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By Sarah Hunter Simanson | April 27, 2012Croatia Croatia's idyllic location on the Adriatic Coast makes this small country a perfect summer getaway.
Croatia Croatia's idyllic location on the Adriatic Coast makes this small country a perfect summer getaway.
The Board of Visitors Friday unanimously authorized a 3.7 percent and 4 percent tuition increase for in-state and out-of-state students, respectively.
A Human Rights Task Force website launched Monday indicates the City of Charlottesville is a step closer to ultimately creating a human rights commission to address discrimination in the City.
Democrat John Douglass, who seeks to challenge U.S.
Student Council's representative body yesterday evening passed three resolutions which honor the three students who passed away this academic year.
The Jewish Studies Department hosted its first annual Richard J.
David Brooks, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, spoke yesterday with Psychology Prof.
The Office of the Vice President for Research yesterday launched OpenGrounds, a studio space on the Corner geared toward collaborative research. The center, featuring projectors and sound systems, is the first in a network of spaces the University hopes to open in an effort to encourage interdisciplinary thought. "The idea is to provide a new way for faculty, students, external partners, community members to come together to take on major questions we face as a society," said William Sherman, the founding director of OpenGrounds and associate vice president for research. The studio is constructed as a multi-use space with an open environment, featuring multiple projectors, sound systems and tables and chairs.
Author Frank Costigliola spoke Friday morning at the Miller Center about his recently released book, "Roosevelt's Lost Alliances: How Personal Politics Helped Start the Cold War," as part of the Gordon and Mary Beth Smyth History Forum.
Student Council representatives yesterday evening passed a resolution 14-0 to signal the body's support of lobbying group Virginia21's efforts to increase funding for higher education. Alex Reber, second-year Engineering student and co-chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee, introduced the resolution last month.