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U.Va. receives $623,000 for 'college guides'

By Riley McDonald | December 10, 2004

The University received a $623,000 grant yesterday from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to train recent college graduates to work as "college guides" in Virginia communities. The initiative is part of a larger grant package the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced yesterday -- $966,613 to set up and bolster college access programs across Virginia. "These grants will give more of Virginia's students, particularly highly capable students with financial need, the chance to fulfill their dreams of going to college," Foundation Executive Director Matthew J.

Detective fiction TA fired after class arrests

By Riley McDonald | October 5, 2004

English graduate student Justin Gifford was fired from his teaching assistant position yesterday, following his arrest and the arrests of 23 students in his detective fiction class Sept.

Vanessa Kerry makes U.Va. campaign stop

By Riley McDonald | September 3, 2004

Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry is fun-loving, funny, idealistic and honest, according to his daughter Vanessa Kerry, who addressed a standing room-only crowd in Newcomb Hall Ballroom yesterday. The 27-year-old Harvard medical student, who is taking time off to campaign full-time for her dad, glossed over foreign policy issues and instead focused on tuition, jobs and the economy in a brief speech.

Students get star treatment at conventions

By Riley McDonald | September 1, 2004

Matt Sonneborn stood yards away from Al Franken, Barack Obama and Ben Affleck. Ali Ahmad received so many party invitations that they stacked up an inch high.

Spanish unite in face of terrorist attack

By Riley McDonald | March 22, 2004

When my dad and I stepped off a plane in Madrid the first day of Spring Break and our cab pulled recklessly onto the highway, the first thing we noticed were the giant banners advertising candidates for the upcoming elections. "Did you know they were having elections this week?" I asked my dad. He didn't. "Do you think we should be here?" I persisted.

One year later, questions of race remain

By Riley McDonald | February 26, 2004

The 'Z's are painted black this year and the buzzword "diversity" is associated with everything from newly formed committees to recently constructed student centers.

University researchers find possible treatment for diabetes

By Riley McDonald | January 20, 2004

University Health System researchers discovered they could prevent diabetes from recurring in diabetic mice by transplanting insulin-manufacturing islet cells and then administering an anti-inflammatory drug called Lisofylline, according to a University Health System press release. Researchers knew that transplantation was promising in treating type 1 diabetes.

Art Museum to host collage exhibition

By Riley McDonald | January 20, 2004

The University Art Museum will open its doors Friday for a new exhibit: "American Collage -- Telephones." The display is a montage of film clips organized to represent a telephone conversation, according to a University press release. Coinciding with the film compilation, an art exhibition entitled simply "American Collage" will display artwork from the University's permanent collection as well as items on loan. The works trace the history of collage in the United States over several decades. The two exhibits are a result of a partnership between the University's American Studies program and the Washington, D.C., Phillips Collection, the first modern art museum in the country.

University groups begin campaigning for primaries

By Riley McDonald | January 20, 2004

The Iowa Caucuses last night marked the official start of the race to select the Democratic candidate who will face off with President George W.

Students receive major scholarships

By Riley McDonald | January 16, 2004

Two accomplished College students will head overseas this fall to earn masters' degrees as recipients of prestigious Mitchell and Marshall fellowships. Fourth-year David Buckley, a political and social thought major, is bound for Northern Ireland to study comparative ethnic politics as a Mitchell Scholar. Buckley is writing a thesis on religion and international peacemaking in Northern Ireland and Israel and Palestine.

Riley McDonald

U.Va. receives $623,000 for 'college guides'

Detective fiction TA fired after class arrests

Vanessa Kerry makes U.Va. campaign stop

Students get star treatment at conventions

Spanish unite in face of terrorist attack

One year later, questions of race remain

University researchers find possible treatment for diabetes

Art Museum to host collage exhibition

University groups begin campaigning for primaries

Students receive major scholarships

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