Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine this week ordered The College of William and Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to absorb a further $9.6 million in budget cuts for the next fiscal year.

The Williamsburg Planning Commission voted Wednesday to delay discussions about proposed changes to the three-person rule until after a focus group commissioned by the City Council releases its recommendations, which could take several months.

The College of William and Mary officially announced Friday that the endowment for the Gateway program has surpassed $10 million, a benchmark set by the Board of Visitors in the spring.

A former College of William and Mary student has donated $6 million toward the construction of a new Career Center for the school.

Students at the College of William and Mary may notice an influx of visitors during the Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration. Washington’s 95,000 hotel rooms are full — completely booked — and now observers are seeking available rooms as far away as Williamsburg.

While most College of William and Mary students returned home to enjoy a relaxing weekend with their families and friends this Thanksgiving break, some members of the College community spent the time off worrying about the safety of family and friends abroad in Mumbai, India.

Larry Pratt, the executive director of the Gun Owners of America, discussed the future of the battle over gun control and analyzed gun control as public policy this Thursday evening.

Johns Hopkins University announced last month that it will offer an archaeology major separate from its current anthropology program, according to The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. The program, which is expected to begin in the fall of 2009, is pending administrative approval.

As the initial reaction over President-elect Barack Obama’s victory fades, discussion regarding the composition of his cabinet has commenced.

The Student Assembly senate passed a bill designed to eliminate excess Student Activities funding Tuesday night at their final meeting this semester.

Some members of the faculty and staff at the College of William and Mary aren’t letting a national recession stop them from making charitable donations to the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, a fundraising effort involving all Virginia state employees.