UVa. women win at Providence

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Virginia earned a 55-38 victory at Big East foe Providence Monday night (Nov. 14). The Cavaliers improved to 2-0 on the young season and were led by junior Simone Egwu (12 points) and sophomore Jazmin Pitts (10 points, eight rebounds). “It’s a road game and we talked about being road warriors,” UVa head coach Joanne…

Supreme Court to hear challenge to health-care reform

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The United States Supreme Court said today that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – the health-care reform law passed by Congress in 2010. Virginia filed one of the suits that made their way up the federal system with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob…

FMS loses notable alum

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C. Phillip Barger, 83, FMS ’45 and a former trustee and executive committee member of the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia.  One of the school’s most loyal alumni, he was a charter member of the Colonel Young Brigade and with his son-in-law John Conrad had donated the…

Art for Gifts opens Friday

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The Staunton Augusta Art Center tips off its annual Art for Gifts exhibition and sale with an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 18, from 5-8 p.m. Art for Gifts features affordable, unique gifts of art and fine craft by more than 70 Virginia artists, many participating for the first time. The exhibition and sale runs…

Scott German: Cavs win opener

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Virginia opened the 2011-12 basketball season  Sunday afternoon with a 75-38 win over South Carolina State University in John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers were without the services of three players expected to play significant roles this season but it made little difference against the totally overmatched Bulldogs. Senior guard Sammy Zeglinski and freshman guard…

Scott German: Cavs shed Duke woes

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Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference football contest between Virginia and Duke could certainly not be billed as a November Clash of the Titans. Virginia’s win last Saturday at Maryland was their first win in November since the 2007 campaign while Duke has won only twice during this 11th month since 2004. For Virginia the incentive was…

New utility cutoff law in effect

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A new law is in effect in Virginia that gives qualified people a brief break when they are faced with having electricity or water shut off for late payments. It applies only when someone in the household has a serious medical condition. Christie Marra, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center, worked with utility…

UVa. women win in coach’s debut

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The Virginia women’s basketball team, in Joanne Boyle’s debut as the Cavaliers’ head coach, defeated Appalachian State, 80-48,Friday (Nov. 11) at John Paul Jones Arena in the season-opener for both teams .Senior forward Chelsea Shine paced the Cavaliers with 15 points and eight rebounds. “I think the girls came out and did a great job,”…

Cadets at FMS mark Veterans Day

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“Today,” said Cadet Lt. Col. William Ulrich, the battalion commander of the corps of cadets at Fishburne Military School, “will produce its share of veterans, as will tomorrow and every day after that.” Ulrich and fellow cadets paid tribute to veterans on Friday during a special Veterans Day ceremony that included a solemn reading of…