When the chess team is normal

The thermometer has (we hope) dropped below 90 degrees and crosswalks on the Corner are crowding with bright young things out to buy sheets and shower shoes. Once again, fall term is starting at UVA. Eager freshmen are meandering through Central Grounds in packs, checking out the fraternities and practicing their best Sarah McLachlan for […]

Prof to evangelicals: quit politicking

A dove in flight: to many, a symbol of peace; to some, a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Yet UVA religion professor and evangelical Christian Charles Marsh found this symbol relegated to the discount bin of a Christian bookstore, replaced by patriotic paraphernalia. Marsh believes American Christians have supplanted this cornerstone of the faith with […]