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U.Va. Scientists Ask: Save the Walrus, Save the World? Inaugural Summer Seminar on Virginia Wines Set for June Student Group Uses T-Shirts to Challenge Stereotypes http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/

[…]"As the tuition has been going up more steeply in four-year institutions, community colleges are an increasingly attractive alternative for savvy kids who want to save money, " says Prof. Nancy Shulock, of Sacramento State University. ...Programs to draw community college transfers have also been developed at the State University of New York, the University of Virginia, the University of California at Davis and the University of Michigan.

The University of Virginia will create a school of leadership and public policy with a $100-million donation from the retired president and chief executive of Landmark Communications Inc., UVa officials announced this month. The gift from Frank Batten Sr., whose company publishes several daily newspapers and owns the Weather Channel, is the largest in the university's history. The donation will pay for the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, which will offer degree programs to be phased in over the next four years.

Chanel Gaither A U.Va. graduate DHS Program Helps Students in College Search Dover (Del.) Post / April 20 http://www.doverpost.com/pages/newsminority.html Janet Napolitano Arizona governor and graduate of the Law School in 1983 America's Governors honor the VT victims WINA 1070 AM / April 23 http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355 Janet Napolitano Arizona governor and graduate of the Law School in 1983 A Grieving Virginia Unites in Tech Maroon and Orange / Nation Joins Virginia Tech in Day of Mourning Washington Post / April 21 http://tinyurl.com/2h7ud7 Will Shortz Graduate of the La...

Jennifer A. Cano Second-year student who has received a Goldwater Scholarship Interfaith Ministry Honors Workers Hartford (Conn.) Courant / April 20 http://tinyurl.com/2sxeez Emily Harp Student from Blacksburg UVa Chapel Rings Bells for Hokies WCAV CBS-19 / April 20 http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/7121446.html Charles Igel A graduate student researcher Flex Time / Study at Henrico Facility Tracks the Benefits of Yoga for Seniors Richmond Times-Dispatch / April 23 http://tinyurl.com/2h7h7q Randa Samaha Third-year student Wahoo Helps Hokie Dance Group Charlottesville Dai...

Edward Bertram A University of Virginia neurologist This Diamond's for Joey Roanoke (VA) Times / April 22 http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/114186 Donald Black University Professor of the Social Sciences A Social Theory of Violence Looks Beyond the Shooter Washington Post / April 23 http://tinyurl.com/ytkwm4 Richard Bonnie A professor of law and psychiatry who heads a state commission on mental-health reform Cho Seung-Hui's Victims Mourned Associated Press / April 20 http://tinyurl.com/2n84u9 Richard Bonnie A professor of law and psychiatry who heads a state commission on mental-healt...

... Unlike most people, [Donald] Black thinks he knows why it happened -- and why so many others are stumped. Black is a sociologist at the University of Virginia and the pioneer of a new way of thinking about human behavior. Black's approach, which he calls pure sociology, eliminates from discussion any mention of psychology. Black believes that the attempts being made to understand Cho's actions from a psychological perspective all suffer from a serious flaw.

Three members of the Hamilton College mock trial team challenged their counterparts at the University of Virginia to a Hamilton- Jefferson Public Speaking Competition to determine which college had the "better" founding father.

...Meanwhile, Virginia's attorney general has supported policies at Tech and the University of Virginia banning possession of guns on campus by students, faculty, staff and others.

Governor Tim Kaine has named a second individual with local ties to his eight-member commission that will examine last week's massacre at Virginia Tech. Kaine announced over the weekend that Retired Circuit Judge Diane McQuade Strickland will join the independent review panel chaired by former State Police Superintendent Gerald Massengill.

Cavalier junior tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Treat Huey have been named to the All-ACC Tennis Team. It is the third All-Conference honor for both. Devvarman currently is the second ranked player in the country when it comes to singles competition, boasting a 31-5 record, while Huey is ranked 20th in the nation with a 30-6 mark. The doubles tandem of Devvarman and Huey ranks second in the country as well with a 27-6 record on the season.

The Virginia men's tennis team claimed the ACC Championship Sunday, defeating No. 6 North Carolina, 5-0. The Hoos (26-3) have won 16 consecutive ACC matches, dating back to last year. The Cavaliers, ranked number 2 in the country, will await their automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which will be announced May 1.

John T. Casteen IV Faculty in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies After Blacksburg / The gun law that would make a real difference. Slate / April 17 http://www.slate.com/id/2164373/?nav=navoa Yvonne Hubbard Director of Student Financial Services Have Lenders Lost Students' Trust? New York Times / Opinion / April 23 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/opinion/l23loans.html

Support for Hokies can be seen throughout the University of Virginia. Banners and paintings for the UVA rivals are still on display almost a week after the tragedy. UVA students say despite the Hokies are fellow Virginians and they will continue to keep them in in their thoughts and prayers.

...Brown added that the field of humanities have also benefited from highly specialized scholarly websites. The University of Virginia's 'Valley of the Shadow' [website] allows students to dive into a great amount of Civil War material right online," he said.

The bell tower rang 32 times to remember the 32 students and faculty members who lost their lives on Monday at Virginia Tech. Many in the Charlottesville community traded in their 'Wahoo blue' and showed up wearing orange and maroon in support of their in-state rival and friend. ...Many students on grounds also took part in a moment of silence at noon.

New York Plans to Sue Drexel U. in Loans Inquiry New York Times / April 20 Andrew M. Cuomo, New York's attorney general, notified Drexel University yesterday that he intended to sue it for deceptive business practices, the first time that he has singled out a university for a lawsuit in his broadening investigation of the college loan industry. http://tinyurl.com/2klrw6 Emergency Planning Has Become a Continuing Exercise for American Colleges Chronicle of Higher Education / April 20 http://tinyurl.com/39axvn Advisory Panel Proposes That Scientists Monitor Their Own Security-Related Researc...

Virginia Governor Names 6 Experts to Panel That Will Review Tragedy and Responses Chronicle of Higher Education / April 20 http://tinyurl.com/2lhb9g Virginia Tech's Plans for Semester Inside Higher Ed / April 20 Virginia Tech on Thursday announced how it would respond to academic issues raised by Monday's tragedy. The students who were killed will be posthumously awarded the degrees they were seeking. All students are receiving options with regard to grading for the semester: They can be evaluated based on work completed prior to the shootings, based on that material plus anything else they...

Joseph Burford Engineering school graduate in 1957 Heads Up / Local Inventor Patents Wheelchair Headrest Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 19 http://tinyurl.com/yuudu4 Tom Faulders President and CEO of the U.Va. Alumni Association Cavs Set Up Fund for Hokies Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 20 http://tinyurl.com/2dryv2 Robert Hallock A graduate of the Curry School of Education Broad Run Teacher Receives Award Leesburg (VA) Today / April 20 http://www.leesburg2day.com/articles/2007/04/19/schools/edt60kaward041907.txt Laura Hoover Who earned a degree in Spanish and religious studi...

Jennifer Barlow College student Dark Sky Week Highlights Problem of Light Pollution Voice of America / April 19 http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-04-19-voa6.cfm Kai Chang Second year from Vienna, VA Wahoo shock: Cavaliers respond to the news The Hook / April 19 http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/04/19/specialshock.aspx Marie Cohen College student in a Jewish group asking students to pledge to do a simple favor or good deed in memory of the 32 lives lost Hearts for Hokies at UVA WVIR NBC-29 / April 19 http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6401036&nav=menu496_2_5 Sarah C...