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One Year Later, Otto Warmbier Remains Detained in North Korea

Christie Lombardi

Final Exercises Cancelled and More: Jim Ryan’s Latest

Midsummer parties raise concerns about Fall 2020

Sexual abusers at UVA named via anonymous Twitter accounts

Defund Cville Police Rally

Amelia Delphos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coep2QUIKiU&feature=youtu.be On Sunday, hundreds of protesters marched in and around the Downtown Mall to show support for defunding the Charlottesville Police Department.

“It’s not as stigmatized as it was years back” Virginia Legalizes Marijuana

Samantha Bonde

https://youtu.be/W1zApwjwJQg Earlier this month, VA became the 18th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. WUVA Reporter Elisa Maiolo speaks with a local dispensary in Charlottesville about the new legislation.

“Fortune Assists the Daring:” Cornell’s First Female President to Receive Distinguished Alumna Award

Elly Leavitt

“Fortune assists the daring.” So goes the family motto of Elizabeth Garrett, Cornell University’s first female president and this year’s recipient of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center Distinguished Alumna Award. For the UVA alum,...

Khizr Khan Shares Message of Peace and Hope with UVa

Charlotte Scharfenberg

Gold Star father Khizr Khan spoke to the UVa community Tuesday evening in Old Cabell Hall to discuss his Islamic faith and the future of the United States Khan captivated the audience with his soft-spoken manner,...

Cavalier Connections 11/15/16

Sam Barglof

https://vimeo.com/192055579 https://rusbank.net

Nationwide Legalization Efforts and the UVa Focus

Alex Johnson

Cannabis legalization for medical and recreational use has caught traction in the US since Colorado's historic statewide recreational legalization in 2012. Over the last five years, 29 states have followed suit ending with Atlanta's...

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