In the late 1960s, UVA’s Dean of Admissions John Blackburn received veteran benefits to attend college. He enrolled at Western Maryland College and, with the help of the government, graduated from there and continued to graduate school. Blackburn, like many other veterans, took advantage of the GI bill, a 1944 mandate that was designed to […]
In the late 1960s, UVA’s Dean of Admissions John Blackburn received veteran benefits to attend college. He enrolled at Western Maryland College and, with the help of the government, graduated from there and continued to graduate school. Blackburn, like many other veterans, took advantage of the GI bill, a 1944 mandate that was designed to […]
Last season, the UVA football team eked out unlikely win after unlikely win, finishing 6-2 in the ACC and becoming the first NCAA team to win five games by two points or less.
UVA fans will hear a new voice when they tune in to Cavalier sports this coming season. CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, the University’s multimedia rights partner, announced that Dave Koehn (rhymes with “lane”) will become the “Voice of the Cavaliers” starting on July 7. UVA’s longtime play-by-play announcer, Mac McDonald, resigned in April to pursue […]
Mary Butcher Age: 20 Year: Rising seniorConcentration: Architecture Hometown: Madison, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Sketchbook, iPod, camera, wallet, reading glasses, watch, face cleanser, blister Band-aids, extra large Sharpie, empty Ziploc bag, dance shoes, two cell phones.
More: Slanted and enchantedAnimals, airwaves, and other adventures that tilted my perspective on Charlottesville music Each week, my Feedback music column has featured the C-VILLE Playlist, a selection of tunes that my colleagues and I have been listening to while putting out the issue. Since this article looks back on my time at C-VILLE, I’ve […]
Gentlemen and ladies, open your programs: The 34-year tradition of summer theater at UVA is back after a hiatus last year due to construction of the Arts Grounds Parking Garage. One thing has changed: The somewhat stuffy name “Heritage Repertory Theatre” is now the more festive “Heritage Theatre Festival.”
If we’re to believe Oscar Wilde, that “one’s real life is often the life that one does not lead,” then music critics are like half-assed biographers. We manipulate the narrative of a songwriter’s life using the records we have at our fingertips and the murmurs of our peers and, when a new record comes out, […]
Dear Ace: What’s the deal with Third Street access being restricted to pedestrians only? It seems like there’s vehicle access, but I’ve always been told to move when I park there. There’s nowhere to legally park for loading after 6pm, except at the far ends of the Mall. That is no help at all if […]
Well, here we are, drifting into the inevitable, boring halftime show of this never-ending political season: The primaries are over (thank God), the second-half players are finally set, but it’s still way too early to get worked up about the outcome of the chaotic electoral scrimmage to come. But hey, we’re not complaining—it provides us […]
For this year’s The-Art-Director-is-on-Vacation photo contest, we asked local camera hounds to send us summer scenes in and around Charlottesville. And they obliged with images ranging from an impromptu, barefoot water dance to a biker’s shadow (and a biker’s footwear) to an utterly broken down school bus lying yellow in the sunshine. In the end, […]