Topic: History, Traditions & Grounds
The surreal semester and what comes after
From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.
Summer 2020
The camera sees what we can’t
High-contrast infrared images by Charlottesville photographer Andrew Shurtleff show Grounds in a nearly dreamlike state.
Summer 2020
Testing Grounds for indie greatness
The story behind the mediocre band that prepped the stars of Pavement and Silver Jews for success.
Spring 2020
UVA sets aggressive sustainability goals, even as it expands
University commits to shrinking its carbon footprint while expanding its physical one.
Spring 2020
One professor put UVA in the race for the A-bomb, or at least he tried
In the race for the A-bomb, Jesse Beams, UVA’s resident centrifuge expert, may have promised more than he could deliver.
Spring 2020
Carr’s Hill reopens
A UVA landmark comes back to life following a rich history and a $14M renovation
Spring 2020
Reading the Regalia: A Visual Guide to UVA’s Final Exercises
As students prepare to walk the Lawn, take a look at what they’ll be wearing.
Spring 2020
Scooters are a fast-growing trend on Grounds. Get up to speed.
Electric scooters have become a major UVA phenomenon. We have the numbers to prove it.
Winter 2019
The Jefferson Progression
Historians write about a very different Thomas Jefferson now. Four new books show how different.
Winter 2019
The Black Bus Stop is a landmark only a minority knew about
The bus stop on McCormick Road served as a refuge for black students in decades past.
Winter 2019
UVA preserves Alderman stacks graffiti before teardown
Decades of musings and drawings adorn Alderman carrels. How UVA is making sure some of it survives.
Winter 2019
Starry Night Under the Dome
The Rotunda as a planetarium? Three graduate students bring Jefferson’s original vision to life.
Winter 2019
Famous Feet on Grounds
A short list of famous people who have stepped foot on Grounds at UVA.
October 28, 2019
Pavilion X settles the controversy over what shade of white to paint the Academical Village
After further research, the pavilion is painted a hue consistent with the rest of the Lawn.
Fall 2019
The Dell: It’s beautiful. It’s serene. And it makes UVA basketball possible.
One of the most beautiful places on Grounds is also one of the most practical. The engineering marvel of the Dell.
Fall 2019
Making old dorms new again: Renovations reimagine residential life
Those spaces that defined us first-year are getting redefined. And they’re taking on even more importance in student life.
Fall 2019
How the McIntire Amphitheatre became a parking lot—and found its way back again
The unique space on Grounds wasn’t always so beloved.
Fall 2019
How Walt Whitman disguised his poems about male love—and how a UVA professor put it all together
Fredson Bowers discovered the original sequence of poems to reveal a more vulnerable side to America’s poet.
Fall 2019
UVA grants full alumni status to Black nurses who earned it decades ago
The hidden nurses who helped integrate UVA Hospital received certificates when they graduated in the 1950s, but weren’t recognized as alumni until recently.
Fall 2019
Where Am I? (August 2019)
July 16, 2019
Pearls From the Clamshell: Remembering U-Hall
The building might be gone, but University Hall housed decades of memories that linger.
July 2, 2019
Where Am I? (July 2019)
June 14, 2019
Decoding Honor
What 99 years of never-before compiled data reveal about the UVA Honor System.
Summer 2019
Beyond Blackface
Recent political scandals prompted Corks & Curls to look for a new name. They also had us looking through our own back issues.
Summer 2019
A New Corner for UVA
Ambitious plans to remake Emmet/Ivy area start with a hotel and conference center.
Summer 2019