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Support for Obama wanes across campuses

By Christina Sohn | October 18, 2010

In campaigning for the upcoming midterm elections, President Obama faces the challenge of recapturing waning support among college students, a demographic that was integral to his successful 2008 campaign but has now soured after his first two years in office. According to an Associated Press-mtvU poll conducted in September, approval ratings for Obama among college students are at 44 percent, a significant decrease from 60 percent in May 2009.

Health care bill expands Medicaid coverage in Va.

By Christina Sohn | September 23, 2010

A new demographic study by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service investigating the implementation of federal health reform found that half a million more Virginians will be eligible for Medicaid coverage by the year 2014.

State discusses higher-ed costs

By Christina Sohn | September 20, 2010

As universities across the nation continue to cope with a tough economy, state officials are looking at ways to cut costs by decreasing energy and infrastructure use and outsourcing some services and programs to private companies. These cost containment and savings strategies are particularly important, said Minnis Ridenour, senior fellow for research and development at Virginia Tech, because of the dramatic change in how much funding public universities receive from the state.

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