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Admissions sees record numbers

[caption id="attachment_49059" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="The University's admissions office, located in Peabody Hall, offered admission to 3,187 early action applicants last Friday.


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Gov. McDonnell endorses Romney

Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination Friday, a day before he finished a distant second in the South Carolina primary. The endorsement comes in the thick of the unpredictable GOP campaign.


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Court dismisses panhandling ordinance case

A Charlottesville federal judge dismissed a case last week brought by five homeless men who challenged a City ordinance against panhandling last September. The ordinance, passed by City Council in August 2010, prohibits solicitation on the Downtown Mall within 50 feet of either side of 2nd Street West or 4th Street East as well as solicitation to or from individuals in outdoor caf


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Officer pleads not guilty

Charlottesville police officer Wilbert Davis Brassfield pleaded not guilty to three counts of embezzlement Friday, according to court records. Brassfield was charged for his alleged involvement with the unauthorized withdrawal of more than $10,000 from the Courts of Praise Christian Fellowship's bank account.


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Cyclist hits vehicle

A graduate student riding a bicycle was injured Wednesday evening when she collided with a vehicle in the 800 block of West Main Street at about 3:38 p.m. The car and the bicycle were traveling eastbound along West Main Street when the car made a right turn onto 7th Street NW, causing the bicyclist to collide with the vehicle, Charlottesville Police Lt.


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Employee suffers injury

The Charlottesville Fire Department rescued a male construction worker trapped on scaffolding in the Alderman Road dormitory housing construction site Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Britt Grimm said the worker injured his leg when a wooden plank in the scaffolding broke, leaving him unable to travel down the ladder to the ground. Once the fire crew arrived at Tree House Drive at 1:14 p.m., Grimm said his team ascended the ladder to assess the worker's injuries and determine the "safest method of getting him down." "They used what we call a stokes basket," Grimm said.


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Va. court hears Cuccinelli, Mann case

The Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments last Thursday about Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli's request for information from the University concerning the climate change research of former University Environmental Sciences Prof.


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Jury acquits former Law student of charges

After fabricating a story of police misconduct last March, former University Law student Johnathan Perkins was acquitted of honor charges this summer and received his law degree, which had previously been withheld. Law School Dean Paul Mahoney said in an email that the school informed Perkins that it would provide a statement regarding the honor charges and underlying circumstances to any state bar to which he applies.


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Police officer faces embezzlement charges

Charlottesville Police Officer Wilbert Brassfield came before the Fluvanna Circuit Court earlier this month after being charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the Courts of Praise Christian Fellowship in Fluvanna County. Brassfield was arrested Dec.

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