UVa News
Beta Bridge Vandalized With Hate Speech
Beta Bridge, a popular spot for students to paint messages to the University community, was vandalized on the morning of May 1. A racial slur was discovered on the bridge accompanied by an offensive, ... Read More
TEDx Comes to UVA
TEDx, a spin-off of the popular speaker series Ted Talks, came to grounds with the help of a group of dedicated UVA students. 100 students piled into Nau lecture hall for UVA's first TEDx event, ... Read More
Human Rights Blog: Very Young Girls
“I took my suitcase and said I was leaving, and I was told that if I tried to leave again I would be leaving in the suitcase.” The International Justice Mission chapter at UVa put on a ... Read More
Charlottesville Farmers’ Market: Make it a Spring Tradition
Weekend mornings can easily been spent getting lost downtown in Charlottesville at the Farmer's Market. From 7 AM till noon, the parking lot close to Escafe is filled with many different kinds of ... Read More
Sexual Assault at the University of Virginia
Everyone knows that sexual assault occurs on college campuses. Statistics say that one in four college girls will become victims of sexual assualt or sexual violence. No one thinks it is going to ... Read More
Take Back the Night Makes a Mark at UVA
Hundreds gathered for UVA's annual Take Back the Night event that is aimed at preventing sexual assault and providing a support network for survivors of sexual assault. The night began with a rally ... Read More
Sullivan Speaks to University in Preparation for Founders’ Day
UVA President Teresa Sullivan gave a speech Thursday afternoon in honor of Founder’s Day in which she analyzed the University today through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson. Sullivan spoke to the ... Read More
UVA Holds Panel on Future of Higher Education
Students and University leaders gathered this week to lead a discussion about the future of higher education institutions. Panelists at the event included University president Teresa Sullivan, ... Read More
Margaret Thatcher Passes at 87
Today marks the passing of one of the most influential, if controversial, political figures of the 20th century, Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Her cause of death, at 87 ... Read More
