Monday, October 8, is Columbus Day, started in…well, that’s not important, is it? After all, what is Columbus Day but a celebration of the man himself, Christopher Columbus, without whom our ancestors might not have crossed the Atlantic? That all depends on how open you are to history.
So you’ve all heard about Queen Isabella selling the crown jewels to finance Columbus’ valiant trek across the ocean blue, right? And how he discovered America, met the natives, yada yada yada. But how much do you really know about the guy?
Jonathan Spivey, the 47-year old Charlottesville High chorus teacher who pleaded guilty in June to four charges of sexual misconduct with CHS students, will serve 21 months of a 20-year sentence, the rest of his time being suspended. Wait, you say—only 21 months for having sex with underage students in the chorus room closet during […]
Many sex crimes involving children and the Internet can appear similar, at least in terms of sentences. Former Western Albemarle High School teacher Richard Neal Willetts has pleaded guilty to coercion of a minor and is potentially facing 10 years in prison. Stephen Michael Fortney, Bryan Petersen Malmstrom and Walter D. Gregory, all of Albemarle […]
“You think I’m over the hill,” Dylan sang late in his set at the John Paul Jones Arena. “Think I’m past my prime.”
music Popularity is related to visibility, right? Example: A majority of high schoolers have seen the homecoming queen, even if they don’t know her personally. Using the same logic, “Law & Order” must be the most successful crime drama in history, because I am yet to find an hour during the day when I can’t […]
dance There can be no arguing with the technical prowess of North Carolina Dance Theatre. They were in town, playing their “American Masters” program (to a very sparse audience), which meant a dose of jazz-heavy Alvin Ailey (“Night Creatures,” to music by Duke Ellington), neo-classical George Balanchine (“Who Cares?” to George Gershwin), and ballroom-witty Twyla […]
“I like my job here at UVA,” Brad Sayler, an outspoken employee in the civil engineering department, told the large crowd assembled in Newcomb Hall. “I just don’t like the way employees get treated around here a lot of the time.” The crowd had gathered for a “town hall” that was both an overview of […]
Public webcams have officially run the gamut of subject material. The first webcam starred a coffee pot.
At the risk of incurring yet more angry letters from Ph.D. recipients we’ve (gently) mocked in the past (see: Michael Hightower’s response), it is time again for our recognition of dissertations sedulous UVA students have written that we admire but that we happen to have absolutely no interest in reading. This time around, John Ivor […]