When it rains, it pours
By Valerie Clemens | March 3, 2013Without any way to circumvent the point, I’ll go ahead and write bluntly. An old friend died this weekend.
Without any way to circumvent the point, I’ll go ahead and write bluntly. An old friend died this weekend.
Joe Rahon’s deep 3-pointer with just under ten seconds left capped a game-ending 12-3 run for Boston College that propelled the Eagles to a 53-52 victory against Virginia Sunday afternoon at the Conte Forum.
A proposal to add informed retraction to the Honor Committee’s constitution, introduced by Second-year Law student Frank Bellamy, was approved by about 64 percent of the 8441 students who voted on the amendment in the University-wide elections this past week.
The No. 9 Virginia men’s swimming and diving team took home its sixth consecutive ACC Championship Saturday night, winning five individual championships along the way.
The University Board of Elections announced at noon Saturday the results of the 2013 University-wide elections.
The University Board of Elections delayed the announcement of election results Friday. The results were originally scheduled to be announced in Newcomb Theater at 4 p.m., but UBE chair Jessica Hassanzadeh, a fourth-year College student, sent an email to candidates at 3:20 this afternoon to announce that the event was canceled.
Led by a sublime career night by Harris, Virginia led wire-to-wire against the ACC powerhouse to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Blue Devils.
University Physics Prof. Lou Bloomfield may be best known for creating “Lou’s List,” an easily navigable database of course offerings at the University.
The Patient & Friends Research Committee of the University’s Cancer Center hosted their annual “Hot Topics in Cancer Event” Thursday in Alumni Hall, showcasing the groundbreaking blood cancer research being conducted at the University.
After winning the ITA National Team Indoors in February, Virginia (6-0) will host No. 5 Oklahoma (8-2) Sunday in their first action since the ITA finals, a match that could serve as an indicator for the future of a team that hopes to build upon the successes — and failures — of the past.
After weathering two razor-thin contests in hostile environments, the Virginia women’s lacrosse returns home Friday for its most daunting challenge to date.
The bylaw changes Student Council unanimously passed Tuesday evening are a promising sign for the body’s next term. Council last updated its bylaws in September 2010.
Second-year Law student Ronald Fisher submitted a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request Feb. 25 for Honor Committee records concerning private funding for the Committee’s Restore the Ideal Act campaign. The FOIA request asks for email correspondences between Honor Committee members and private individuals who have funded the campaign.
Provost John Simon approved proposed tuition increases for doctoral candidates in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
David Coleman, College Board president, announced plans Tuesday to radically redesign the SAT. While specific details of the redesign have not yet been specified, a speech Coleman delivered upon taking office in October highlighted several problems with the current structure of the test which he said he hoped to correct.
When a weary Akil Mitchell saw freshman forward Mike Tobey putting on his practice uniform to take the court for the first time in weeks, the junior forward could not contain his elation.
LeFevre dormitory was evacuated Wednesday morning after a suspicious white powder was found in a microwave in the student lounge.
The Virginia football team learned Wednesday that safety Quin Blanding would become the second Bayside High School standout and five-star prospect to commit to the University this month.
Though the rain necessitated a move from the familiar confines of Klöckner Stadium to the University Hall Turf Field, the No. 6 Virginia men’s lacrosse team came away with an 18-11 victory against Mount St. Mary’s Tuesday evening to remain undefeated.
Student Council unanimously passed a new set of bylaws Tuesday evening which will fundamentally change the organization’s meeting structure and seeks to reinvent the organization’s relationship to students.