Tom Tom organizers say the fest will be back next year
Al Gore grew a beard, expanded his waistline and ducked out of the limelight when he lost the 2000 presidential election.
Green Scene: This week's environmental news
Growing together; the future of fracking in Virginia's biggest national forest; Joel Salatin's new book
Schoonover family celebrates graduation for two, marks rare confluence
On Sunday, May 20, Corky Schoonover (left), 60, will walk the Lawn with his 22-year-old son Patrick (right), more than 40 years after he first began his quest for a college degree. (Photo by John Robinson) “I came to UVA in 1968, the last year of the coat-and-tie tradition, and then I withdrew after the […]
Sullivan answers our questions on faculty stability, budget shortfalls, and the future of her students
Teresa Sullivan presides over her second Final Exercises as UVA president this weekend. (Photo by Dan Addison/UVA Public Affairs) As her second academic year at UVA comes to a close, we talked with University President Teresa Sullivan about new leadership, budget struggles, and what graduates face as they head out into the world. What’s changed […]
Artists and UVA students connect the dots in Google Earth project
Artist and UVA professor Megan Marlatt leads “The Cardboard Collective” to create a public work of art visible via satellite. (Kelly Johnson) Working under the direction of artist and professor Megan Marlatt, “The Cardboard Collective” has been at it again painting “Hello Pluto, Good-bye Kitty” on an asphalt parking lot off Route 29. Made up […]
Grad tidings: The UVA Issue
JUMP TO: A Q&A with Teresa Sullivan "What I’ll miss:" Grads share their favorite local spots "The tension is tangible:" A finals week diary Top jocks: Star athletes from 2011-12 A family affair: Father and son walk the Lawn together Construction ahead: What’s happening on Grounds this summer News of the year Start saving: Finance […]
What I'll miss about Charlottesville and UVA
Tom Christensen (Photo by John Robinson) Tom Christensen Leesburg, Virginia Drama/American Studies Some of my fondest memories from the past four years involve driving out to Four County Players in Barboursville for rehearsals, working with passionate actors at Live Arts, performing with some of my best friends in UVA’s Culbreth Theatre, and fine-tuning auditions late […]
Top stories from around Grounds in the last academic year
A student hunger strike aimed at pushing UVA to adopt a living wage for employees and contracted workers attracted national attention in February, but failed to bring about the change activists were seeking. (Photo by John Robinson) UVA made headlines around the country more than once in the past year —and the spotlight wasn’t […]
Construction ahead: What's happening around Grounds this summer?
Just because the students are on summer break doesn’t mean Grounds will be quiet. UVA Facilities Planning and Construction has a full slate of projects lined up. For example, the University is spending $33.2 million to revitalize Newcomb Hall, which houses a dining hall and many student meeting spaces. Extensive maintenance and repairs, aesthetic […]
Top jocks: UVA’s standout athletes of the 2011-2012 season
Emily Fraser (Photo by Matt Riley) Emily Fraser, named UVA’s top female athlete of 2011-12, earned All-ACC honors for the second time in her career and was selected to compete in the NCAA singles and doubles competition for the second consecutive year. She has a career record of 102-54 in singles competition. Steele Stanwick […]