Sports Shorts

Sylven Landesberg (Col ’12), a first-year guard on the men’s basketball team, was named 2009 ACC Rookie of the Year. He joins Ralph Sampson (1980), Bryant Stith (1989) and Chris…

Putting the Bat on the Ball

Outfielder John Barr (Col ’11) watches a ball during U.Va.’s game with Towson.

Landlocked? No Problem, Dude

Surf Club members hit the road to catch waves

There is little chance that six-foot swells would ever break in the Dell pond, but members of the Surf Club would be the first to catch them if they do.

Design. Build. Test. Repeat.

Body armor design could have personal payoff

Engineering students Ann Bailey, Adam Rogers and Jeff O’Dell are part of a team working to develop a new type of body armor. Photo by Jane HaleyAll biomedical engineering students…

Dr. Nurse

Child obesity research leads to landmark degree

In the process of achieving a milestone in nursing education, Amy Drake Boitnott (Nurs ’09) designed a program that could benefit legions of children and families.Boitnott recently became the commonwealth…

Portraiture in Spray Paint

James Dean Erickson (Col ’08) only paints people he knows. He paints them so large that their faces take up whole walls, their irises half a foot wide. As a…

Downhill Racers

The Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team hits the slopes

The Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team hits the slopes

Open Door Policy

The public life of Lawnies

Become an honorary Lawn resident and learn the pleasures—and discomforts—of being part of our living history.The University’s Academical Village attracts countless visitors, many of whom have the same question for…

Letters to the Editor

At first glance, when I noticed the photo of André Harvey’s bronze crow sculpture, Sounding the Alarm, in the article “The Caretaker of No. 13” in the Winter 2008 issue…

News Briefs

Bob Barker, longtime host of the game show The Price is Right and animal-rights advocate, has given $1 million to the Law School to establish an animal law program. Law…

Election Season

In the John Paul Jones Arena, a crowd of approximately 3,000 people watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Short Game Gold

Birdwood facility a gem for golfers

Birdwood Photo by Jim DavesDrive for show, putt for dough.That sums up the importance of the short game for most golfers, and members of U.Va.’s men’s and women’s golf teams…

From PKs to FGs

Soccer skills help Cavalier placekicker

Yannick Reyering (Col ’09) grew up in Germany kicking a round ball into a net. When he came to U.Va., he had the same focus—and he put the ball into the net 39 times in a three-year career that included multiple All-ACC honors.

So Modern

Dance students take the stage

Aerial balletics were on display in one of the many arrestingly choreographed pieces in "Strands in Motion," a fall dance concert that showcased original work by both faculty and students.

Pitched Battle

Midfielder Tony Tchani traps the ball during the Cavaliers’ 1-0 victory over Clemson at Klöckner Stadium Oct. 10. A header by Tchani (Col ’12) led to the game-winning score by…