As the 120th Managing Board brings its term to a close, we continue an annual tradition of recognizing individuals and groups who have made headlines this past year. The "Politics of the Masses" award goes to Student Council for implementing Speak Up UVA as a tool for soliciting student concerns.
I am disheartened to learn that the official flag of the Class of 2012 has been changed. It was recently decided that a vote would be held on whether to change the face of the Class of 2012.
The Tankini, basketball jersey, lax penny, wife beater, cutoff, and muscle shirt - all played critical roles in the revolution that is the sleeveless t-shirt.
Over 150,000 buried. More than 250,000 left homeless. Countless people still trapped under twisted rubble, unable to escape.
During what has been an eventful past year for the University, Student Council made great strides toward redefining how it represents student interests.
What a difference a year makes! This time last year, President Barack Obama had just been inaugurated, coming off a beautifully executed campaign and resounding victory in the presidential election.
Last summer, the University Unity Project went through a major restructuring process. Starting last fall, the Project committee began to operate as an autonomous body of student representatives from across the University.
The University has a myriad of successful and famous alumni. Our alumni are part of the reason that the University can offer such a phenomenal education, as our ranking is partially determined by alumni donations.
If you asked any tour guide what the oldest tradition at the University is, they will invariably answer the honor system.
Extra, extra, read all about it! Standford White, an architect at the University, is shot dead by mistress's husband in Madison Square Garden!
Who isn't for Haiti? Wednesday night, a number of students met to discuss ways to coordinate University relief efforts to help the devastated country.
What happened? A question that no doubt is on Democrats' minds as they recall the Massachusetts Senate race.
U.Va. students are missing out on one of the things that makes college life so terrific - attending basketball games.
Renaissance men Football coach Mike London's emphasis on fostering players' academic and personal development fits neatly with the University's core values It has been a month and a half since Mike London took over as Virginia's head football coach, and the process of building his first staff is nearly complete.
America's airport security is a failure, and a complete failure at that. One would think that after the disastrous events of 9/11, our country should be at the global cutting edge of airport security.
The Board of Visitors ended its nearly six-month-long search for the University's eighth president Jan.
Happy Birthday Obama administration! You have been in power for over a year and in the words of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, you certainly haven't "let a good crisis go to waste." You continued a government spending spree that would make a Hollywood heiress blush with embarrassment.
Governor Bob McDonnell resolves to reverse the decades-long trend of underfunding Virginia's public colleges, pledging to work with the General Assembly to devote resources to state schools on par with other top public systems, such those in California and North Carolina.
I think we all remember how tough not having a car on Grounds was first year, and some of us (me included) as upperclassmen still don't have the luxury of having a car to drive whenever we need to go to Barracks or anywhere down Route 29.
It was time. We all knew it. Coach Al Groh knew it, evidenced by his prepared remarks. The players knew it, publicly stating that they practiced harder this week in order to send their coach off with one final win.
