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As the opening credits roll on “Urchin,” a woman’s voice rises over the sound of a bustling London street. She is holding up a Bible, preaching about salvation and the path to it — a path that will ultimately be traversed by the man who wakes up just a few feet from her, curled up on the side of the road.
Editor's Note: The language in this article was finalized by the author Oct. 24.
Coach Tony Elliott’s weekly press conference was business as usual Tuesday. Most questions revolved around last weekend’s win over Washington State or player updates.
Parker Sims, president of Outdoors Club and fourth-year College student, discusses her presidency, the club's student self-governance and its diversity and sustainability. She highlights breaking down barriers to the outdoors and the importance of not only getting outside as a student, but doing so with a community, such as the Outdoors Club.
Every year, fans pack convention centers around the world wearing painstakingly detailed costumes based on their favorite fictional characters, and some even turn it into a full-time job by marketing their skills on social media. This increasingly popular art form is known as cosplay, and unbeknownst to many, it has a home at the University that was established in 2023.
The University’s Digital Technology for Democracy Lab hosted an event Tuesday evening with accomplished technology journalist Karen Hao so she could discuss her latest book — “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.” The talk was moderated by incoming Media Studies Prof. Seth C. Lewis, and Mona Sloane, co-lead of the University’s Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and assistant professor of Data Science and media studies.
Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in colleges and universities across the world, and the University’s Office for Sustainability and Facilities Management joined in this celebration for the first time this October. The focus of the University’s CSM was “Making the Unseen, Seen” through free facility tours and online content throughout October. This theme and events offered the opportunity for the University community to get to know who and what powers Grounds from behind the scenes.
As both early decision and early action deadlines approach for the future Class of 2030, applicants will no longer have the opportunity to submit a supplemental essay prompt which asked about a piece of an applicants’ individual background that would serve as a strength for them at the University. The only supplemental writing prompt that remains is for applicants applying to the School of Nursing — which asks students to detail a health care-related experience or interaction that has informed their interest in the School of Nursing.
Golden light flickered across the Lawn Tuesday as students gathered for the Hindu Students Community’s Lawn of Diwali Lights event. With food, music and warm conversation filling the crisp evening air, the event invited students of all backgrounds to take part in the celebration of Diwali, the annual Hindu “festival of lights” celebrating the triumph of light over darkness.
Last week, this Editorial Board was prepared to applaud Interim University President Paul Mahoney’s decision to reject the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. The Compact’s ambiguous standards and requirement of continuous federal investigation would have proven destabilizing to the University. After many community members stated these objections, the University rightly refused to sign it. Unfortunately, the new agreement between the Trump administration and the University perplexingly includes these exact destabilizing requirements — unclear benchmarks and continued investigations.
More than one thousand students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on the Lawn at noon Friday to urge the University to reject the proposed Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Friday evening, the University announced that it would formally reject the Compact.
Editor’s Note: This page was updated over the course of Nov. 4, 2025 in order to reflect the most recently available information.
The writing is on the wall in Charlottesville, in the best way. From Belmont to Barracks and from the Corner to the Downtown Mall, murals have been woven into the fabric of the City, blurring the line between public space and personal expression. Each piece invites passersbys to pause, to look closer and to see their home a little differently.
Anchored in Shannon Library on one of the most highly trafficked floors is the Rare Book School, a research institute dedicated to the historical study of books and their material context. RBS is open to students, faculty and local community members alike, with classes and exhibits that work to highlight their mission of understanding our cultural history through physical text.
The Justice Department suspended the remaining five investigations into the University in exchange for an acknowledgment to follow all civil rights laws, Interim University President Paul Mahoney announced Wednesday in an email to the community. Mahoney said that the investigations were suspended as a result of an agreement with the Justice Department which the University and the Department came to after months of discussions.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger drew a large crowd Tuesday evening to Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theater, exactly two weeks before Election Day. The candidate was joined by two popular figures in Democratic politics — former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Scientist Bill Nye, known to most as “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” both of whom gave the opening remarks before Spanberger came out.
Student Council announced a new pilot program to provide free Plan-B — an emergency contraception — to University students at no cost through the Student Health and Wellness pharmacy Tuesday. Student Council executives additionally expressed their concern regarding the difficulty to reserve rooms on Grounds for Contracted Independent Organization meetings and announced a recent clothing donation to the Cavalier Career Closet.
Republican Lt. Gov. Candidate John Reid spoke in the Rotunda Tuesday in an event co-hosted by the Center for Politics and the Jefferson Council. Reid spoke on his background as a TV anchor and radio commentator, his goals for Virginia’s economy and prioritization of the “Right to Work” law, private school choice and the current “culture war” in the Commonwealth.
The highly contentious election for Virginia attorney general between the Democratic nominee, former Del. Jay Jones D-Norfolk and incumbent Republican Jason Miyares, is tightening. The race is breathing new life into the questions surrounding the federal government’s investigations into the University and how the University can respond. And after scandals brought forth calls for Jones to drop out, some students say they will no longer vote for him.