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Reactions to Cho's ethnicity spark concern

By Michelle Jamrisko | April 23, 2007

In contrast to the outpouring of support for the Virginia Tech community in the wake of last week's attacks, some are concerned for a potential backlash against the Asian-American community because of gunman Seung-Hui Cho's South Korean roots. In an e-mail to Asian and Asian Pacific American students Thursday, Assistant Dean of Students Sarah Wilcox expressed personal shock at the killer's origin. "I am stunned by this senseless act of violence by an individual who hails from my country of birth," she stated. Wilcox outlined various sources of support in the University community and offered suggestions about how to deal with the media.

Celebrity for service

By Michelle Jamrisko | September 29, 2005

If somebody falls out of a tree and breaks their arm or falls off their horse and breaks their back or gets pinned under a trac-torin the middle of a pond, you can rest assured -- you call the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, they'll arrive with state-of-the-art equipment.

'You've got a friend in me'

By Michelle Jamrisko | September 26, 2005

University alumnus Michael Baughan still recalls the nights his professor would stop by his Lawn room and pull him down to Old Cabell to see a performance by a string quartet.

Settling In C-ville

By Michelle Jamrisko | September 13, 2005

She would finally be leaving Charlottesville. Becky Trudel hadpacked all her things for her freshman year at Tulane University in New Orleans, excited to begin anew in a place far from home. "I was one of those Charlottesville kids who didn't want to go to U.Va.," Trudel said. But Trudel, now a temporary first year in the College, was one of many Tulane students forced to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina swept through the southern states.

Down on the farm

By Michelle Jamrisko | April 20, 2005

Far from the debauch-ery of Rugby Road or the bustle of downtown Charlottesville, University alumnus Fred Scott stares out at his 2200-acre property at Bundoran Farm, a short jaunt from Grounds down Route 29 South.

Profiles in Leadership

By Michelle Jamrisko | April 14, 2005

With elegant vases overflowing with vibrantly colored tulips on each elaborately set table, hundreds from around the Charlottesville community gathered yesterday afternoon to honor a long-time public heroine with the presentation of two awards that celebrate women's leadership. The Emily Couric Leadership Forum, an annual event to honor the late state senator and sister of University alumna and NBC's Today show host Katie Couric, was held at the Omni Hotel on Main Street yesterday.

All Tuckered Out

By Michelle Jamrisko | March 23, 2005

By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Life Editor Fifth-grade teacher Maureen Matty proudly posed with her 11-year-old Travis Tucker autograph for a photo printed in Tucker's local hometown newspaper.

Isn't he lovely?

By Michelle Jamrisko | February 21, 2005

When Elizabeth Korbak and her classmates noticed Travis Tucker consistently missing lecture, they knew it was a good sign.

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