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After a June 2012 announcement by President Obama to grant “deferred action” to undocumented youth, Isabel Castillo ‘07 applied for authorization to work and live legally in the United States for the first time in her life. She also began assisting many others with similar applications.
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The Virginia women’s basketball team opened the season with a 78-57 victory over James Madison. Sophomore forward Sarah Imovbioh had a double double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in her collegiate debut.
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With speculation swirling around Mark Warner and his rumored consideration of a run for the Democratic Party nomination for governor in 2013, another prominent Democrat has thrown his hat into the ring for the nomination.
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Taylor Heinicke threw for 375 yards and ran for three touchdowns while Tyree Lee rushed for a career-high 128 yards and a touchdown as No. 6/7 Old Dominion University football defeated No. 20/16 Delaware 31-26 on a windy Saturday afternoon at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium.
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As recently as a week ago, the presidential race was over. Barack Obama had only a 3.1-point lead in the RealClearPolitics poll average, but the writing was on the wall for Mitt Romney. The 47 percent video, his stumble on comments on the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, rumors of discord at the top levels of his campaign, all came together to present a clear picture.
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Redshirt-senior quarterback Justin Thorpe had his first career 300-yard passing game to lead #6/7 James Madison football team to a 32-7 victory in their Colonial Athletic Association opener at Rhode Island, Sept. 22. The Dukes are now 11-3 in CAA openers under head coach Mickey Matthews and move to 3-1 and 1-0 in the CAA, while the Rams fall to 0-3 and 0-2 in league play.
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Freshman kicker John Griggs punched in a 33-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to break a 14-14 deadlock and the Bridgewater defense got a late hold as the Eagles moved to 3-0 on the season with a 17-14 victory over the visiting Shenandoah Hornets in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener at Jopson Field.
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In a letter sent Monday, the ACLU of Virginia urged the Board of Health to change the venue for its meeting on Friday, Sept. 14, at which the Board is expected to vote on controversial new regulations for women’s health centers that provide abortion care.
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A group of cinema lovers – cinemaniacs, they call themselves now – had this neat idea a couple of years back. We’ll get together the first and third Mondays to watch a classic movie, then talk about it after. From that basic plan sprang the Classic Cinema Club.
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States have begun to respond to citizen complaints, but no state requires enough upfront collection of data and monitoring of drilling operations to ensure protection of local water supplies
