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The Black Alumni Brood
The following was originally published on the McSweeney's website as part of the author's yearlong column, Big Mom on Campus: Raising Two Kids in a Dorm.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money
Alumna Logan Sachon writes about finances in a new way on The Billfold
Logan Sachon (Col '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.
Queen of Tech
Alumna Jenna Wortham documents the growing influence of smartphones, apps and the Internet for the New York Times
Jenna Wortham, alumna and NYT technology writer, discusses social media and how it affects the way we live
What’s the Rush?
Pressure for success raises questions about pace of life
Pressure for success raises questions about the pace of life
On Top of Pop Culture
“Reliable Source” columnist Amy Argetsinger has the scoop on the buzz
“Reliable Source” columnist Amy Argetsinger has the scoop on the buzz
Top Dog
Canine champion a fixture on Grounds
George, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, struts the halls of Alderman and the stage at Westminster with equal prowess.
Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad ’08) makes all the world a stage
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.
Kudzu and Heavy Metal
The work of photographer Pamela Pecchio
Driving down I-81 with heavy metal on the stereo, Pamela Pecchio envisioned a new series of photographs
Punks and Players
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2011 list features two U.Va. debut novels
Writing a first novel is a gamble. Authors can spend years developing a story, typically with no guarantee it will ever get published, much less
Out of the Fire
War reporter and survivor named Distinguished Alumna
Foreign affairs graduate Kimberly Dozier (Grad ’93) will join the ranks of news anchor Katie Couric (Col ’79) and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Law ’83) as
Women at War
Law students push Pentagon to allow female combat roles
When her husband was killed by British fire in a 1776 Revolutionary War battle, Margaret Corbin reputedly took his place behind a cannon and returned fire.
An Alumni Couple Goes for Gold
John and Shannon St. Clair’s careers in football and jewelry design
John and Shannon St. Clair
John St. Clair (Col ’99) and Shannon St. Clair (Col ’99) met at the U.Va. bookstore in August 1995. “Out of 5000 freshmen, John
Barbie Breaks Bad
Playwright addresses body image, tough childhoods and Barbie dolls
DeeDee Stewart (Grad '02) wrote and stars in the one-woman show Dirty Barbie and Other Girlhood Tales
HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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?
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
Ed Roseberry’s Charlottesville
Look through a few of the thousands of photographs Ed "Flash" Roseberry has taken of Charlottesville since the 1940s.
Unearthing Slavery at the University of Virginia
Recent discoveries on Grounds raise questions about the history of slavery.
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.
Holsinger’s Charlottesville
Rufus W. Holsinger photographed Charlottesville at the turn of the 20th century, capturing the Rotunda fire and much more.
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Charlottesville Then & Now
An interactive feature that compares scenes from the same spots in Charlottesville, nearly 100 years apart.
