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The WEEKEND Cavalier Daily Dai EDITION Thursday, March 29, 2012
State to build WEEK in Review wind turbine
Commission approves clean energy technology’s construction plans; Gov. McDonnell offers support By Kelly Kaler and Lizzy Turner Cavalier Daily Associate Editor and Staff Writer
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Virginia’s development of the nation’s first wind turbine will put the state “at the forefront of clean energy technology development,” McDonnell said.
Gov. Bob McDonnell released a statement Tuesday announcing the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) unanimously approved plans for the construction of an offshore wind turbine in the lower Chesapeake Bay, near Cape Charles, Va. “[The turbine] will mean new jobs, economic development and a new clean energy source,” McDonnell spokesperson Jeff Caldwell said. “Already, there are more than 220 companies in the supply chain for wind energy projects that will benefit.” The turbine is scheduled to be completed in late 2013, and is expected to last 20 years or more.
“This is an important next step in developing all of Virginia’s domestic energy resources to help power our nation’s economy, and puts Virginia at the forefront of clean energy technology development,” McDonnell said. Gamesa Energy USA submitted the proposal in partnership with Huntingon Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding . The two groups aim to develop and test new offshore wind technologies. The project aims to “advance the demonstration of Gamesa Energy USA, LLC’s new offshore WTG technology, the G11X, specifically designed for deployment in offshore wind environments worldwide,” according to the press release. Please see Turbines, Page A3
Obama’s official filmmaker talks By Katie Lewis
Arun Chaudhary, the first ever Official White House videographer, visited the University yesterday evening to describe the opportunity he has to broadcast previously unseen aspects of President Barack Obama’s life in the White House. The Center for Politics hosted the event in the Rotunda Dome room, where Chaudhary, who received his degree in film theory from Cornell University and served an adjunct instructor at New York University, spoke about his experiences while filming Obama. C h a u d h a r y ’s l e c t u r e a l s o included video clips of the weekly podcast he produces,
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The Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics released a report Tuesday showing the steady growth in enrollment in colleges and universities during the past several years slowed in 2010. In 2009, 21 million students were enrolled in postsecondary school, 18.1 million students as undergraduates and 2.8 million in graduate school, according to the report. The study indicated 21.6 million students enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the nation in 2010.
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Undergraduate students made up roughly 18.6 million of those enrolled, with the remaining 3 million enrolled in graduate school. Although the number of students enrolled in colleges was slightly higher in 2010 than in 2009, it represented a decrease in the rate of enrollment growth. Economics and Education Prof. Sarah Turner said the increase in the number of students pursuing graduate schools can be attributed to the 2008 recession, which made education an attractive alternative to those unable to find work. “Two things have gone on
Six University professors and one dean told students gathered in Old Cabell Hall Tuesday evening about their “great idea” as part of the Student Council initiative “Look Hoos Talking.” English Prof. Michael Levenson spoke last, emphasizing the importance of living life to the fullest.
White House videographer Arun Chaudhary spoke yesterday about his experiences working for President Obama in the White House.
Like many of the nation’s colleges, the University has seen a steady rise in undergraduate admissions from 2008 to 2010, and throughout all of the 2000s for graduate admission, Zelikow said.
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Relief pitcher senior Shane Halley led the Virginia baseball team (16-8-1, 5-4 ACC) to its fifth consecutive victory against Towson (12-11, 6-3 CAA) Tuesday evening. The victory marks the team’s third takedown of the Tigers since last season.
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Enrollment growth slows
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The Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday rejected 69-23 budget amendments which the Virginia Senate passed 35-4 Monday. A Conference Committee of House and Senate leaders started trying to iron out differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget Tuesday afternoon. Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) said the budget negotiations should last a week.
“West Wing Week.” The podcast is released every Friday and follows thepresident’s week. During his talk, Chaudhary emphasized his goal to portray the president as he truly is. “There is a lack of clarity in politics,” he said. “My mission is to try to find clarity in messaging to show people their leader in the most authentic way possible. If you actually have the real thing, use it.” Chaudhary said his video clips offer a “different tone,” and insight into executive affairs. Chaudhary’s work often captures Obama during casual moments, acting in a relaxed way which is difficult to find in a speech or press conference. Please see Chaudhary, Page A3
The University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Black Student Alliance held a rally Tuesday evening on the north side of the Rotunda to commemorate the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. Feb. 26. Students gathered wearing hoodies to protest against the Florida law which allowed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman to kill Martin in self-defense.
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in the last three years: People have lost their jobs and young people are facing tougher labor markets,” she said. “It is a better option for those laid off to gain more skills and retool for different industries in such times, hence an older group of students.” Actual enrollment in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences remained steady during the early years of the decade and “enrollment in the Graduate School [of Arts and Sciences] grew by 10 percent between 2008 and 2010,” said Philip Zelikow, associate dean Please see Study, Page A3
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NAACP criticizes prison, schooling
The University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a lecture yesterday evening about the ways the U.S. education system negatively impacts mass incarceration rates. Ryana Burrell, fourth-year College student and education chair of the University chapter, said she “is not an expert but really passionate about this” issue. Burrell presented videos which showed the link between corruption and failing education systems to higher prison populations, noting the number of incarcerated individuals has increased even as crime rates have fallen. She said the corruption in the nation’s incarceration system can be seen in the increase in stock prices of corporations providing correctional and detention organization, as well as those involved in the construction of jails and prisons such as Corrections Corporation of America and the GEO Group. During her presentation, Burrell questioned the nation’s
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fiscal priorities. “Spending on prisons has increased 570 percent, spending on education has increased 33 percent,” she said in a PowerPoint presentation. “Only 75 percent of inmates are at 12th grade reading level, [and] less than 20 percent of inmates have their high school diploma.” Burrell said recent budget cuts for education have a bigger impact on low-income schools than high-income schools in certain areas of the nation. “More than 60 percent of black and Hispanic students attend high poverty schools (more than 50 percent of school population is identified as living in poverty) while only 30 percent of Asians and 18 percent of whites attend high poverty schools,” she said in a PowerPoint presentation. Low-income and poorly funded schools more frequently use metal detectors and are more likely to have police officers on school grounds, which leads to a prison-like mentality in students, Burrell said. —compiled by Donald Sensabaugh
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