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U.Va. Wise committee hears 2035 Master Plan updates amid rising enrollment trends

The Board of Visitors’ Committee on the College at Wise convened Monday in the David J. Prior Convocation Center in Wise, Va. following a series of Board meetings Thursday in Charlottesville. The Committee heard a report on the College’s increased projected enrollment for the Fall 2026 semester and heard updates on the College at Wise’s 2035 Master Plan to increase its enrollment capacity with new dorms and academic buildings.

«Estamos hartos de esto»: los vecinos de la ciudad se sienten ignorados

Nota de la editora: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Luca Bailey el  9 de abril de 2026. Trabajamos para preservar el significado original en la traducción, pero no lo podemos garantizar.

Cavalier Clusters — April 22

No. 2 Virginia enters the ACC Tournament as the team to beat

Last year, the Cavaliers made program history by claiming their first-ever ACC Championship, which they followed with a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship. The 2025-26 season has shown continued dominance, starting hot and finishing strong. 

‘The Vagina Monologues’ unabashedly celebrates women’s sexuality

“The Vagina Monologues,” a recent production by the Virginia Players Lab Series explored female health, sexuality, violence and empowerment. Directed by third-year College student Hank Hawkins, the production is based on a political play of the same name written by feminist playwright V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, in 1996. The performance consisted of 13 different monologues, each performed by different University students, taken from interviews V conducted with a variety of women on their experiences with relationships, sex and gender.

University Museums Internship shapes the next generation of curators

Each fall, the University’s art history department — in collaboration with the Fralin Museum of Art — enrolls select students in a year-long, hands-on program called the University Museums Internship. Ranging from 10 to 13 students per year, the program provides pre-professional experience to undergraduate students deeply interested in the world of art. 

First Year Players was on ‘Top of the World’ in performances of ‘Tuck Everlasting’

Thursday through Sunday, First Year Players performed the 2015 musical “Tuck Everlasting” in the Student Activities Building for their final show of the academic year. The five performances took audiences on an emotional rollercoaster touching on themes of mortality, grief and childhood innocence. First Year Players has been committed to bringing musical theater to the University community since its official establishment in 1981, comprising their casts exclusively of new students — first-years and transfers.

Spanberger signs legislation raising Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028

Virginia’s minimum wage is slated to rise to $15 per hour by January 2028 after Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 into law April 9. The legislation is set to incrementally raise Virginia’s minimum wage from its current amount of $12.77 per hour to $13.75 per hour on Jan. 1, 2027 and to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2028. Spanberger also signed House Bill 20 and Senate Bill 121, which extended the state’s minimum wage to farmworkers by eliminating a previously held exemption.  

SB 727 to tighten assault firearm usage if Spanberger’s amendment reaches approval

Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) deadline for action on legislation passed by the General Assembly was 11:59 p.m. April 13, and among the bills she signed or amended included over two dozen pieces of legislation on gun violence prevention. Senate Bill 727, amended by Spanberger April 11, amends and reenacts §18.2-287.4 in the Virginia Code, prohibiting the carrying of guns “operable as an assault firearm” in public places. 

No. 4 Virginia’s ACC run ends in familiar fashion with finals loss to No. 7 Wake Forest

For the third consecutive year, Virginia’s run at the ACC Championship ended in the final. The No. 4 Cavaliers (22-4, 12-1 ACC) fell 4-2 to No. 7 Wake Forest Sunday morning at the Cary Tennis Park, with the top-seeded Demon Deacons (30-3, 12-1 ACC) once again proving to be the one ACC opponent Virginia could not find an answer for this season. 

ROSNER: Defining this moment for academic medicine

Over the past year, I have had the privilege — and the responsibility — of leading U.Va. Health during a period of significant change. 

India Day celebrates strong arts and a stronger community

Waves of attendees from Charlottesville’s Indian community entered Albemarle High School auditorium Saturday for India Day — the largest event that is held annually by the University’s Indian Student Association. The day showcased several of the University’s Indian culture clubs, including a variety of dance and music teams.

Cavaliers swept for second time in three weeks ahead of final conference series

The first few months of this Virginia softball season were among the best in program history, placing the Cavaliers (33-11, 10-10 ACC) on track for their best record ever. Their dominance was not against exclusively lowly competition either, as Coach Joanna Hardin’s squad proved their mettle again and again with signature victories over high-caliber opponents. 

Virginia women’s golf underwhelms in ACC Championship, falls short of match play

The seven-seed Cavaliers bowed out of the ACC Women’s Golf Championship in Wilmington, N.C., at Porters Neck Country Club after the first two rounds of stroke play. The Cavaliers played a grueling 54 holes of golf in a two-day margin, but Virginia was not among the top six teams that advanced to match play Saturday and Sunday.  

Charlottesville transitions downtown parking garages to AI system

Charlottesville’s two downtown parking garages began operating with “Metropolis Technologies” — an artificial intelligence system — in December. Since its integration, concerns about data security and privacy have been expressed by City residents.

Faculty Senate hears speeches for chair-elect and Executive Council elections

The Faculty Senate met Friday to hear statements from candidates for the Faculty Senate’s chair-elect position, three Executive Council positions and a position on the Faculty Senate of Virginia. Senators began to vote on these positions Monday. Senators also heard updates from Brie Gertler, interim executive vice president and provost, on her ongoing work and from Senate Chair Jeri Seidman on recent meetings with the Board of Visitors. 

Defensores de la vivienda asequible abarrotan la cámara en el Ayuntamiento

Nota de la editora: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Luca Bailey el  10 de abril de 2026. Trabajamos para preservar el significado original en la traducción, pero no lo podemos garantizar.

Zayn’s ‘Konnakol’ lacks cohesion, innovation and ‘Direction’

When Zayn left the band One Direction in 2015, he cited his dissatisfaction with their musical direction saying “there was never any room for me to experiment creatively.” Yet, in the decade since, his output indicates that he has done the opposite, with his vocal performances in particular seeming like they have regressed in their previous complexity as he struggles to cast aside the boy band’s long shadow. The creative stagnation epitomized by his fifth studio album “Konnakol” speaks to this struggle, which is present in the album’s messy style and simplistic lyricism.

Chris Pollard’s message for Virginia? ‘Be the buffalo’

Correction: A previous version of this article referred to Jake Weatherspoon as a graduate student. He is a junior. The article has been updated to reflect this change. 

‘No one-man projects:’ Aaron Roussell sells winning potential

Virginia’s new women’s basketball head coach offered an unexpected concession when asked about sustaining a program’s success at his introductory press conference.