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Some days, Music Professor Matthew Burtner is out in the snow, recording the sounds of dripping water and crunching ice. Others, he is inside editing and arranging those sounds along with traditional instrumentation into a digital composition. Burtner works in the field of ecoacoustics — the study of environmental sounds.
Laughter and multilingual chatter flow down Jefferson Park Avenue as students convene for study sessions, cook group dinners and sing karaoke. This type of close-knit, linguistic community can only be found in the University’s language house complex, composed of Casa Bolívar, La Maison Française and Shea House.
Amid recent debates over the freedom of higher education, rising student debt and shifting labor markets, the value of a college degree appears to be under attack. Public opinion continues to frame higher education as a financial gamble in which students pay hundreds of thousands of dollars now for the mere potential of higher earnings later. Most recently, the University’s Compact discussions — which included discussing a proposed five-year tuition freeze — also heightened focus on students’ financial responsibilities and burdens. In this context, the value of a higher education degree needs to be carefully examined.
Through 15 games this season, Virginia field hockey has been a defensive powerhouse, but when it met Stanford for an ACC Tournament matchup Tuesday afternoon in Louisville, Ky., it was the offense that took center stage. The Cavaliers (15-1, 7-1 ACC) defeated the Cardinal (7-10, 2-6 ACC) 4-3 behind incredible performance from junior forward Emma Watchilla and several true freshmen.
Virginia basketball in recent memory has played so slowly that the best adjectives are nouns. The mental list of adjectives fails, and so does a thesaurus of them. People resort to naming creatures.
It is no secret that Virginia women’s basketball has been looking for another co-star. The epicenter of Charlottesville's basketball universe rightfully revolves around megastar junior guard Kymora Johnson, and senior guard Paris Clark is the clear No. 2, but what about a third star?
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon, as the audience patiently waited in Old Cabell Hall for the second of the Department of Music’s Chamber Music Series. These concerts highlight faculty and guest musicians playing a wide variety of instruments. This edition starred Dr. Jiyeon Choi, the senior clarinet lecturer at the University and the principal clarinetist at the Charlottesville Symphony.
After months of anticipation, the long-awaited Virginia’s women’s basketball season has arrived, and the campaign began with a resounding home victory over Morgan State. The Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) beat the Bears (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) Tuesday by a score of 86-36 at John Paul Jones Arena.
1950sNov. 4, 1953“Dalton Conceded Defeat at 10:15 P.M.”This article explains the results of the 1953 gubernatorial election, in which Democrat Thomas B. Stanley defeated Republican Ted Dalton. This article shows the ways that important Virginian politician Harry F. Byrd influenced local politics. Byrd was known for his “Byrd Machine,” a political organization that dominated Virginia politics for much of the 20th century and worked to promote Democratic candidates throughout the state, and Governor Thomas B. Stanley was one of the results of the Byrd Machine. 1970sNov. 7, 1973“Voting Machine Malfunction Mars Area House Of Delegates Race”By Tom Tanton and Steve Briggs
Virginia women’s soccer began its quest for ACC glory in Tallahassee, Fla. Sunday, taking on Florida State in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament. Although both teams remained scoreless for the entirety of the game, the No. 5 seed Cavaliers (12-2-4, 6-2-2 ACC) kept their cool to defeat the No. 4 seed Seminoles (10-2-4, 6-2-2 ACC) 6-5 in penalty kicks.
The University Judiciary Committee has adjudicated 10 cases this semester and has 17 pending cases. Should the remaining 17 cases become adjudicated by the end of the Fall 2025 semester, this statistic would surpass last year’s Fall 2024 semester, in which 22 cases were adjudicated by the semester’s conclusion.
Three years ago, the darkest day in the history of Virginia Athletics cast a shadow over Grounds as Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry were shot and killed in the Nov. 13, 2022 shooting. Then-senior running back Mike Hollins and second-year Commerce student Marlee Morgan sustained serious injuries.
The Honor Committee met Sunday to discuss a possible partnership with other honor committees and councils at other undergraduate institutions, such as the Honor Council at University of Mary Washington, with the goal of expanding outreach and sharing ideas. The Committee also heard from representatives about how to further expand the Committee’s outreach to first-year students and to fully remote students.
Virginia wrestling opened its season Sunday in Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Classic. The Cavaliers finished fourth out of 10 teams behind a pair of top-25 teams headlined by No. 2 Nebraska. Virginia’s night was punctuated by senior Keyveon Roller’s title in the 125 lb weight class.
For the first 20 minutes of Virginia’s season opener against Rider, it looked like a competitive game. For the next 20 minutes, it did not.
Progressive activist group Indivisible Charlottesville organized a Jazz Parade for Democracy as part of its broader Democracy Fair at the Downtown Mall Saturday afternoon, bringing together volunteer musicians, singers, artists and performers from the Charlottesville community to advocate through art. The parade was a moving display from Indivisible, with Charlottesville residents young and old becoming active participants in the march and festival.
Editor’s Note: This article was continually updated over the course of the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 3 to reflect the most recent information.
For the first time since 2019, Virginia Players performed “Play in a Day” this semester — a production written, directed, rehearsed and memorized in roughly 24 hours. This year, Maggie Polistina, Virginia Players Artistic Director and fourth-year College student, found it important for the organization to bring back “Play in a Day” after its hiatus, wanting to encourage new students to join the team for a low-commitment, fun experience.
Nov. 7
In the University’s Oct. 22 agreement with the Justice Department, Section 2, Clause 7 states that the University agrees to apply the Department’s guidance regarding civil rights law released July 29 and provided that recommended policies remain consistent with relevant judicial decisions. The guidance outlined how initiatives such as diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the use of race or other protected characteristics for employment or program participation and the use of proxies for protected characteristics might violate federal antidiscrimination law.