The Countdown Begins
We’re leaving together,
But still it’s farewell
And maybe we’ll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We’re leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?
Lalich will not play on Saturday
The UVA athletic department issued a press release Wednesday night stating that starting quarterback Peter Lalich won’t play for the Cavaliers against the University of Connecticut on Saturday.
Local officials woo NoVa workers for NGIC expansion
Elected officials and community leaders are heading to Northern Virginia this morning to address the employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) who may be relocated to the new DIA facility at Rivanna Station in Albemarle County as part of the Base Alignment and Closure program. The facility is being built on the site of the current National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC).
Damn the torpedoes! Full carbon ahead!
This is the object that Converse, the shoe company, sent me as a marketing piece recently. Why, I don’t know; perhaps my involvement with SUGAR, our women’s style and health section, got me on their mailing list. In any case, this is a big old pile o’ wasteful indulgence on the part of Converse, if you ask me.
Feedback Session: Straight Punch to the Crotch
Our favorite eclectic rockers perform live from C-VILLE Weekly.
Celebrities for Obama to campaign on the Corner
We are officially 58 days away from the presidential elections of November 4. The candidates are ready to enter the ring fully armed with celebrities. And that’s exactly what the Obama camp is doing this Thursday.
Global financial summit underway at Miller Center
UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs is hosting The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit today and tomorrow marking the inaugural Mortimer Caplin Conference on the World Economy.
State approves funding for CHO runway extension
CHO Airport is now ready to spread its wings. The Virginia Aviation Board (VAB) announced that it has approved tentative allocations of funds for 33 of the state’s airports.
Spiders squashed by Cavalier defense
The UVA athletic department decided to go “retro†for Saturday’s football contest against Richmond. The players wore the electric orange jerseys of two decades prior. Michael Jackson and Different Light were blasted through the speakers at Scott Stadium before the game, and during halftime, the marching band moved through a medley of ’80s songs from Phantom of the Opera and Top Gun.