Dept: Retrospect
Fighting Fire at the University0
Winter 2011
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
1825: Old School1
Fall 2011
The University held its first classes in 1825 with a faculty of eight and 68 students.
1982: The Rise and Fall of Easters11
Spring 2011
The University’s Easters celebrations began innocently enough in the late 19th century as formal dances, held Monday through Saturday of the week following Easter Sunday. In those early days of Easters, students pledged that they would not attend the evening’s dance if they’d had a drink of alcohol after noon of that day. “These formal dances were in glaring contrast to the carryings-on at Easters in the 1970s, when many students and their dates wallowed about in mudholes, swilling grain alcohol drinks from large fruit juice cans,” wrote Virginius Dabney in Mr. Jefferson’s University. The sense of decorum that infused…
1888: The Origins of Orange and Blue0
Winter 2010
For decades, the scarf that inspired the University's orange-and-blue colors appeared to have been lost.
1820: Sincerely, Thomas Jefferson0
Fall 2010
A letter from TJ explains construction delays at U.Va. thanks to the Virginia legislature.
1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar0
Spring 2010
Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.
HIGHLIGHTS
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
