A monument to free speech was erected at the Downtown Mall, created and maintained by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, which was founded by former University President Robert O’Neil.
In an elite social organization called the University Bobs, members, who like being called Bob, gather.
The Cavalier Daily’s Sept. 1, 1964 issue was geared towards first year students and contained articles offering readers an introduction to University life and traditions.
Archivists Finn Trainer and Clara Franklin recount Jim Ryan's tenure as the 9th President of the University.
Virginia State Garden Week, an initiative which began in 1929, opened up historic homes and gardens to visitors across the state. Among those opened were the University’s Pavilion gardens, the President’s House, as well as Monticello and Monroe’s Ash Lawn.
The Easters Weekend tradition originated in 1828 when UVA students started taking dancing lessons from professors on Grounds.
A faculty jazz quintet performed songs representing New Orleans’s influence on the jazz world and music at large. Bassist Pete Spaar, whose family hailed from New Orleans, urged students to remember the city and its people after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
In 1957, third-year College student Dave Apple petitioned to put his name on the ballot for the College presidential election as an independent.
Renowned writer and poet Maya Angelou gave an address to a full crowd in Old Cabell Hall, in which she spoke on education, literature and her own life and writing.
A new trend noticed in 1954 was the shift from traditional Valentine’s day cards for serious romantics to more comical options to give out to your friends.
