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Gillespie concedes Senate race to Warner

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie announced today that is conceding the Virginia Senate race to incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Warner. Pre-election polling projected Warner to win the election easily, however Gillespie lead Warner for most of the night as precinct results trickled in.


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Albemarle County launches fire risk reduction project

The Albemarle County Fire and Rescue department announced Wednesday they will begin a new initiative known as Project RISK (Residential, Inspections, Smoke Alarms, Knowledge). Through the program, the county hopes to target a single problem — lack of smoke alarms — to bring down residential civilian fire casualties, which includes severe injuries and deaths.


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Kluge discusses social entrepreneurship

On Thursday, the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted a talk on social entrepreneurship presented by John Kluge. Kluge, a social entrepreneur with a focus on sanitation, is currently working in South Africa and Nigeria. Kluge said his mission, though important to him, is difficult and stressful.


Students painted over Beta Bridge with white paint to allow other organizations to use the space.
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Friends request Second Year Council paint over Hannah Graham Beta Bridge message

Three words painted across Beta Bridge helped to keep hope alive for 35 days: Bring Hannah Home. Now more than two weeks since second-year College student Hannah Graham’s body was found, Second Year Council painted over the message Wednesday night, covering the cursive scrawl with a thick layer of neutral-toned paint at the request of Graham’s friends. “I think it’s time,” said Graham’s friend Jenna Van Dyck, a third-year College student.


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ABC increases spirits price markups

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) plans to markup the price of liquor sold in its stores in an effort to generate more revenue. The income will go towards a combination of the state government budget and an investment in ABC’s technology.


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U.Va. designated as Virginia Ebola response center

The Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Board of Directors Monday announced an agreement to initiate an Ebola treatment response plan, designating the University as one of two response centers. The VHHA is an alliance of 110 hospitals and 35 health delivery systems that develops health care policies in the commonwealth.


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In this episode of On Record, we hear from Dr. Amanda Lloyd, director of the Virginia Prison Education Program, which offers Virginia’s first bachelor’s degrees to incarcerated individuals. Dr. Lloyd discusses how and why the University chose her to lead this historic initiative.