July 12th, 2012 issue #1128
July 12th, 2012
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Borrowed assets: Did deans plagiarize or just repeat 'gobbledygook'?
In the wake of the abrupt June 10 resignation of University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan, the deans of UVA– before eventually reversing themselves and calling for reinstatement– sent out a raft of statements urging calm, resolution, and damage control. But the messages contained something peculiar: identical words. For instance, a paragraph from Darden Dean Robert Bruner and Engineering School Dean James Aylor, explaining the controversial reasons why Sullivan was departing, appear to be nearly verbatim.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Biggest discovery: UVA scientists are part of a Large Hadron Collider team in Europe that finds what may be the Higgs boson– a.k.a. the "God particle"– believed...
The Dish
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Monday bustle: Diners skate out for Restaurant Week
Tony and Ana Jorge were making their way back to their car on Water Street as the rain stopped and the mercury dropped Monday evening, the first night of Restaurant Week. T... -
South Street does lunch
Downtown just welcomed a weekend new weekend lunch option. Last Friday, July 6, South Street Brewery started serving lunch."We're running a limited soup, sandwich, and burg...
Essays
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Shingle-hanging 101: The little philosophy shop that never was
“A philosophy course? Oh, that'll come in handy," he said. "Now all you have to do is open up a little philosophy shop. You’re all set!”
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
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Positive Latitude
5/21/2012 Bruce Willenburg & Patricia Vaughn to Noel & Nefret Hanna Stringham & Sawsan Said-Hanna, 926 Henry Avenue, $180,000 5/22/2012 Joseph Allan & Mel...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Batesville solitude: Miran Forest home complements surroundings
Address: 2864 Heartwood RoadNeighborhood: Miran ForestAsking: $339,000Assessment: $289,700Year Built: 1989Size: 1,957 finished sq. ft., 279 unfinishedLand: 7.93 acres...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
July 12 at 10am at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 3595 Presidents Road Debtor: David E. Clark and Hunter Pruitt Original amount owing: $313,186 Bidder brings: 10 percen...
Movie Reviews
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Nude dudes: An unflinching look into the male strip club
Whether you're a man or a woman, making money by allowing people to push cash inside your G-string is, I think we can agree, demeaning. It's probably worse for women becaus...
Music Features
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Exterior outlets: Stirratt explains why Wilco rocks on
Over the past couple decades, few bands have been as consistently successful as Wilco, who have managed without a steady lineup or even a regular sound. Starting off as an ...
Contents
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Table of contents
COVERCopycats?In the days after UVA president Teresa Sullivan's unceremonious ouster, University deans scrambled to issue statements. A closer look at some of their words r...
News
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McCue passes: Legendary UVA sports doc dies at 82
The sports and hand surgeon who treated so many generations of University of Virginia athletes that they created a society and a building in his honor has died at the age o... -
Serving time: Halfaday sentenced in election fraud case
Four months after pleading guilty to a single count of election fraud following a campaign that crossed the line from zany to criminal, one-time City Council candidate Jame... -
Stuck on the Buckingham Branch
Falling trees along the rail lines that connect Charlottesville to Chicago have put a stop to all rail traffic along the CSX/Buckingham Branch rail line. Empty grain cars h... -
Tragic pact: No charges in Red Roof Inn death, injury
Facing financial woes and criminal charges stemming from a month-earlier hotel stay, Laura A. Daly and David Highfield checked into the Red Roof Inn on University Avenue in...
Hotseat
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Semantics: The meaning of Thane Kerner's Silverchair success
Last year, Inc. magazine ranked Silverchair as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. Locally, the technical publishing company, while employing 240 peopl...
Letters
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Governor's power exceeds state's contribution
With the Commonwealth contributing percent of The University's budget [June 21: "'Important alum': Donor Jones had role in Sullivan ouster"], why is any governor maki... -
Report shouldn't have noted race
I normally enjoy the Hook and the wide array of articles and opinions within. However, I was dismayed at your comment in the article about the time capsule [June 7: "...
CultureVulture
Black and White
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Independence Day
Independence Day at Monticello included famed gymnast Nadia Comăneci and a young girl with a flag. Missing, however, were the silhouettes of two house-hugging liriodendron...
Cultural preview
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FunStuff: Charlottesville events July 12 and beyond
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