Admission numbers up, but why?

For the second year in a row, UVA set a record for the number of admission applications it received. Not that you’re unimpressed by such a record, because clearly UVA exudes impressiveness, but this was also the first year since the 1960s that the University hasn’t had an early decision program. Administrators are happy that […]

The hidden life of UVA

Heather Fischer Year: Senior Major: History, with a minor in studies in women and gender Hometown: Warrenton, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Vitaminwater, notebook, laptop, The Nation magazine, Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Woman not guilty for infant’s death

On the morning of March 30, 2007, Raelyn Alene Balfour set out for her work at the Judge Advocate General’s School next to the UVA law school. First she had to drop her husband off at his job at the National Ground Intelligence Center before then taking her 9-month-old son, Bryce, to his babysitter. After […]

Lawsuit of the week

Brown’s Cleaners on Preston says in a lawsuit that they didn’t lose Emily Feiner’s wedding dress, but Ben Feiner submitted a ticket suggesting otherwise. Plaintiff: Emily B. and Benjamin R. Feiner Defendant: Brown’s Dry Cleaners, Inc. What’s at issue: Whether or not a wedding dress was dropped off on May 29. Ben Feiner claims it […]

All in the family

More features from this issue: When the Latter-day Saints come marching in With a new church on Airport Road and their numbers growing nationwide, local Mormons are unwavering in their faith A lot on his plates How Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church White and black The Mormon Church struggles to shake the stigma of […]

White and black

More features from this issue: When the Latter-day Saints come marching in With a new church on Airport Road and their numbers growing nationwide, local Mormons are unwavering in their faith A lot on his plates How Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church All in the family The old practice of polygamy still dogs the […]

Correction from January 15 issue

Due to a reporting error, the story “Hundreds flood Richmond to oppose new coal plant,” said that “According to [Tom] Cormons, the SCC’s decision on the plant isn’t expected for at least two weeks.” The SCC evidentiary hearing begins on February 5 and may last several days. A decision on the power plant isn’t expected […]

Correction from January 22 issue

Due to reporting errors, last week’s cover story, “Building a history,” contained two misstatements. We said that Jeff Dreyfus designed the Live Arts building. While Dreyfus’ firm, Buschman Dreyfus, designed the building, Jeff Bushman led that team. Also, the former Coca-Cola Bottling Works building on 10th Street NW was converted to four apartments before Bill […]

Protestors target border patrol recruitment

“If a couple of people wander in two at a time over the course of about seven minutes we can get everyone inside without attracting too much attention,” said Jeff Winder of The People United to the 20 or so protestors drawn around him at the backside of the Omni Hotel.