Fight Clubs0

The hook of martial arts

Spring 2008

You Are What You Wear0

T-shirts and messages

Winter 2007

Your abiding passion? Your sense of humor? Your favorite candy? They often wind up on T-shirts. Here’s a glimpse of what’s on the minds—and torsos—of students around Grounds. Photos by Dan Grogan

Summer in C’ville0

Why some students stick around

Fall 2007

Shortly after final exams in late May, traffic thins, the pace slows and a lazy calm settles over Charlottesville. Weary students have ventured home for the prospect of summer jobs and family vacations. Save the occasional book-laden professor ambling along a brick path, or the family of tourists snapping photos of the Rotunda, the Grounds are relatively quiet and empty during these hot summer months. Every year, a few stragglers linger behind their homebound classmates, lured by the unique opportunities that only a summer spent at U.Va. can offer. Billie-Jo Grant The student-athlete It’s shortly after 8 a.m.

The Producers0

Summer 2007

Stills from Hoos News, Episode No. 8. Welcome to The Hoos News Show, a comical newscast created by Josh Cincinnati (Col ’07) and Mostafa Abdelkarim (Col ’07). Hosted by Cincinnati, it broadcasts almost weekly over the Internet, covering national and U.Va. news with a satirical edge. Hoos News discusses major University headlines, like the Living Wage Campaign, but also lighter fare, such as a male correspondent’s attempt to audition for a role in The Vagina Monologues. “We try to develop a balance between really important news and stuff people may not think about as much,” says Abdelkarim, the show’s senior

Club Clemons0

Spring 2007

Late on a cool night in mid-December, Ifechi N. Momah (Col ’08) hurries down McCormick Road. All is silent and empty on Grounds. Activity has ceased—no practices, no parties, no meetings. The only sound is the rapid tapping of her feet on the sidewalk. Occasionally, a fellow student rushes by, heading toward the same destination: Clemons Library. Warm yellow light pours out of the library. The main floor is crowded and noisy. Not a single chair is vacant. Some students sprawl on the floor, faces buried in open notebooks. These students are embroiled in a ritual that summons dread in

Dorm Chic0

The abode away from home

Winter 2006