1950s
October 14, 1954
“Circus Breaks Early Morning Calm”
By Fred Quayle and C. David Barrett
When “The Greatest Show On Earth” came to town in 1954, elephants, giraffes, tigers, and hippos were paraded through the streets of Charlottesville.
1960s
October 9, 1962
“University Group Devoted To Discussion Of A Wide Variety Of Interesting Topics”
By David Linehan
This article describes a bit of the history and procedures of the Jefferson Society, a legendary club which “will certainly last as long as will the University."
1970s
October 10, 1973
“Student Leaps Into Stardom, Lily Pad Style”
By Ed Kaniewski
Photograph and artwork by Goodman, Chatfield-Taylor
In this humorous read, a group of first-year men from the Page-Emmet dormitory held an Olympic frog leaping contest and discovered one of their own was exceptionally talented at jumping. It is sure to make you smile!
1980s
October 15, 1980
“Sabato newest kid on presidential poll block”
By Tom Hamilton
Photograph by Scott Hennessee
43 years ago, back when he was an assistant professor, Larry Sabato was already conducting political polls as the “Virginia’s only election analyst.” Now he is the director — and founder! — of the Center for Politics.
1990s
October 10, 1996
“Students find fun in Adventure Land”
By Anne Holub
Adventure Land was an amusement park located just ten minutes north of the University and was a popular site for club outings and even fraternity parties. Complete with an arcade, batting cages, go-karting and mini golf, Adventure Land sounds like it was a blast!
2000s
October 13, 2000
“New LGBT center opens for students”
By Maria Tor
The "LGBT center," a safe space for students, first opened on Grounds in the year 2000. This article details how, at the time, the University was one of the last of the top-ten public institutions to have a paid staff working for LGBTQ+ students.
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