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Memorial for enslaved laborers in the works

By Kathleen Smith | October 21, 2013

The Memorial for Enslaved Laborers organization held a student forum Monday evening to discuss University President Teresa Sullivan’s new commission on slavery and plans for the group’s proposed memorial. Memorial committee chair Edna Turay, a fourth-year College student who will serve on Sullivan’s commission, opened the forum by outlining the goals of the 27-member commission, comprised of administrators, alumni, local residents and students.

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Secret O.W.L. Society sends letter, revives society for first time in decades

By Sara Rourke | October 21, 2013

An anonymous group of students posted an open letter to the University community Saturday announcing the resurrection of the O.W.L.

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Miller Center hosts forum on Kennedy, Latin America

By Katherine Wilkin | October 21, 2013

The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosted a forum on President Kennedy’s approach to Latin American affairs on Monday in honor of the upcoming 50-year anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. The forum was broken up into three panels consisting of three speakers, each discussing separate aspects of President Kennedy’s diplomacy with Latin America during his time as president and how his foreign policies apply to political controversies today.

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Students make 3,800 private loan complaints in last year

By Henry Pflager and Carolyn Schnackenberg | October 19, 2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received approximately 3,800 complaints about private student loans from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, according to a regular report released Wednesday.

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Automatic system restored 1,566 felons' rights, McDonnell says

By Zachary Peak | October 19, 2013

The governor’s automatic, individualized system of rights restoration, established on July 15, 2013, has restored the rights of 1,566 non-violent convicted felons so far. Convicted felons in Virginia lose several rights, including the right to vote, to run for or hold public office and to serve on juries.

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Cuccinelli deputy offered illegal advice to energy companies, OSIG says

By Lital Firestone | October 19, 2013

The Office of the State Inspector General said an assistant to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli inappropriately used Commonwealth resources to provide improper legal advise to two energy producers in Virginia in a report released Tuesday.

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Libertarian gubernatorial candidate talks fiscal, social policy

By Caelainn Carney and Jenna Dickerson | October 18, 2013

Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Robert Sarvis spoke to University students and community members Thursday, discussing his role as a third-party candidate in the November election.

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Architecture Dean Tanzer to step down

By Leopold Spohngellert | October 17, 2013

Kim Tanzer will not seek a second five-year term as Dean of the School of Architecture, the University announced Thursday.

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Harrington family returns to Charlottesville

By Alex Richardson and Owen Robinson | October 17, 2013

Friends and family of Morgan Harrington gathered Thursday afternoon on Copeley Bridge to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student’s disappearance.

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Alderman Library turns 75

By Jiaer Zhuang and Gaelyn Foster | October 16, 2013

Students, faculty, staff and members of the Charlottesville community gathered Wednesday in the Small Special Collections Library to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Alderman Library.

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Sabato reveals controversial Kennedy study

By Jordan Bower | October 16, 2013

Politics Prof. Larry Sabato revealed a controversial study Tuesday about the life of President John F. Kennedy, with new insights into his 1963 assassination. Sabato held a press conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. to present his findings and to promote his new book, “The Kennedy Half Century.”

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Virginia delegates oppose changes to AccessUVa

By Meg Gardner , Tiffany Truong and Julia Skorcz | October 16, 2013

Three members of the Virginia House of Delegates, Rob Krupicka Jr., D-Alexandria, Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington-Fairfax, and Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax County, wrote a letter to Board of Visitors rector George Martin on Oct.

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Three Virginia delegates oppose AccessUVA cuts

By Meg Gardner and Julia Skorcz | October 16, 2013

Three members of the Virginia House of Delegates, Rob Krupicka, D-Alexandria; Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington; and Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax County, wrote a letter Oct. 9 to Rector George Martin of the University Board of Visitors to object to cuts to AccessUVa.

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Huffington, Chopra lead public meditation at U.Va.

By Emily Hutt | October 15, 2013

Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and renowned holistic health doctor and author Deepak Chopra led several hundred members of the University community in a large-scale public meditation session on the Lawn Tuesday afternoon.

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University dedicates Lacy Hall building

By Maddy Weingast | October 15, 2013

Lacy Hall, a new 20,000 square-foot facility in the University’s Engineering School was dedicated Friday as a place for interactive learning among engineering students.

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Minority Rights Coalition leads diversity discussion

By Michael Drash | October 10, 2013

Nearly 200 students came to a town hall meeting held by the Minority Rights Coalition Thursday to discuss the role of minority groups on Grounds.

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University Medical Center CEO to retire

By Alex Richardson | October 10, 2013

The University announced Wednesday that R. Edward Howell, vice president and CEO of the University of Virginia Medical Center, will retire in July 2014.

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U.Va. reappoints School of Nursing Dean Fontaine

By Leopold Spohngellert | October 10, 2013

The University announced Wednesday the reappointment of Dorrie Fontaine to a second five-year term as Dean of the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

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Women's Center, Avon foundation partner to raise awareness

By Catherine Valentine | October 10, 2013

The Women’s Center has partnered with the Avon Foundation to launch a social media campaign to engage University students in the fight against gender violence.

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Title IX blurs sexual assault jurisdiction

By Kelly Kaler and Gaelyn Foster | October 10, 2013

Prosecuting sexual assault or sexual misconduct through student self-governance at the University has come with its fair share of challenges and quirks.