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State gives accreditation to local free clinic

By Krista Pedersen | February 18, 2011

The Charlottesville Free Clinic recently received state accreditation, bringing official recognition to an organization which has worked to provide free health care to uninsured individuals in Charlottesville since 1991. The process of obtaining accreditation took about two years, CFC Executive Director Erika Viccellio said, and included more than 200 specific requirements.

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Installation closes lane

By Charlie Tyson | February 18, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40817" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Installation of a sculpture by artist Henry Moore will close Rugby Road's southbound lane.

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City pushes for safety cameras

By Caroline Houck | February 17, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40763" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Downtown Business Association is advising Charlottesville establishments to install security cameras.

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Data shows income gap

By Audrey Waldrop | February 17, 2011

More than a quarter of Virginia households are at risk of becoming economically insecure, according to a report published Monday by The University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. On average, the report stated, Virginia families require two times the federal poverty threshold in income to be economically secure. The report measures economic security by income adequacy - meaning that households earn enough to pay monthly bills - and asset adequacy - or the cash needed for "short-term financial demands such as job loss." These criterion better reflect the state's economic well-being than the federal poverty threshold, the report stated, because the poverty threshold does not account for the rising costs of household necessities other than food.

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Colleges cut languages

By Valerie Clemens and Abby Meredith | February 16, 2011

The number of traditional language programs in higher education has declined during the past 40 years, a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Riverside concluded. Led by Steven Brint, sociology professor and associate dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the study looked at the number and type of institutions which offered European language degrees and later discontinued them. The study found only 59 percent of American four-year colleges offered Romance-language majors in 2006, compared to almost 76 percent in the 1970-71 academic year, though Spanish programs have not been affected in the same way.

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Schools depend on tuition

By Anh Dao | February 16, 2011

Public universities are being forced to rely more on tuition than state funding in the wake of the economic recession and declining governmental support, according to a report from the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability. The Delta Project, a nonprofit organization that analyzes data relating to college costs, has indicated that the majority of the nation's public research universities draw more than half their revenue from tuition while other four-year public colleges are approaching the 50 percent mark.

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Governor calls for convention

By Caroline Houck | February 15, 2011

Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a resolution to the General Assembly last Thursday requesting a constitutional convention for the adoption of a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S.

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University students launch new minor

By Callie Herod | February 15, 2011

A student-initiated interdisciplinary minor in global sustainability is now open to all undergraduate students. Beginning this May, students can graduate with the new minor if they meet the necessary requirements, which include a global sustainability course and one upper-level class focused on community collaboration in addressing sustainability issues.

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Reform may affect student insurance

By Michelle Davis | February 14, 2011

A proposed regulation announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would require that student health insurance plans provided through universities and colleges comply with certain provisions in the Affordable Care Act that was signed into law last March. Although the nation's colleges and universities are currently able to exempt themselves from the requirements of the Act by classifying student health insurance plans as limited benefit plans, the proposed regulation would ensure that students obtaining health insurance coverage through their school receive the same protections and rights as other Americans under the Affordable Care Act, an HHS news release stated. Under the regulation, insurance companies would no longer be able to drop the coverage of a student because of an unintentional mistake on an application, impose lifetime dollar limits on the amount spent on health benefits in student health plans or deny or exclude coverage for students under age 19 for reasons of a pre-existing condition.

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Center develops assessment tool

By Sarah Hunter Simanson | February 14, 2011

The University's Teaching Resource Center has partnered with Information Technology and Communication to develop the eTAP, an online tool that allows instructors to collect mid-semester feedback from students.

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Bill checks phone use

By Alborz Mesbahi | February 14, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40471" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A proposed bill would prohibit cell phone use while driving, unless the driver is using a 'hands-free' device.

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StudCo visits Virginia General Assembly

By Graham Welch | February 11, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40358" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="U.Va. Day gave Student Council an opportunity to communicate concerns expressed through a survey completed by nearly 2,000 University students.

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Senator forgoes reelection race

By Gina Kim | February 11, 2011

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2012. "After much thought and consideration I have decided to return to the private sector, where I have spent most of my professional life," Webb said in a statement released on his 65th birthday.

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