1950s
May 26, 1953
“Graduates To Be Sent Two Tickets For Finals”
By Dutch Kuyk
The Final Exercises for the class of 1953 are laid out in this article. University President Colgate Darden was slated to host a reception and Virginia Governor John S. Battle was asked to give the graduation speech.
1960s
May 17, 1966
“Before We Go…”
By CD Managing Board
The Cavalier Daily’s 1966 Managing Board imparts a series of loose, disconnected, unwritten stories on their readers, with hopes that their ideas will not be lost to time. They pay special thanks to secretary Ruthie Roberts, congratulate University Union on some stellar concerts and bemoan the confusion about parking on Grounds. Some things never change.
1970s
May 19, 1978
“Honor: you can take it with you”
By Paul DeFuria
Illustration by Lisa Vines
Honor Committee Chairman Paul DeFuria urges students to carry the values of the honor system with them into their professional careers. He critiques the modern view of honor as “unimportant” and asks graduating students to consider the impact that living in a community of trust had on their lives. DeFuria argues that upstanding individuals can help shift the ethical standards of their communities, even if it’s a small change at first.
1980s
May 17, 1986
“Graduation stirs bittersweet emotions”
By Robert Hardie
Photos by Nancy Andrews
Robert Hardie reviews the Class of 1986’s time at the University, incident by incident. From The Purple Shadows breaking into the Dean of Students’s office to multiple student athletes accused of honor code violations, the graduating class’s four years were a wild ride. The Cavalier Daily even came under fire for publishing the results of an honor hearing, which led to sanctions against them from the Honor Committee and Student Council, including asking businesses not to publish ads with the newspaper and refusing to grant them interviews.
1990s
May 20, 1995
“Class of 1995 experiences years of controversy, change”
By Sarah Lindenfeld
Photos by Matt Lane
Sarah Lindenfeld reviews the major events that defined the Class of 1995. She discusses how allegations of hazing and underage drinking rocked fraternities and debating societies alike, but notes that the death of Greg Batipps, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity pledge and second-year College student, was found to be unrelated to hazing. A group called “Concerned Black Students” organized to protest the lack of minority voices on the Board of Visitors, then again to protest the treatment of Black students at the University. She ends by recounting the financial scandals plaguing Student Council, from their denial of funding requests to the former Council president being arrested for embezzlement.
2010s
May 12, 2014
“114 things NOT to do before you graduate”
By Cece Conner and Sarah Salinas
Cece Conner and Sarah Salinas write their own recommendations for the incoming Class of 2018. While the list is nominally “don'ts,” they list some “dos” as well, including trying the chili at Littlejohn’s and dancing at the Rotunda. They remind the future students that they’ll always be a part of the University community, regardless of what clubs they join or how they spend their weekends. Maybe the Class of 2029 could take notes!
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