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TheCourseForum transitions to new format

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.


	After hours spent debating, Charlottesville’s City Council came to a compromise on Monday night, preliminarily adopting a Human Rights Commission to address discriminatory practices that exist within the city Monday evening. Vice-Mayor Kristin Szakos, above left, offered a proposal which was amended and then approved preliminarily by Council.
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City Council appoints Human Rights Commission

The Charlottesville Office of Human Rights appointed 11 members to the newly formed Human Rights Commission last Monday. The Commission was formed by the Charlottesville City Council last May to facilitate community dialogue and engagement about eliminating discrimination.


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Memorial for enslaved laborers in the works

The Memorial for Enslaved Laborers organization held a student forum Monday evening to discuss University President Teresa Sullivan’s new commission on slavery and plans for the group’s proposed memorial. Memorial committee chair Edna Turay, a fourth-year College student who will serve on Sullivan’s commission, opened the forum by outlining the goals of the 27-member commission, comprised of administrators, alumni, local residents and students.


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Miller Center hosts forum on Kennedy, Latin America

The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosted a forum on President Kennedy’s approach to Latin American affairs on Monday in honor of the upcoming 50-year anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. The forum was broken up into three panels consisting of three speakers, each discussing separate aspects of President Kennedy’s diplomacy with Latin America during his time as president and how his foreign policies apply to political controversies today.


Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was indicted on eleven counts of corruption in September 2014.
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Automatic system restored 1,566 felons' rights, McDonnell says

The governor’s automatic, individualized system of rights restoration, established on July 15, 2013, has restored the rights of 1,566 non-violent convicted felons so far. Convicted felons in Virginia lose several rights, including the right to vote, to run for or hold public office and to serve on juries.


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Alderman Library turns 75

Students, faculty, staff and members of the Charlottesville community gathered Wednesday in the Small Special Collections Library to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Alderman Library.


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Sabato reveals controversial Kennedy study

Politics Prof. Larry Sabato revealed a controversial study Tuesday about the life of President John F. Kennedy, with new insights into his 1963 assassination. Sabato held a press conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. to present his findings and to promote his new book, “The Kennedy Half Century.”


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Wilsdorf Hall catches fire; smoke, water damage remain

A small fire broke out late Tuesday night on the third floor of Wilsdorf Hall, which houses the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. A call came into the Charlottesville Fire Department last night at 10:45 from someone who was in the building at the time and pulled the fire alarm, University spokesperson McGregor McCance said.


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University Women's Center kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The University Women’s Center commenced Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month last Tuesday, inviting students to commit to non-violence by leaving handprints on a “These Hands Are Not for Hurting” banner and planting red flags on the lawn. Students were also encouraged to wear red in honor of affected victims and contribute to a toiletry drive, to be donated to the Shelter for Help in Emergency, a local organization which serves victims of domestic violence.


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University boasts competitive returns on investment post-graduation

University graduates’ degrees have a lower return on investments than those of graduates from Washington & Lee University, Virginia Tech and the College of William & Mary, according to a recently released study by Affordable Colleges Online. The University’s ROI is $924,000; the top three Virginia schools all topped $1 million.

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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.