You Can’t Keep a Good Spire Down
According to Custom
Student Traditions at Virginia
As revered as the University's traditions are, some change with the times and others fade away entirely. Here's a look at just a few.
Share Your Corner Memories
Down on the Corner
A stroll through the University’s neighborhood
Always an integral part of life at the University, the Corner has been shaped by a colorful collection of characters and establishments.
1943: The Dry Dock
Club Clemons
Shadows of the Past
South Lawn to include memorial to African-American community
See how the South Lawn Project memorializes an African-American community.
Trashing the Lawn
Tight Quarters
A glimpse of student housing, 19th-century style
A brief look at rules and regulations concerning student life in 1847.
Dorm Chic
The abode away from home
Current students talk about the money and effort involved in making a dorm room a personalized space.
Circle of Life
Dead tree recycled as art
Clock Work
Exploring the essence of time
From atomic clocks to circadian rhythms, time is relative. Authorities across a range of disciplines explain how they measure its passage.
The Master Builder
Completion of the John Paul Jones Arena caps Dick Laurance's remarkable career
For the past 18 years, this construction wizard has steered UVA's highest-profile projects on time and on budget, smiling all the way.
