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(06/15/21 2:32pm)
As the world slowly moves beyond the isolation of COVID-19, an important question remains — what practices and ideas that came out of the pandemic should be kept? For University administration, the specialized U.Va. Launchpad program is an example of one such idea.
(04/16/21 12:46pm)
History has a way of resonating into the present, providing astonishing parallels that help us make sense of our present moment and suggest ways to move forward. Such a notion echoed through the auditorium of the Special Collections Library Tuesday when students in MDST 3903, “Media and Protest: The 1960s” gathered to discuss the University’s May Days protests.
(03/25/21 9:46pm)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significantly increased financial stress on small businesses — Sombrero’s Mexican Cuisine and Café, a family-owned business near the Downtown Mall, was no exception. Husband-and-wife team Bernardo and Lucrecia Martinez — who both spent years working in the food service business and always hoped to have a restaurant of their own — opened the Charlottesville location of their restaurant at the start of the pandemic last year.
(02/08/21 5:34am)
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, the U.Va. Hospital was able to maintain a .01 percent positivity rate out of the 10,866 tests administered to students. But despite the low number of positive cases, the need for patient care of the 141 active cases that continue to grow puts an increasingly large toll on hospital workers — U.Va. Hospital staff report unprecedented levels of stress and exhaustion that have only continued to build.
(09/17/20 6:52pm)
For many in the University community, Tuesday, Sept. 8 was a pivotal date. Since the University’s announcement Aug. 4 that in-person classes would begin in some capacity on that day, students, faculty and staff alike have been waiting with bated breath to begin a semester of classes unlike any in recent memory. With one week of in-person class now complete, students reflected on what, for many, had been their first time in a classroom in six months.
(09/03/20 9:24pm)
Often described as a staple of the University’s Corner, Littlejohn’s Delicatessen on University Avenue has a base of dedicated, long-time patrons. Founded by University alumnus John Crafaik Jr. in 1976, the sandwich shop has long been beloved by students, Charlottesville residents and visitors alike for its New York-style sandwiches and welcoming environment.
(04/24/20 5:48pm)
For many students, the COVID-19 pandemic may feel like the worst possible time to plan for the future. Students are suddenly dealing with the revocation of full-time job offers, as well as cancellations of summer and fall internships. Ultimately, students are left feeling discouraged about future career opportunities. For students facing such concerns, the University Career Center is available to help.
(03/06/20 5:26pm)
Students filled the University’s LGBTQ center Wednesday evening to discuss the importance of intersectionality and the steps we can take to be a more inclusive and accepting society. Approximately 40 students gathered to learn more about what it means to be queer — having a non-heteroromantic, non-heterosexual orientation or a non-cisgender identity — or an ally in the South Asian community. Collaboration between the Indian Student Association and the Queer Student Union led to the creation of this multicultural dinner dialogue. Students engaged in insightful conversations with one another while enjoying a catered Indian meal from Milan Indian Restaurant.
(02/18/20 9:24pm)
The smell of fresh, homemade Korean food and the sounds of lively chatter and buoyant Korean pop music filled the ground floor of Shea House — the University’s multilingual language immersion student housing complex — Saturday afternoon.
(12/10/19 7:46pm)
For University students, it can be easy to get lost in the University bubble and become complacent with the ends of the universe being Alderman Road and the University Hospital. Latinx and Migrant Aid, a program of Madison House, encourages students to involve themselves with the larger Charlottesville community by engaging with the region’s migrant workers.
(10/16/19 6:47pm)
Roughly 50 participants marched to the George Rogers Clark statue Monday in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and in protest of Columbus Day. Participants stood in solidarity around the statue and performed a sage ritual as a unified sign of respect towards indigenous people.
(09/25/19 11:12pm)
An air of serenity settled over the South Lawn this past Sunday evening as nearly 100 people gathered near the Homer statue to participate in a guided meditation in honor of the Sept. 21 International Day of Peace. At 6 p.m., participants arrived at the University’s first Meditation on the Lawn, ready to become peacefully centered for one hour of their day.
(09/05/19 1:45am)
Gender equality, marriage equality and wage equality — the notion of human equality permeates today’s social justice rhetoric. But to the average American, “blood equality” may be a foreign term. It is this lack of awareness that Homoglobin — a Virginia-based nonprofit founded this year — hopes to ameliorate.
(07/12/19 8:44pm)
When transitioning from high school to college, many students find themselves stunned when they encounter huge lectures, 10-page research papers, four exams in a given week and only eight hours of available study time at the end of every class day. To manage the often overwhelming adjustment to studying at the college level, University students provided a few suggestions.
(05/02/19 5:48pm)
For centuries in Arab cultures, families have gathered together at night and admired art in its vast array of forms — dance, poetry, song and instrumentation. These collective experiences are, in Arabic, called “Layaleena” — “our nights.”
(04/10/19 3:28am)
Pulsing pop music, brightly-colored costumes and an overwhelming appreciation for the art of dance filled The Paramount Theater at the Charlottesville Downtown Mall Saturday afternoon. Beginning at 1 p.m., the University Dance Club’s Spring Showcase welcomed friends and family of the club’s student dancers, who filled out the auditorium to watch the show.
(03/25/19 4:11am)
As the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region, the Virginia Festival of the Book began in 1995, and for the past 13 years, it has attracted audiences of more than 20,000 each year. Produced by the Virginia Humanities, the festival welcomes University students and faculty, Charlottesville residents and avid readers outside of the Charlottesville area.
(02/21/19 4:09am)
Founded in 1976, the Virginia Riding Team is a club sports team open to University students of all years with an interest in riding horses. With 65 riders, 4 coaches and over 30 team horses, the team is a competitive force that has accumulated numerous accolades over the years, including the 2018 American National Riding Commission Novice Championship title and has qualified for 10 American National Riding Commission Championships.