Archives: 'News Coverage'

Mike DeVito — February 20, 2007, 3:28 am

They’re back

I’ve been getting quite a few questions about how elections are going to go down around here. I don’t have all the details, but I do want to pass on the info that yes, the ever-popular exit polls will be back. Campus News Editor Cait Nordehn and her staff are working hard to put it […]

Mike DeVito — November 8, 2006, 9:51 pm

Kudos on the video

Very interesting night last night - for all of you who were suprised by the videos, you’re not the only ones.
Kudos to the editorial team for getting that great footage together. Cait Nordehn, Emily Metz and Riki Parikh were onsite making reports, with Andrew Springer putting everything together onsite. The team had not even planned […]

Mike DeVito — October 30, 2006, 12:21 am

It all hits at once…

Just a quick note today - I’ve noticed over the past two years at The Daily Colonial, big breaking news stories seem to come in bunches. Nothing big and unexpected for a while, and then all of a sudden two or three stories hit.
That seems to be what happened this weekend with Red Auerbach, Joan […]

Riki Parikh — October 16, 2006, 11:19 pm

Full Disclosure

Today, we ran an article about former Virginia governor Mark Warner announcing that he will not run for president in 2008.
For full disclosure, it should be noted that I am an intern for Warner’s political action committee, Forward Together, and have been there since February.
I did not assist in the writing or editing of today […]

Mike DeVito — April 1, 2006, 3:16 pm

Exit Poll Accuracy

The final numbers:
Morgan Corr
Exit Poll: 30.34%
Actual: 28.4%
Difference: +1.94%
Lamar Thorpe
Exit Poll: 23.42%
Actual: 22.8%
Difference: +.62%
Elliot Rozenberg
Exit Poll: 21.67%
Actual: 21.2%
Difference: +.47%
Nick D’Addario
Exit Poll: 12.13%
Actual: 12.28%
Difference: + .15%
Casey Pond
Exit […]

Mike DeVito — March 6, 2006, 6:57 pm

Candidate Interviews

This past weekend, we did our candidate interviews for spots in the Student Association, Marvin Center Governing board, and Program Board. I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how and why we do this.
As to the how, it’s simple. Each candidate scheduled a time, and they came in, sat down in front of […]

Mike DeVito — February 6, 2006, 2:48 pm

Saying it like it is

Today, I’m going to look at a question sent via email from an anonymous “Concerned Alumni.�
I won’t republish the entire missive, as it is very long and detailed (thank you for that by the way – the more detail you give me, the more specific my answer can be), but the gist of it is […]