Timing is everything. Students on track for a May graduation date from UVA are treated to a ceremonial smorgasbord of festive “Final Exercises,” while those slated for a January graduation get what could be called the collegiate shaft. Simply put, they don’t get a commencement ceremony at all. And because of tradition, the University would […]
Timing is everything. Students on track for a May graduation date from UVA are treated to a ceremonial smorgasbord of festive “Final Exercises,” while those slated for a January graduation get what could be called the collegiate shaft. Simply put, they don’t get a commencement ceremony at all. And because of tradition, the University would […]
It ain’t easy keeping a good thing going. As UVA administrators undertake ambitious fundraising, diversity initiatives and construction projects, there is a downside for the University: Those accomplished folks can get snatched up by other universities. California bound: Gene Block, provost at UVA, is leaving to take a job as chancellor at UCLA. Gene Block, […]
While few of us can draw the imaginary lines separating Charlottesville from Albemarle, recent surveys underscore the differences. When all is said and done, county living ranks just a cut above city living, according to two surveys from the UVA Center for Survey Research. Overall, they indicate that both city and county residents are extremely […]
“We’re a little overdue for a pandemic,” says Marge Sidebottom, emergency planner for the UVA Health System. Three influenza pandemics have struck the U.S., most notably in 1918, but also in 1957 and 1968-he 1918 pandemic alone killed at least 50 million people worldwide.
The City of Charlottesville recently reported a substantial budget surplus for fiscal year 2006. However, the only thing remarkable about this surplus is that it was actually reported in the local press. Collecting surplus tax revenues has been a dirty little secret for more than a decade. According to the “Historical Revenues” data posted on […]
cd This album-length single was commissioned by Nike to serve as a soundtrack to a 45-minute run, and it’s only available online as a $9.99 download from Apple’s iTunes store. Music composed for exercise has a very specific set of challenges: It’s got to push you forward without burning you out, and it has to […]
art Collaboration tends to attract a lot of puzzled-sounding critical ink—who made which part, whether the match is fruitful—but when artists with compatible interests work together, the work speaks for itself. Divisions of authorship, real estate-style, are not really the point, as Dean Dass and Clay Witt’s show beautifully illustrates. Each artist contributes a body […]
stage Although 60-degree days may try to fool us, Christmastime is in full swing. There are cards to write, presents to buy, cookies to bake—all kinds of chores to be done. How can any adult avoid it? Of course, lest we forget, we once were children, and Christmas was something very different then. On December […]
Dear Ace: I recently read about an American Airlines flight being grounded because a woman lit a match to cover up an unpleasant smell. After my giggles subsided, I got to wondering: How secure is the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport anyway?—Joan Jet Dear Joan: Ace wouldn’t know. He’s been boycotting air travel since airlines started banning smoking […]
In an article about circuit judge candidates [“Who are you outside of the law?” Courts & Crime News, December 19], we incorrectly reported the name and marital status of one of the candidates. Her name is Elizabeth Brady, not Patricia Brady, and she is unmarried. Apologies to Ms. Brady.