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Spring 2009

Spring 2009

About this issue

VIDEO

Tour the historic preservation work in Pavilion II and meet the skilled craftspeople who are doing it.

En garde! Pick up the foil and join the fray with UVA fencers.

Become an honorary Lawn resident and learn the pleasures—and discomforts—of being part of our living history.

AUDIO

Hear Pulitzer Prize winning poet Charles Wright read from his latest book, Sestets.

Listen to Susan Stone, who teaches mindfulness, lead a class in meditation.

ARTICLES

Career Services: Rules worth breaking during a job hunt.

Answer to admission FAQ: Is it harder for women to get into UVA?

Q&A about the Jefferson Trust: A fund for innovative projects on Grounds and around the world

Shedding Light on a Shadowy Figure

Shedding Light on a Shadowy Figure

Who was Edgar Allan Poe? An upcoming exhibition explores the author’s life and dispels many of the lurid myths about the American man of letters educated at UVA.

In Pursuit of Happiness

In Pursuit of Happiness

How would you reply if a psychologist asked how satisfied you were with your life? A trio of UVA professors delve into what makes us happy.

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

A passion for the outdoors inspires the lives of many alumni. Some explore it, some guide others through it, some teach about it and others work to protect it.

University Digest

Election Season

Election Season

In the John Paul Jones Arena, a crowd of approximately 3,000 people watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Sports

Arts

Poet Laureate of the Twilight

Poet Laureate of the Twilight

Charles Wright has been extolled as one of the best poets of his generation, a quintessential Southerner and a philosopher-poet.

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A Million Stories to Tell

A Million Stories to Tell

I moved to Egypt in August to study Arabic at the American University in Cairo. I came by way of UVA, but more by way of Iraq, a place I’ve never left far behind. I was a soldier there from 2004 to 2005, and I feel compelled to re-engage the Middle East on civilian terms.

Here and Now

Here and Now

Susan Stone believes that the quality of your life depends on where you focus your attention.

A Smarter Dummy

A Smarter Dummy

Engineers at UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics are working on a new “virtual” crash-test dummy, existing entirely on computer and better simulating the intricacies of the body than a traditional dummy ever could.