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Gaining steam

Throughout the fall semester, the Sierra Student Coalition's Beyond Coal campaign has picked up momentum in its quest to shut down the University's coal-fired power plant within a decade and replace it with renewable sources of energy.


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Missing the extra points

I refer to the Nov. 10 column, "Beware the Paterno witch-hunt," in which Fritz Metzinger says he is not defending Joe Paterno, but rather questioning the ferocity of public judgment.


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If we can

AS USUAL, the Virginia Film Festival has come and gone with only one possible complaint: It was physically impossible to make all of its features, and although this annual proceeding brought certain disappointments, it also provided a number of pleasant surprises.


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The best you can is good enough

DURING a weekend of shot gun shooting, fishing from a canoe and miscellaneous brotherhood mayhem, I pondered why, from a utilitarian perspective, my priority at school is studying rather than doing the things I love, such as enjoying camaraderie.


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Actionable intelligence

The New York Times reported yesterday that Princeton had received 3,547 applications through its new single-choice early action admissions option. This applicant pool is roughly three times the size of its current freshman class, indicating that many prospective students remain drawn to the opportunity to receive accelerated admissions decisions from schools in which they are particularly interested. This is especially true now that Princeton and a few other elite private institutions have implemented single-choice early action, which does not commit prospective students to attend the school to which they apply.


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A star pupil

What a pleasure to read an article in your paper written by one of my former students! The article is titled "When the Goins Gets Tough" (Nov.


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An untimely cause

THE ACADEMICAL Village is without a doubt a historic part of the University grounds, and has been deservedly praised since its establishment.


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Maintaining our history

EARLIER this year, residents of the Lawn and the Range were informed that they are forbidden to use their fireplaces because of structural problems with the chimneys of some rooms.


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A class of their own

First-time international student enrollment in U.S. graduate programs spiked 8 percent from 2010, according to a report released yesterday by the Council of Graduate Schools. This dwarfed every single-year increase since 2006, when first-time international graduate student enrollment rose 12 percent. Politicians, administrators, faculty and present and future students should react positively to this news, which indicates the U.S.


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Waging peace

Tomorrow, the Board of Visitors will be meeting to continue its stewardship of our University. With this comes the duty to make sure that the University operates in a manner that is consistent with the core values of our community.


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Behind enemy deadlines

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Citizens and journalists gathered in the University's Nau Hall last Saturday to discuss the future of citizenship and journalism in this country.


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Lack of focus

At its weekly meeting this past Sunday, the Honor Committee effectively killed a proposal it had been discussing since Oct.


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Latest Podcast

In this episode of On Record, Allison McVey, University Judiciary Committee Chair and fourth-year College student, discusses the Committee’s 70th anniversary, an unusually heavy caseload this past Fall semester and the responsibilities that come with student-led adjudication. From navigating serious health and safety cases to training new members and launching a new endowment, McVey explains how the UJC continues to adapt while remaining grounded in the University's core values of respect, safety and freedom.