What UVA faculty members are up to during their sabbaticals
Academia has many perks, but few of them are as heavily romanticized as the sabbatical.
Thievery Corporation; Charlottesville Pavilion; Thursday, October 29
During high school, my friends and I misspent more than a few Saturday nights driving aimlessly around the suburbs searching for fast food and listening to chill-out mainstays like Funki Porcin
New student course enrollment software draws criticism
Some UVA faculty members are mad over the implementation of the Student Information System (SIS)
UVA’s Focused Ultrasound Surgery Center may provide cancer treatment triumph
The facility will contain the first MRI fully dedicated to ultrasound therapy, not diagnostic imaging.
Charlottesville Republicans announce new platform for city
The six-page document omits reference to infrastructure issues, such as the Meadowcreek Parkway controversy, as well as social and national security questions.
How to dismantle a U2 concert
U2’s Claw stage, here pictured in Berlin in July, is 164 feet tall, will make use of 72 separate subwoofers and costs between $25 and $35 million dollars. With much fanfare and controversy, U2’s 360º tour rolls into Charlottesville on October 1. It’s only the third-ever rock show to set up in Scott Stadium after […]
Students at highest risk for H1N1 infection, says local panel
Since April, the pandemic colloquially known as swine flu has swept through the US, affecting an estimated 1 million people. UVA will make vaccine available to students, says Dr. James Turner
State of Old Ivy Road bridge is concern to residents
Ten years ago, when Petronella Oostingh and her husband moved into a house on Harvest Drive, the nearby railway bridge over Old Ivy Road didn’t concern them much at first. Back then, she says, the concrete abutments that supported the rail overpass seemed sturdy enough to accommodate the frequent passage of load-bearing freight trains. Then […]
Massie-Wills historic downtown building for sale
Accessing the attic of the Massie-Wills residence means literally climbing the stairs, using both hands to scale the approximately seventy-degree incline. Reaching the top provides a fresh perspective on the historic designation of the house at 215 4th Street NE. The space contains a small library arrayed in bookshelves and boxes along the far wall, […]
UVA sees little construction slowdown
It was a hub of renovation and development for a few months there, but now that the bricklayers have left, the Downtown Mall is conspicuously silent.