Perris Jones on courage, identity and imposter syndrome
Perris Jones paused before delivering a line that, in many ways, distills everything about his life into a single phrase.
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Perris Jones paused before delivering a line that, in many ways, distills everything about his life into a single phrase.
In their first championship meet of the post-Walsh era, the Virginia women refused to slow down.
Virginia softball is off to a dominant start, racing to a 12-1 record through their first 13 games, not only winning, but winning big — four of those victories have come via mercy rule, already quadrupling last season's total at the same point in the year. Two of those ruthless finishes came this week while they hosted the Mizuno Classic.
Feb. 27
The No. 1-ranked Cavaliers ventured to Raleigh, N.C., Saturday for the lone individual tournament of the spring, the Richard Sykes Individual hosted by NC State at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
Coming off of a 7-0 sweep of rival Virginia Tech, No. 15 Virginia played its first home dual of conference play against No. 23 SMU, securing a competitive 4-1 win. Fielding the same lineup as they had on Wednesday, the Cavaliers (9-4, 2-0 ACC) took the doubles point over the Mustangs (7-2, 1-1 ACC), then built a strong enough cushion in singles to ultimately log their second ranked win of the season ahead of a handful of road duals in March.
Sitting at the intersection of 14th and W Main Street, Boylan Heights has been a staple of the Corner life at the University since 2008. As part-restaurant, part-sports bar, Boylan draws students and Charlottesville locals to experience its University-themed menu and abundance of TVs placed around its two floors, especially on game days.
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the outreach committee hosted the Lunar New Year event. The diversity, equity and inclusion committee hosted the Lunar New Year event. The article has been updated to reflect these changes.
Soft conversation and the clatter of dinner prep filled the Asian American Student Center Friday evening as students gathered for a joint Iftar and Shabbat event. Hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Peace for the third consecutive year, the event brought together two sacred rituals — the nightly breaking of the Ramadan fast and the start of Shabbat, Judaism’s weekly day of rest — inviting students to share a meal, learn about one another’s traditions and build community across faith lines. Organizers of the event hoped the evening would serve as a reminder of how shared ritual can build connection in moments when communities often feel divided.
The “Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style and Racial Uplift” exhibit — on display at the local Trinity Episcopal Church until March 11 — features a series of portraits capturing African American Charlottesville residents from the 1920s. According to John Edwin Mason, curator of the exhibit and professor emeritus of history, the portraits showcase the dignity and pride of their subjects amidst heightened oppression at the time.
Virginia men's and women's squash teams traveled to SquashSmarts in Philadelphia, Pa. on Saturday with hopes of coming out victorious against Trinity for the first time in program history — but both teams once again stumbled against the Bantams. In their final regular season matchup of the year, the No. 4 Cavalier men (13-4, 0-0, MASC) fell 7–2 against the No. 1 Bantams (15-0, 0-0, NESCAC). On the women's side, No. 6 Virginia (11-5, 0-0, MASC) lost a back-and-forth battle against the No. 5 Bantams (13-4, 0-0, NESCAC) with a final score of 5-4.
Virginia’s offense already showed extreme promise in its first two outings, where it averaged 15.5 goals through the help of the nation’s leading point scorer, junior attackman McCabe Millon, as well as sharpshooting senior attackmen Truitt Sunderland and Ryan Colsey. Saturday, a semi-new, highly anticipated name got in on the action — freshman attackman Brendan Millon.
When former Coach Brian O’Connor departed for Mississippi State last June, Virginia baseball entered a period of uncertainty — the kind the program had not faced in more than two decades. O’Connor, who led the Cavaliers to the 2015 national title, had become synonymous with the baseball program’s identity.
On a raucous floor at the KFC Yum! Center, Virginia executed its most impressive performance of the season to record its most ACC wins in 26 years, knocking off No. 8 Louisville 74-72 after a commanding final period, which ended in a back-and-forth thriller that was not decided until the buzzer sounded.
Entering the eighth inning Sunday against North Dakota State, junior utilityman Kyle Johnson was called upon to pinch hit.
“I did not sign the vote of no confidence against the Board of Visitors,” Michael Mitchell, Student Council presidential candidate and third-year Commerce student, said at the Student Council presidential debate Feb. 15.
Entering Saturday’s contest against Stetson, Virginia baseball had fared well to start the 2026 season. The Cavaliers (5-1, 0-0 ACC) scored a whopping 56 runs in a double header Feb. 14, and stood at a perfect 5-0.
Three student panelists gathered Wednesday to discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the issue of immigration under the Trump administration at an event hosted by the Civil Discourse Initiative — a student Contracted Independent Organization focused on engaging students with a variety of political views.
The Virginia wrestling team started its season on the road and finished it on the road as well. Their first road matchup was against Long Island University, a team they briskly defeated. But this time, facing No. 15 Pitt, the Cavaliers (9-8, 1-5 ACC) suffered a demoralizing loss to cap off a 1-4 conference finish.