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Two University students were victims of attempted sexual assault in two separate incidents reported early Monday morning. Charlottesville Police suspect the crimes were committed by the same attacker....Captain Michael Coleman of the University Police echoed this advice. "Folks should not walk alone at night," he said. "They should travel in groups. It's important to report anything suspicious and to report it to us immediately."

Author John Grisham will be the University of Virginia's commencement speaker this year, according to an announcement Monday. Grisham, a best-selling author of legal-themed novels such as "The Firm" and "The Pelican Brief," published his first non-fiction book in 2006. That book, "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town," dealt with a man wrongly convicted of murder in Oklahoma.

Author John Grisham to Speak at U.Va.'s 2007 Graduation Darden to Host First Symposium on Poverty On Wednesday Apprey to Deliver State of The OAAA Address on Thursday

Honor evaluates representation Cavalier Daily elections usher in 118th year of paper production Faculty, students participate in retreat

Monday at 7:00pm - WMRA 103.5FM (Harrisonburg) Patrick Griffin (University of Virginia) says Jamestown was in the vanguard of England's participation in a growing global economy. And, says James Horn (College of William and Mary), this new venture took advantage of England's increased economic links to other nations. The Virginia Company sought out skilled Polish craftsmen, among other nationalities, to help build the colony at Jamestown. John Radzilowski (University of St. Thomas) says the Poles not only made essential contributions to daily life in Jamestown, they were also involved in resc...

The winter issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review has arrived and it's excellent. This is hardly a surprise, of course, given the journal's recent track record....Ted Genoways became editor and wrought one of the most talked-about transformations in the magazine industry. As the result of his labors and those of a talented team that includes Kevin Morrissey as managing editor, VQR garnered two National Magazine Award nominations in 2005 and an incredible six last year (it won two, for General Excellence and Fiction).

Cracking the Books for Financial Aid to College New York Times / January 27 As the price of a degree at a private college shoots toward the cost of a Lamborghini, parents and grandparents are looking for a leg up as well as to correct mistakes that could cost them dearly when applying for need-based financial aid. http://tinyurl.com/2rjcpr New Questions on Student Evaluations Inside Higher Ed / January 29 We're in an era when many professors fear that student evaluations - either the formal kind sponsored by colleges or the informal kind found on places like RateMyProfessors.com - may play t...

Against N.C. State, [Sean] Singletary and [J.R.] Reynolds combined for 56 of the Cavaliers' 71 points (the Wolfpack scored 58). Reynolds has 69 points in his last two games (40 against Wake Forest and 29 against N.C. State), while Singletary leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 19.4 points per game...The combined average of 37.6 points ranks first among teammates in the ACC, highlighting the reason most think they form the best back court in the conference.

Max Bruckmann Earned a degree in government and foreign relations and served as president of the St. Anthony Hall fraternity Bruckmann Mobile (Ala.) Register / January 26 http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1169806790321620.xml&coll=3 Keith Cassidy U.Va. graduate Patrolling the Slopes The Lynchburg News & Advance / January 27 http://tinyurl.com/2mk6n7 William Curtis Graduate of the College with a graduate degree from the Curry School of Education Curtis to Challenge Petracco for GOP Nod The Ocean Star (NJ) / January 27 http://theoceanstar.com/weekly/2007/01.26.07/ch...

Courtney Mallow Student in the College of Arts and Sciences Buses Take Local Residents to Washington Protest WCAV CBS-19 / January 27 http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/5387416.html Travis Moseley First-year student CHHS Class of 2006 Remembers Teacher Petersburg (Va.) Progress-Index / January 27 http://tinyurl.com/3dqm4c J.R. Reynolds Fourth-year guard and the ACC's player of the week U-Va.'s Hopes Rest on Guards/ Back-Court Duo Is ACC's Best Washington Post / January 28 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/27/AR2007012701234.html Sarah Searle...

'Do as I say, not as I do" works as poorly in international relations as in parenting. If further evidence were needed that the Bush administration's tough talk backfires, China's test of an anti-satellite weapon will do.

Carolyn Callahan Professor in the Curry School of Education Educators Target Inbalances in Nashua's Gifted and Talented Program Nashua (NH) Telegraph / January 28 http://www.nh.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/NS/20070128/NEWS01/201280425/-1/NEWSBIN Robert Fatton Professor of politics and a Haiti expert Haiti's Rev. Jean-Juste Impatient with Illness, Suspension Miami Herald / January 27 http://tinyurl.com/3yt79v Edward Ford Professor in the School of Architecture Nowhere to Go but Up Daily Progress / January 28 http://tinyurl.com/2srwl2 Dr. Jennifer Harvey Associate professor of radiology an...

For the second time in seven years, a highly visible and prestigious private institution has announced a decision not to increase tuition. In 2000, Williams College announced a tuition freeze for the coming academic year, and in 2007 Princeton University did the same. In both cases, the institutions cited substantial endowment gains as a central reason allowing them to hold tuition constant for one year. What are we to make of these episodic pricing decisions?

Loudoun County has added more than 100,000 people since 2000, increasing its population by 59 percent and leading a surge in which Virginia has grown by a half-million people since the decade began, according to a University of Virginia study.

The University of Virginia has long lists of construction and renovation projects, and some of the affected areas have been part of Central Grounds since the University was created. Executive Vice-President Leonard Sandridge has been looking at the Rotunda, noting its last major facelift occurred in 1976. Sandridge and the UVA Board of Visitors are also interested in renovating one of the Pavilions before this decade is out. Like the Rotunda, those were designed by Thomas Jefferson.

According to University of Virginia Health System, more than 15,000 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms for sledding-related injuries in 2006. A somewhat less enjoyable task, shoveling snow is also a leading cause for injury once the frosty flakes begin to fall. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, taking care to use proper posture and form when shoveling snow can decrease the risk of serious injury to back, neck, shoulders and arms.

[...] At the University of Virginia, a historian created a Web site similar to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. Students are compiling an online history textbook of sorts, building on each other's entries.

In the midst of a national debate over whether Advanced Placement courses place too much pressure on U.S. high school students, a team of Texas researchers has concluded that the difficult courses and three-hour exams are worth it…. The new studies run counter to an unpublished Harvard University and University of Virginia study that casts doubt on the worth of AP science courses and contradict some critics who say that high school courses, even with an AP label, cannot match the depth of college introductory courses.

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe were all present in 1817 when the cornerstone of the University of Virginia was laid at Pavilion VII on the West Lawn. Since 1907, the Pavilion VII building - the oldest on campus - has been home to the Colonnade Club, UVa's social club for faculty and alumni. "We had three presidents there when the cornerstone was placed," said Ida Lee Wooten, the club's president from 2001 to 2003. "As a member of 10 years, I see the Colonnade Club as the cornerstone of the university's faculty experience."

The idea of an "arts center" at the University of Virginia has had a turbulent history over the last four years. But UVa officials are ready to move forward with a site plan for what's being called the Gateway to the Arts, a project that could transform the university's northern entrance along Emmet Street.