indicts Blue Ridge gunman

By Caroline Newman | November 15, 2010

A grand jury indicted Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, on charges related to a shooting incident at the Rock Point Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway last April. Jackson, of Stuart's Draft, Va., is charged with one count of premeditated murder and one count of using and discharging a firearm in the death of Timothy Phillip Davis, 27, according to a press release from U.S.

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Surveys reveal exercise trends

By Kevin Mead | November 15, 2010

A recent study at Indiana University, Bloomington shows that students tend to gain weight and exercise less as they move throughout their college careers, contradicting the commonly held notion of a "freshman 15" weight gain. In general, seniors at the campus walk less, perform less moderate exercise and perform less vigorous exercise than their freshman counterparts, said Jeanne Johnston, study author and assistant kinesiology professor. Seniors weighed more and had higher body-mass indexes, probably as a result of these habits, Johnston said.

The Curry School of Education, as seen from the Dell parking lot.
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Head Start program expands

By Tyler DeBoard | November 12, 2010

[caption id="attachment_38266" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The federal Head Start program is funding several centers to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its 50,000 programs across the nation.

Picture of traffic on Route 29 from the McCormick Road Bridge.
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Lynchburg requests 29 bypass

By Valerie Clemens | November 12, 2010

[caption id="attachment_38264" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Lynchburg City Council, with support from its Chamber of Commerce, is hoping that a bypass would improve traffic flow.

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