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Cornering the Market

The bright-eyed J.R. Hadley could easily be mistaken for a brother in a Rugby Road fraternity, with a baseball cap complementing his calculated 5 o’clock shadow. But Hadley is in a different sort of fraternity — a young corps of up-and-coming business owners on the Corner.


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New horizons for graduating class

Forty percent of May 2012 graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences had acquired full-time employment or were self-employed after Final Exercises this past May, according to a recently unveiled report that profiled graduates’ post-college paths.


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University commemorates March on Washington

Soulful music flooded the lecture hall at the Harrison Institute Special Collections library Wednesday as more than 100 people gathered to honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington. Deborah McDowell, director of the University’s Carter G.


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University cuts some spouses' health care coverage

Spouses of University employees may lose access to the University’s health care plan next year. Those whose employers provide health care plans which meet the minimum requirements of the Affordable Care Act will be removed from University family insurance plans starting in January.


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McCormick Bridge paving the way

After 82 years without any major renovations, the McCormick Road bridge underwent a complete reconstruction this summer, reopening to traffic July 29. The bridge was out of commission for all vehicles weighing more than 8 tons starting July 2012 after corrosion was found in the bridge deck.


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Dorm renovations unveiled

Lile-Maupin, Tuttle-Dunnington, and Shannon dorms opened with renovations this past week, with a total of 570 new residents making the buildings their home for the next year. Renovations came to a total cost of $69.8 million


H&S

Cicadas invade Charlottesville

During the summer, Charlottesville was filled with more than just the normal sounds of perpetual construction and late-season Lawn streakers as the Brood II cicadas made a rare appearance along the east coast.


Latest Podcast

Today, we sit down with both the president and treasurer of the Virginia women's club basketball team to discuss everything from making free throws to recent increased viewership in women's basketball.