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The Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Rolling Stone urges court to throw out UVa grads’ lawsuit

By Alanna Durkin - Associated Press

In this June 23, 2015 photo, a man pushes a stroller in front of Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda currently under renovation at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The centerpiece of the university's historic Grounds, built from 1822 to 1826, is the focus of a $52 million renovation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

UVa looks to private donors to fund student financial aid

Associated Press

UVA reaches agreement to end sex-assault investigation

By ALANNA DURKIN - Associated Press

The Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

UVa. changes handling of sex assault reports after Title IX probe

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Students participating in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on Jan. 15. (Associated Press)

Rolling Stone University of Virginia rape story sparks lawsuit from fraternity brothers

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Obama administration knew of Rolling Stone rape story before publication

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Students participating in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on Jan. 15. (Associated Press)

Rolling Stone says University of Virginia rape accuser introduced by White House adviser

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Illustration on connections between Rolling Stone's reporter and the Departmwent of Education in the UVA "rape" case by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MARK DAVIS: The Education Department’s Rolling Stone reckoning

By Mark W. Davis

Jesse L. Matthew Jr., accused of abducting and killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial. (Associated Press)

Hannah Graham murder: Jesse Matthew faces death penalty

By Larry O'Dell - Associated Press

ROBERT TURNER, THOMAS TURNER: Women safer from rape at University of Virginia

By Robert F. Turner and Thomas E. Turner

FILE - Students participating in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., in this Jan. 15, 2015 file photo. Now the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism is about to explain how it all went so wrong. The school's analysis of the editorial process that led to the November 2014 publication of &quot;A Rape on Campus&quot; will be released online at 8 p.m. EDT Sunday April 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

WESLEY PRUDEN: Bad journalism and rape culture in Charlottesville

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

An independent review by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism said Rolling Stone magazine was reckless in vetting its sources, including the purported victim, identified only as "Jackie," and neglected "basic, even routine journalistic practice."

Rolling Stone U.Va. rape story yields no repercussions for reporter, editors

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Columbia report: Rolling Stone rape article is an avoidable ‘story of journalistic failure’

Associated Press

Authorities have suspended their investigation of an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia fraternity Phi Kappa Psi, saying they could find no evidence of the incident that was first reported in stark detail in Rolling Stone magazine in November. (Associated Press)

U.Va. Rolling Stone rape investigation suspended after police find no evidence

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Illustration on the preservation of presidential homes by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

GEORGE ALLEN: Ronald Reagan’s memory preserved in Rancho del Cielo

By George Allen

"My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and tactically correct response," Martin Luther King III said in an interview with The Washington Times. "In no way do I, nor would my father, condone any 'ends justify the means' behavior." (Associated Press)

Martin Luther King III sees Ferguson riots, violence against police as setbacks

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

This Nov. 24, 2014, file photo, shows the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

U.Va. aftermath: No proof that gang rape in Rolling Stone article occurred at frat, police say

By Brock Vergakis - Associated Press

Protestors carry signs and chant slogans in front of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia on Nov. 22. The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house was vandalized amid a controversy over a retracted rape story. The attack could amount to a felony, but police have not arrested or charged anyone. (Associated Press)

Rolling Stone University of Virginia rape story sparked unpunished rampage

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

A Rolling Stone article alleged a gang rape occurred at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia. The magazine has since issued an apology for the article, saying the reporter's trust in her source was misplaced. (Associated Press)

EMMETT TYRRELL: Newspaper lies abound when fact-checking of stories is considered mistake

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

University President Teresa Sullivan speaks during a board of visitors meeting about sexual assault at the University of Virginia in Charlottsville, Va., in this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Ryan M. Kelly, File)

Teresa Sullivan, University of Virginia head, on petition hit list for firing

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times