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Seniors mistake cognitive gains

By Sara Guaglione and Caroline Houck | April 21, 2011

There is little correlation between college seniors' self-reported gains in critical thinking and self-knowledge and their actual tested gains, according to a paper presented Monday, written by Nicholas Bowman, post-doctoral research associate at the University of Notre Dame. The paper, released at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, is based on the findings of a study in which the subjects took critical thinking tests during their first years of college and then again during their fourth years.

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Incoming Lawnies have 3.77 average GPA

By Audrey Waldrop | April 21, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43671" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="70 percent of next year's Lawn residents are in the College.

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City revokes permit law

By Abigail Meredith | April 20, 2011

Charlottesville's live music venues, such as the Tea Bazaar on the Downtown Mall, will be saved from the expensive Council fee.

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Law broadens assault policies

By Charlie Tyson | April 20, 2011

Legislation introduced in the Senate last Thursday could broaden federal laws addressing sexual violence on college campuses. If the bill is signed into law, the University would have to expand its sexual assault policies "to include mandatory prevention education for all students," said Margaret Mikkelsen, executive director of the Sexual Assault Resource Agency, a community organization serving residents of Charlottesville and neighboring counties. That education would have to cover domestic violence in addition to sexual violence, Mikkelsen said. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act was introduced by Senators Robert Casey, Jr., D-Pa., and Patty Murray, D-Wash.

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StudCo plans fall promotion event

By Krista Pedersen | April 20, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43624" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In last night's meeting, the second of the term, Student Council planned an event to be held in the amphitheater toward the beginning of next semester.

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SYC honors class of 2013

By Sara Guaglione | April 20, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43622" align="alignleft" width="287" caption="Second-Year Council President Charlie Miller spoke yesterday at the Virginia Legends Award Ceremony.

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Huguely faces six indictments, trial

By Michelle Davis | April 19, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43484" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="A Charlottesville grand jury indicted former Virginia Lacrosse player George Huguely on six charges yesterday.

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McDonnell declines bill

By Josh Bland | April 19, 2011

Gov. Bob McDonnell vetoed a bill Friday that would have set boundaries for redistricting in the commonwealth. The bill was struck down as a result of "several legal and other concerns" mentioned by McDonnell in a letter to the Virginia House of Delegates.

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Students lobby at Capitol

By Audrey Waldrop | April 19, 2011

Third-year College student Lena Witek and fourth-year College student Colin Hood were selected as two of 90 university students across the nation to lobby on Capitol Hill April 9-13 for the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act, a bill that would allow not-for-profit student housing to use charitable donations for updates and additions. After their day of lobbying, Witek, campaign and party coordinator for the University Democrats, and Hood, former Student Council president, picked up 24 new House sponsors and five Senate sponsors.

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Events aim for sustainability

By Callie Herod | April 19, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43477" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="The Unity Project and the University are working together this week to encourage community members to sign a sustainability pledge.

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University hosts eighth inauguration

By Abby Mergenmeier | April 18, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43431" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hundreds of students, faculty and guests attended the inauguration of the University's eighth president, Teresa A.

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Groups oppose request

By Michelle Davis | April 18, 2011

Twelve organizations sent a letter to University President Teresa A. Sullivan Thursday, urging her to be wary of a Freedom of Information Act request made Jan.

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Toscano will run to maintain seat

By Sarah Hunter Simanson | April 18, 2011

Del. David Toscano announced last Thursday via Twitter that he will seek another two-year term for the 57th District seat in the Virginia General Assembly.

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Board of Visitors increases tuition

By Krista Pedersen | April 15, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43357" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A $15 million funding reduction led to the 8.9 percent undergraduate tuition increase.

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Lynch to run against Kaine

By Chelsea Jack | April 15, 2011

Courtney Lynch, a Marine Corps veteran and founding partner of Lead Star consulting firm, announced her interest in pursuing the Democratic nomination for the 2012 Virginia Senate race last week.

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Bill to aid research and commercialization

By Michaela Accardi | April 15, 2011

Virginia Sen. Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, and Sen. Steve Newman, R-Forest, are co-sponsoring legislation which would create three separate programs to accelerate technology research and commercialization throughout Virginia, including one to attract professors and researchers to commonwealth colleges. The legislation also creates a program intended to help companies commercialize technology projects and an expanded Research Matching Funds Program, which will help research institutions match and leverage federal and private funding for research and commercialization, Herring explained.

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City Council approves next year

By Valerie Clemens | April 15, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43353" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The budget, which stayed relatively stable from last year, includes changes in alternate transportation and school funding.

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For Huguely defense, alcohol may play role

By Rodger Nayak | April 14, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43295" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="News outlets prepared for a statement from attorneys at the end of Monday's preliminary hearing, but the court proceeding lasted much longer than expected.

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Students offer blessings

By Audrey Waldrop | April 14, 2011

[caption id="attachment_43293" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Students and community members of various faiths presented President Sullivan with songs, prayers, poems and gifts last night in St.

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Faculty salaries barely increase

By Sara Guaglione | April 14, 2011

Full-time faculty members at American colleges received a modest pay raise of 1.4 percent this year - a figure only slightly higher than last year's half-century low of 1.2 percent - according to an annual report released Monday by the American Association of University Professors. "Faculty salaries have been stagnating for the last couple of years," said John Curtis, AAUP director of research and public policy.