Various traditions were in full force at Virginia's opening home football game on Saturday, but one tradition may be fading: the addition of the words "not gay" to the Good Ol' Song.
This fall, a unique environmental science course combining professors and students from three universities on two continents will be offered to University students.
Over the next few weeks, as University students attend information sessions for Madison House programs, many will be running into six new faces.
With the addition of a new dance course this semester, individuals involved in the University's Campaign for Dance said they remain optimistic about establishing a permanent addition to the University's performing arts offerings. University officials have spent over a year and a half debating the addition of a major or minor dance program in the College.
In the third such incident in under a week, Charlottesville Police are investigating another physical altercation near Grounds.
Muscle-bound pigs, ferocious eagles, larger-than-life cavaliers. In the heat of every sports season, frenzied fans clamor to unite under one team representation: the mascot.
University football games are steeped in many student traditions, from singing the Good Ol' Song to wearing ties and sundresses to drinking - drinking lots of alcohol. But many parents are not enthusiastic about the last part of that tradition and the University is making efforts to change it. According to a report and poll by the American Medical Association, 95 percent of parents surveyed believe binge drinking is a serious threat to their college-aged children.
Last year's fire in Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has kindled a spirit for safety among the University's fraternities and sororities. All 48 University fraternities and sororities with houses were inspected this summer by a combination of Charlottesville and University fire safety officials.
Could advertising for two markets create confusion among consumers? Or will it boost sales of submarine sandwiches?
After a busy summer of preparations, investigations and one trial, the Honor Committee was back in full swing at its first meeting of the semester last night.
For students attending the University, there is often a feeling that their time spent strolling Grounds on the way to classes will never end and the idea of seeking a job seems far away.
Visitors to Scott Stadium on Saturday might have missed a familiar face during halftime of Virginia football's home opener against the University of Richmond.
A recent study published in the California Law Review states the Law School Admission Test may not make the grade in terms of fairness.
The University Police Department arrested Kristopher O'Neil Smith of 819 Ridge St., for charges of felonious assault in connection with an incident occurring outside of the Sigma Nu Fraternity house on Carr's Hill.
University students soon will have some tough decisions to make, such as what type of fast food restaurant they prefer or what color carpet they think looks best in a lounge. Such decisions will culminate in the design of the University's new Student Center, a project spearheaded by Student Council's New Student Center Committee. Third-year College student Steven Reinemund, chairman of the New Student Center Committee, and Vice Chairman Matthew Pritchard embarked on a two-week journey this summer to discover what makes student centers across the nation successful.
Flipping through the pages of the University telephone directory or calling student locator for a friend's phone number is a thing of the past.
Do the toys, bed sheets and decorations in a child's bedroom vary depending on their parents' sexual orientation or gender attitudes?
Students studying into the wee hours of the night can worry less about how to get home thanks to a new van the Student Escort Service added specifically to serve Clemons Library. The Student Escort Service's third van, which began service Wednesday, runs from 9 p.m.
The Bayly Art Museum is kicking off the new academic year with a new name and big plans for the future.
Officials from the Foxfield Racing Association, Albermarle County, Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving met yesterday afternoon to discuss new safety measures for the spring Foxfield Races, which are popular among many University students. The ABC is investigating the Foxfield Racing Association following reports by MADD of public drunkenness, drunk driving and heavy traffic in residential areas near the race track, located off of Barracks Road. The ABC plans to issue its report within several weeks.
