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Police search for robber, assaulter

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

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

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.


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

[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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DOE tests home energy saving program in city, area counties

The U.S. Department of Energy has named Charlottesville and its surrounding areas as the pilot locality for its newly launched Home Energy Score program. Charlottesville and Albemarle County's Local Energy Alliance Program will help administer the program, in which local homes will be assessed to measure energy efficiency using a number scale from 1-10, with 10 representing a home with excellent energy performance.


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EPA rejects bay pollutant plan

The state of Virginia must revise its proposal for the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan by Nov. 29 or risk having a plan mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency, which could potentially cost Charlottesville and Albemarle County millions of dollars. The watershed implementation plan proposed by Gov.


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Honor holds mock trials

[caption id="attachment_38222" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Last night, the Honor Committee held its first of three mock trial sessions, allowing members of the University community to observe and participate as jurors in a dummy case.


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StudCo promotes athletics

[caption id="attachment_38129" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council hopes to increase interest in coach Tony Bennett's basketball program by holding a mixer with the team.


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Va. budget sees growth over decade

The state of Virginia's total budget has increased by 59 percent during the past 10 years, according to a report released Monday by the General Assembly's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.


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Nemergut earns education award

The International Anesthesia Research Society recently named Edward Nemergut, an associate professor of anesthesiology and neurological surgery at the University, as its 2010 Teaching Recognition Award Recipient for Innovation in Education.


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UJC translates conduct rules

The University Judiciary Committee announced Sunday that it will translate its Standards of Conduct into Spanish and Mandarin Chinese to accommodate international students and their parents. The Standards of Conduct comprise 12 rules that govern the UJC's disciplinary proceedings and are used to determine guilt, Chair Will Bane said. The decision to translate the Standards of Conduct was not because of any specific past issues involving rules being lost in translation but rather to ensure that no future uncertainties arise, he said.

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