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Loudoun board of supervisors hopes to decrease out-of-state admissions

By Brendan Rogers | November 25, 2013

A recent legislative agenda approved by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia proposes a new requirement in which at least 75% of University students be in-state in order to allow opportunities for more Virginians to benefit from a University education. “We have 30,000 people applying for 3,500 spots,” Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said.

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Human Rights Commission holds first meeting

By Michael Drash | November 24, 2013

Thursday the newly appointed Charlottesville Human Rights Commission met in City Hall for the first time. The Commission, an eleven-person committee formed by City Hall to work with the City Office of Human Rights, investigates potential human rights violations in Charlottesville, although the exact details of its work have not yet been established.

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Deeds' condition updated to 'good'

By Kathleen Smith | November 20, 2013

Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” Wednesday afternoon after he suffered multiple stab wounds inflicted by his son in his Bath County home Tuesday morning. First responders pronounced Deeds’ son Gus, 24, dead at the scene.

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City council approves requests for future smoking, gun bans

By Jordan Bower | November 19, 2013

City Council met on Monday night to approve a list of “legislative requests and policy positions” to be submitted to the Virginia General Assembly, including local gun restrictions and bans on smoking in public parks. The requests and positions submitted to the General Assembly were presented by Deputy City Attorney Richard M.

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UCLA student video sparks racial debate

By Sara Rourke | November 18, 2013

A YouTube video created by students at the University of California, Los Angeles, has garnered massive online attention and is sparking debate across the nation about race at institutions of higher education. The Black Bruins, an African-American student organization at UCLA, posted the video last week to voice complaints regarding their university’s low minority enrollment. Junior and group leader Sy Stokes narrates the video with a spoken word poem addressing the school’s statistical gap in minority enrollment, saying only 3.3 percent of the school’s male student body is African-American.

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University sees increased international enrollment

By Maddy Weingast | November 18, 2013

In keeping with national trends, the University has seen a growth in the number of international students stepping on Grounds. The number of international students coming to the United States for the 2012-13 year was a record high of 819,644 — a 7.2 percent increase from last year, according to a recent survey on international enrollment by the Institute of International Education.

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Gay Marriage: Laycock speaks out

November 17, 2013

University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock has publicly challenged a new Hawaiian same-sex marriage law, claiming the legislation lacks sufficient exemptions for religious institutions.

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Strategic Planning at forefront of University future

By Matt Comey | November 14, 2013

Finance was the topic of the hour at the Board of Visitors’ Strategic Planning Committee meeting Thursday afternoon. As University President Teresa Sullivan and the rest of the University administration sought the Board’s approval of their strategic vision, several committee members questioned the plan’s vague price tag. “If we approve [the plan], aren’t we just setting up contention at later meetings year after year?” Board member Frank Genovese said.

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Ed. Policy committee approves new mission statement

By Matt Comey | November 14, 2013

The Board of Visitors’ Education Policy Committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss a new University mission statement and the future of the school’s global presence. President Teresa Sullivan approached the Faculty Senate earlier this year about revising the current mission statement, which was developed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Board in 1985.

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Board lauds student self-governance tradition

By Henry Pflager | November 14, 2013

The Board of Visitors’ Student Affairs and Athletics Committee met Thursday to discuss the importance of student self-governance and to express support for members of the University’s athletic community. Patricia Lampkin, vice president for student affairs, began the meeting by speaking about student self-governance within University student organizations and how it allows engaged students to deal with “the messy realities” of leadership. “Nothing is in a box and then handed by professionals to them,” she said.

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University investments show surprisingly high returns

By Katherine Wilkin | November 14, 2013

In discussions of the University’s finances, one word constantly crops up: the endowment. But an endowment is nothing if managed poorly — the University can credit a large portion of its endowment’s size and comparatively high growth rate to the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO), the non-stock corporation that manages the University’s investments. UVIMCO is administered by a Board of Directors, three of whom are specifically selected by the Board of Visitors and one whom is selected by the University President.

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Attorney General election remains too close to call

By Sara Rourke | November 14, 2013

After an uncharacteristically tight race between Virginia State Senators Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, and Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, unofficial results posted by the Virginia State Board of Elections show that Herring currently leads the polls by a mere 164 votes more than a week after the Nov.

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