Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 12th of October.
Good morning, Charlottesville.
This archive article looks back at student fashion on the Grounds over the decades — from neat 1950s looks to bold mixes of preppy basics and punk style.
It shows how even bus drivers embraced nontraditional attire as part of local style evolution.
Virginia National Bank has launched a free Finance Career and Leadership Academy for high school juniors and seniors to build essential financial skills and vie for a college tuition program.
The bank will hold information sessions on Oct. 20 and Nov. 5 at its Pantops office as students apply by Nov. 20 for the course starting Jan. 11.
The Jefferson Trust awarded six fall Major Cycle Grants totaling $812,064 to support university projects, including an AI study to predict tumor growth, a sustainability fellows program, a Finance Academy, research on stroke diagnosis, an adaptive engineering platform, and NICU microplastic exposure studies.
The student-run UJC approved new bylaws that update its hearing panels to speed up student complaint handling.
The body voted on Sept. 13 (with counsel approval on Sept. 30) and published the updated process today to improve case resolution.
Charlottesville officials plan to retire the historic Sugar Hollow water pipeline as preparations begin for a new water supply system.
The update will replace aging infrastructure and honor a key part of the city’s past.
Virginia volleyball suffered losses over the weekend – extending its conference losing streak to five – in hard-fought matches against Duke and North Carolina.
The team will return to Memorial Gymnasium Wednesday for a Commonwealth Clash against Virginia Tech and take on a second match in Blacksburg on Friday.
Virginia football held a postgame review at Scott Stadium after their matchup with Syracuse — coaches highlighted key plays and noted strategies for the next contest.
The No. 14 Virginia women’s soccer team ended its away drought with a 5-1 win over SMU in Dallas & will take on Virginia Tech Friday at 7 p.m. in Blacksburg.
Former communications intern Chris Messmore’s dream came true when he was invited to try out for the Virginia football team in July — scoring an extra point at Scott Stadium as Virginia beat Norfolk State.
He now looks forward to a final semester with the athletic communications office.
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