"Classical Savion"
dance He burst onto the scene as a tap prodigy 21 years ago, a snap-crackle-pop, step-ball-change 12-year-old star. Eventually he earned a Tony, got dubbed, somewhat homophonically, “the savior of […]
Yo La Tengo, with The Rosebuds
music Rock ’n’ roll at its purest is supposed to be loud, raw and (occasionally) a little scary, which explains why so many of the form’s finest practitioners have been […]
Hamlet (First Quarto)
stage Because most theater-goers will not be immediately familiar with the discrepancies between the three printed versions of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet—the first quarto (1603), second quarto (1604) and folio (1623)—Ralph […]
The State of the University, in 132 words
UVA President John T. Casteen III gave his yearly State of the University speech last week to a crowd gathered in Old Cabell Hall on February 7. Here is the […]
Eating disorders on campus
Anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating: They’re no longer the “exotic” afflictions they were when social worker Emily Lape began practice at UVA 20 years ago. Lape now performs several intakes per week […]
Hard habit to break
Money from Philip Morris has long gone down smoothly for UVA: Past gifts totaling $2.3 million benefited everything
“Mad Money” host speaks at Darden
“It’s an honor to come here,” said Jim Cramer, host of the popular CNBC finance show “Mad Money,” (www.madmoney.com) on his visit to the Darden School of Business (www.darden.edu) last […]
Cavaliers snag 24 football recruits
February might not be a time for many UVA sports fans (www.virginiasports.com) to think about football: The men’s basketball team is hovering near the top of the ACC standings; the […]
Biscuit Run opens house
“It’s the death of humanity,” local activist John Salidas exclaimed, and as he did so, he leaned in, giving his already harsh assessment an extra push. His pale eyes burned. Tara Rowan Boyd, general recipient
New county housing lowest since 1995
Albemarle County (www.albemarle.org) recently released its 2006 building report that shows 575 new building permits were issued in 2006. The results are the lowest number for residential construction since 1995, […]