The panel appointed by Governor Tim Kaine to investigate the April 16 incident at Virginia Tech released its findings and recommendations last week, and neither Tech nor the Commonwealth came out unscathed. Tech’s gaffes, according to the eight-member panel, include not connecting the dots to get mental health help for shooter Seung-Hui Cho and not […]
Capitalizing on fears from high-profile school shootings, a national grassroots organization has formed at universities and colleges that advocates for the right to carry concealed weapons on campus. According to their website, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), citing events at Columbine and Virginia Tech, contend "the only way to stop mass murders…is to […]
Ray Durand's garage stands tucked away behind his white brick house on Pantops. John Miska unloads donations from Bed, Bath & Beyond out of the bed of his old red pickup truck. Miska lugs another box past Durand.
The thermometer has (we hope) dropped below 90 degrees and crosswalks on the Corner are crowding with bright young things out to buy sheets and shower shoes. Once again, fall term is starting at UVA. Eager freshmen are meandering through Central Grounds in packs, checking out the fraternities and practicing their best Sarah McLachlan for […]
With the biggest residential development in county history, Biscuit Run, set for public hearing on September 12, and an election for three of the candidates who will be voting on the project set for November 6, we decided to put two and two together. C-VILLE gave each candidate 80 words to respond in writing to […]
While Left of Center, the youngish Dem and "Dem curious" group, is no stranger to high-profile speakers, most of those profiles are on the local level—state politicians, UVA profs, Charlottesville activists.
Dear Ace: If you’re at UVA, what’s that big house you can see across the way from Newcomb Hall? It looks highly historical. —Fool on the hill Fool: That’s not saying a whole lot, huh? Throw a rock south of Forest Lakes and you’re bound to do some property damage on something that’s "highly historical," […]
The close-cropped, brown-eyed bulk of a young man sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 9, 2000, and offered his thanks to the…
art It’s never a good sign when a person enters an art exhibit and feels dismissive. Usually the problem is with the viewer, not the work. Perhaps it’s a lack of education; then again, perhaps it’s a disappointed urge to get lost in something, or open something in the mind. A small sculpture show at […]
game Brian Urlacher spin-toss-tackling Clinton into the backfield. Mark Brunell pounding the turf in disgust at tossing his third INT. Santana Moss pointing skyward to celebrate a hard-won first down. It’s a reasonably sure bet that all of these things are going to be part of the Redskins’ 2008 NFL season. Thanks to the addition […]