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Student Council passes resolution to support Beardsley in the name of stability

Student Council met Tuesday via Zoom for their weekly general body meeting to pass a resolution supporting University President Scott Beardsley, while simultaneously condemning the lack of transparency and collaboration surrounding his appointment. Representatives also passed three pieces of bylaw legislation addressing a budget amendment, the restructure of the internal affairs committee and the expansion of oversight in the HoosConcerned website. 

Men’s and women’s squash compete against the nation’s best at CSA Individual Championships

Three Cavaliers from both of Virginia’s squash squads competed in the CSA Individual Championships over the weekend, in New York, N.Y. — playing against the premier collegiate squash players from around the country.  

Vivian Yang plays for her team, growth and … elephants?

Vivian Yang landed in Charlottesville for her official visit early in the summer, jet-lagged after some 21 hours of travel from Auckland, New Zealand. Final Exercises were in the University’s rearview mirror, and the streets and courts were quiet — only two-thirds of the coaching staff and none of her future teammates were there to greet her. She was quickly whisked away from the airport to see the Rotunda, taking in the sights on a warm summer evening. 

Crossword — January 29

MOLL: Alongside powerhouse portal additions, watch for hidden gems

Editor’s note: Theo Moll is a Sports Senior Columnist for the 2026 spring semester. His columns are published biweekly. 

Plan B without a price

To many students, the Student Health & Wellness pharmacy is the go-to locale for inexpensive over-the-counter medications and prescriptions to pick up between classes. Now, there is a new benefit. As of Jan. 21, Student Council has launched a pilot program offering free generic Plan B to all students at SHW Pharmacy. 

Second-years reflect on experience in McIntire’s new three-year commerce program

Beginning this past fall, second-year students became the first cohort to enter the McIntire School of Commerce under its new three-year undergraduate program, a shift that moves the application process to the spring of first year instead of January of students’ second year. Students have expressed their appreciation for the extra year in the program to have time to better grasp foundational skills, but some say that it was slightly difficult to be the first class to adapt to the new three-year program.

Virginia Film Festival’s Year Round program elevates cinema and fosters community

Local cinephiles know that every October, Charlottesville’s Virginia Film Festival offers five days of riveting cinematic programming, from exclusive looks at upcoming releases to throwback screenings. However, they may be unaware that VAFF’s program continues well past its annual main event.

Virginia Senate Bill 49 looks to reform gubernatorial appointment process

Sen. Aaron Rouse (D-22) introduced Senate Bill 49 earlier this month, following the beginning of the General Assembly’s 2026 Regular Session Jan. 14. The bill redefines the current provision that gubernatorial appointees — such as those to the University’s Board of Visitors — must be “appointed and qualified” to serve in their posts. The bill would instead require appointees to satisfy all statutory requirements, take the oath of office and be confirmed by the General Assembly before entering office.

Barbara Moore — the story behind the University’s Chapel bell-ringer and organist

The University’s longest-playing organist has spent almost six decades filling both the University Chapel and University Baptist Church with music. Barbara Moore has played the piano since she was six years old, and began taking organ lessons when she was 14. Now, she teaches as a professor in the music department, serves as the Chapel’s organist coordinator and is responsible for ringing the Chapel bell, a role that has placed her at the center of some of the University’s most meaningful moments. 

Fraternity and sorority recruitment sees influx in registration

The start of the spring semester marks the time for formal fraternity and sorority recruitment — a process which roughly 25 percent of the student body takes part in. This year, 1,100 undergraduate women registered to rush 13 sororities in the formal recruitment process, and 825 undergraduate men registered to rush 25 fraternities. Formal sorority recruitment and formal fraternity recruitment took place Jan. 8 to 18 and Jan. 11 to 24, respectively. 

No. 17 Virginia rallies from 19-point deficit to stun Notre Dame in double overtime

Virginia men’s basketball authored one of the most dramatic comebacks in program history Tuesday night, erasing a 19-point deficit and outlasting a Notre Dame team that played its best basketball of the season. The game required two overtimes to determine a winner and tied the program’s largest comeback victory in its history.

How Tabitha Amanze rediscovered her love for basketball

Unlike most hoopers, basketball was not something Tabitha Amanze envisioned shaping her life early on. That changed on an ordinary walk to the market in her home of Ogun State, Nigeria, when she was about 12 years old.

OLIVER: Where are our standards?

On Jan. 12, Scott Beardsley was called to speak before the Education Subcommittee of the Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, where he failed his first test as the University’s president. When asked why nine mentions of “diversity” vanished from his CV in 2025, he gave a non-answer — “Whatever my resume has on it now is what it says.” The University community would do well to take him at his word and closely examine his qualifications before falling in line.

How HoosFits is refashioning U.Va.’s club scene

While the University’s club scene prides itself on a variety of offerings, it can often feel dominated by exclusive pre-professional organizations flocked to by students looking for extra lines on their resume. Simply getting into these clubs may require a certain stilted image, stifling authenticity. HoosFits, a fashion-oriented club of student photographers, videographers and graphic designers that took shape in September 2024, encourages the opposite.The student group celebrates student fashion on Grounds, looking deeper into the unspoken expressions of individuality within one’s day-to-day outfit. They are most known for their Instagram slideshows that portray impeccably dressed students, showcasing a range of styles as a microcosm for the student body’s fashion. The handful featured on the page weekly are approached impromptu by the club’s photographers who pick out peers sporting experimental, thoroughly accessorized and carefully curated outfits. 

JPJ dining hall now defunct for Virginia student-athletes

The University’s John Paul Jones Arena housed a dedicated dining facility for student-athletes on the second floor of the arena, which shut down at the end of the Fall 2025 semester. Virginia Athletics attributed the shutdown of the JPJ dining hall to cost-saving efforts, though student-athletes have said this loss leaves a lack of food options and deprives the athletes of a community-building space.  

Student leaders hope incoming Board members will increase transparency and stability

The resignations of five Board of Visitors members and the subsequent appointment of 10 new members Jan. 17 by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) was characterized by several University student leaders as relieving. Some students also said the previous Board acted with malfeasance, and expressed their gratitude for Spanberger’s appointments which, according to the students, are more bipartisan in their political views than former members. 

CLIPPINGER: Take a Women, Gender & Sexuality Course at U.Va.

Following an international trend over the last decade, gender studies have been under attack across the United States, with bans and efforts at defunding the field proposed by state legislatures from Wyoming to Florida. In 2023, New College of Florida made headlines for its conservative shift, marked by the outright elimination of its gender studies program and the closing of its Gender and Diversity Center. In January of this year, Texas A&M followed suit.

DUTTENHOFER: Higher education should not reset every four years

For students on Grounds, the University often feels permanent — traditions passed down through generations, buildings constructed decades ago and values assumed to endure long after any student graduates. That sense of permanence is what makes higher education across the country, and in Charlottesville specifically, so special. Students are able to learn independently, unburdened by the instability of the outside world, because the institution around them feels so constant and secure. 

Virginia’s new-look starting lineup packs plenty of punch in the field and at the plate

Virginia softball’s 2025 campaign ended with a loss to North Florida in the NCAA Regionals. Even with the season at its end, the losses did not cease — that final defeat marked the last time a number of program cornerstones would step up to the plate in the orange and blue.