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Terrorism on Trial
Lawyer represents defendants in U.S. and at Guantanamo
Over the last year, Edward B. MacMahon Jr. (Col ’82) has been working as a defense attorney in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
¿Habla Español?
Alumnus delivers historic announcement
Dan Restrepo (Col '93) is first to speak Spanish during a White House press briefing.
Letters to the Editor
Rather, Palin tried to explain, when ambushed by Katie Couric (Col ’79) in an “interview,” that the government of Alaska has trade missions with Russia and Canada and that the…
July ’09 University News Highlights
With the July 1 turn of a two-year cycle, the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors will have new leadership.John O. “Dubby” Wynne (Law ‘71) of Virginia Beach, who was…
June ’09 University News Highlights
University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III will retire next summer after 20 years at the helm of one of the nation’s Public Ivies.Calling his time at U.Va. “magical,”…
Scenes from an Inauguration
Patient people, poetric address part of historic ceremony
On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...
Free Speech? Over There
Political parties receive Jefferson Muzzles for designating zones at conventions
The annual muzzle awards took a bipartisan bent this year.
Verbatim
“People whose ambitions may have been limited to, say, the McDonald’s counter or some kind of menial job requiring little or no education are going to see what can happen…
In Office
In Office U.Va. alumni won gubernatorial and congressional races in the November elections. Congress also saw the retirement of Republican Sen. John Warner (Law ’53), who had held his office…
Hoos in Office
From Puerto Rico to Texas, alumni win in November election
U.S. Representative from Texas Sheila Jackson Lee (Law ‘75) Frederick C. “Rick” Boucher (Law ’71): Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia. Former Virginia state Senator and Delegate. A member of Congress…
Crossing the Aisle
Background as a journalist helps effort to untangle political gridlock
Virginia was a smaller state in 1968, and its politics had been one-party Democratic for the previous swath of the 20th century.
Bookmarked: Crystal Ball
Election season is heating up and Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball is the place to go for the Web’s most reliable source of political analysis. (The Pew Research Center and…
HIGHLIGHTS
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
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.
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
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.
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
