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Top 5 Lists0
Apr 17, 2013
Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?
War Stories: Hostage of Paradox1
Mar 04, 2013
John Rixey Moore (Col ’66) served as a Special Forces team leader in Vietnam, taking part clandestine reconnaissance missions “deep in the jungles of enemy-controlled wilderness.” Virginia Magazine is pleased to offer the first chapter of his new memoir, Hostage of Paradox: A Qualmish Disclosure. Read our feature, "War Stories." Time hung like a drop that would not fall. I squirmed against the fabric of the aircraft seat, tried to stretch my legs as much as the restricted angle from the cushion to the space under the seat in front of mine would allow,...
So Far from the Grounds0
Feb 28, 2013
This article was originally published in the Spring 2000 edition of Virginia Magazine. It was eerie - I could actually hear the VC talking to one another. As I slammed my hand against the bottom of the flare to send it skyward, the unpredictable wind carried the projectile straight towards the VC. The ambush was sprung-everyone fired on full automatic. I shot another flare and it repeated the path of the first. On the third attempt, I aimed the projectile behind me and achieved a perfect launch. On command, we advanced toward the dike firing from the hip. Screaming...
Changes to the Honor System 20131
Feb 27, 2013
In a February vote, students approved the addition of “informed retraction” to the Honor System. Informed Retraction allows students to take responsibility for their actions immediately after they are made aware that an Honor report has been filed against them, and take a leave of absence from the University. Another proposal, endorsed by the Honor Committee—including both informed retraction and jury reform—was not approved by students. Post-Vote Articles Students Approve Informed retraction U.Va. Students Approve New Honor Plea, Reject Jury Changes Coverage and Commentary Prior to Vote Infographic: The Honor Committee's Proposal ...
Friday Night Apps3
Feb 18, 2013
How alumni-developed iPhone and Android apps can make your next evening out even better
Queen of Tech1
Feb 18, 2013
Jenna Wortham, alumna and NYT technology writer, discusses social media and how it affects the way we live
Apps Grab Bag1
Feb 18, 2013
From an app that makes weddings more fun to one that helps you navigate Grounds, members of the U.Va. community are adding to the grab bag of apps
Honor Committee Proposes Changes to System42
Jan 21, 2013
How the Honor System has evolved why the Honor Committee hopes its new proposal might help.
HIGHLIGHTS
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
The Quality of Souls
Alumna Audrey Davidow Lapidus writes about how a rare genetic syndrome has shaped her son's life as well as her own.
The School of Athens
One of Raphael's most famous frescoes has enjoyed its own renaissance at the University.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money
Logan Sachon (Col '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.
Unearthing Slavery at the University of Virginia
Recent discoveries on Grounds raise questions about the history of slavery.
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Top 5 Lists
Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?
War Stories
Generations of alumni reflect on military life over the past century, sharing stories of world wars and major American operations in Asia and the Middle East.
Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
Changes to the Honor System 2013
Against the Odds
Sean Doolittle's long, strange baseball journey
