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Office helps shred paper documents

By Matt Conover | January 28, 2010

Spring cleaning took place a little early this year on Grounds. Various University offices destroyed 9,500 pounds of paper records as part of Records Management Day. The event's goal was to help University offices dispose of records they no longer needed and to promote proper record management processes. The Office of Records Management organized the event, which took place Jan.

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Police believe remains belong to Harrington

By Virginia Terwilliger | January 27, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32637" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Police officials held a press conference yesterday after investigating the hayfield where the remains were found.

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StudCo launches new T-shirt design contest

By Jane Ma | January 27, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32635" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Through its collaboration with 'Hoo Crew for a football T-shirt design contest, Student Council hopes to increase student involvement in athletics.

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Researchers study children

By Shirley Park | January 27, 2010

A recent University study indicated that the online behavior of users of social networking sites reflects their childhood social development and interactions. The research group, which was led by Psychology Prof.

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Peabody elevator motor overheats

January 27, 2010

Local police and fire departments responded to an incident that occurred at Peabody Hall yesterday at 11:56 a.m., University Police Sgt.

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Casteen will give final address

January 27, 2010

University President John T. Casteen, III will give his final State of the University address Feb. 9 at noon in the Old Cabell Hall auditorium, University spokesperson Carol Wood said. Casteen will use his address to highlight and remember the many changes that the University has gone through during his 20-year long tenure as president. "The University has been his primary academic home since coming to Charlottesville as an undergraduate in the early 1960s," Wood said.

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Batten, Education Schools look to open research center

By Radina Belberova | January 26, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32596" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The new center will be housed in the Education School building.

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Norris hopes to secure fixed affordable housing allotment

By Bethel Habte | January 26, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32594" align="alignleft" width="249" caption="Mayor Dave Norris hopes to create fixed affordable housing funds.

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Proposed bill could tighten confidentiality

By Sara Guaglione | January 26, 2010

A University-supported bill in the General Assembly would prevent campus threat assessment teams from releasing their records and documents under the terms of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Since the Virginia Tech massacre, the commonwealth has required all public colleges and universities to form campus threat assessment teams - which include law enforcement officials, mental health professionals, student affairs and residence staff - to investigate students who may pose threats to themselves or others around them. Del.

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Study finds new truth about Gingko

By Katherine Raichlen | January 26, 2010

An eight-year series of trials conducted nationwide by a team that included University researchers has debunked the popular belief that ginkgo biloba can prevent dementia or improve cognitive function in older adults. Ginkgo biloba is a flavanoid, an anti-oxidant substance that has anti-inflammatory properties, said Lewis Kuller, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh who helped conduct the trial.

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Yearbook closes final page

By Kelly Kirschner | January 25, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32552" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="After 116 years of production, one of the University's treasured traditions, the Corks and Curls yearbook, will come to an end.

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Honor discusses

By Cameron Feller | January 25, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32550" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Honor Committee Chair David Truetzel cited potential legal ramifications and privacy concerns as reasons Graduate Rep.

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Search for Harrington continues

By Prateek Vasireddy | January 25, 2010

Months have passed since Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington's disappearance Oct. 17, but state police continue to stress that the investigation is still active and that anyone with relevant information should not hesitate to contact them. "There are about 600 leads at this time, but unfortunately nothing has been able to get us beyond knowing that her last sighting was at 9:30 p.m.

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Former Prof. Gasman passes away at age 84

January 25, 2010

Lydia Gasman, a former University art history professor, renowned art scholar and historian, passed away Jan.

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First-year faces murder charges in father

January 22, 2010

Former first-year College student Alan Yuan Chang has been charged with one count of first-degree murder for the killing of his father, 47-year-old Jian Zhang, Chang's attorney said.

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South Lawn opens two wings in time for spring semester

By Shirley Park | January 22, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32516" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Workers will put the finishing touches on the South Lawn in the fall.

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Chinese student group helps identify, recruit applicants

By Tom Christensen | January 22, 2010

While the University saw an increase in the overall number of applicants to the class of 2014, admissions officials also noted a considerable jump in the number of applications from China, Assoc.

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Magazine ranks Charlottesville among nation

By Emily Poe | January 22, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Charlottesville was selected as one of the top five healthiest cities in the United States for its health resources, green living practices and alternative commuting options, such as walking or biking.

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Students, faculty initiate Haiti relief

By Prateek Vasireddy | January 21, 2010

As Haiti copes with the strongest aftershock since last week's destructive 7.0 earthquake, former and current members of the University and Charlottesville communities have continued their efforts to aid the devastated nation. Friends of deceased Batten student and College alumna Stephanie Jean-Charles confronted their personal loss at a vigil Sunday night, where they shared memories of their friend and erected a shrine in her honor in front of the French house, where Jean-Charles used to live, fourth-year College student Frederika Braun said.

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Commerce student dies after battle with health problems

By Laura Hoffman | January 21, 2010

[caption id="attachment_32483" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scott May, third from right, overcame many hurdles to return to the University in his 40s after years in the work force.