University of Virginia and intelligence community leaders celebrated the official launch of the National Security Data and Policy Institute on November 21. The institute is a collaboration between the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and UVA. “My belief is that this institute also fits squarely within UVA’s longstanding condition of public service,” said […]
University of Virginia and intelligence community leaders celebrated the official launch of the National Security Data and Policy Institute on November 21. The institute is a collaboration between the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and UVA. “My belief is that this institute also fits squarely within UVA’s longstanding condition of public service,” said […]
Local artist Jeff Dobrow and The AV Company return for another year of The Great Rotumpkin, a ghoulish good time celebrating the spooky season. Skeletons, pumpkins, cauldrons, and more appear on the exterior of UVA’s Rotunda as projected vignettes, accompanied by haunting music, cycle through scenes that send shivers down the spine. This year, Kiki […]
Off court Tony Bennett retired as head coach of the University of Virginia men’s basketball team after leading the program for 15 years. UVA announced Bennett’s immediate retirement on October 17, shocking the Cavaliers faithful since it came just 20 days before the team starts its regular season and four months after the coach signed […]
The University of Virginia football team suffered a tough loss to Louisville Saturday, on an otherwise perfect fall afternoon at Scott Stadium. The Cavs, whose October 12 defeat was their first in the ACC this season, had a couple of memorable special teams miscues and questionable play calls in the red zone that sank what […]
Shifting gears Charlottesville Area Transit will get an upgrade later this month, with several service changes going into effect on October 26. The service enhancements, announced October 3, are the product of a years-long effort to improve the reliability and frequency of the CAT system. New schedules have been made for all routes to best […]
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff made a campaign stop in Charlottesville on September 25, speaking to a crowd of more than 200 University of Virginia law school students at the Kimpton Forum Hotel. “It’s good to be talking to law students again,” said Emhoff, who is a practicing attorney and instructor at Georgetown Law. “I’m not […]
Charges against student protesters arrested May 4 have been dropped, but the University of Virginia continues to grapple with protections for and restrictions on freedom of speech. While celebrating its status as the No.1 campus for free speech in the nation, UVA is cracking down on students’ ability to demonstrate on Grounds. Prior to the […]
The governing body of the area’s largest landowner will meet this week with five new members, at least one of whom has significant experience in real estate. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s latest appointees to the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors begin their terms at a time when two private, recently approved student developments are moving […]
For the win! Football season is off to an electric start at the University of Virginia. Despite a two-hour severe-weather delay, the Cavaliers maintained momentum in their August 31 season opener, and beat the University of Richmond 34-13. Before kick-off, UVA held a moment of silence to honor Lavel Davis, D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, […]
With the University of Virginia back in session next week, students are returning to Charlottesville—including the several hundred who live at 852 W. Main St. The first residents of the building known as The Flats at West Village moved in 10 years ago, beginning a trend of students moving into an area where they had […]