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U.Va. reacts to August tragedies
The white nationalist rallies of Aug. 11 and 12 continue to impact the University, student body and larger Charlottesville area. The Aug. 12 ‘Unite the Right’ rally resulted in numerous injuries and three deaths, including Charlottesville resident Heather Heyer. In response, community members held events of their own, including counter-protests like the by student groups and for all affected by the rally. However, the for the way it handled the events of Aug.
Multicultural Student Center celebrates one year at U.Va.
The Multicultural Student Center, located in the lower level of Newcomb Hall, celebrated its one-year anniversary this week. The MSC held a series of events throughout the week to honor its first year, beginning with a tour, panel and reception on the history of prejudice and student activism at the University. Other events included a film screening, an open stage night and a lecture, culminating with a birthday bash Friday.
Weekend previews: Nov. 3-5
The No. 3 Cavaliers are preparing this weekend for their first ACC tournament matchup against the No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels. If Virginia (15-3, 5-1 ACC) wins this game, they will advance to the conference finals to play for the ACC championship. The Cavaliers won the ACC regular season tournament title last week, which allowed them to clinch the top spot in the ACC tournament and get an important first round bye.
Protecting yourself from the hypnotic power of binge watching
Last weekend, I lost my entire Sunday to season two of “Stranger Things.” I didn’t plan on watching the whole season. I didn’t even plan on watching more than three episodes. Yet, at 3 a.m., I found myself where Netflix binges always seems to take me — staring at the end credits with bleary eyes and hating myself. The truth is, most people in college have binge watched at least once.
Jigsaw shows why audiences lose faith in horror franchises
“Jigsaw” is the eighth installment of the “Saw” franchise. The eighth. That is not to say that eight installments is a lot for a horror franchise — it’s not. “Friday the 13th” produced 12 movies and “Halloween” spawned 10. Still, it is difficult to ignore the sheer volume of movies hatched from a single premise. By the fourth sequel or prequel or paraquel of a movie franchise, audiences can start to get dubious with a capital “D.” “Jigsaw” is no exception to this rule.
Bicentennial Scholars Fund matches $15 million gift for new Engineering School scholars program
A $15 million gift from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation has been matched dollar-for-dollar by the leading to a total of $30 million to support the implementation of the Clark Scholars Program in School of Engineering and Applied Science. The program was announced in September. The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is an initiative supporting a number of causes according to the late A. James Clark’s wishes.
Students learn resilience, techniques for overcoming, acknowledging failure
In the fall of 2016, in the halls of New Cabell, an idea was born. It started with the notion of acknowledging failure and changing the dialogue to view personal failures not as setbacks, but as inevitable elements of a successful life. This idea inspired students to bring the Resilience Project to the University in February 2016.
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