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.
July 12th, 2012 issue #1128
News
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...
The Dish
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...
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
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!”
Real Estate - On the Block
Batesville solitude: Miran Forest home complements surroundings
Hotseat
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
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: "...
