President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Though it has since evolved to mean different things to different people, the first celebration supposedly went something like this: “In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast.
The hours you dedicated to math and science homework in high school did not help boost your GPA, according to a study published recently by Education School Assoc.
Charlottesville City Council Monday evening approved recommendations from City Manager Maurice Jones’ plan to address the concerns about panhandling on the Downtown Mall.
A second-year College student sustained injuries after being punched in the face Thursday night near Brooks Hall after speaking out against a homophobic slur.
William Wood, the founding director of the University’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership and husband of former University spokesperson Carol Wood, passed away Friday morning in Birmingham, Ala.
The University saw 13,879 early action applications this year, up from 11,681 last year. Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts attributed the rise to increased knowledge about the early action program. “Since last year was only our first year I assume that more students were familiar with it this year,” Roberts said. The jump in applications has added to the Office of Admission’s workload.
Athens, Tenn. is a long way from Charlottesville, and an even longer way from Oxford University. But for fourth-year College student Joe Riley, who was named a Rhodes Scholar Saturday, Tennessee is where it all began.
Maryland University announced today it will join the Big Ten and depart from the conference it once helped found.
Sitting two rows behind third-year College students Alexander Stamey and Kevin Nguyen, their classmate could see them shuffling papers and whispering back and forth during an exam.
Renowned philosopher Martha Nussbaum addressed a packed auditorium Friday afternoon, berating Western Islamophobia, a problem Nussbaum said continues to plague the country today.
Business owners on the Downtown Mall are demanding that Charlottesville City Council clean up the mall’s image.
Joseph Edward Duva, the 21-year-old man who attempted to burn down the University’s observatory last February, pled guilty Thursday to destruction of property, according to an Albemarle Circuit Court employee. Judge Cheryl Higgins ordered Duva to pay a $418.52 restitution fee to the University for the damage.
Academical Village Chimney Project workers earlier this month put the finishing touches on Lawn fireplaces, allowing Lawn residents to again use the hearths for warmth.
A fiscal cliff could affect everyone paying income taxes come January if Congress does not pass a budget deal by Dec. 31.
Homelessness in Virginia has declined 8 percent since 2010, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday in a press statement.
Retired Charlottesville Police Lieut. Joe Rader, former lead investigator for the Morgan Harrington case, is boosting efforts to find Harrington’s killer.
Runk Dining Hall employee Matthew Beaulieu had a dog leash, rope, duct tape, nylon restraints and handcuffs in his car and intended to hold his potential victim for several days, according to a signed affidavit and probable cause statement describing his attempted abduction of a University student Thursday evening. Charlottesville police received a phone call from the victim shortly after the attack.
In a email sent to students Wednesday afternoon, Patricia Lampkin, vice president and chief student affairs officer, said the absence of a University-wide notification about the attempted abduction of a University student by a Runk Dining Hall employee last week was consistent with University policy.
Charlottesville Mayor Satyendra Huja announced in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony that the City of Charlottesville has named a portion of Fifth Street Southwest “George R.
Senior Vice Provost J. Milton Adams, Dean Billy Cannaday and Kristin Palmer, the project manager for the University’s partnership with Coursera, spoke Wednesday in Clemons about the University’s plans to offer massive open online courses this spring.
