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Oldest co-ed four-year college in Va?[edit]

It may be the FIRST co-ed four-year college, but William & Mary, UVa, and several other schools are significantly older! --Stellis 19:03, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it took me a second to work that one out too. Beggarsbanquet (talk) 04:38, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

W&M didn't accept women until 1918 (the only reports I found on it), and UVa accepted them for grad programs in 1920 but not "feely" in Arts and Sciences until 1970!! CLEARLY they are not the oldest CO-educational school in the state. Bridgewater started out Co-ed and has stayed that way ever since. So it is indeed the oldest co-education college in the state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.234.30.70 (talk) 20:52, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV concern[edit]

Much of this article reads too much like a college brochure or website, going on about how it has "stayed true to its Jeffersonian and Brethren ideals" and how it "educates its students to be productive citizens." I'm going to tag the article for NPOV because I think someone needs to examine it to see if it meets that standard. Beggarsbanquet (talk) 04:38, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I edited down the history section. Edit further if necessary. --ElKevbo (talk) 13:46, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Inclusion of recent killings[edit]

Lahaun has begun an edit war to retain this paragraph in the article's "History" section:

On February 1, 2022, college police officer John Painter and safety officer J.J. Jefferson were shot and killed on campus. A suspect was later apprehended.^[1]^[2]

Until there is additional information or lasting impact, this appears to be a textbook example of WP:NOTNEWS. This article must summarize the entire history, organization, resources, accomplishments, and challenges of a complex organization that is nearly 150 years old. We cannot include every event that makes the news, including tragic ones; we must remain focused on information that is critical for readers and has or is likely to have a lasting impact on the institution. ElKevbo (talk) 00:26, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't vandalize an article and then call it an edit war when your damage is repaired. The murder of these two officers was the subject of national news bulletins by both CNN and the NY Times and led NBC Evening News. I include a cite to the Times article as a reference. As I said, this is probably the biggest event that has ever happened at this school. This just happened and I or someone else will flesh out the item as new information becomes available. As always, the test should be is the Wiki article better with or without the information.Lahaun (talk) 00:34, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Don't accuse other editors of vandalism or misbehavior just because you disagree with their edits. The test is not whether "the Wiki article [is] better with or without the information." We have established policies and practices such as WP:NOT and WP:UNIGUIDE; please address them.

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References

^ Kolenich, Eric (February 1, 2022). "Two officers killed in Bridgewater College shooting, and a suspect has been arrested". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ Lukpat, Alyssa; Jiménez, Jesus (February 1, 2022). "Two Officers Killed at Bridgewater College in Virginia". New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[1] Kolenich, Eric (February 1, 2022). "Two officers killed in Bridgewater College shooting, and a suspect has been arrested". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[2] Lukpat, Alyssa; Jiménez, Jesus (February 1, 2022). "Two Officers Killed at Bridgewater College in Virginia". New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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