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Virginia Students Talk Newt Gingrich's Wives, Mitt Romney's Electability (VIDEO)

Posted 03.06.2012

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To mark Super Tuesday, The Huffington Post teamed up with mtvU in an effort to take the political pulse on college campuses. We asked Kaz Komolafe...

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Why I'm Hunger Striking at UVA

Joseph Williams | Posted 04.25.2012

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Joseph Williams

In failing to implement a living wage for its lowest paid employees, the University of Virginia has also failed to uphold the moral standards to which it holds its students.

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The 7 Preppiest Colleges

Posted 02.10.2012

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Being a preppy person isn't all about knowing how to sail and wearing sailing clothes. Anyone in the world can be preppy, if they just want to try it!...

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Yeardley Love Murder Trial Starting In Charlottesville

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jury selection is under way in the trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend...

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The PREPPIEST Schools Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Lindsay Dittman | Posted 09.09.2011

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Once upon a time, the prep was a variation of a traditionalist, East Coast-born, equestrian-riding, upper class WASP that attended a northeastern priv...

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Concealed Permit Holders Do Not Have To Observe UVA's No Gun Policy, Says Attorney General

Posted 09.06.2011

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Last week Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wrote that concealed weapon permits overrule the University of Virginia's strict no gun policy, i.e...

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The 10 Least Economically Diverse Colleges

Posted 07.05.2011

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Although the country's wealthiest colleges and universities have tried to become more economically diverse in recent years, some schools have been mor...

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Poe's Dorm Room To Receive Makeover

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 06.28.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. — An honor society that bears the name of one of Edgar Allan Poe's major works is planning to renovate the room where the renowned...

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Few Second Acts at U.Va.

J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011

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J. Michael Welton

Pity the architects who've tried for almost 200 years to follow the genius of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia.

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Colleges Reconsider Early Admissions

Inside Higher Ed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four years ago, momentum appeared to be growing for competitive colleges to eliminate programs in which some high school students applied early and fo...

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Attacks Leave University Of Virginia Community Shaken

The Cavalier Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Between Sept. 17-19, three University students were attacked in separate instances. Two of the assaults occurred in the Chancellor Street area by the ...

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Yeardley Love Memorial: Thousands Flock To Vigil, George Huguely In Lockdown (NEWS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thousands gathered at the University of Virginia last night to commemorate slain lacrosse player Yeardley Love and share in their grief over the senio...

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UVA President John Casteen To Mandate Student Background Checks

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Sara Lipka | Posted 05.25.2011

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How information from state law-enforcement agencies can make college campuses safer dominated the discussion at a meeting on Tuesday between John T. C...

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Reeling UVA Lacrosse Teams Try To Prepare For NCAAs

AP | AARON BEARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Virginia lacrosse teams anticipated playing for national championships this month. They just never expected it to be like this. The teams begin p...

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UVA To Perform Background Checks On Students After Yeardley Love Death (NEWS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of Yeardley Love's alleged murder at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has arranged a meeting with University of ...

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A History of Violence: Not Huguely, But the University of Virginia

Liz Seccuro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liz Seccuro

The recent killing of lacrosse player Yeardley Love is a tragic chapter for my alma mater. Issues of dating violence, murder, sexual assault and stalking have long haunted the University of Virginia.

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UVA Lacrosse Team Wins First Game After Yeardley Love's Death (WATCH)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Slain UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love's mother came out Sunday to watch her late daughter's team triumph over Towson University, 14-12. The women's ...

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Did Drugs Factor Into George Huguely's Attack On Yeardley Love?

The Hook News Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why would a college athlete, a young man from a prominent family with everything going for him, attack and possibly-- as police allege-- brutally murd...

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Virginians Take Heed: Dating Violence is Not Going Away

Marjorie Gilberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marjorie Gilberg

Last month, Break the Cycle released its third annual State Law Report Cards, a survey of the nation's teen dating violence civil protection laws. And for the third year in a row, Virginia received a failing grade.

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Murder In Jefferson's Village: UVA Death Exposes Reality of Intimate Partner Violence

Anushay Hossain | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anushay Hossain

One of the advantages academic institutions have is that they can always take a situation and turn it into an educational opportunity. Right now, UVA has a chance to teach us all about intimate partner violence.

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Weekly Mulch: What's Missing from the New Clean Energy Agenda?

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger Nuclear power, biofuels, clean coal: These are the Obama administration's answers to climate change. The 201...

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Forensic Accountants Dig Through George Washington's Records

Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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One day in 1791, President George Washington received a bill for 60 pounds, 1 shilling and 7 pence from his physician friend James Craik, who regularl...

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New York Celebrity Hot Spot, Uva!

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Rivera

Jeff Rivera is an entertainment reporter who blogs about young Hollywood celebrities . He is also the author of the novel, Forever My Lady(Grand ...

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Where Whiplash Meets Wordsworth

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Inner Life, The World Is Too Much With US, Divine Inspiration, Poetry, University of Virginia, William Wordsworth, UVA, Healthy Living News
Lindsay Mannering

As a Manhattanite, I sometimes forget what grass looks like, what birds sound like, and what it feels like to drive (but, uh, don't tell that to an un...

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