Topic: Student Life
Student clubs improvise and adapt in pandemic
For three groups, fall semester offered a return to something close to normal.
Spring 2022
What was your favorite cheap meal when you were on Grounds?
From grilled cheese to TV dinners, dining on a student budget.
Spring 2022
What was your favorite book while you were on Grounds?
From Hemingway to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the books alumni could not put down.
Winter 2021
Hot Trax
For two decades, the hot, sticky, beer-soaked roadhouse where Dave Matthews Band began its rise to stardom drew big-name acts and packed houses.
Winter 2021
Masked and vaxed, UVA opens for fall
With some restrictions in place, students return to Grounds.
September 4, 2021
The Class of 2025 in Their Own Words
Excerpts from admission essays for incoming first-years
Fall 2021
What was your favorite movie while you were on Grounds?
From across the decades, the flicks that resonated most with alumni during their time on Grounds.
Fall 2021
The Newest ’Hoos: Who They Are and How They Got Here
How admissions officers built the Class of 2025—by the numbers, by the essays and by the seat of their pants.
Fall 2021
’Hoos in Tokyo
Here’s a look at our most recent Olympians: current and former UVA athletes and coaches who competed in the delayed 2020 Olympic Games.
Fall 2021
UVA Sports Comes Back a Winner in Year of COVID
After a season shortened by COVID-19, UVA sports came back to claim multiple national championships and extend the post-season to Tokyo.
Fall 2021
Dean of Students Allen Groves leaves legacy of enthusiasm, compassion
After touching the lives of tens of thousands of students over more than a decade, Groves left in June for a new adventure.
Fall 2021
Olympic spots, NCAA titles cap eventful spring season
Swimming, tennis, soccer, lacrosse and baseball had no shortage of electric moments.
June 30, 2021
Starvation for wages
The decadeslong battle for a living wage reached a crescendo in 2012, when 26 students went on a hunger strike.
Summer 2021
Moving forward with the Class of 2022’s student leaders
Next year’s leaders aim to make big changes and take advantage of lessons learned.
Summer 2021
Winning Pool
Women’s swimming and diving joined the ranks of NCAA title winners just as men’s basketball ended its reign.
Summer 2021
Case Surge
As the COVID count swelled this spring, so did the disciplinary docket for the University Judiciary Committee.
Summer 2021
The Underground Refuge
How UVA’s first Black students, excluded elsewhere, found a community of their own off Grounds.
Summer 2021
Classes of 2020, 2021 to walk the Lawn in May
Final Exercises return to the Lawn—with some caveats.
Summer 2021
Groovin’ on Grounds
When we asked alumni about their favorite college-year bands, the answers ran the gamut. Here’s a selection.
Spring 2021
Pep Banned
For 30 years, UVA’s scrambling Pep Band managed to stay one punchline ahead of the authorities.
Spring 2021
Making the most of a COVID situation
In a hard year, some UVA notables found comfort and escape in books, music, movies and the woods. Here are the good things that have helped them through.
Spring 2021
College life in quarantine
For some UVA students, isolation and quarantine have brought new challenges to an already unusual year.
Spring 2021
A legacy on the court
Forty years ago, UVA’s basketball team rose to No. 1 for the first time, paving the way for the top-ranking teams of recent years.
Spring 2021