Legislation focuses on Va. degrees

Gov. Bob McDonnell introduced the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 during Tuesday's meeting of the Commission on Higher Education Reform. The legislation presents his mission for Virginia public universities to award 100,000 more degrees during the next 15 years to put "the Commonwealth on the path to a more prosperous future." McDonnell cited research from the University's Cooper Center to demonstrate the economic benefits of the increase in degrees.

CNU begins new hiring policy

Administrators from Christopher Newport University are implementing a faculty selection policy that will evaluate the standings of prospective faculty members' alma maters in U.S.

Center reports to Obama

ormer U.S. Secretaries of Transportation Norman Mineta and Samuel Skinner briefed President Obama at the White House Oct.

Cuccinelli addresses students amid protest

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Fifth district debates begin

Virginia's fifth district congressional race heated up Wednesday with the first in a series of debates between candidates.

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Member of Sevens passes

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Loan cards link to college loans

HigherOne, a Connecticut-based credit card company, has issued a new line of loan cards that have swept many U.S.

Records reveal suspect

The man arrested Sept. 30 following two separate incidents involving University students was a convicted murderer, according to court records. Carlton William Arnold, 28, who was arrested last week for accosting one student and robbing another, was previously convicted of second-degree murder for the 1998 killing of gas station clerk Osama Hassan at the Shell station in front of the University Heights apartment complex on Ivy Road. According to court documents, Arnold confessed to shooting Hassan 10 times before emptying a cash register in the store.

Latino group asks StudCo to broaden support for act

The Latino Student Alliance hosted a panel discussion last night that focused on issues Latino immigrants face in the United States and proposed that Student Council support the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act, which provides a path to citizenship for undocumented minors. The panel was made up of seven students who told their personal stories of immigrating to the United States and was moderated by Daniel Chavez, assistant professor of Spanish and American Studies. "Immigration is never a neutral term," Chavez said, as he opened the event with a presentation on the history of immigration in the United States. Phil Storey, attorney for the Immigrant Advocacy Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center, followed Chavez with a presentation about the legal hurdles faced by students born to undocumented parents.

Americans see equal value in college programs

A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and Stanford University found that the majority of Americans now think that attending a public two-year college is just as valuable for preparing students for the workforce as attending a public four-year institution. The poll, conducted by ABT SRBI Sept.

ISC approves 16th member

The Greek community on Grounds is preparing to offer a new option for University students who are interested in joining a sorority. In May, the Inter-Sorority Council approved the addition of Sigma Delta Tau as its 16th sorority.

Site allows students to air worries

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Law students aid federal court case

Two Law School students helped Prof. James Ryan prepare his argument on behalf of a client of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic for the case Abbott v.