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Working Vacation
A different take on spring break
Alternative Spring Break brings U.Va. students to places that offer different pleasures than Fort Lauderdale.
Bygone Yearbook
Corks and Curls suspends publication
Long one of the best resources for glimpsing the history of student life at U.Va., Corks and Curls now appears to belong to history.Mounting debt and declining interest among students…
Letters to the Editor
An 1887 University of Virginia graduate, George Petrie, was the organizer and coach of Auburn’s first football team in 1892. In honor of U.Va., Petrie chose orange and blue as…

Ye Olde Civility Project
Naughty or nice? A guide to holiday etiquette with George Washington
As a teenager, George Washington copied a set of rules for civil behavior, and the 110 principles became his guide to treating people with respect and dignity. That was then—when women curtsied and men doffed their hats—and this is now—when cell phones jingle and holiday shoppers jangle each other in checkout lines.
Sharing a Vision
Art contest winner moved by Rotunda
Jennifer Tsai was so moved by the beauty and symbolism of the Rotunda, she knew it would be hard to leave when she graduated
Food for Thought
Dining halls offer students more options than ever
The bounty of dishes available at the University’s dining halls could easily be mistaken for a gourmet restaurant.
Celebrating Service
Madison House marks 40 years of student outreach
Madison House grew from the efforts of U.Va. volunteers to help storm victims.
Floating ideas
Learning Barge takes to the water
The Learning Barge has gone from concept to classroom.
Minding Manners
Civility Project compiles rules using Washington’s model
Lack of respect and courtesy constitute a serious national problem, according to a study conducted in 2002, and most people interviewed saw the problem as getting worse.
Inside the Scrum
Men’s and women’s rugby teams take on the best in the country
The first hints of autumn ride on the breeze of a Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville as throngs of fans file toward Scott Stadium, their chatter soon to become cheering for…
Meals—and Art—on Wheels
Artists use bio-fuel bus to deliver message about food and sustainability
Artists use bio-fuel bus to deliver message about food and sustainability
Half-Horse, Half-Human
Two U.Va. polo teams win national championships
U.Va. men's and women's teams are the rough and tumble champions of the game of kings.
Change Is in the Air
Cavaliers to sport new look this fall
What can we look forward to during the upcoming football season?
Lapping It Up
Mei Christensen savors team's success while setting personal records galore
Christensen is an ACC record-setting explosion and she snagged All-American honors in the 100 backstroke, 200 back and 400 medley relay.
HIGHLIGHTS

Lending a hand
A first-hand account of an alumnus working for Kiva in Africa.

Lane DeGregory (Col ’89) wins a Pulitzer Prize for her article about a feral child

1976: Block Party
The dawn of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.

Leap of Faith
Jenny D'Agostino (Com '03) takes plunge with ropes course

Famous
How celebrity and the media have changed over the past 300 years as told by the American History Guys from the radio show Backstory.

A Portrait of the South in Black and White
Paul Gaston recounts his role in the civil rights movement in Charlottesville.

School of Rock
U.Va.'s Battle of the Bands face off. Hear music clips and watch a video.

The Mayor of Summertime
Bob Oakes (Col ’84) serves as mayor of Nags Head

U.Va. Profs that Provide a Brush with Celebrity



