17,727 - number of votes Mark Warner won by in the Virginia Senate race against Ed Gillespie
35 – number of days Beta Bridge was painted with the message “Bring Hannah Home”
2 – number of years Sage Smith has been missing
10 – percentage of College students who went into consulting in 2013
89 – percentage of students in the Commerce School who have accepted full time employment, as of the November release of University Career Service’s “First Destinations’ Report”
2 million – amount of money, in dollars, Gov. Terry McAuliffe put in a contingency fund for Virginia Ebola response efforts
16,185 – number of early action applications the University received this year, the most since 2011
15 – number of students initially hospitalized with gastroenteritis, which the health department concluded was caused by a virus
107 – number of students in the class of 2018 who received the Blue Ridge Scholarship for high-achieving low-income students, funded by John Griffin’s $4 million challenge grant
2,000 – number of students who become members of the Fralin Museum of Art each year
5 – number of wins the U.Va. football team achieved this season, the second best in Coach Mike London’s record
4 – number of protests and rallies held against gender violence at the University since the release of the Rolling Stone article
25 – percentage of college women who are survivors of sexual assault
400 – number of students who attended “What Can We Do?,” a discussion about how students can combat sexual violence on Grounds
3 – number of ways bystanders can intervene in dangerous situations: direct, distract and delegate
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