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Three-day weekends

For state employees, the usual 9-to-5 grind might soon be a thing of the past. Gov. Bob McDonnell's Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring has recommended that 25 state agencies move to four-day workweeks that comprise of 10 hours each day.


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The drinking game

For those students who considered attending the College of William & Mary, their decisions to matriculate at the University may now be vindicated.


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Rankings redux

The Wall Street Journal released its list of the top 25 colleges across the nation for the first time yesterday - and interestingly enough, the rankings look little to nothing like those released annually by U.S.


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Working from home

In many ways, the University of Virginia is among the best places to be during America's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.


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Three is a crowd

Last week, Student Council's Legislative Affairs Committee discussed plans to host an on-Grounds debate between the Fifth District congressional candidates during the coming semester.


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By the numbers

22: number of first downs the Virginia football team tallied Saturday against Richmond in a 34-13 victory 19: total number of first downs Virginia notched in its first two games last season, which included a 26-14 loss to William & Mary 19.5: the point spread between Virginia and the University of Southern California for tomorrow's game in Los Angeles; the Cavaliers are the underdogs, if that wasn't clear 135 - 42: the number of points scored against Virginia compared to the Cavaliers' points during the three top-attended games at Scott Stadium (each of which was a loss) 24,355: total enrollment at the University in 2009, each of whom is hoping new Virginia coach Mike London can reverse the numbers for the above entry 76,461: amount in dollars of Student Council's budget for the upcoming academic year 116,000: amount in dollars of Student Council's budget for the 2008-09 academic year 5,000: amount in dollars of Student Council's discretionary fund, which will be used to finance cosponsorship opportunities for Council committees 26: percentage-point lead by State Sen.


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Built to spill

The greater the risk, the greater the profit. As the mantra goes, those who take risks often yield larger payoffs, except when the risks become reality.


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Homeland scrutiny

John McCain has simply gone too far by sponsoring Senate Bill 3081: Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010.


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Booting up

This semester, the University's Department of Parking & Transportation began making use of vehicle immobilization devices - not-so affectionally referred to as "boots" by most - as a tool for collecting fines that are significantly overdue. Boots certainly can evoke strong, negative responses from students.


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Mammoth ideas

Mark Sisson, the author of "The Primal Blueprint," captured my attention with his unconventional thinking.


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