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Remembering the Day: Revisiting UVA’s Response to Warning Signs

Conrad Henschel

Rejected for Being ‘Too Gay’? UVA Student’s Fight Against Alleged Discrimination at Kappa Alpha Psi

Kenyon Bonner on Expressive Activities Policy Update

Making a Mark: UVA Class of 2028 President and Vice President’s Vision

‘The Last Lecture’ Series Holds 25th Anniversary

Audrey Batcheller

University of Virginia Housing and Residence Life hosted its annual event, “The Last Lecture Series,” on April 18, celebrating their 25th Anniversary. The event featured two keynote speakers, Professor of Ethics and Religion, Dr. James...

Harriet Tubman to Become Face of the $20 Bill: A Fitting Tribute

Adam Beddawi

This past Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that Harriet Tubman would adorn the $20 bill, bumping former U.S. President Andrew Jackson to the back of the bill. Tubman will be the first...

Take Back The Night Hosts Open Mic

Audrey Batcheller

Take Back the Night hosted its annual campaign this week on Grounds in efforts to “shatter the silence, and stop the violence” regarding sexual assault. Student leaders planned this week of events to help...

Semester at Sea Students Visit Morocco, Their Final Port of Call

Kailey Leinz

A long line of Semester at Sea students stood in line at the dock, waiting to climb up the gangway onto the MV World Odyssey for the last time. Many students were brushing tears from their...

Putting our Spring Breaks to Shame: Alisha Gupta’s Mission to Morocco for Operation Smile

Anna Gray

While many students were relaxing at home and on beaches over spring break, Alisha Gupta was flying half way across the world to take part in an Operation Smile mission in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Operation Smile...

Despite Nearby Terrorism, SAS Sails On to Ghana

Kailey Leinz

A group of students on the MV World Odyssey sat in the dining room, hunched over their lunches and chattering casually. It was a pretty normal afternoon, and the air was generally pleasant. But the mood shifted...

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