Anyone walking the Downtown Mall on March 16 might scratch their heads and wonder what’s going on when they see more than 350 teams scouring the area, decoding clues, cross-referencing coordinates, and vying for a chance at small-town glory: victory in the annual Cville Puzzle Hunt. Part scavenger hunt, walking tour, and decryption exercise, the […]
The sun hangs high over the horizon on a recent summer morning at McIntire Park, and Stephen Delli Priscoli is trying to defy gravity. A slight pivot of the legs, a subtle manipulation of friction. It’s not hard to imagine Isaac Newton discussing the forces that pull a skater down to his board. Delli Priscoli […]
My redo graduation got off to a less-than-graceful start. The day before walking, I found my black gown not in my closet, but crumpled in the trunk of my car, where I dumped it a year ago after declaring my 2020 graduation a total loss. My cap was nowhere to be found, and I ran […]
Imagine, for a moment, that the forced sense of isolation, loneliness, and stir-craziness of the past year didn’t happen. That, although you may still have to wear a mask to the grocery store, be careful around the elderly, and work from home, you could pop outside and share lunch with others. A playdate for the […]
It’s 11am on Thursday, November 19. The U.S. has reached an all-time high for COVID-19 infections in a single day. Colleges have reported record-high numbers as well, contributing to around 2 percent of national infections, according to the New York Times. And UVA President Jim Ryan has declared victory. In a video posted to the […]