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Snowfall prompts quick action, coordination by Grounds teams

By Kate Colwell | February 2, 2010

After last semester's snow storm trapped several students in Charlottesville at the beginning of Winter Break, some students may have been apprehensive about the University's response to weather-related events. But University Services pulled together Saturday to combat the unexpectedly heavy snowfall that hit Grounds. "What we had projected as a pretty moderate event turned out to be much more significant," said Jay Klingel, director of operations and maintenance.

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Cooper Center estimates recovering population growth rate

By Kelly Kirschner | February 2, 2010

The state population's growth rate is beginning to return to figures close to those from before the recession, according to a study by the University's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The population grew by 87,000 people from July 2008 to 2009, said Mike Spar, a research associate with the Center's Demographics and Workforce Group.

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Senate bill addresses absentee voter reform

By Radina Belberova | January 29, 2010

The Virginia Senate recently passed a bill for the third time that would allow any qualified voter in Virginia to vote absentee in-person without providing a reason. Currently, eligibility for voting through absentee ballots is reserved for individuals who are disabled, in the military or in other circumstances that would prevent them from physically engaging in the voting process on the day of elections.

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Wilsdorf

By Jane Ma | January 29, 2010

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UJC reflects on successful semester

By Cameron Feller | January 29, 2010

As the spring semester opens, the University Judiciary Committee will look to continue its progress increasing its outreach and transparency efforts. "It seemed like in the past we've had difficulty directly communicating what our procedures look like at the University," Vice Chair for First-Years Will Bane said, "but this semester UJC plans to show the student body "[what we are] here to do and how we do it." The Committee hopes to hold a UJC Awareness Day later in the spring to facilitate this communication, Chair Michael Chapman said.

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University community considers Haiti

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | January 28, 2010

Though the past two weeks have seen a widespread and popular outpouring of support for Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the tiny island, individuals and organizations on Grounds have not lessened their focus on helping to secure the devastated country's future. According to the Hoos for Haiti blog, the organization has almost reached the halfway mark of its $100,000 goal.

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Office helps shred paper documents

By Matt Conover | January 28, 2010

Spring cleaning took place a little early this year on Grounds. Various University offices destroyed 9,500 pounds of paper records as part of Records Management Day. The event's goal was to help University offices dispose of records they no longer needed and to promote proper record management processes. The Office of Records Management organized the event, which took place Jan.

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StudCo launches new T-shirt design contest

By Jane Ma | January 27, 2010

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Researchers study children

By Shirley Park | January 27, 2010

A recent University study indicated that the online behavior of users of social networking sites reflects their childhood social development and interactions. The research group, which was led by Psychology Prof.

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Peabody elevator motor overheats

January 27, 2010

Local police and fire departments responded to an incident that occurred at Peabody Hall yesterday at 11:56 a.m., University Police Sgt.

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Casteen will give final address

January 27, 2010

University President John T. Casteen, III will give his final State of the University address Feb. 9 at noon in the Old Cabell Hall auditorium, University spokesperson Carol Wood said. Casteen will use his address to highlight and remember the many changes that the University has gone through during his 20-year long tenure as president. "The University has been his primary academic home since coming to Charlottesville as an undergraduate in the early 1960s," Wood said.

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