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The College of William and Mary is a public liberal-arts university in Williamsburg, Va, and has about 5,700 undergraduates. It is the second-oldest college in the nation.
The College of William and Mary is a public liberal-arts university in Williamsburg, Va, and has about 5,700 undergraduates. It is the second-oldest college in the nation.
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Forty-nine Headless Corpses Found In Northern Mexico
ReutersCADEREYTA JIMENEZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug gang killers dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway near Mexico's northern city of Monterrey in one of the country's worst atrocities in recent years. The mutilated corpses of 43 men and 6 women, whose...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Felipe Calderon, Corporate Crime, Restraint of Trade, Communist Party
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The gallows where Blackbeard's crew swung
When Lt. Robert Maynard sailed back into Hampton on Jan. 3, 1719, the grisly sight of Blackbeard's severed head swinging from his bowsprit marked the end of one of history's most notorious pirates. But for nine of the crewmen who fought alongside him ...Tags: Punishment, Blackbeard, Piracy, Trials, Arts and Culture
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Peninsula talent tops TAA show
At 6 inches tall and just 8 across, James Warwick Jones' small studies of ancient Indian pueblos in the American Southwest may not have the immediate impact of some art show award winners. But especially when grouped together, this quartet of paintings...Tags: Human Interest, Artists, Hampton Roads, Painting, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Peninsula-area summer sport camps
Here is a list of summer sports camps around the Peninsula. For more information, contact the phone number or the website listed.BASEBALL Apprentice School camp. June 18-19 at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton. Cost: $75 (2 or more campers from same...Tags: Hampton Roads, High Schools, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Décor passes child-proof test
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - When Jennifer Holmes was growing up in New Hampshire, she was always decorating her bedroom, doing something to reflect whatever interested her at the time. "Mom loved to decorate and my parents were very good about letting us...Tags: Customs and Tradition, College Sports, Arts and Culture
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Virginia Arts Festival presents Mahler's Eighth Symphony
The Virginia Arts Festival doesn't regularly advertise in The New York Times. But with Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony coming up, it was time to get the word out. A recent ad in the national newspaper announced performances of this unique work, which the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), The New York Times, Christopher Newport University
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Broadway/TV star Jane Krakowski performs May 27 at the Williamsburg Lodge
Most of Jane Krakowski's fans know her as the smart but sexy blonde starring on NBC's "30 Rock." She's also a "Broadway baby" whose performing life began in the theater. On Sunday, she'll return to those roots with two cabaret shows at the Williamsburg...Tags: Entertainment Events, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Ally McBeal (tv program) , Culture
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Thursday's college roundup: ODU seeks home for four non-C-USA sports
Daily PressOld Dominion and Colonial Athletic Association officials on Friday are scheduled to discuss the future homes of four Monarchs programs that cannot compete in Conference USA, because C-USA does not sponsor those sports: wrestling, field hockey, women&...Tags: North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks, Clemson Tigers, College Baseball, Colonial Athletic Association, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Charles City man exonerated of 1978 rape of William and Mary student
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday exonerated a Charles City Countyman wrongfully convicted of a 1978 rape. The justices granted a writ of actual innocence to Bennett Barbour, 56. Barbour was convicted of the rape of a 19-...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), York County (Virginia), Justice System, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), DNA
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VT operates in black again; UVa's revenue ranks 25th among Division I public schools
Attention fellow numbers geeks and/or fans of college sports in our fair commonwealth. Courtesy of a revealing USA Today database, we can glimpse inside the finances of public university athletic departments not only in Virginia but also nationwide....
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ODU Hoops Transition
As Old Dominion begins planning for the move to Conference USA, Garmins might become standard issue during the transition, as the Monarchs figure how to get where they’re going in their new league. Unfamiliarity aside, travel might not be as...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Basketball, Rice Owls, Northeastern Huskies
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Living Here: Museums and galleries
From the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum to the Wise Memorial Gallery, art abounds in Hampton Roads. Art museums 1. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Nationally-acclaimed collection of American folk art features paintings, sculpture,...Tags: Hampton Roads, Colleges and Universities, Health, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Peninsula Fine Arts Center
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