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Board approves abortion regulations

The Virginia Board of Health approved permanent regulations on abortion clinics in the state on Friday in an 11-2 vote. Attorney General Cuccinelli certified the regulations on the same day.


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Behrle, Nash send University-wide email

Present and past Honor Committee Chairs Evan Behrle and Stephen Nash, third and fourth-year College students, sent an e-mail to University students, faculty and staff yesterday afternoon sharing information about the Informed Retraction and Honor Committee bylaw amendments. Behrle said, “The fundamental purpose of the email [was] to provide legal notice to students” about the change to the Honor System.


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McAuliffe jumps out to early fundraising lead

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe announced Friday he raised over $5 million in the first quarter of the Virginia governor’s race. Republican Candidate Ken Cuccinelli, the Virginia attorney general, announced he raised $2.4 million in the same time period Monday evening.


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Honor discusses informed retraction specifics

The Honor Committee will vote next week to create permanent bylaws governing the administration of informed retraction, which was made a part of the Honor Committee’s constitution in a referendum approved by the student body in February.


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Leaders discuss education policy

University President Teresa Sullivan participated alongside some of region’s leading educators and community leaders Saturday in a forum entitled “The State of Education in America: The Cause & The Solution.”


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Committee selects new Range residents

The Range Selections Committee announced Thursday evening the 52 graduate students who were selected as the 2013-2014 residents for the Range rooms in the University’s Academical Village. The East and West Range rooms, adjacent to the Lawn, are awarded each year to some of the University’s “most accomplished graduate students,” in an effort to honor Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the Academical Village, according to the Range website. “This year we had 16 people elect to come back next year,” Cutchins said.


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University suspends Kappa Alpha's FOA

Kappa Alpha fraternity’s Fraternal Organization Agreement has been suspended pending University investigation, Inter Fraternity Council President Jake Pittman said in an email Thursday.


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Faculty salaries disclosed

The Cavalier Daily obtained salary information for University faculty and staff in 2012 using the Freedom of Information Act.


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U.Va today from the founder's perspective

University President Teresa Sullivan addressed students and faculty Thursday afternoon in a Founder’s Day address in the Harrison Institute. Her speech focused on the University today as it would be viewed through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson.


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McAuliffe speaks to politics class

Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia Governor, spoke to students in Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class Wednesday, promising to bring “21st century jobs” to Virginia.


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University leaders discuss Jefferson

The University hosted the annual Thomas Jefferson Lecture in Harrison Auditorium Wednesday afternoon to discuss the democratizing role of higher education in American culture and Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the role of higher education.


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Personal prank panics student body

It all started with a Snapchat. As a flurry of panicked students circulated news that student dorm rooms were being searched by Alcoholic Beverage Control officials Monday afternoon, first-year College student Meredith Markwood came to the realization that what had started as a practical joke played on her by a friend had created school-wide chaos.

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