Topic: Student Life
UVA introduces new women’s basketball coach
Aaron Roussell comes from the University of Richmond, where he coached for seven seasons.
April 22, 2026
Old music, new crowds: UVA’s cover band scene
Shows performed by cover bands make up their own corner of the student social scene and can be found in basements, yards, fraternity houses and bars.
Spring 2026
Students support students in STEM
The Peer Led Learning program empowers students to teach difficult STEM concepts and study strategies, boosting their peers’ academic confidence.
Winter 2025
What was your favorite student tradition when you were on Grounds?
Alumni reminisce about their favorite university traditions, from Lighting of the Lawn to Halloween festivities.
Winter 2025
30 years on from the first time UVA squashed FSU
A recount one of the most iconic moments in UVA football history and the aftermath.
Winter 2025
High stakes in higher ed
Federal funding, DEI, research and international students are under attack at UVA and elsewhere
Fall 2025
A whole new ballgame
A settlement over NIL compensation aims to reform pay in college athletics. Here's how UVA is adapting to a rapidly changing playing field.
Fall 2025
UVA baseball coach Brian O’Connor heads to Mississippi State
O’Connor announced June 1 that he was leaving UVA after 22 seasons.
Fall 2025
The best of the best
Our entirely arguable, semi-objective list of UVA’s top athletes of all time
Summer 2025
Head of the class: UVA’s 2026 student leaders
Next year’s leaders plan to support first-generation students, boost communication channels and strengthen student self-governance.
Summer 2025
Virginia women win fifth straight swimming title
The Cavaliers had their moment yet again at this year’s NCAA Division I national meet, becoming the third program ever to claim five consecutive crowns.
Summer 2025
A homecoming for new men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom
Odom, who spent seven years of his childhood in Charlottesville, takes over for Tony Bennett as the head of UVA men’s basketball.
Summer 2025
A big dill: UVA pickleball poised to become powerhouse
With 600 members, the UVA Pickleball Club is the largest club on Grounds. It’s also a burgeoning business, with and an annual budget of about $70,000.
Spring 2025
UVA women dominate in swimming, tennis
The women’s swim team continues to set world records.
Spring 2025
Game Changer
Inside Tony Bennett’s decision to step down from Virginia basketball after 15 seasons at the helm
Winter 2024
Tony Bennett’s Highlight Reel
A collection of stories about Tony Bennett throughout his 15-year career as UVA head basketball coach
October 29, 2024
Amid dizzying changes to college sports, Tony Bennett bows out
Bennett walks away at the relatively young age of 55 as Virginia basketball’s winningest coach.
October 22, 2024
UVA rower nabs silver at Paralympics
Just weeks after current and former Cavaliers captured a school-record 14 medals at the Paris Olympics, rower Skylar Dahl added another.
Winter 2024
Queer History
How students, faculty and community members worked together to build a more welcoming place
Fall 2024
UVA had its own boy in the boat
Tom Amlong, who died in 2009 at age 73, is believed to be the first from UVA to climb atop the medal stand.
Fall 2024
The student voice: Serving on the BOV can be a 24/7 role
Students spent years lobbying the BOV for the privilege to represent their peers, ultimately winning BOV approval in March 1983.
Fall 2024