[caption id="attachment_33882" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Three established alumni and friends of current University president John T.
[caption id="attachment_33862" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="President John T. Casteen, III will address students at the 181st Final Exercises.
[caption id="attachment_33850" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior guard Monica Wright led the Cavaliers' scoring effort with 34 points in addition to contributing nine rebounds.
They say the undergraduate experience defines University graduates for their rest of their lives, from choosing future jobs to the people one meets.
[caption id="attachment_33826" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Crowds gathered outside Minor Hall and Monroe Hill last Friday, protesting John Yoo's presence on Grounds.
After putting forth semesters of hard work representing students at honor trials or going that extra mile planning that philanthropy event or studying all night, 47 third-year undergraduate students were awarded Lawn rooms as recognition for their services to the University.
[caption id="attachment_33807" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore pitcher Danny Hutlzen pitched eight innings only allowing three hits and one run in the Cavaliers series opening win against Boston College Friday at Davenport Field.
[caption id="attachment_33788" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Coming off a series of vicories and first-time accomplishments, Virginia hopes to maintain its momentum against Boston College this weekend.
The Virginia Tech community remains on high alert after threatening e-mails were sent to students and university employees during the past week believed to originate from the same individual who threatened, via his YouTube page, an attack on the community in October.
Thomas Jefferson famously said, "A strong body makes the mind strong." Centuries later, University students still seem to adhere loyally to this mantra.
[caption id="attachment_33766" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The package of bills will establish College Partnership Laboratory schools, which will link education schools at colleges and universities with students from across the state.
The 33-year drought is over.
Parachute is returning to its roots. After a year of national touring and the release of its album Losing Sleep, the band - comprised of University and local high school alumni - will return to Charlottesville to perform at the Jefferson Theater April 30. These local boys have toured with bands like O.A.R., Switchfoot, and 3 Doors Down, most recently supporting Kelly Clarkson on the international leg of her tour.
[caption id="attachment_33720" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Robby Andrews edged out Oregon's Andrew Wheating, a four-time All-American and a participant in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, to win the national 800-meter indoor title.
[caption id="attachment_33712" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Virginia Commonwealth University student Jonathan Dorey, pictured right, was last seen March 2.
Cav Man - He's at every football game, basketball game and almost every other sporting event. He pumps up the crowd and rides a bicycle on the Lawn.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's statement that Virginia's public colleges and universities do not have the authority to expand their non-discrimination policies to include sexual orientation was answered by organized action and media attention last week. Cuccinelli sent a letter March 4 to the heads of Virginia's public colleges and universities advising them to prohibit the inclusion of "sexual orientation," "gender identity," "gender expression" and similar terms from their nondiscrimination policies without authorization from the General Assembly.
[caption id="attachment_33676" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Although guards Sammy Zeglinski and Jontel Evans were held scoreless against Duke, their defensive pressure limited the Blue Devils to their lowest scoring total of the season.
Although the University is an institution centered around a world of academia, that does not mean students only come through Grounds and learn hard facts.
University leaders discussed current issues facing the University at the third annual Commission on the University's Present yesterday night in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.
