A Day in the (Busy) Life
For many UVA students, time constraints are a delicate balance. For student-athletes, it can be even more so.
Second-year basketball player Jocelyn Willoughby takes readers through a typical day full of school and sports.
Three ’Hoos Earn Marshall Scholarships
Three ’Hoos receive funds to study in the United Kingdom next year.
A Place to Remember
A new space between Clemons and Alderman libraries provides a place for students to reflect.
Antiwar Stories
May Days, 1970: The week that would change UVA forever
May Days 1970: The week that would change UVA forever, through the eyes of those who were there.
Going Out on Top
A quick look at some of the class of 2018’s student leaders
Learn about UVA's Student Council president, the Honor Committee and University Judiciary Committee chairs, the editor-in-chief of the Cavalier Daily, and the co-chairs of the Housing & Residence Life program.
Engineering Scholarship Expected to Expand Diversity
A new scholarship program hopes to attract more underrepresented groups to the E-school.
College Curriculum Pilot Underway
A pilot program for a dramatically different undergraduate curriculum gets favorable early reviews.
Griddle Me This
Our scoop on the double-doughnut tradition that lives on—the Grillswith.
For decades, it cheered our hearts, warmed our blood and hardened our arteries. The origin story and afterlife of the Grillswith. And also the recipe.
How Lawnies Are Made
It’s a lot harder than it used to be
Nabbing one of the 54 rooms on the Lawn is tougher than ever.
Welcome, Class of 2021
Here’s a look at the incoming class by the numbers
Nearly 90 percent of incoming first-years were in the top tenth of their graduating high school class. Check out the class by the numbers.
UVA to Award Warmbier Posthumous Degree
UVA student Otto Warmbier (Com ’17), who died after spending 17 months in North Korean captivity, will receive a bachelor of arts degree in economics.
Galaxy Quest
UVA team’s discovery of elusive dwarf galaxies provides critical support for a theory of creations
Sandy Liss (Grad ’14, ’19), Sabrina Stierwalt and Chris Wiens’ (Col ’17) findings could give astronomers new data about how galaxies formed.
News Briefs
Summer 2017
Virginia’s Curry School of Education climbs in the rankings; a new student center opens on the Corner; and a Grammy Award-winning producer visits Grounds.
Four Questions for BOV student member Bryanna Miller
Bryanna Miller (Col ’18) discusses the challenges awaiting as she takes over as the new Board of Visitors student member.
Streak Show
A tradition that’s still cool but often chilly
An update on a running University tradition, stripped to its bare essentials.
Pop-Up Knowledge
One-time, short-notice seminars touch on topical issues
Flash seminars are one-time discussion-based lectures, organized by students to engage their peers in discussion on a wide array of topics, from politics to philosophy to scientific findings.
Student Awards Roundup
Two Rhodes scholars, three Marshall scholars and three recipients of the 2017 Hannah Graham Memorial Award share their exciting study abroad plans.
London Calling
The pilot program will take 20 first-year students to Regent’s University London for their first semester, giving them a unique global experience before they move to Grounds.
Letters to the Editor
Spring 2017
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
The Jefferson Curating Society
At long last, the oldest student group on Grounds agrees to share a treasure trove of UVA history.
In the end, the need to preserve the artifacts of UVA’s oldest student group was beyond debate.
Person to Person
The Mead Money program helps students and faculty bond outside the classroom
The Mead Money program encourages faculty to form strong bonds with students outside the classroom by paying for their lunch.
Pulp Fact
You can still get your hands on a student newspaper
UVA student publications grapple with the same print vs. online issues that preoccupy the rest of the newspaper industry.
Playing Dress-up
100 years of costumes at UVA
Take a look at costumes at UVA from 1907 to the present, with commentary from UVA drama professor Gweneth West.
Drawing the Elite
Ridley program helps diversify student body
The Alumni Association’s Ridley Scholarship Fund helps the University compete with other top schools to attract elite African-American students.
Eat to Compete
The diets of student-athletes
Director of Sports Nutrition Randy Bird helps students plan healthy diets to achieve their full potential. Here’s a look at what athletes actually eat.
