Tuesday, April 3The great frat heist A gaggle of UVA fraternity pledges ripped a “Farmer Hokie” bird from in front of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, essentially destroying it, Blacksburg officials said. The Hokie bird statues were part of a city project that is, apparently, a hot target for college students of all stripes, including several […]
Tuesday, April 3The great frat heist A gaggle of UVA fraternity pledges ripped a “Farmer Hokie” bird from in front of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, essentially destroying it, Blacksburg officials said. The Hokie bird statues were part of a city project that is, apparently, a hot target for college students of all stripes, including several […]
This is Dwanna Smallwood’s launch moment, the Alvin Ailey American Dance publicity machine is making sure of that. Thirty-three and this year’s poster girl, Smallwood just got a spread in Vogue,
Tuesday, March 27Taking back Washington A staffer for freshman Virginia senator, fightin’ Jim Webb, was arrested yesterday for attempting to carry a loaded pistol and two loaded magazines into a congressional office building, The Washington Post reports. The aide, Phillip Thompson, is a lawyer, a former Marine and a longtime friend of Webb. Thompson said […]
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Subduction is a meeting of two tectonic platesâone slips beneath the other towards Earth’s mantle while the other rises above. This force gives rise to land masses including the Lesser Antilles, a group of islands in the Carribbean where Greg Kelly first met Zack Worrell in 2003 during an engagement party for mutual friends.
Tuesday, March 20Who’s flying the friendly skies? Our local airport, how do we love thee? The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport reports 95 percent customer satisfaction—not bad for an industry that’s otherwise reporting widespread travel misery. Apparently, lots of happy people are using the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. Or, at least, there were 771 satisfied people during a four-week period […]
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Tuesday, March 13Catchy name for public info campaign Apparently everyone except our state legislative body thinks predatory lending is a big issue. Though a measure to ban payday loans in Virginia was defeated in the General Assembly, a group headed by the Charlottesville-based Piedmont Housing Alliance and Freddie Mac today kicked off the “Don’t Borrow […]
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Tuesday, March 6UVA offers subpar gym benefits Virginia State Senator R. Creigh Deeds thinks domestic partners of UVA employees ought to go to the gym just like everyone else. UVA is behind the curve in domestic partner benefits. The Flat Hat, the student newspaper at the College of William & Mary, reports on the shameful […]