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It has been a strong start to the season for Virginia wrestling (8-3, 0-0 ACC), and a lot of that has to do with what is shaping up to be a breakout year for one of the Cavaliers’ best wrestlers.
Junior Dylan Dietrich and senior Måns Dahlberg did not arrive in Orlando, Fla. in mid-November expecting to leave such a distinct mark on Virginia men’s tennis history. They believed they could compete. They hoped they could make a run. But like most players stepping into an NCAA championship draw stacked with other nationally ranked opponents, the reality of winning it all felt distant.
It takes courage to reach and achieve your dreams. It takes even more courage and support to walk away from something others would love to have. For third-year College student Nana Appouh, going after his goals and aspirations meant leaving the Virginia football team and trying something brand new — content creation.
Winter break often brings some much-needed free time for students and faculty at the University. But even after holiday activities, travel plans or hometown appointments, the excitement of that free time can fade into boredom. Here are six short TV shows, each of which are no more than 26 episodes and about 10 hours in length. Not only can they help viewers pass the holiday season, but they can all be successfully completed before returning to school for the spring semester.
At 6:15 in the morning, the University sleeps. Streetlights illuminate sidewalks untrodden by students since the evening prior. The Lawn lies empty, and the Bodo’s Bagels on University Avenue has yet to open its doors. Buildings across grounds dwell in silence, patiently awaiting a day that has yet to begin. One of the exemptions from that list of dark, empty buildings, however, is the Hardie Football Operations Center.
Dec. 6, students from the University made a migration — and no, it was not the usual mass exodus to Northern Va.
The University’s search for its 10th president lasted roughly five months, beginning over the summer and ending with the appointment of Scott Beardsley, current dean of the Darden School of Business, Friday. Isaacson, Miller — the executive search firm that assisted in the search process — said in a letter to the Faculty Senate Nov. 21 that the progress followed that of a classic presidential search.
In its seventh road trip of the semester and fourth to the state of Pennsylvania, Virginia (8-3, 0-0 ACC) recorded a pair of blowout victories, a narrow one-point victory and a disappointing loss to round out a winter break wrestling rollercoaster.
“Smiling Friends” took the internet by storm with its pilot episode in 2020. The adult animated show immediately set itself apart from others with its improvisational style of dialogue and rejection of overwhelmingly nihilistic and mean-spirited comedy delivered by other similar shows like “Rick and Morty” and “Family Guy.” The show concluded its third season Nov. 30 which continued to evolve the comedy that made the show popular to begin with.
Following the University’s Board of Visitors’ selection of Scott Beardsley as the University’s 10th president, students on Grounds are beginning to reflect on the decision and what it means for the future of the University. Beardsley, currently dean of the Darden School of Business, was chosen out of four finalists and will assume the presidency Jan. 1.
Both season-ending matches followed the same formula
With all the familiar sequels, reboots and adaptations keeping movie theaters afloat, “Knives Out” may be the most refreshing franchise of the last decade. The 2019 murder mystery from “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson grossed over $300 million worldwide, a remarkable number for a live-action original film. Netflix pounced on its success, inking a lucrative deal that guaranteed two sequels with Daniel Craig reprising his role as the lovable southern sleuth Benoit Blanc.
The University’s Board of Visitors met in a special meeting Friday and officially appointed Scott Beardsley, current dean of the Darden School of Business, as the University’s 10th president. A group of University employees — composed primarily of members of the University’s chapters of the American Association of University Professors and United Campus Workers of Virginia — protested outside prior to the meeting’s start, chanting for the search’s halt due to what they called a shameful process.
For its last non-conference home game, No. 21 Virginia hosted its final opponent of the year, American, on a quick turnaround. Just Saturday, Coach Ryan Odom’s squad turned a sluggish first half into a close win over rival Maryland, leaving with a 10-1 record with one last game before conference play.
Dec. 26
Dr. Anne Rotich, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of African American and African Studies, informs us about her J-term course, Swahili Cultures Then and Now, which takes the students across the globe to Kenya. Dr. Rotich discusses the new knowledge and informational experiences students gain from traveling around Kenya, and how she provides opportunities for cultural immersion. She also analyzes the benefits of studying abroad and how students can most insightfully learn about other cultures.
Editor’s Note: This article is a humor column.
After a five-month-long search, the Board of Visitors named Scott Beardsley the University of Virginia’s 10th President Dec. 19. This entire process was plagued by pushback from the Faculty Senate, nine of the University’s 14 academic deans, the Student Council, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger and other key stakeholders. Most of these critics cited concerns about the Board's legality and partisan lean, arguing that both of these factors could risk undermining its legitimacy if a president were appointed. By moving forward despite these widespread calls for delay, the Board sidelined key voices within the University community and concentrated power in a way Thomas Jefferson himself warned against — raising serious questions about the University’s adherence to its founding ideals.
Charlotte Walden, Public Relations Chair for the Student Docent Executive Board and fourth-year College student, discusses museum education, diversity in art history and the future of the Fralin Student Docents.