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Building, but not Sprawling1
Spring 2010
Curious about new construction projects on Grounds? See what new buildings will look like when they're done and how much they'll cost.
Bookmarked: Cavalier News Beat0
Spring 2010
If you follow Virginia sports, then Cavalier News Beat should be a regular part of your online reading list. As director of news content for VirginiaSports.com, veteran sportswriter Jeff White (Col ’85) produces a steady stream of articles and blog entries about the Hoos. White’s position was created by the athletics department to enhance coverage of U.Va. sports and to fill a void left by shrinking newspapers. Though he’s an “in-house” reporter, don’t expect to find sugarcoated information on the site. “Jeff will have a great deal of latitude in covering our sports,” Jon Oliver, executive associate director of athletics,…
Winning ‘the Right Way’0
Spring 2010
The crucible of competition tests the mettle of athletes and coaches, and Mike London is no exception. In his first year as a head coach, he inherited a University of Richmond team that went to the semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2007. Expectations were high, but prospects for a repeat dimmed after three defeats, including a loss to JMU when the Dukes scored 15 points in the final 59 seconds.At the time, London called it “a painful lesson to learn.”But learn it he did. The Spiders went on to win nine straight and claim the 2008 national…
Filthy Fun0
Spring 2010
The theme of the Virginia Film Festival in November was “Funny Business,” which allowed new festival director Jody Kielbasa to show all kinds of funny films, from Chaplin-esque slapstick to political high jinks to mystery and intrigue. Another kind of “funny”—the kind that makes you squirm—was reserved for filmmaker, actor, visual artist and author John Waters, who was fondly dubbed the “Pope of Trash” by social critic William Burroughs. Waters is known for films such as Pink Flamingos (1972), Hairspray (1988) and Serial Mom (1994).The festival hosted a late-night screening of the 25th anniversary edition of Pink Flamingos, introduced by…
Peaceful Stones0
Spring 2010
Ancient Chinese sculptures, some more than 2,000 years old, fill the University of Virginia Art Museum’s main gallery with a profound sense of serenity. “You can feel the karma in here,” professor of East Asian art Dorothy C. Wong told the Daily Progress. “As you walk through the exhibit and come upon the different pieces, they can make the knees buckle.” Wong is the curator of “Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collections at Columbia University,” which will be on display at the museum through March 14. The exhibition includes 21 monumental sculptures that provide a window on…
The Inside Story0
Spring 2010
Former President George W. Bush is the fifth president to select U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs to compile a comprehensive oral history of his presidency. Nonpartisan scholars will conduct about 100 interviews with key figures in the Bush administration as well as with outside advisers, members of Congress and foreign leaders over the course of the five-year project. “The 43rd presidency was, by any standard, among the most consequential of all in American history,” says Russell Riley (Grad ’88, ’95), chair of the Presidential Oral History Program. The project aims “to find out what the Bush presidency looked like…
Bygone Yearbook1
Spring 2010
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 led the staff of the yearbook to announce in January that publication has been indefinitely suspended.“Every year we sold a few less books and had more trouble getting people to take their pictures,” former staff member Whitney Spivey (Col ’05) told the Cavalier Daily. “It just wasn’t a priority anymore.”
Recent Graduate Wins Rhodes0
Spring 2010
Tyler Spencer (Col ’08) has received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England, the 46th U.Va. student so honored. He plans to earn a master’s degree in evidence-based social intervention, which he hopes will help him evaluate the effectiveness of his own organization, Athletes United for Social Justice. The Washington, D.C., nonprofit, which he founded after graduating from the University, trains college athletes to be HIV educators. No stranger to honors, Spencer also received a Morris K. Udall Scholarship, lived on the Lawn, and was named to Phi Beta Kappa while at U.Va. An athlete…
HIGHLIGHTS
High Expectations
U.Va. baseball coach Brian O'Connor talks about last year's spectacular season and his aspirations for this year's College World Series.
A Real Adventure in Modern Living
What was the University experience of the 1950s and 1960s like for a married veteran living on Copley Hill?
Working Vacation
How Alternative Spring Break changed the perspective of students who have participated in the program.
A Stitch in Time
Admire rare and beautiful items of clothing from the 1790s to the 1950s that are held in the Collection of Historic Dress.
Pioneer of Beer
Tired of the same old brew, Charlie Papazian (Engr ’72) learned to brew his own beer, wrote a book about it and revolutionized American brewing.
Spicy Literature
Dave DeWitt (Col '66) has written nearly 40 books about chile peppers and spicy foods. What fuels his piquant obsession?
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar
Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.
Rekindling Desire
A new drug shows promise for women who lack sexual desire.
Building, but not Sprawling
Curious about new construction projects on Grounds? See what new buildings will look like when they're done and how much they'll cost.
