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Legal proceedings begin over Casey Schulman's death

By Catherine Valentine | October 30, 2013

The family of Casey Schulman, a University student who died during a boating accident in Dominica while on a Semester at Sea trip last fall, has filed a lawsuit against the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea, as well as the hotel and the travel agencies through which the chartered snorkeling expedition Schulman was on was organized, charging them with counts of negligence and strict liability.

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President Clinton stumps for Terry McAuliffe

By Kelly Kaler | October 30, 2013

Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.

Opinion

At a loss

By Managing Board | October 30, 2013

Brown’s life differed from the lives that many students lead. He had a daughter, and had to contend with all the responsibility that comes with being a parent and holding down a job. But in other ways he was a peer as much as Schulman, Goldsmith or Gilliam was. He was a happy 22-year-old who drew smiley faces on Sbarro pizza boxes. He was like us. Our willingness to see Brown as someone alien, someone detached from our concerns, points to a failure of imagination.

Opinion

HAYS: Kick this can to the curb

By Gregory Hays | October 29, 2013

So what is The Can Kicks Back? It’s an astroturf (fake grassroots) organization with close ties to an outfit called Fix The Debt. And what’s Fix The Debt? Glad you asked. It’s the pet project of a Wall Street billionaire named Pete Peterson, who’s spent recent decades pushing for cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Another Peterson-funded group is called “Up To Us.” It has similar goals — and a branch at U.Va.

Freshman Riggs Lennon scored the golden goal in overtime against UNC Greensboro to lead Virginia to a 2-1 victory.
Sports

Men's soccer wins overtime thriller against Greensboro

By Matthew Morris | October 29, 2013

Six minutes into overtime Tuesday night at Klöckner Stadium with the score knotted at one, Virginia sophomore midfielder Todd Wharton lined a corner kick into the UNC-Greensboro penalty box, where the Cavaliers and Spartans jostled for position. As the ball arced through the air, freshman forward Riggs Lennon broke free from the throng, while Virginia’s ten-game unbeaten streak hung in the balance.

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Academic advising system falls short

By Meg Gardner | October 29, 2013

The University’s academic advising system is in the midst of its busiest time of the semester, as thousands of undergraduate students prepare to sign up for spring 2014 courses.

Life

Failing to be civically engaged

By Olivia Beavers | October 29, 2013

Plato once said, “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Having spent the past weeks trying to increase civic engagement and register students to vote, I’ve seen this quote moving toward becoming a reality.

Opinion

A Halloween history lesson

By Managing Board | October 28, 2013

The best colleges strive to prepare students to function in a pluralistic society, in which they will work and interact with people who are different from them. So censuring racist costumes is consistent with a college’s aim of preparing students for an increasingly globalized and multicultural world.

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Falling into a short story

By Therese Codd | October 28, 2013

The separation of a book lover from his books is a sorry sight. Unfortunately, college students often feel too busy for any reading beyond their course syllabi.

Opinion

BERNSTEIN: Pick one of the above

By Dani Bernstein | October 28, 2013

For the first time in the paper’s history, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has opted not to endorse a candidate in Virginia’s gubernatorial election. Not only is this a cop-out on the part of the paper’s editorial board, but the paper’s refusal to take a position on whom to vote for is irresponsible to its readers.

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TheCourseForum transitions to new format

By Sara Rourke | October 28, 2013

TheCourseForum, a website intended to consolidate professor reviews and streamline the course registration process, has announced the official completion of its redesign project, just in time for spring 2014 course registration.

Life

10 years of pancakes

By Kelly Seegers | October 27, 2013

Just 10 years ago, the idea for the annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser emerged out of one University student’s admissions essay.

Opinion

SPINKS: Placing out of learning

By Ashley Spinks | October 27, 2013

Besides the fact that the skills necessary to succeed in AP classes differ from those necessary to succeed in introductory college classes, I found that the curriculums were not analogous. I covered a vast amount of material in AP Chemistry, but it simply was not the same as the information covered in general chemistry at the University. I have found time and time again that the understanding of historical events that I gathered from AP World History and AP Government is shallow or insufficient as well. My high school experience was not worthless — I obviously learned a lot and grew significantly as a person and a student. That said, I don’t think I learned the same information that introductory courses at the University have taught me. Thus, to grant me (or anyone else) credits would be misleading and undeserved.

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