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The Cavaliers are approaching a turning point.
The men’s tennis program delivered one of its most dynamic performances in recent memory this weekend at the 2025 NCAA Individual Championships in Orlando, Fla., where senior Mans Dahlberg and junior Dylan Dietrich captured the doubles national title and the Cavaliers produced several statement singles runs that reaffirmed the program’s standing among the nation’s best college tennis programs.
Thanksgiving week is a time for togetherness and love across the Commonwealth — except for on the football field.
The crowd was silenced. The Cavaliers in utter shock. The entirety of Klöckner Stadium was simply demoralized. These were the reactions as Virginia’s storybook season stunningly came to a close Sunday at the hands of UNC Greensboro in a 2-2 tie that saw the Spartans (12-4-6, 3-2 SoCon) advance in penalties.
This week’s From the Archives looks at how Thanksgiving has been viewed and celebrated at the University over the years. From reflections on fading traditions in the 1950s to twist contests in the 60s, political anxiety and state of affairs in the 70s and 80s, a turkey’s-eye view in the 90s and the experiences of international students in the 2000s. Together, they show how each generation has put a spin on the holiday.1950sNov. 27, 1957“Thanksgiving: Death By Absorption”Reflecting on Rev. Dr. Truman B Douglass’s Thanksgiving dismay, this piece discusses the erosion of tradition and “public gratitude.” In defending the holiday, it theorizes that some degree of commercialism may protect Thanksgiving from disappearing into the tide of Christmas cheer. And if the Pilgrims could express gratitude for their “wretched existence,” it is only fitting that Americans recognize the gifts of 1957. 1960sNov. 28th, 1961“Student, High School Partner Win Twist Contest ‘In A Walk’”The Paramount Theatre hosted a Thanksgiving Day Twist Contest in hopes of boosting interest in doing The Twist onstage. While only six couples showed up, The Paramount hypothesized that interest in doing The Twist was quelled by fears of doing it in public. The winners, second-year College student Joe Brown and high school junior Sue Pipes, maintained that despite the small crowd, they really were the best dancers present.1970sNov. 25, 1975“Thanksgiving?”In a time of intense political, economic and social unrest, this 1975 article considers whether Thanksgiving gratitude is still possible. While violence persists, from war on the global stage to assassinations across American partisan lines and rapes on University Grounds, the piece nonetheless attempts to cultivate a hopeful attitude for the future. It celebrates a rare period of peacetime for the United States and the effectiveness of the government in forcing Nixon’s resignation, offering these as signs of the nation’s unfulfilled potential for greatness, one we can all be grateful for this Thanksgiving.1980sNov. 23, 1983“Giving thanks”The article opens in a similar way to the one from 1975, bemoaning the current state of affairs, the anxiety, unrest and tragedy that has defined 1983 up to this point. The toll this time takes on University students is stressed, as are they, as finals and the future press down. The article takes a lighter view towards these periods of darkness. While exams are stressful, the education we receive is nothing short of a gift, and the article reminds students that their stresses are usually shared, and to find hope in the blessings we do have, rather than what we don’t.1990sNov. 29 1995 “Thanksgiving no holiday for Turkeys”By Julie Floryan Art by Kendra DunnTom the Turkey MMMXXVIII is forced to watch his best friend (also named Tom the Turkey) get “decapitated, plucked, stuffed and roasted” in a Thanksgiving tale by columnist Julie Floryan. Giving voice to the turkeys, the article offers a Rudolph-esque story of a young bird whose peers are selected for special “exercise and feeding” programs, programs Tom is deemed too small for. In the end, he finds this disadvantage to be quite the holiday miracle. 2000sNov. 26, 2002“Worlds of Thanks”By Angela Manese-LeePhotos by Meghan ThompsonThe Thanksgiving season can be daunting for international students, who often feel left out or lonely as Grounds is abandoned and decorated for a uniquely American holiday, but programs like the Thanksgiving Day Meal Match can help connect them with faculty and community members willing to open their doors. Many students bring their international roommates or friends home as well, defying the idea that Thanksgiving is just about family. The international students interviewed expressed similarities between the holiday and traditions from their home countries.
Before the Christmas and late-winter holiday cheer can begin, November makes space for slower evenings, home-cooked meals and the familiar rituals that anchor the season. Thanksgiving, especially, asks us to pause and take stock, to remind ourselves of the people, memories and places that have carried us through the year. And in this season of reflection, music can be an important companion. Here are a few songs that prompt reflection and gratitude for experiences of many kinds.
For the first time, the No. 12 Virginia men’s swimming team entered a postseason-caliber bracket challenge of the regular season this weekend in Knoxville, Tenn. In an opportunity to measure itself against three of the nation’s premier men’s programs, the Cavaliers fell short and finished fourth after dropping all three of their matches, including a 37-19 loss to Michigan in Sunday morning’s meet for third place.
In a weekend designed to test depth, nerves and a brand-new format, the Virginia women mostly made the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge look like business as usual.
The presidential search committee and the University’s external search firm announced Friday that the search would continue, despite a Faculty Senate resolution passed Nov. 14 which called for a pause. In its responses to the Faculty Senate’s resolution, the committee said they have not selected finalists, and because of this, their work must continue, while they also reassured the community that the search was being conducted thoroughly.
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” released Nov. 14, picks up a decade after the previous movie, with the four Horsemen having been separated since before all returning to work together once more. Directed by Ruben Fleischer — the third director to take on the franchise — and with a runtime of 112 minutes, the film attempts to reinvigorate the series with new faces and expansive world-building but fails to truly dazzle audiences.
Almost exactly one year has passed since the release of “Wicked,” the Broadway adaptation that astoundified theaters and viewers alike to gross over $700 million at the global box office. Now, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have reprised their roles as Elphaba and Glinda to tell the second half of the story, which opened in theaters Nov. 21. Though its tonal anomalies and pacing confusions make it difficult to truly match the excellence of the first film, “Wicked: For Good” is nonetheless a spectacular theatergoing experience and a satisfying conclusion to the epic tale.
Anyone who has gone for an early morning Saturday run around Grounds or set off to beat the Bodo’s pileup might spot a few remnants from the night before — crumpled cans, leftover paper plates from Christian’s and often, someone trudging home in someone else's t-shirt.
As autumn’s colors give way to the increasingly leafless cold of late November, the fall sports season gives way to the winter sports season. From the warmth of rivalry wins to the chills of postseason heartbreak, this year has been one to remember. Below, three beat writers from The Cavalier Daily discuss their thoughts at the digital Thanksgiving table.
Colonial Hall never really sat down Sunday afternoon. A loud and restless crowd — part Virginia orange, part Butler blue — hummed through every whistle, every collision and every contested rebound as the Cavaliers (5-1, 0-0 ACC) fell 80-73 to the Bulldogs (5-1, 0-0 Big East) in their second and final game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
The home crowd at a packed Klöckner Stadium held its breath as junior goalkeeper Victoria Safradin calmly waited for junior midfielder Jadyn Holdenried to take a penalty spot with the chance to break the 1-1 tie between No. 1 seed Virginia and No. 4 seed Washington in the 62nd minute. The referee’s whistle blew, and Holdenried charged toward the ball, blasting a laser to the right post. Safradin dove to the right, stopping the shot with her mitts.
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The University was founded under Thomas Jefferson’s educational ideals, including his conviction that language study is an indispensable part of education. Today, however, the University’s approach to language learning — particularly through its diagnostic exam — risks reducing that ideal to a mere formality.
Nearly three years after Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., former University student and football player, shot and killed three University football players Nov. 13, 2022, Jones was given the maximum penalty Friday of five life sentences with an additional 23 years.
In this episode, Mona El Khafif, an Associate Professor of Architecture, explains biophilic design, which refers to the integration of nature into urban and architectural spaces. Through her work on the Biophilic Region Exhibition and her emphasis on the role of educational collaboration, she highlights the importance of shaping architecture and learning for an environmentally conscious future, even here in Charlottesville.