On May 13, 2009, 34-year-old Charlottesville resident Catherine Brown was barely clinging onto life after suffering a severe cardiac arrest.
Most departments at the University draw funding from the state, private sources and student fees. But the athletic department's funding model relies on entirely different sources to generate revenue and pay out millions of dollars in scholarships to student-athletes who compete with 25 different teams across each athletic season. Funding model Ticket sales, payments from the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA, private gifts and student fees constitute the bulk of the department's revenue.
The last time most University students took a tour of Grounds, they were probably registering for their first courses during summer orientation. Now, a few years later, one has to wonder how many students can actually remember that the school's Grounds is one of the only campuses in the United States registered on the World Heritage List and that the University was the first state school constructed around a library rather than a chapel.
The annual Foxfield Races attracts students by the bus-load each spring, and for girls, social and historical custom suggests a sundress, a hat and other accessories as proper attire.
Whether you are hoping to work for an investment bank or just wondering how to spend your summer earnings, learning how to manage money is crucial.
Living in a dormitory my first year, I felt I had limited choices when it came to Italian food. I gorged on Observatory Hill Dining Hall's spaghetti, College Inn's cheesy bread and Domino's pepperoni pizza, but that was about it.
Standing on the corner of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue surrounded by samurai swords, elegant kimonos, the beat of Japanese music and the smell of grilled Japanese teriyaki chicken, I had to remind myself I was in America's capital, not Tokyo.
Think you know all there is to know about Chinese food? Think again. There may be a whole new realm to the Americanized menu of General Tao's chicken, Asian sesame chicken and lo mein, topped with a batch of white rice that you have yet to discover. Located on 612 Albemarle Square, Taste of China offers a popular authentic Szechuan menu from the legendary Peter Chang, one of China's finest and most well-known chefs.
The corridors of Maury Hall are filled with photos capturing University Reserve Officers Training Corps students from years past.
"Love is bound to power as it is bound to justice," said Regina Schwartz, Northwestern University English professor and doctoral graduate from the University. During this first lecture of the Love and Justice lecture series, which was held Feb.
