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Department of Corrections rescinds prison book ban

By Anne Grant | September 17, 2009

In light of a potential lawsuit, the Virginia Department of Corrections decided Tuesday to reinstate Charlottesville Quest Bookshop as part of the Books Behind Bars program, reversing a previous decision to cancel the shop's link to the program. Last week, officials, having found several undisclosed items stashed in books, forbade Quest Bookshop to participate in the program, which provides inmates with reading materials.

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Kenneth Boyd declares intent to run for fifth district congressional seat

By Katherine Raichlen | September 17, 2009

Republican Kenneth Boyd has informally announced his intent to run for Virginia's fifth district congressional seat in 2010. Boyd sent an e-mail to his supporters letting them know that he intends to run but will not formally announce his candidacy until after the November election season, he said. Boyd, the owner of Boyd Financial Services and current member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, said he decided to run because of his concern about the direction of national politics. "I think that there's a need for some Main Street, common sense thinking in Washington these days," he said.

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Bill may simplify financial aid, make college more affordable

By Tom Christensen | September 16, 2009

Starting tomorrow, the U.S. Congress will begin analyzing the Student Aid Fiscal Responsibility Act, a bill that hopes to simplify federal financial aid processes, consolidate universities under the Department of Education's direct lender program and include measures to make college more affordable for students.

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Stadium drill tests students

By Kevin Mead and Sara Guaglione | September 16, 2009

From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m today, the University will conduct Operation Move! Hoos, an evacuation drill at Scott Stadium. The University is hosting the drill to evaluate how quickly people can be evacuated out of the stadium in case of threatening weather during a football game or other emergency event and to practice returning to the stadium in an orderly fashion, University spokesperson Carol Wood said. Operation Move!

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Officials suggest posting materials for sick students

By Prateek Vasireddy | September 16, 2009

The University administration has recommended that instructors make course materials available online so that students infected with the H1N1 virus may quarantine themselves without missing class material. The suggestion came after a number of government agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommended that teaching resources be available on the Internet for infected students, Student Health Executive Director James Turner said.

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Dining now offers reusable to-go boxes

By Rodger Nayak | September 15, 2009

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Charlottesville Republican Committee issues party platform

By Sarah Wooten | September 15, 2009

The Charlottesville Republican Committee released its party platform at a press conference last Thursday with the theme "Empowering People ... Constraining Government." The move surprised some Democratic officials, as there is no Republican candidate running in November's City Council elections. Charlottesville Republican Committee Chairman Charles Weber explained that the committee's goal in releasing the platform was to encourage debate among Albemarle residents about important city topics and educate the public.

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Law School launches mediation clinic

By Katherine Raichlen | September 15, 2009

The Law School recently opened a clinic to help low-income families resolve disputes outside of the court system, said Kimberly Emery, clinic co-instructor and assistant dean for pro bono and public interest. The Family Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic originally began as a pilot pro bono clinic and transitioned to an academic credit-granting clinic at the beginning of this semester, Emery said. The clinic will work to resolve disputes through mediation and collaborative practice, said Richard Balnave, clinic co-instructor and law school professor. The juvenile courts refer mediation cases to the clinic and its partner, the Mediation Center of Charlottesville, Balnave said.

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Increased diversity of Class of 2013 impresses BOV members

By Kate Colwell | September 14, 2009

The Special Committee on Diversity met Friday afternoon to present the University's 2009 admission statistics to the Board of Visitors. The total number of applications rose by 17 percent, an increase Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said may have resulted from the University's use of the common application.

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BOV approves distribution rate increase for fiscal year

By Kate Colwell | September 11, 2009

The University Board of Visitors Finance Committee approved a 5.5 percent endowment spending distribution rate for the 2009-10 fiscal year after meeting to discuss the status of the University's monetary investments yesterday afternoon. In difficult economic times, the University's endowment helps provide some financial stability to support initiatives as commonwealth funding fluctuates, particularly in light of Gov.

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City Council aims to protect LGBTQ rights

By Tom Christensen | September 11, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30121" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="City Council met Tuesday night to discuss and eventually pass a resolution to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer citizens from discrimination at their jobs.

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Department of Corrections ends program

By Matthew Denton-Edmundson | September 11, 2009

The Virginia Department of Corrections recently decided to cancel a local bookstore's link to a program that provided reading materials to Virginia's inmates because of a concern that contraband items may be hidden in the pages. The 20-year-old Books Behind Bars program allowed Charlottesville's Quest Bookshop to donate books to inmates at the commonwealth's penal institutes in an effort to improve prison literacy rates. "Every item coming in to a facility has to be checked by officers," said Michael Leninger, director of communications for the Virginia Department of Connections.

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