U.Va. Headlines from the Web

U.Va. Acquires Rare Revolutionary War Papers
McIntire Accounting Team Wins Goodman Challange 

Cavaliers Dominate Hurricanes 48-0 in Orange Bowl

A sports article by Jason Shore
Entering the final game in the historic Orange Bowl last Saturday against Miami, the #23 Cavaliers were not generally favored to win despite their ranking. Virginia had never won a football game in Florida in 15 previous attempts. Sitting atop the ACC Coastal division with Virginia Tech, they did [...]

U.Va. Headlines from the Web

Darden School to Begin Program in India 
U.Va. Law Student Confronts Bill O’Reilly at Home, Condemned by Keith Olbermann
Two Darden Teams Finalists to Become “Most Innovative MBA Teams in the World.”
U.Va. Researchers See Potential Diabetes Breakthrough
State Elections Today
U.Va. Professors Raise Concerns with Abusive Driving Laws

Honor Committee Releases October Summary

A news article by Trevor Dobson
On November 1, the Honor Committee released a summary of its activity during the preceding month.
In October, the Committee received two conscientious retractions. There was one trial, in which an undergraduate was found guilty of plagiarism after being reported by a professor. In addition, there are seven ongoing investigations. The [...]

The Football Team is Winning Ugly, but Winning Nonetheless

By Grayson Lambert
For the fifth time this year, the Virginia football team pulled out a win by one or two points yesterday after a 17-16 victory over Wake Forest. With an 8-2 record, the Wahoos have moved back into both the AP and the USA Today Polls. Virginia also stayed a half game ahead of [...]

UVA Defeats Wake Forest

The Wahoos won another close game Saturday with a 17-16 victory over the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. After a late Virginia touchdown, Wake Forest had a chance to win, but Sam Swank’s last-second field goal missed wide right.
See more from ESPN.com:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273070258

Pictures from Halloween on the Lawn

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Trick or Treating: A Report from the Lawn

A news article by Svantje Swider
Though the Lawn is a locus of activity on any normal day at the University, yesterday we experienced the annual treat of watching the lawn fill with brightly-costumed small children and their busy parents, all here for the annual tradition of Trick or Treating on the Lawn.
Hosted [...]

Immunizations at Newcomb Hall

Today (Nov 1.) a variety of vaccines will be available at Newcomb Hall. Immunizations will run from 10AM until 8PM. Cash, check, credit card, and Chickering Group insurance will be accepted. A list of available vaccines, and their costs, follows:

UVA Police Weekend Crime Reports [10/26-10/29]

10/26
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION – Wertland Street
DRUNK IN PUBLIC – 15th Street NW
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hospital E. Garage [Report of found syringes at parking gate]
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT – Rugby Rd.
SIMPLE ASSAULT – Jordan Hall

UVa. Policy Creates Problems at the Polls

A news article by Michelle Unterbrink
A change in UVa policy is creating problems for Charlottesville’s Voter Registrar. The Daily Progress reports that Registrar Sheri Iachetta has been unable to secure election officials for November 6, because a new UVa policy requires employees who staff the polls to either forfeit their 16-hour paycheck for the [...]

Army ROTC Wins Regional Ranger Challenge Competition

A news article by Daniel Lautzenheiser

This past weekend, the Cavalier Battalion of the University’s Army ROTC program headed down to Fort Pickett and defeated 20 other regional ROTC detachments in what Cadet Andrew Simmons, a third-year in the College, called a “grueling” competition.
The Ranger Challenge pitted ROTC programs from the U.S. Army’s Cadet Command’s Fourth [...]

Barack Obama Speaks in Charlottesville

A news article by Kathy Li
A crowd of hundreds (thousands) gathered on Monday night to hear Barack Obama speak about his healthcare, energy, and education policy, as well as his view on the Iraq war.
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UJC Not to Hold Open Trial

The Virginia Sentinel has learned that the previously scheduled UJC open trial will not be held because of jurisdictional issues.

Richard Bonnie Receives Thomas Jefferson Award

President Casteen announced Law School Professor Richard Bonnie as the recipient of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award at the Fall Convocation Ceremony.