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Michael McLaughlin

George Huguely V's Emotional Police Interrogation Video Shown To Public

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.15.2012

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Before a jury of George Huguely V's peers convicted him in February of killing his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love, members saw fo...

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Where Did Fortune 500 CEOs Go To College?

Posted 05.17.2012

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If you want to be a Fortune 500 CEO, we have a couple pieces of advice. First, don't be like Scott Thompson, who lost his gig at Yahoo when it was rev...

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How Much Are Students Paying For College Sports?

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: College Sports Funding, Tuition Hikes, College Sports, Cincinnati, Slideexpand, Athletics Funding, Money on Sports, University of California, Student Fees for Sports, Rutgers University, Louisville Cardinals, Bloomberg News, Student Fees for Athletics, University of Virginia, College News

Amid cuts in state funding and tuition hikes, college athletics programs are under the gun to fund themselves with earned revenue or produce winning s...

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A Beautiful Night, a Legacy, and Two Women Who Stand for Community

Tiffany Crawford | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Macfarlane Partners, Thaderine Macfarlane, Kathy Thornton-Bias, Civil Rights, Retail Division MoMA, Julian Bond Gala, Julian Bond, University of Virginia, Culture News
Tiffany Crawford

What I respect most about Professor Bond is his belief in human rights in the broadest sense -- not just the rights of African Americans, but the rights of all Americans, black or white, straight or gay, young or old.

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Michael McLaughlin

George Huguely V's Tearful Police Interrogation Will Be Released

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Virginia Crime, Sharon Love, George Huguely V, Llezelle Dugge, UVA Murder, Yeardley Love, Huguely Trial, Bob Yates, Video, Huguely Update, Yeardley Love Murder, Charlottesville, University of Virginia, Slidepollajax, George Huguely, Yeardley Love Trial, Huguely, Yeardly Love, Crime News

The video of police interrogating a distraught and defiant George Huguely V hours after he beat his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love, a fellow University o...

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25 Universities With The Best Internet Buzz

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.05.2012

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Which university has the best Internet brand equity? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the best Internet buzz , according to the Global...

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37 Colleges That Are Cheaper Than You Think

Posted 03.26.2012

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There's plenty of bad news about the cost of higher education, but we do not always traffic in bad news here at HuffPost College. A number of scho...

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Is This the Best Way to Raise Money for Charity?

The Cavalier Daily | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Charity, Yeardley Love, Alcohol, Fundraising, College News, University of Virginia, College News
The Cavalier Daily

While ostensibly generating money for the charity, the event first and foremost encourages the practice of hardcore drinking.

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Politics Is a Good Thing

Erin Levin | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Good News, University of Virginia, Politics, Larry Sabato, Civil Engagement, Political Theory, 2012 Election Good News, 2012 Election, 2012 Election Candidates, 2012 Election Campaign Ads, Good News News
Erin Levin

You may hate politics, but you need politics, unless you like having no voice in your own affairs.

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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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Academic Freedom Wins in Cuccinelli Climate Case

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Anti-Science, Ken Cuccinelli, Science, Academic Freedom, Climate Change Denial, Michael Mann, Virginia, Penn State, Climate Change, Virginia Supreme Court, University of Virginia, Global Warming, Science News
Shawn Lawrence Otto

In a big win for academic freedom over the forces of creeping authoritarianism, the Virginia Supreme Court today sided with the University of Virginia in its fight against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's investigation of climate scientist Michael Mann.

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20 Students On Hunger Strike For Hourly Employee Pay Raise

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.28.2012

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Twenty students at the University of Virginia Charlottesville campus are on a hunger strike protesting the low wages paid to hourly employees in the u...

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Why I'm Hunger Striking at UVA

Joseph Williams | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Living Wage Campaign, Hunger Strike, Minimum Wage, Strike, Living Wage, Joseph Williams, UVA Football, Charlottesville, University of Virginia, Uva, Virginia, Cavaliers, Uva Cavaliers, College News
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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New Project Launched to Increase Student Voting

Robert M. Brandon | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Campus-Voting, Student Voting, Elections, Election Administration, Campus Vote Project, Fair Elections Legal Network, Miami-Dade, University of Virginia, Ohio, Politics News
Robert M. Brandon

David, a sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan College, registered to vote at a voter registration drive hosted on campus in 2010. As Election Day approached, he...

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Lacrosse Player Accused Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend Emailed Her 'I Should Have Killed You'

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 02.08.2012

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By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON,Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player and the ex-girlfriend he is ac...

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The 10 Best Value Public Colleges

Posted 02.07.2012

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Everybody wants to get the best bang for their buck in higher education -- but what colleges really are the best value? The Princeton Review recent...

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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 Shocking Campus Shooting in Virginia You Never Heard Of

Matthew Pearl | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Murder, Campus Shootings, University of Virginia, Student Violence, Ross Ashley, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech Shooting, Seung Hui-Cho, Crime News
Matthew Pearl

Last week's murder at Virginia Tech naturally evokes memories of the horrific massacre there four and a half years ago. Another shocking killing -- one that happened in 1840 -- sheds further light on how to understand campus shootings.

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Climate Scientist Wins A Round for America

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Amoco, American Tradition Institute, Koch Brothers, RIchard Mellon Scaife, Exxon Mobil, Freedom, Climate Deniers, Michael Mann, Ken Cuccinelli, Climate Change, University of Virginia, Politics News
Shawn Lawrence Otto

A hearing today has implications for academic freedom across the country. What is at stake is Americans' freedom to investigate, debate and express ideas that run counter to those of corporations.

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UVA Student Editor Avoids Discipline for Telling the Truth

Adam Goldstein | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, University Judiciary Committee, First Amendment, Free Press, Cavalier Daily, University of Virginia, Student Conduct, Student Judiciary, UVA Cavalier Daily, UVA Honor Committee, College News
Adam Goldstein

Students accused of exercising constitutional rights have those rights violated from the moment a disciplinary process begins, even if the outcome is in the accused student's favor. Whether it's freedom of religion or freedom of speech, the trial itself creates a chilling effect.

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Alexander Eichler

The Jefferson Innovation Summit: Business Leaders Brainstorm A New Era Of American Creativity

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.14.2011

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- No one knows where good ideas come from. In some cases, the answer may simply be to throw a bunch of brains together in a room...

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The 13 Colleges With The Best Financial Aid

Posted 10.14.2011

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As college tuition rapidly becomes more expensive, a good financial aid package is an imperative part of the collegiate decision making process. ...

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How Educated Is Your State Legislator?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Education, College, State Legislatures, State, Public Universities, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Degree, College News
Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney

How educated is your state legislator? The answer varies considerably from state to state. While many lawmakers hold a college degree, support of public higher education, it seems, has always been a challenge.

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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 Seven Best Colleges For Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Campus Liberty, Dartmouth College, Arizona State University, University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, Slidepollajax, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Fire, Higher Education, Colleges That Support Free Speech, University of Virginia, University of Tennessee?Knoxville, The College of William & Mary, College News
Greg Lukianoff

It is crucial to give credit where credit is due for colleges that uphold freedom of speech, so here is the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's list.

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