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Nathan H. Miller, chair of the Bridgewater College board of trustees, announced today the formation of a committee that will conduct the search for the next president of Bridgewater College. President George Cornelius announced March 6 that he will let his contract with the college expire at the end of the current academic year. Executive…
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Blue Ridge Legal Services Executive Director John Whitfield is one of six legal services program directors selected to participate in a White House forum examining the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. The forum, co-hosted by the Legal Services Corporation, will take place on Tuesday, April 17.
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After trailing William and Mary by as many as three goals, James Madison rallied for a 15-11 win over the Tribe in Colonial Athletic Association women’s lacrosse Friday evening at the JMU Lacrosse Complex. The defending two-time CAA champion Dukes remained unbeaten in league play with a 4-0 record and improved to 8-5 overall with…
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American Rivers and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a creek restoration project in Staunton will receive a $209,244 grant, as part of a comprehensive initiative to protect and restore rivers in the Potomac Highlands region. The grant will help the City of Staunton implement its project to restore Peyton Creek. Peyton Creek serves…
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VMI head basketball coach Duggar Baucom has received a contract extension through the 2016-2017 season, athletic director Donny White has announced. Baucom recently guided the Keydets in 2011-12 to their third winning season over the last four years and an appearance in the Big South Championship final game for the third time over the last…
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The 23rd-ranked Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game ACC series sweep of Wake Forest with an 11-2 victory Monday evening at Davenport Field. Virginia (22-10-1, 9-6 ACC) won its 14th-consecutive home game as well as its eighth-straight ACC home contest. UVa also claimed its 16th-consecutive ACC home series, dating to March 2009. Virginia relief…
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The Virginia baseball team clinched a series win over Wake Forest with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. Winners of 13-consecutive games at home, the Cavaliers (21-10-1, 8-6 ACC) have now captured 16-consecutive ACC home series dating to 2009. UVa will go for the series sweep at 7 p.m. Monday in a game…
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The Hillcats completed the sweep of the Potomac Nationals on Easter Sunday with a 3-2 victory. It was the first three game sweep at home of the Nats since April of 1997 when the P-Nats were the Prince William Cannons in the St. Louis Cardinals’ family. Second baseman Tommy La Stella added three RBIs–for the…
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The Virginia baseball team scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally and take the lead, but ninth-ranked NC State countered with two runs in the bottom of the ninth to post a 7-6 win over the Cavaliers Sunday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C. With the…
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The James Madison lacrosse team downed George Mason 16-6 in Colonial Athletic Association action on Saturday. The Dukes trailed 3-2 early in the first half, but ended on an 8-0 run to take a 10-3 lead to halftime. Redshirt junior Casey Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John Carroll) led the Dukes with five goals and an assist while…
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