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After much anticipation, Frank Ocean's new album lives up to the hype
A&E

Frank Ocean finally drops “Blonde”

At the beginning of “Nikes,” the opening track on singer Frank Ocean’s long anticipated second album “Blonde,” you hear the thump of an isolated, moody beat, laying the background for the world’s first glimpse of Ocean in over four years.


U.Va. alum Sasheer Zamata performed at the Jefferson this week.
A&E

​Sasheer Zamata graces familiar stage

Sasheer Zamata is a 2008 graduate of the University’s Drama department. Since graduating, Zamata has performed stand-up comedy throughout the country and has appeared in a variety of sketches with Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and College Humor, among other outlets.


A&E

Aer’s top 10 songs

David von Mering and Carter Schultz started Aer and the accompanying Fresh Aer Movement while they were still in high school.


Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

Latest Podcast

Dr. Anne Rotich, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of African American and African Studies, informs us about her J-term course, Swahili Cultures Then and Now, which takes the students across the globe to Kenya. Dr. Rotich discusses the new knowledge and informational experiences students gain from traveling around Kenya, and how she provides opportunities for cultural immersion. She also analyzes the benefits of studying abroad and how students can most insightfully learn about other cultures.