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(10/24/12 4:50am)
Statues are built to commemorate historical figures, but they often take on histories of their own.
Charlottesville’s monuments of Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea; Robert E. Lee; “Stonewall” Jackson; and George Rogers Clark were all funded in the early 1900s by Paul Goodloe McIntire, the same man who donated the McIntire School of Commerce, the School of Fine Arts, the Amphitheater and the Orthopedic wing of the University Hospital. A Charlottesville native, McIntire used the wealth he acquired in the Chicago Stock Exchange to contribute to the “City Beautiful Movement.” This movement was not particular to Charlottesville at the time, but was also popular in the early 1900s with other industrial tycoons such as John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie.
(09/25/12 4:01am)
Anyone can turn on the radio and hear Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” but it’s rare to find an a cappella version with cats’ meows replacing the lyrics. This kind of quirky talent is on display behind the scenes of the University’s only all-rock a cappella group, The Flying Virginians.
(04/03/12 3:51pm)
If you ride the bus to class, Barracks Road, or back home late Friday nights, it is hard to imagine life without the University Transit Service. But what's life like behind the wheel? Working as a bus driver has a number of perks, including the opportunity to learn a new skill while gaining a tight-knit social group. Yet the job also comes with challenges, such as mastering sharp turns and dealing with demanding or odd passengers.