Dept: Student Life
Blue Books0
The agony and ecstasy of final exams
Spring 2013
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
Wet Paint1
Continuing the Tradition of Graffiti on Grounds
Winter 2012
Students have painted public spaces around Grounds for more than a century. From Beta Bridge to stairwells, U.Va.'s graffiti tradition is very much alive.
June Controversy in 140 Characters or Less0
Student newspaper gets high marks for coverage
Fall 2012
Cavalier Daily makes impact with social media
A Way to Remember1
Charity Lacrosse Tournament Honors Students
Summer 2012
When Mr. Jefferson designed the University, chances are he didn’t picture neon fliers hanging from Lawn room doors and columns, advertising concerts and athletic events. Nor did he imagine sidewalk chalk messages or nightly paintings of Beta Bridge. He envisioned students engaged in constant conversation, though, and today’s students are inventive about how they spread the word about on-Grounds events. The brothers of Kappa Alpha Order rely on T-shirts to create and maintain a buzz around their yearly charity event, the Mallette-Love Memorial Lacrosse Tournament. “Someone will almost always ask about the shirt
Where We Study0
During finals week, students contemplate and learn in shared spaces
Spring 2012
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Putting Ideas Into Action1
Jefferson Public Citizens program gives students springboard for projects
Fall 2011
Jefferson Public Citizens helps students bring classroom learning to life
What Defines Us?5
Alumni share views of the student experience at U.Va.
Summer 2011
Alumni share views of the student experience at U.Va. What defines your experience?
HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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.
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
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?
Holsinger’s Charlottesville
Rufus W. Holsinger photographed Charlottesville at the turn of the 20th century, capturing the Rotunda fire and much more.
Charlottesville Then & Now
An interactive feature that compares scenes from the same spots in Charlottesville, nearly 100 years apart.
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.
Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
