Sullivan calls for civility and expresses sympathy for Zeithaml
Ousted UVA president Teresa Sullivan issued a statement earlier today calling for civility in the debate over her resignation. Here’s the full text of her message.
Dragas details her reasons for forcing Sullivan’s resignation
UVA Rector Helen Dragas, head of the University’s embattled Board of Visitors, has issued a statement outlining the reasons she and others on the Board forced the resignation of Teresa Sullivan. The long letter was released to media by University spokeswoman Carol Wood Thursday evening. Here it is in full: In my statement to […]
Comprehensive coverage of Sullivan's controversial resignation and reinstatement
Students and reporters surround Teresa Sullivan after her reinstatement as supporters joined her in a rendition of the Good Old Song. Photo by Graelyn Brashear. Click through these links to read our full coverage of the events surrounding President Teresa Sullivan’s resignation. BREAKING NEWS Full statement from Sullivan following her reappointment Video: Sullivan joins […]
C-VILLE Arts Beat: Top Picks for Jun 26-July 2
Friday 6/22 Down to earth While ears are still ringing from the recent Mogwai show, Explosions In The Sky, the heir apparent to the throne of moody, instrumental songscaping, load in after a three-year hiatus. Formed in Texas in 1999, the quartet gained mainstream exposure when its dramatic compositions were used in Friday Night Lights. […]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Citizen beef Andy McClure’s Citizen Burger Bar opened last Friday just in time for Father’s Day. But while the restaurant’s central theme of burgers, beer, and ballgames is a manly one, the sleek feel of the place (exposed brick, tweed, and leather banquettes, and a cocktail area in the bay window along the Mall) and […]
UVA appoints interim president after day of protest on Grounds
After a day of angry demands and hopeful rallies, UVA’s Board of Visitors emerged from nearly 12 hours of discussion to offer up a decision, if not an explanation.
C-VILLE Arts Beat: Top Picks for Jun 12-18
Saturday 6/16 Stringin’ ’em along This town enjoys a bounty of talented musicians and we burst with pride when one of our own rises to national success. Next on that list is guitarist Andy Keathley, who left us for Berklee College of Music in Boston, ended up in Los Angeles and returns on tour with […]
June ABODE: The Scene
(Photo by John Robinson) ABODE NEWS I’m your density Plenty of people live on the Downtown Mall, but for the entire month of May, Stephen Balut took that notion to an extreme when he took up residence in the front window of Chroma Projects. A painter who’s been represented by the gallery since shortly after […]
Arts Extra: Farm tour goes beyond the gates
Central Virginia’s got a lot of history, relatively speaking. As the oldest region in a fairly new country, its rural affluence has protected it, more or less, from the encroachment of modernization that’s changed so many historic areas into really lame amusement parks. Explore local land(marks) June 16 on the Beyond the Gates historic […]
Virginia Republicans pick Allen to challenge Kaine for Senate
Last night, George Allen won the U.S. Senate primary in Virginia by snagging just over 65 percent of the vote, beating out former Richmond Tea Party President Jamie Radtke, Delegate Bob Marshall, and Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson.