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When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the ...
Tucked into the western edge of UVA, the Dell’s pond reflects blue sky and white clouds on this midsummer day, although a storm threatens from the northwest, with nickel-gray clouds moving in. Still, ...
When Alexis Ohanian (Com ’05) was a UVA history major with dyed “iguana-green” hair who loved Metallica and video games, it may have been hard to imagine that in just a few short years Forbes magazine ...
Here are some of the luminaries whose work graces Grounds, plus where you will find their work out in the rest of the world.
Later this month, thousands of people—UVA students, Charlottesville children and their parents—will gather on the Lawn to trick-or-treat and show off their costumes. This tradition dates back to the ...
In 1925 “The Cavalier Song,” written in 1923 by then-student Lawrence Haywood Lee Jr., was chosen in a College Topics contest as UVA’s best fight song. The song inspired a moniker for the athletic ...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made headlines for all sorts of reasons during their relationship, but their latest stint on the cover of gossip magazines was for something that shouldn’t be all ...
Rev. Mildred M. Best, whose recent appointment to director of the chaplaincy department at UVA Medical Center makes her the first African American and woman to hold that position, says the promotion ...
For many former students, the sight of a blue (or green) examination book might cause stomachs to churn and bring back memories of frantic essay writing and cramped hands. With the permission of some ...
The bronze Icarus rises 12 feet above a marble pedestal, wearing a pilot’s helmet, combat boots and a knife strapped to his waist. It’s an odd piece of art that was erected in an open field that is ...
In the early ’90s, Debbie Ryan’s basketball teams were among the most dominant in the country. Led by All-American players like Dawn Staley, Tammi Reiss and Tonya Cardoza, the Cavaliers made three ...