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Minority report

A Pew Hispanic Center report issued last week revealed Hispanic enrollment at American institutions of higher education is rising even faster than the demographic's college-age population.


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Going yard

Thomas Jones is very close to running for more than 10,000 yards in the pros, and that's despite a very slow start during his first three years.


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Unqualified support

Earlier this week, The Cavalier Daily ran an article titled "Gay at U.Va.: Part 1" that highlighted the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer faculty and staff at the University.


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The Finnish Connection

Earlier this year, the United Nations issued a report calling Internet access a basic human right. This came a year after Finland guaranteed its citizens access to broadband Internet.


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Transhuman express

BESSE Cooper, the world's oldest person, recently celebrated her 115th birthday. While reaching such an age is a rare feat, the number of centenarians in the United States has grown at a swift rate in recent years.


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Boxed in

Today marks the deadline for University students to downgrade or drop their meal plans for the fall semester.


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Getting the message across

IT IS A burden - if a person stops to think about such things - to work on a newspaper at the University founded by Thomas Jefferson, a man who famously set such great store by newspapers. In 1787, Mr. Jefferson wrote: "


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Legally kind

ORIENTATION can be a stressful time. New students are worried about making the transition to the next stage of their lives amid unfamiliar surroundings.


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Second line of defense

Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli issued a written opinion July 1 in which he asserted the University's current firearms policy does not provide it with the legal authority to prevent concealed carry permit holders from bringing guns into on-Grounds buildings.


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Latest Podcast

As the school year begins to pick up, Dr. Eileen Chou, interim dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, discusses some of her plans for the school and shares her background. Chou spoke about leadership, excitement surrounding the opening of Batten’s new building and a bit about how she will balance her duties as interim dean while also staying connected with students and faculty.