tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53185839512577389022024-03-01T03:24:29.398-05:00Hoo Stories: A UVa Student BlogBen T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-55729954031765625602021-04-05T10:00:00.001-04:002021-04-05T10:00:01.979-04:00A Weekend in the Life of a UVA Student<u>Thursday</u><br />At UVA, it starts to feel like the weekend on Thursday. Many students don’t have classes on Friday, so Thursday nights you can start to relax and celebrate the end of the week! The Corner restaurants often have food deals for students; one of my favorites is Trinity Irish Pub, which serves burgers and Bold Rock Hard Cider (if you are 21+, of course) for $3 each on Thursdays! It’s so cheap and delicious. Many student organizations will hold social events both on and off-grounds as a way to kick off the weekend. If I have a class or important meeting on Friday, I’ll spend my night in, preparing and getting a good night’s sleep.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU2z0S0-iFAV9zfb-ow4bkFBbueYewYdiT-LCRVDKiiaZ4EXRe2So-U03j8hpvopA6sdUh4Hg6A9T-H_CB1f95c7XdRRgOabmSGxEdxhd7EhO9EioKozr4qiYhXcT202LnKgqlWBjAx7d/s1000/f0a1f29f-af8f-4460-8ea7-07d85dacaf56.sized-1000x1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU2z0S0-iFAV9zfb-ow4bkFBbueYewYdiT-LCRVDKiiaZ4EXRe2So-U03j8hpvopA6sdUh4Hg6A9T-H_CB1f95c7XdRRgOabmSGxEdxhd7EhO9EioKozr4qiYhXcT202LnKgqlWBjAx7d/w410-h274/f0a1f29f-af8f-4460-8ea7-07d85dacaf56.sized-1000x1000.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students often frequent restaurants on the Corner, especially on the weekends. <i>Photo via cavalierdaily.com</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><u><br />Friday</u><br />For me, Friday mornings usually means Bodo’s Bagels! Whether it’s meeting up at the beloved bagel shop to chat with friends after a long week, or heading to the lawn where a fourth year lawnie shares bagels outside their room, I love this routine. Then, if I don’t have class, I’ll head to the library to get ahead on work for the next week. Friday is usually the day I work on group projects for classes, because people tend to have the most free time on that day. After being productive, I’ll head out for dinner and make plans for other evening social events with friends. The University Programs Council often hosts concerts, food nights, and other events to attend often for free! For example, in the fall semester of 2019, my friend and I went to a Still Woozy concert at the Jefferson Theatre on the Downtown Mall, put on by UPC!<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="433" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/oXQnicm797rOrSJ5nuubluUNMIQ8c06vibFvAmzdu74QcRDv1OpOAijOWf_-FOAbGvwv7JgQVawtx5wztb8MQt1tzpSyVCdCkAsgDwjHIGHbf4tXHPB08ToCZgfRpy5tpmoGhwDE=w302-h433" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="302" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from the Still Woozy concert in the Jefferson Theatre!</td></tr></tbody></table><u><br /><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>\</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Saturday</u></div><div>For a lot of UVA students, Saturday means game day. Whether it's football season, basketball season, or anything in between, this can mean tailgates, spirit gear, or even just an excuse to pick up free food at one of the less mainstream sporting events. These games are a great, free way to bond with your friends or hallmates, but if sports aren’t your thing, there are a ton of other things happening on Saturdays, too. One of my personal favorites is the farmers market, which happens downtown every Saturday morning-- you can get lots of awesome food and produce from local Charlottesville businesses. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRDS6kMe1wb-KR1uzv0MVWVA_u8oOHw1fqh_-gNG6vMNC5gPvzHBe7G2YUbzkVxy8lAbKylXtREjdBCZdJ5sKFyemx_exso3M015ggbXUydwtUf8HwJxcghEf7NlXqrvW7ixYpHR3yvjR/s2048/IMG_1066.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRDS6kMe1wb-KR1uzv0MVWVA_u8oOHw1fqh_-gNG6vMNC5gPvzHBe7G2YUbzkVxy8lAbKylXtREjdBCZdJ5sKFyemx_exso3M015ggbXUydwtUf8HwJxcghEf7NlXqrvW7ixYpHR3yvjR/w410-h307/IMG_1066.jpeg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Stadium is often packed with fans for an evening football game!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4GFU8NEQFX0tggFKsfA1a8OpsZvuAfX8KpH7EMTveRMnh6-ybgHQBx_EobrI2mRbIxKM8vrXyDF9QaK91G_F96rq05pqPeqX7vPx8TDPC-r8wMs5gmrkbvj-bvKTpl9P4QrdLA_Z669p/s623/City_Market_SS_06_40b78f36-e74b-4e6a-8ddc-7c6f3a6d39eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="623" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4GFU8NEQFX0tggFKsfA1a8OpsZvuAfX8KpH7EMTveRMnh6-ybgHQBx_EobrI2mRbIxKM8vrXyDF9QaK91G_F96rq05pqPeqX7vPx8TDPC-r8wMs5gmrkbvj-bvKTpl9P4QrdLA_Z669p/w398-h393/City_Market_SS_06_40b78f36-e74b-4e6a-8ddc-7c6f3a6d39eb.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical Saturday at the Charlottesville Farmers Market near the Downtown Mall. <i>Photo via visitcharlottesville.org<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /><u>Sunday</u></div><div>While this day is often referred to as the “Sunday Scaries” because you are getting ready for upcoming exams and papers in the week, Sundays can also be quite rejuvenating! I love getting my Sunday morning started with a good breakfast or a run or workout if I have time. Then, I’ll head to one of the 13 libraries to hunker down and study. I love taking coffee breaks either at the Starbucks on-grounds or Grit Coffee on the Corner. If you have a religious practice, you can find a church or place of worship that suits you. There is a diverse variety of religious services held both on and off-grounds. You can learn more about religious life at UVA <a href="https://multicultural.virginia.edu/religion-and-spirituality">here</a>. Personally, I attend Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville; after the service, the church serves an amazing free dinner! It’s such a great way for me to rest and fuel myself before and after studying on Sunday. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_w7UNmFtcwL-Mr6rGMa4QbrWopSFb9GVCTM_crR23cZwAImOEJY3kb-nFFZ0w8ZpQHobrf1uYGguKr1zvMnPzibnXvthlbhedCPBqGgOn-FsD0Nun9GmkdT39gRtGMjUSfweLRb05m0I/s685/wilsdorf_hall_common_area_ss.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="445" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_w7UNmFtcwL-Mr6rGMa4QbrWopSFb9GVCTM_crR23cZwAImOEJY3kb-nFFZ0w8ZpQHobrf1uYGguKr1zvMnPzibnXvthlbhedCPBqGgOn-FsD0Nun9GmkdT39gRtGMjUSfweLRb05m0I/w333-h512/wilsdorf_hall_common_area_ss.jpg.png" width="333" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students studying in an academic building with plenty of tables and snacks available!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-55607331562079111232020-11-02T11:00:00.001-05:002020-11-02T11:00:06.713-05:00Winter Weather in C'ville: What to Wear!Especially if you are an out-of-state student, you might be wondering what types of clothes you’ll want to bring to Charlottesville for those chillier winter months. Charlottesville doesn’t usually hit temperatures below 20-30 degrees fahrenheit, but that cold can get to you when you are walking back to the dorm at night or in between classes. Here we have some tips on what articles of clothing are essential for Charlottesville winters!<div><br />Looks:<br /><br /><i>The Spirited Beanie<br /></i><br />At fall football games and on the Corner, you’ll see plenty of students sporting a cozy beanie or hat! Mincer’s, a store on the Corner that sells UVA gear, as well as the UVA bookstore, sell plenty of versatile hats that can keep you warm while cheering on the Hoos.<br /><br /><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2q-rLXB369_1rKFabnlt_JzUszXQzvyrK0V8CZ9yjNFLbXNj_CMzJoIYIRLdmdTTmwhY0Qe1olBSj5A-YZSBb-jlLtcL96Ljfz1l20WUC3ZuASntfIAQd3xJQUSMXCEst-0KU4sD=w286-h303" /><br /><img height="393" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xosaedHj8SLL6YpvJ1MWeGziQq2W2iA4od9U0bI0pWbqtOJ2c--VhttJjLjE0IFgP1HVrrRM9tTqhAVHLlgz_dxnhG_SX8urSL4CK0rP6SABO-nZNqjPfkJCie-K3T9FQ5c8ty-a=w295-h393" width="295" /><br />Hats while hiking Humpback Rock!<br /><br /><i>Rain Ready<br /></i><br />Charlottesville gets lots of rain, so you’re going to want to have a raincoat, boots, and umbrella on hand whether it’s September or January! Trust me, it’s worth investing in these items- you don’t want to get stuck in the rain and then show up to your class dripping.<br /><br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4Wrz7GCdkZMxMWi2CyRQR52SKq_aERSI0J9FcHNEW4acoWUBAGn8_nw4WjDwJLBhXKXvPYm4o0sDh61-ySI7C4lsj0S8-hGOO1liiplet1S4fdLtpqNmCqsoHLk3kIXNzvuj-svQ=w499-h333" /><br /><br /><i>Snow Coming Soon!<br /></i><br />While it does snow at UVA, ski/snow themed events are way more prevalent than actual snow. So be prepared and obtain snow gear that is practical, but also know you might be wearing it more often for style more than real snow! It’s good to have one warm puffer jacket, some boots for mixed weather such as Bean Boots, and at least one pair of gloves for the months of December-March. You might not have tons of storage space in your dorm room, so it’s a good idea to plan to bring those items after Thanksgiving and take them home over spring break.<br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vzETAvCpfBb7OAgU-yy-pNtIMCbSFE7mXZEy_-fFCKIxpxlzWcs4SJSYS_Z21BSKctGp91T0bvurTHuFPMv7k4dTvMrs7Ie5oFVPAwC-kIP1ajzpw6mhakNon_cTj14A63cIMrdf=w399-h299" /><br />Friends dressed warmly to play in the snow!<br /><br /><img height="524" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LKtlawiaPJNUC9URrTgtLGFVhNTWtJ3umZzPLtiWZ2AgsXt4D7-22lqIIYwS0DezUXjITTmT1TanNfY6ECIN_0sT7V75fGfBArYyThZWI16ua4sj5bNPHpapJVTaJkfc4EhsETQX=w393-h524" width="393" /><br />My friend Emily and I at a snow themed event!<br /><br /><i>Lovely Layers<br /></i><br />In classrooms and libraries, the temperature can fluctuate significantly. Once while studying in Clemons library my hands got so cold that I was typing with my gloves on and hugging a hot coffee to stay warm!</div><div><br />Don’t worry, though, because the best way to stay comfortable while studying is by bringing layers. Wear a comfy t-shirt underneath your favorite collegiate sweatshirt so you can easily change. If the forecast is hitting lows, you can throw on a warm jacket or even an extra sweatshirt or blanket in your backpack!<br /><br />Layers are also great if you know you’ll be stopping by the Aquatic and Fitness Center or one of our other recreational facilities. While it may be cold outside, the gyms can get hot, so you may want to wear sweatpants over your shorts while walking from your dorm to the gym.<br /><br />Lastly, a final plug for layers is that Charlottesville is known to be chilly in the mornings, sunny and warm during midday, and then cool right back down again in the evening. Sometimes, you might have a busy day and not return to your dorm or apartment, so those layers will come in handy throughout the day!<br /><br /><br /><img height="311" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AY9tnSekvdNhbhH_0GziJGYNl1JKgjxqqIBg1yV0O9rhZJdHCJq2TXMDqeUQlvbzLbZt_nu-TVhP9nNLc-Fe9C08sHBqYLXs3pulZIgX_jSyIOhVDpbD0ojcLYdcD8RJsSi3cEmc=w419-h311" width="419" /><br />Wear fun layers that show your pride for your favorite organizations on-grounds! I’m involved in Chi Omega, The University Guide Service, and Club Running and love my gear!<br /><br /><i>Ugly Sweater<br /></i>In addition to more practical or stylish sweaters, you’re going to want to have an ugly holiday sweater. Many people have ugly sweater themed events and parties around this time. If you find yourself lacking this essential accessory, it’s easy to find one for cheap at one of Charlottesville’s many local thrift stores!<div><br /><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-36bd0f97-7fff-d39d-616f-7f4b62abcde9"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 319px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; transform: rotate(4.71rad); width: 398px;"><img height="319" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/mjVAzPAbjU-zA4jFHhqdippWuZNMnIm0Zw6EE1USKHPeO057QhRDF8J-K_qQMtiBsi4dWmXdwzLu77ROQy9L4Cab48e3k4XOHKSRhHcRPCFoneQVU4UpMDwBZy9D7mM6uoIyzF5q=w398-h319" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="398" /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The inside of one of my favorite vintage thrift stores on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 457px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 273px;"><img height="457" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hdyjfn6zrTFQ66S3-y_9QUqn4eBHG0ce5hRJLv50fsXOcCbvdAU3lyugLLKGU7hUOKXxIA4bkOz5ve28IBWCQXfhdTCeP_IeH8VVLEWXCqsSNS53tj0NlIcus83ser9r2gaE2kKq" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="273" /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Hours before I had a holiday party to go to, my roommate was going to Target and so she picked up this ugly sweater for me!</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-71426324097650346772020-10-04T17:24:00.009-04:002020-10-04T17:24:50.168-04:00Hiking + Outdoor Recreation at UVAOne of the best things about going to school at UVA is having access to the extremely beautiful Appalachian countryside, which surrounds the school and makes up some of the most beautiful landscapes on the east coast. If you’re an incoming first-year at UVA, one of the easiest ways to start getting outside is by joining one of the most popular clubs on Grounds: The Outdoors Club. When you join the outdoors club, you are placed on an email list along with the rest of the members of the club. Members use this email list to announce when they will be going hiking, backpacking, climbing, kayaking, or any number of other outdoor activities. In the message, they will say how many open seats they have in their car; after that, it’s first come, first serve. <br /><br />The most popular place to go if you’re interested in hiking is Shenandoah National Park, which is just a 40 minute drive from Grounds. Shenandoah’s premier feature is Skyline Drive, which is a winding road that runs south-north through the park for over 100 miles. One of the most popular hikes in Shenandoah is Humpback Rock. <br /><br /><img height="266" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/jBJN4aTPdSPEbjxMLZUZKn5NgbIGYUWe0AY8WGXySHfFXGFJ4hUyUcKYTg0-h75WGZLZ6CK-C7_DabpiLGrfNEZwuZJUFMVHmrARFt-SalMlFlnoi7L_nsLLLaQEbg7a1y7o1TGR=w400-h266" width="400" /><br /><br />Humpback Rock is a short hike up a sort of “staircase” that ends with a spectacular 360 degree view. This hike is popular among students and is often traveled to early in the morning, before class starts, for its excellent view of the sunrise. <br /><br />If you aren’t interested in going to Shenandoah, and are looking for something a little closer to school, you can check out Ragged Mountain Reservoir. Ragged Mountain is Charlottesville’s water source and is located just 5 miles away from Grounds. It offers a 7 mile loop that is popular amongst casual hikers and trail runners alike. <br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7X7yHZ99cSp4QfLgcUxjTEqRiwjAeiBTLAv0_4FJRQDN7Nw1jOU4wR1nvmrPOyUomG8_XcpQrs3Scm1OenZiuLzuO5Xd23m1u3vrQS_A-Yf6gfKCaht5emjMFkzDAqb306itCUEL6M-f/w300-h400/IMG_0269.JPG" /><br />Another great hike and place to swim is Blue Hole at Sugar Hollow. It's about a 30 minute drive from Grounds to Crozet, VA, where there are trails and beautiful swimming holes like this one!<br /><br />Whatever outdoor activities you’re looking for, there are a ton of options available around UVA and many eager students waiting to join you. Joining the Outdoors Club is a fantastic way to make friends early on in your UVA career, and it also helps familiarize you with the surrounding area, which is renowned for its beauty. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-49323402819677309732020-09-28T13:03:00.044-04:002020-09-28T13:03:00.185-04:00The Charlottesville Farmers Market<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of my favorite things to do in Charlottesville is to visit the local farmers market. The farmers market operates almost all year long-- throughout the spring, summer, and fall, only closing during the winter. While it is of course popular with Charlottesville locals, many students also enjoy walking downtown on Saturday morning to get some fresh produce or locally made food. Oftentimes, RAs (Resident Advisors) even take their residents during the first couple weeks of school as a bonding experience. During my first year, my friend and I would run from our dorm all the way to the market, buy breakfast, and meander slowly home as we got ready for a day of studying.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJ1RT347oi_X3r8qY8yzOoyfLzgvb9_RBpPMeEyUB-ZAi7hsFO5RM_X1WW5ztVXdqg_bvc27wQQwVOjAdIeILzNll9VJ26o8Y7Q5Nsg58F3QQ8R7I4OurUwPtvX1a-FE6MF7bhGrjHU/s721/farmers+market.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="721" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJ1RT347oi_X3r8qY8yzOoyfLzgvb9_RBpPMeEyUB-ZAi7hsFO5RM_X1WW5ztVXdqg_bvc27wQQwVOjAdIeILzNll9VJ26o8Y7Q5Nsg58F3QQ8R7I4OurUwPtvX1a-FE6MF7bhGrjHU/w400-h266/farmers+market.jpg" title="The farmers market is located just off of the downtown mall." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The farmers market is located just off the downtown mall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course, the farmers market is a great place to get fresh produce, like fruit and vegetables (I highly recommend trying to get your hands on some peaches when they’re in season). There are dozens of vendors and food trucks, selling all kinds of specialty goods, as well as meals for breakfast and lunch. Once you're an upperclassmen, buying your produce at the farmers market is an awesome way to use some of your grocery money to support local businesses and growers!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM2tiV_yNL2KNnu-mZIlZyUAFBrVXNsLu0CcUwfV3qKlbpoDRvyiluKOdPpJrQBb2myUm7yYRGd1JJFvka6c7MmIRe1Sb_3OrUB6HkAh2G445-pl_Z_a36ClUDVZAp9CxTiI1eE1QhUc/s640/cville-market-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM2tiV_yNL2KNnu-mZIlZyUAFBrVXNsLu0CcUwfV3qKlbpoDRvyiluKOdPpJrQBb2myUm7yYRGd1JJFvka6c7MmIRe1Sb_3OrUB6HkAh2G445-pl_Z_a36ClUDVZAp9CxTiI1eE1QhUc/w328-h219/cville-market-image.jpg" width="328" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But there’s one place you absolutely have to check out: the Bageladies Cafe. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Bageladies sell their one of a kind “Bake’mm” bagels and bagelini sandwiches, which are specially made to be low-glycemic, so they don’t make your blood sugar crash like a typical NYC bagel. The Bageladies make lots of different delicious sandwiches (I usually go for a classic egg and cheese), but they’re unlike any other bagel sandwich I’ve ever had. Make sure you grab a punch card, so that once you buy 6 sandwiches, you can get your 7th one free!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr4BvcDMUbJ46t5DxA8HTsJkzYeP7bd2R5iGfBQTrLQgWj3zy9HKUAwSlrReGIdIJPFkCZ6MugSMnSnnLQ9aiNfhiO2p4huMvphjHx1ttu-fkVuOS7_OrKdzEyhNuLmnGy6Uoux-LKVM/s550/yummy-fresh-grilled-bagelini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="550" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr4BvcDMUbJ46t5DxA8HTsJkzYeP7bd2R5iGfBQTrLQgWj3zy9HKUAwSlrReGIdIJPFkCZ6MugSMnSnnLQ9aiNfhiO2p4huMvphjHx1ttu-fkVuOS7_OrKdzEyhNuLmnGy6Uoux-LKVM/w352-h258/yummy-fresh-grilled-bagelini.jpg" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bagelinis are a wholesome and filling way to start your day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the other great things about the farmers market is that it is a super easy way to get out of what we call the “UVA bubble.” No matter where you go to college, most of the people you interact with on a daily basis are a part of that 18-22 year old age bracket. Getting off Grounds and out to the farmers market on a Saturday morning is a great way to see some little kids or dogs and remind yourself of the larger, vibrant Charlottesville community of which you get to be a part. </span></span></p><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-41250583280645064352020-08-31T10:00:00.001-04:002020-08-31T10:00:02.802-04:00Secrets to a Successful First Day of Classes at UVA<p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since the beginning of formal education, the first day of class (FDOC) has always been a day of excitement for students, teachers, and administration. FDOC marks a new beginning, a fresh start for many and a time where everyone is looking to start the year off on the right foot. As a fresh-faced first year, I had no idea what to expect; </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Would I be randomly called on to answer a difficult question? Will I make any friends? Will I make to class on time? Will I even make to class at all? </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-95ce5d9f-7fff-b43f-e627-b896ae07255b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking back on it, I would tell myself to R-E-L-A-X. In reality, FDOC is more of a symbolic day than an event that will determine the success of your entire school year. Nonetheless, I do have some tips and tricks that any incoming student can use to ensure that they get their year started on the right foot.</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PLAN </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everything in life comes easier if you plan. In order to alleviate stress of FDOC, you should consider walking your class schedule the day before. The University’s Grounds is not incredibly expansive. Nevertheless, Grounds can become chaotic and hectic if you have no idea where you are going and have little time to get there. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6rW0yNjr9vX-KQANEJ-vGl2m8ZKUO9ER0FIp5aNOsS_00wh_ce1vTCMXRQg0h4qPEgD6G3FujXty6Rkqoi7MyRg9nUJdEKc4n0EKROZJzBFcHya7oEi2ahPMZGvHEfJbTLJ0jDJKCsDe/s817/Students_On_Grounds_SS_13.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="817" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6rW0yNjr9vX-KQANEJ-vGl2m8ZKUO9ER0FIp5aNOsS_00wh_ce1vTCMXRQg0h4qPEgD6G3FujXty6Rkqoi7MyRg9nUJdEKc4n0EKROZJzBFcHya7oEi2ahPMZGvHEfJbTLJ0jDJKCsDe/w512-h342/Students_On_Grounds_SS_13.jpg.png" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BE ON TIME.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Speaking of time, there is nothing worse than being that one lone student who walks in to a 300-person lecture fifteen minutes late on the first day of classes. Most classes at UVA are about a fifteen minute walk from first year dorms. With this in mind, be sure to head out for your class with enough time to get there without having to sweat. </span></p><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduce Yourself. </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you walk into your first class, it can feel like everyone else already has a person to sit with on the first day, but remember that you are not the only who feels exactly like that. Except for a lucky few, most of your fellow first-years do not know a lot of people in their classes. This is the time to make those awkward introduction and meet new people. Moreover, this advice doesn’t apply to just your classmates. Use this time to introduce yourself to your professors. Meeting and engaging with professors will only improve your standing in the class for the rest of the semester. Professors at UVA love to interact with students. Professors at UVA love students even more if said students are excited to interact with them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDyC6vwYrnoCqomns09Afkd0YEcgYqFM7uDUpDOZE5TqNpYzwb-rSRfAdnt1hGF7kP3YhaS73cX0pdmrg7P_OoDDkXIZ3p0B-CLPBFRenhVB8QRdMlo7DWOA82MfipvNYrZkeQiGjJvh5/s674/Nadia_Basit_Computer_Science_Lecture_SS_01.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="674" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDyC6vwYrnoCqomns09Afkd0YEcgYqFM7uDUpDOZE5TqNpYzwb-rSRfAdnt1hGF7kP3YhaS73cX0pdmrg7P_OoDDkXIZ3p0B-CLPBFRenhVB8QRdMlo7DWOA82MfipvNYrZkeQiGjJvh5/w512-h342/Nadia_Basit_Computer_Science_Lecture_SS_01.jpg.png" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For first-years, FDOC marks the beginning of your college career. It’s a chance to craft a new path for yourself in a unique environment unlike anywhere else in the world. FDOC is your first look into this very unique space we love so much. As the saying goes, you only have your first day of class once.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Isaiah Jenkins, Class of 2022</span></p><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-51342277469353157772020-08-25T08:20:00.004-04:002020-08-25T08:20:41.370-04:00Signing Off for the Summer-Staying Around for the Semester!<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the summer comes to an end, the interns are getting ready to return to classes as we begin this unprecedented fall semester in the era of COVID-19. Even though we’re going back to school, we’ll still be here to assist prospective students virtually in any way that we can! You can reach us through Instagram direct message (@uva_summer) or by emailing the </span><a href="https://admission.virginia.edu/connect" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of Admission</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and requesting to be connected with a student intern. We will also continue to hold virtual information sessions Monday, Wednesday and Friday and office hours on Tuesday and Thursday, and we look forward to seeing you on screen! The interns wish you the best of luck in your college search process, and we look forward to staying connected with you!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXMdYhL277RzrpTbhEggf2MZImPRi9MgaG7jE0AgCyxVQSz24o2CWHPORTSRVOwo4Kaczv67dNmK9rCr3zTXIeSim5LdxgxBpVVP6ld8psz2phwqHZ49tqZ6hkhx_W0kmOOpZnZbMQYsJ/s960/IMG_8628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="960" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXMdYhL277RzrpTbhEggf2MZImPRi9MgaG7jE0AgCyxVQSz24o2CWHPORTSRVOwo4Kaczv67dNmK9rCr3zTXIeSim5LdxgxBpVVP6ld8psz2phwqHZ49tqZ6hkhx_W0kmOOpZnZbMQYsJ/w512-h290/IMG_8628.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interns' last Zoom meeting of the summer.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f402df24-7fff-c07a-985d-90fedaf04828"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jada</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks so much for keeping up with the interns this summer! I’ve had so much fun working with the Office of Admission this summer and helping answer your questions. This semester I’m so excited to enjoy my fourth and final year at UVA, while continuing to work to assist prospective students!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You-Jin</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Summer flew by so fast! Actually, I realize that my undergraduate years at UVA seemed to go by in a flip of a page as I am heading into my fourth year. However, I am so glad that I can spend my last year with you all, so this is not our official good-bye! We will still be available to chat or answer any questions so hit us up! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Abby</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ve had so much fun keeping up with you all this summer! We hope you continue to follow our blog and Instagram throughout the year to see more about the school we love so much. I am so excited to be entering my fourth year at UVa and to begin working towards my graduate degree here as well! And of course, I can’t wait to see more of you on Information Sessions and Office Hours throughout the year. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sam</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I loved being able to work with prospective students this summer and I’m sad it will soon be coming to an end for me. I’m about to start my fourth year and I can’t wait to just spend time with my friends before I graduate. I’ll still be around for office hours and info sessions also, so hopefully I will see you there!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelley</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s been so much fun getting to know you all (virtually!) this summer! I’ve had such a blast working with the other interns creating content to help you in your college search process and am excited to continue connecting with prospective students as we head into the fall semester. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leah</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s been such a pleasure working for the UVA Office of Admission and getting to connect with prospective students! We hope that you’ll continue to visit this blog if you want to read more about the UVA student experience-we’ve worked really hard to create content that will be helpful and interesting to you! Of course, if you want to talk to us directly, don’t hesitate to DM us or come to an office hours chat session. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It feels like our first intern zoom call was yesterday - the summer months flew by in the blink of an eye! We’ve all had so much fun working with everyone at the UVA Office of Admission. As I head into my third year at UVA, I am so excited to continue connecting with prospective students this fall through virtual office hours and info sessions! In the meantime, be sure to check out all of our content on our blog and YouTube, and feel free to reach out anytime @uva_summer on Instagram. “Don’t be fooled by the handle, we’ll be here all year!”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Isaiah</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WOW! The end of summer is quickly approaching :(.... I am so thankful for everyone at the UVA Office of Admission. We've had so much fun working together and interacting with all of you. I am even more excited to say that we will continue to work and provide information throughout the school year to prospective students. Let the fun continue!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-10790132778548588302020-08-17T17:02:00.002-04:002020-08-17T17:02:41.679-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Veronica Merril, Architecture<p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our seventh guest is Veronica Merril, a fourth-year student in the School of Architecture!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Oh wow, you’re in the ‘A School?’ I hear it’s really hard… do you even sleep?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many specific terms and common sayings at UVA that incoming first years will learn throughout their time in college. For example, campus ‘must’ be called Grounds, O’Hill is a dining hall, and the Rotunda is often referred to as “Tundy.” Unfortunately, in a similar way, sometimes the term ‘architecture school students’ is seen as synonymous with the word ‘zombie’ or ‘sleep deprived.’</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I arrived at UVA, this was an off-putting reputation. Walking around grounds, I felt like every time I mentioned that I was in the A School (architecture school), people would widen their eyes and say “oh.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It wasn’t that people didn't like A Schoolers, it was that they didn’t really understand what went on in the A School’s Campbell Hall. They had heard stories about long studio hours and difficult reviews. However, I am here to tell you what being in the A School as a first year is really like. Hopefully I will show another side of the A School and let you know about our supportive community, meaningful courses, interesting projects, and more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM14AtcPzuRb0l07DiXgO7MUmjaLGAFUHXAj0pEkG9gJqRu_MlxG-wVlBc0Xo2EQqlsA7JDHae4MEVUADnpR2uvsC_k3TPnI4Y7CWq8MIHrNjo8wQ9_6h8ybGvGZl7H4B91ByouKq1BNA/s960/24232035_950904875072716_6886976101088881530_n.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM14AtcPzuRb0l07DiXgO7MUmjaLGAFUHXAj0pEkG9gJqRu_MlxG-wVlBc0Xo2EQqlsA7JDHae4MEVUADnpR2uvsC_k3TPnI4Y7CWq8MIHrNjo8wQ9_6h8ybGvGZl7H4B91ByouKq1BNA/s640/24232035_950904875072716_6886976101088881530_n.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Veronica with her first year, first semester studio group.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The architecture school offers three majors: Architecture, Architectural History, and Urban Planning. Within these three majors there are different options for your course work including Design Thinking for Architecture, Pre- Professional Architecture, Historic Preservation for Architectural History, and so on.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All incoming students are placed in a common curriculum their first year of study and later choose their major. The common classes include two architectural history classes, an introduction to urban planning course, a school of architecture seminar/discussion course, an introductory studio course, and a course that teaches the principles of design in general. These classes are interesting and intellectually challenging which is a great combination. For more information on the specifics of this program, check out the </span><a href="https://www.arch.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA School of Architecture website</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! There is also information for transfer students and students at UVA looking to transfer into the A School.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOehRft-yhvVwTWHVZjYdTQqPo1CK_NQ_KpJI3IPGwJfS8EypsWvtVL51cE31f7Pc7ucAensVAwoqucdG8ot0PT_RmNZ8j5DhWugPkf01NLrEFshxzpHMvc1EIfOus_2XlZUdkBNHRbA/s1669/IMG_0397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1669" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOehRft-yhvVwTWHVZjYdTQqPo1CK_NQ_KpJI3IPGwJfS8EypsWvtVL51cE31f7Pc7ucAensVAwoqucdG8ot0PT_RmNZ8j5DhWugPkf01NLrEFshxzpHMvc1EIfOus_2XlZUdkBNHRbA/s640/IMG_0397.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Veronica works on a studio project during her first year.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you progress through the first year common curriculum, you will be introduced to a variety of disciplines and by the end of the year you will be able to choose your major! I chose Architectural History because I felt that I wanted to learn more about different systems in the built environment and the way that different cultures and societies interact with these systems. For me, out of all the classes I took my first year, the architectural history courses stood out to me as meaningful and well-rounded, and I found myself wanting to learn more about the manifestations of different philosophies within our cities and structures. My friends who are majoring in urban planning and architecture in the A School found their studio or planning courses to be the most fulfilling. The wonderful thing about this common curriculum is that it introduces you to various subjects and you are able to choose your path, empowered by the experience of your courses! Regardless of your choice, there is a great education to be had in all the majors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">One aspect of the A School that I love is that most courses are open to all students. Additionally, students are encouraged to take courses in other schools at UVA like the College of Arts and Sciences. Having options to explore subjects outside of the A School is really nice and something pretty unique to the UVA Architecture School because many other architecture schools require students to exclusively take architecture classes. In doing this, the UVA Architecture school allows students to be well rounded individuals who in turn are better architects, historians, and planners. Go UVA!</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjnge1DLwGXGHJrdSJaYturU5ZYVJjDyqlNjrb9mlfM3w7yZzIRrJzseibvDCycgK9lTQCA0qRK4N-p2vLvfRqdetDYLjrL7aF1cVsfIIC3C5xJ8t83SbMF_BDiOcjCAq8orh4gJz78c/s2048/IMG_2032.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjnge1DLwGXGHJrdSJaYturU5ZYVJjDyqlNjrb9mlfM3w7yZzIRrJzseibvDCycgK9lTQCA0qRK4N-p2vLvfRqdetDYLjrL7aF1cVsfIIC3C5xJ8t83SbMF_BDiOcjCAq8orh4gJz78c/s640/IMG_2032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A first-year studio desk in the Architecture School.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you begin your time in the A School, the core classes will teach you more than just the history of Rome or how to draw. Though you will learn important basic skills and knowledge like sketching, pillars of design and history, and how to use an architectural scale, you will also be introduced to a culture of comradery, excellence, and support. Your courses in history will show you the untold stories of oppression in the built environment and you will learn from professors who tell a multifaceted story about our world. Your professors will expect you to produce the best work that you as an individual can create- inspiring you to think beyond your designs in studio courses. In urban planning, you will learn about what makes a city great, who cities have been designed for, and the intricacies of cities in a changing world. There is so much to learn and while it can be stressful at times, the community in the architecture school, whether it be peers, faculty, or staff, will always be there to support you.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div></span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In studio courses, which usually meet 2 or 3 times a week, professors will take the time to individually meet with each student, thinking through their designs and discussing their projects. This relationship with incredible faculty is hard to replicate and a truly special experience that is unique to A School. This relationship building begins first year in the introductory studio class and lasts throughout your time at UVA. Though your instructors will change, many students remain close with their studio professors and see them as mentors throughout their time in school and beyond.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEHrxe8KVtMwP_Fz0BkEz09qzzWZVnO4V7tpyYuYIVMlq9f0QiCtCdHDhaqXzLmo9avVPNhJUlQIuJ46sMtfBPpSmJM_MFoC5QtCMelvpPvqcguSVvLUCyQTDYIpOAwiW2_MRjSQS3B0/s905/Screenshot+2020-08-17+at+12.07.47+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEHrxe8KVtMwP_Fz0BkEz09qzzWZVnO4V7tpyYuYIVMlq9f0QiCtCdHDhaqXzLmo9avVPNhJUlQIuJ46sMtfBPpSmJM_MFoC5QtCMelvpPvqcguSVvLUCyQTDYIpOAwiW2_MRjSQS3B0/s640/Screenshot+2020-08-17+at+12.07.47+PM.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Veronica and her project partner, Genesis, created this sculpture out of recycled dining hall cans from UVA's recycling plant for their first-year studio class. </i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, what is a studio class? Studio is when students, typically majoring in architecture, though there are urban planning and history ‘studio courses,’ meet for class 2-3 times a week for around 4 hours a day. These courses are usually structured around a semester-long design project. Typically, studios have small numbers of students, allowing them to work closely with the professor leading their studio group. During the four hour classes, students are asked to work on their projects, meet with their professor or another mentor from the A School, work in the fabrication lab, or attend lectures that their professor has arranged. Often, students have to work on their projects outside of this studio class because projects will require students to build different types of architectural models or complete advanced renderings and 3D computer models. Though this work takes a lot of time, when I talk to my friends in studio classes, they are all invigorated by their work as their projects often work towards the goal of improving our world. Professors tailor studio classes to inspire students and it is clear at the end of the semester when students participate in ‘reviews,’ they have become really invested in and excited by their work. Just to let you know, ‘reviews’ happen at the end of the semester when you present your work to a panel of professors and architects who come to UVA to critique your work. These are often a little nerve wracking at first but are great practice for public speaking and learning how to express your ideas verbally. Also, your peers are always with you, sitting behind the panel and cheering you on! These reviews are usually filled with support from your friends, professors, and TA’s and are a wonderful way to conclude the semester.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most incredible times at the architecture school is a time called ‘charette’ when everyone in the school is finishing their studio projects for the semester. Though many people spend long hours perfecting their work, the Architecture School Student Council brings food and coffee to the school and everyone is working alongside each other, encouraging their neighbors and commiserating at the same time. This studio culture of support is unique to the architecture school and a wonderful part of many students' time at UVA. While it's true that studio courses require many hours of work, it is rare that students pull all-nighters. Though A-Schoolers are very busy during the day and spend hours in studio classes, often working into the night, it seems to me that other students outside of the A School pull all-nighters more than Architecture School students…!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuRp5XXybefwLorz7WgIh9gpxWCtdLXee-tiOPdcy6ARW40IP7l2-rj_XNQ3f7ST5BaxeE9MuRg62urNctpxzInojeDNLJJgePat2HMCe7IDEqvrV1FCCS88gjMR-bKiVij4No01NjRg/s2048/IMG_2121.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuRp5XXybefwLorz7WgIh9gpxWCtdLXee-tiOPdcy6ARW40IP7l2-rj_XNQ3f7ST5BaxeE9MuRg62urNctpxzInojeDNLJJgePat2HMCe7IDEqvrV1FCCS88gjMR-bKiVij4No01NjRg/s640/IMG_2121.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Veronica poses with her work during a final review.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many other incredible classes offered by the A School. As an architectural history major concentrating in historic preservation, many of my courses are hands-on, like field methods. In the class, we visit historic buildings and document them through 3D scanning, and drawings. We also learn about construction methods and materials and participate in demonstrations like learning how to lay bricks! I particularly loved conducting archival research on a building we were assessing because I learned about its hidden history through piecing together clues from the UVA Special Collections library. Then, I visited the building and was able to understand the structure in a more complete way.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Speaking of Special Collections, another course that I loved was a course called ‘Evidence and Archives,’ where we were tasked with exploring UVA Special Collections, the Charlottesville Deeds Office, Charlottesville Historical Society, and other collections to learn about the African American history in Charlottesville. Being able to handle materials from the 1800s and study the handwriting of individuals from the past is such an intimate and eye-opening experience. I am so thankful that I am able to attend a school like UVA in a town like Charlottesville where these records are accessible to all. Additionally, professors like Louis Nelson and Andrew Johnston attempt to ensure that the way we are learning history is not exploitative and we are understanding the full scope of the field. Our architectural history program is truly excellent (as are our architecture and urban planning programs!).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, I want to make it clear that entering college is difficult. Especially in the era of Covid-19, the experience of students entering the architecture program will be different. My main advice to incoming and transfer students is to be kind to yourself and know that no matter what happens or how stressful this experience will be, there are students around you who are here to support you. So lean into your community when you need to! The professors at UVA truly want to see you succeed and will help you adjust through this period. I know that I speak for many at UVA when I say my ‘inbox’ is always open and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions regarding A School or the arts at UVA in general!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog by Veronica Merril, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia. Contact her at </span><a href="mailto:vrm4bs@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">vrm4bs@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with any questions or curiosities about studio art at UVA!</span></p>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-55130914107265576052020-08-14T13:17:00.001-04:002020-08-14T13:17:33.439-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Maya Kim, Studio Art<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our sixth guest is Maya Kim, a third-year student studying Studio Art!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">As I stepped onto Grounds for the first time as a non-Virginian, I had no idea what to expect, but I knew that the arts program was very important to me. I made an effort when visiting to see the Arts Grounds, taking an arts tour from the </span><a href="https://agguides.wixsite.com/tours" style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Arts Grounds Guides organization</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> and walking around the Fralin Museum of Art and Ruffin Hall, the home of studio art on grounds, I became incredibly excited about the opportunities to study art at UVA.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The </span><a href="https://art.as.virginia.edu/studio-art" style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">studio art program</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is made up of a multitude of departments within it, from sculpture, to new media, to printmaking. Each department has a space in the building where students take their classes and end up working during their time outside of class. The building feels like a creative tornado in the best way; there is always someone there doing something that puts you in awe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQmuF7JpwrYd2rP04dL5bk0cKZ4pmOlQlgoP8DWsaBk6opV8V6zUKduqVPwYmRroJZTeE1XPttBDm13yln9FIrV63G1axVmKKQuFoYULEx_fkGghPoWD4cP6-J9sGTGt-pr9ktyNrpNM/s916/maya+and+amy+printmaking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQmuF7JpwrYd2rP04dL5bk0cKZ4pmOlQlgoP8DWsaBk6opV8V6zUKduqVPwYmRroJZTeE1XPttBDm13yln9FIrV63G1axVmKKQuFoYULEx_fkGghPoWD4cP6-J9sGTGt-pr9ktyNrpNM/s640/maya+and+amy+printmaking.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Maya and her friend Amy work together in a recent Introduction to Lithography and Relief class.</i></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">I spend a lot of my time in the painting and printmaking studios as well as the <a href="https://uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu/" style="color: purple;">Fralin Museum of Art</a> where I am a docent and am about to start an internship in the Education department. A large chunk of my world is made up of art in different ways. The art history program has expanded my knowledge of the world as well as my ability to be a good artist. Friends of mine have found other artistic outlets as well. Many friends work on V Magazine or the Scratch Zine. Others are in the Art Club or do graphics for the Cavalier Daily. And of course many take advantage of the studio art program itself, along with its 24 hour access to the building which proved vital for many points of my life at UVA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">But, what I think is most important to say about the art program is not in the lists of clubs or the accolades of graduates, but in the daily routine that exists in classes and late nights working and the way that all makes you a better artist. I know it has done so for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">In obvious ways, I became a better artist from practicing. In Drawing I, we would have a model come in and have to draw pose after pose, each lasting only ten seconds as a way to drill proportions into our heads. We learned abstraction from taking a daily object and cutting it up and creating a pattern from the pieces. But while I am thankful for the skill I gained, some of my fondest memories from Drawing I were in the snack breaks and late nights where I made some of my closest friends, who are incredibly influential to my work and my life. In the work, we were able to teach each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">I took Drawing II in the Summer. The class was small, and the days were hot, but I still am in touch with people from that class since we spent every day together, working hard on our drawings and taking breaks to get bagels from Bodo’s. I think that taking this class helped me learn how to take feelings of meditation into my work. I would come in at 7 PM and leave around midnight, just taken by my love for being completely invested in the creation of something. I felt that in the time that I was allowed to be alone in the art studio, drawing a glimpse of my mornings or an animal that I felt represented me (an ant, by the way), I felt that I had found purpose in what I studied.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKibNDD6l1NfNScLx3kP52XtZd26-rejNAZPGkM8vq_49k6Y2DWK3bQFG3-yA5PN1noyyFc91BxmrHGhz0TnErUJ50euy9Z63WktGwMisq5VAMmnJTt4_jkh8Rq_6V_8NfZlzCBte8gOQ/s750/ant+drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKibNDD6l1NfNScLx3kP52XtZd26-rejNAZPGkM8vq_49k6Y2DWK3bQFG3-yA5PN1noyyFc91BxmrHGhz0TnErUJ50euy9Z63WktGwMisq5VAMmnJTt4_jkh8Rq_6V_8NfZlzCBte8gOQ/s640/ant+drawing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Maya created this Ant Drawing for her Drawing II class last summer.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">I next took Introduction to Oil Painting. This was the medium I was itching to take since it had been my longtime favorite from my time in high school. This class gave me some of the hardest critiques I had received in my time as an artist. And yet, I look back and am grateful for advice that now I believe was necessary to hear. I had built up an image of myself in my head that said I had to be a <i>good </i>artist. I didn’t realize until that class that I had suffocated myself by putting the pressure on my art being <i>good</i>. I didn’t even know what that meant. I can’t count how many paintings never ended up in my final portfolio, got painted over, or sanded down to the board. In looking for my art to be meaningful and appealing to the eye, I stunted the process of just creating art. By the end of that semester, I spent many Friday and Saturday nights in the art studio just painting. I can’t remember how many pieces I ended up with, but by learning how to paint and repaint and sand down (over and over again), the work that came out of that semester had some of the favorites that I’ve created.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMNidJPoY3nGfIFahyphenhyphenwVWTBPtqJok_xSAV1QMUn4yKDc_zgeF8cZAw2A0VLDGRVK5k55Sp_YX9o1hBeveoLz1Gv7e5qLiw3NQcLiskCqXOk6zx_Gxfoxk-ZtqKS1a2rtVpdBoMAF_UPo/s730/oil+painting+final+portfolio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMNidJPoY3nGfIFahyphenhyphenwVWTBPtqJok_xSAV1QMUn4yKDc_zgeF8cZAw2A0VLDGRVK5k55Sp_YX9o1hBeveoLz1Gv7e5qLiw3NQcLiskCqXOk6zx_Gxfoxk-ZtqKS1a2rtVpdBoMAF_UPo/s640/oil+painting+final+portfolio.jpg" /></a></div><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Maya's oil painting final portfolio from Introduction to Oil Painting.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The most recent class I took was Introduction to Lithography and Relief Printmaking. This class was cut short by COVID, but I was able to finish the class out virtually and I am quite happy with how everything turned out despite the sudden change that occurred midway through the semester. Everything from the previous classes was still true: I made great friends, worked hard and often, and learned a lot about the artistic process. The funny thing about taking this class during a pandemic is that I believe that it softened the shocking transition that had to happen. I had to leave grounds within a week to suddenly go home to California where I had only lived for a couple years and had to leave all my friends behind. But, despite the change in place, I still had art to make and work to do. So I made do. I made prints with linoleum and ink that I could use at home without chemicals and felt excited every week to see what my friends’ progress was over our class Zoom calls. I write this now, 6 months or so into quarantine and can say confidently that I do not know what I would do without art.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Thanks to the studio art program, I have new friends and a space (physical and virtual) to create and make sense of the senseless seeming world. I am not sure what it will be like to be back and taking classes this fall, and in many ways I don’t feel the need to stress over things I have little control over. What I do know, is that my life is richer for having this program: the Friday nights ordering takeout to the studio and working late, the friends made with all the critiques and coffee breaks, the professors who have given me invaluable knowledge, and most of all, allowing me to have a place at this university to study what I love. I am immeasurably grateful for that.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1ZnksspXAwDaMQ2grmF6R4drzrWda-4fPnP3eiSB7ljuhfyqFkvs114js5-NC-Ltk53onRxuazTt1u1L4d8MCupENWFL4qD9GG0lFuAj17BbCSOGoMbJ4p6b3IwYrjEgZyCxdlRsFY/s960/unfinished+lithograph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1ZnksspXAwDaMQ2grmF6R4drzrWda-4fPnP3eiSB7ljuhfyqFkvs114js5-NC-Ltk53onRxuazTt1u1L4d8MCupENWFL4qD9GG0lFuAj17BbCSOGoMbJ4p6b3IwYrjEgZyCxdlRsFY/s640/unfinished+lithograph.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i>An unfinished lithograph from Maya's Introduction to Lithography and Relief Printmaking class. Maya wasn't able to finish this piece in the spring due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but hopes to when she returns to Charlottesville.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Blog by Maya Kim, a third-year student at the University of Virginia. Contact her at </span></b><b><span face=""><span style="background: white; color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><a href="mailto:mek4sgt@virginia.edu" style="color: purple;">mek4sgt@virginia.edu</a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">with any questions or curiosities about studio art at UVA!</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-91016756613909855752020-08-13T18:55:00.002-04:002020-08-13T18:57:31.625-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Mia Bailey, Dance CIOs<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span face="" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. The fifth blog comes from our very own Mia Bailey, the current president of the Virginia Dance Company!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span face="" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoyRhq07IEGcKJKR-CJkeT4mqDhNieuPlJF5M0mIz2FaJFSw8jCPpMAIL0FaY1t5WhK4tf3W7mi4T97WcpNFx4YUZ_N9Kt6Q5ojuOvC9FHryjKh3XFkDbXQVkrceNAUlBAbTRkQPYLTM/s622/Picture4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoyRhq07IEGcKJKR-CJkeT4mqDhNieuPlJF5M0mIz2FaJFSw8jCPpMAIL0FaY1t5WhK4tf3W7mi4T97WcpNFx4YUZ_N9Kt6Q5ojuOvC9FHryjKh3XFkDbXQVkrceNAUlBAbTRkQPYLTM/s0/Picture4.png" /></a></div><span face="" style="background: white;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"><i>Mia performs with the Virginia Dance Company.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">I was a competitive dancer for the majority of my life, and when I came to UVA it was a little overwhelming trying to navigate what was the best route for me to take. I knew I didn’t want to do the dance minor at UVA, mostly because I don’t necessarily like modern dance and I didn’t think I would be able to fit it into my course load given the other majors and minors I was interested in. However, I was overwhelmed by the amount of student-run dance groups that UVA had to offer. When I was younger, I used to dance with a couple of older girls who ended up going to UVA. I texted them and asked which dance group they recommended I audition for. They were overjoyed to help me out (as most upperclassmen at UVA are) and told me that I should definitely try out for the Virginia Dance Company (DCO).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7bkSjgeHiiq9hp9U7VQ_qvsoSMjqkkUVjsgrI_6p9xyriQIO-7Kj7ReBAR73kIHElwqlI7i0CB9016aUakJ9kCAacKxby2-F1xL1D2qcS3BiBhFWDH3wwDJtdHFWR-XTv9vvlv-BDfU/s974/Picture5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="974" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7bkSjgeHiiq9hp9U7VQ_qvsoSMjqkkUVjsgrI_6p9xyriQIO-7Kj7ReBAR73kIHElwqlI7i0CB9016aUakJ9kCAacKxby2-F1xL1D2qcS3BiBhFWDH3wwDJtdHFWR-XTv9vvlv-BDfU/s640/Picture5.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""><div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"><i>DCO performs in a recent concert.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">At the Fall Activities Fair, I entered the arts section and tracked down DCO’s table. I added myself to the listserv and they emailed me information about auditions for that following weekend. The auditions were pretty standard, we learned a one-minute contemporary piece and a one-minute jazz piece. After we learned each of the combinations, we performed them in groups of three in front of the entire company (approximately 45 dancers). Then at the end we were asked to do a special skill (jump, turn, leap, any acro trick, etc.). Thankfully, I got in and instantly had a group of amazing friends. Something that I love about DCO is that we are just as much a social organization as we are a performing arts group. We mix with other performance groups and club sports on grounds which is a really fun way to meet people, especially as a first year. This year I am living with a couple of girls from the company and I am so happy that dance was able to bring them into my life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWBiLAHUZwY-yGfnZVAtpwafiToGBWweSr2DqziqeY8Ei2ZM8CbhaCQczXYRsebh677KReRXxvjMyD7S6bE9VNGOYy5eSisuwfVuz4i3W6-7Fx8ypj5pgqMW6WBdchgHxk-oTJRvrJzI/s683/Picture6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWBiLAHUZwY-yGfnZVAtpwafiToGBWweSr2DqziqeY8Ei2ZM8CbhaCQczXYRsebh677KReRXxvjMyD7S6bE9VNGOYy5eSisuwfVuz4i3W6-7Fx8ypj5pgqMW6WBdchgHxk-oTJRvrJzI/s640/Picture6.png" /></a></div><span face=""><div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"><i>Like many dance-based CIOs at the University of Virginia, DCO has a vibrant social component and is a great way to make new friends at the University.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">DCO has a show every semester that usually showcases between 10 and 13 dances. The main styles we focus on are jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and ballet. We also do performances for UVA and the Charlottesville community throughout the year. My first year I was able to perform at Pancakes for Parkinson’s, Lighting of the Lawn, and was featured in the UVA Year in Review Video. Something that I also love is that because we are student run everything is choreographed by students in the company. It is really cool to learn from your peers; I came in absolutely stunned at how professional the choreographers were and how much I was able to learn. It was also a great way for me to realize I love choreographing and leading. The second semester of my first year I choreographed a short piece for the fourth years for their final show, and I’ve choreographed every semester since. DCO is absolutely my favorite outlet at UVA, it is such a great way to have scheduled exercise, time for creativity, and time with friends every week. It is also nice because the company is extremely flexible with how involved each dancer wants to be. Dancers sign up for what pieces they want to be in, and depending on how many pieces you sign up for, that’s how many hours of rehearsal you have per week. We typically practice on Sundays and so I am usually there for 4-5 hours because I try to be in at least 4 pieces every semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaPhVsmKpHOP1FpDjhHNcEUEcmimXeqUhKuTg-TH92Llw_wD60b-mYpltuhhbeNmDe0qO-3n88VxfGifxA8SNY3yHQHrcKQOFM4puphFCovJqOkUewb-M89BiV3c4LTtJTRQiugj3LTo/s758/Picture3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="758" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaPhVsmKpHOP1FpDjhHNcEUEcmimXeqUhKuTg-TH92Llw_wD60b-mYpltuhhbeNmDe0qO-3n88VxfGifxA8SNY3yHQHrcKQOFM4puphFCovJqOkUewb-M89BiV3c4LTtJTRQiugj3LTo/s640/Picture3.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""><div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-style: italic; text-align: center;">Check out the links below, as well as our Instagram page @uva_summer, to see some recent work by both Mia and the Virginia Dance Company.</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Here is the piece I choreographed in the Fall of 2019: </span><u><span face="" style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l0xnmCUQk" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l0xnmCUQk</a></span></u><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><br /></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Below are the links to our website, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://vadanceco.wordpress.com/" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="">https://vadanceco.wordpress.com/</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/uva_dco/" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="">https://www.instagram.com/uva_dco/</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCNXiSCpTItRU_h_6WQoPA" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCNXiSCpTItRU_h_6WQoPA</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/virginiadancecompany" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="">https://www.facebook.com/virginiadancecompany</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span face="" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman", serif;">Blog by Mia Bailey, a third-year student at the University of Virginia. Contact her at </span></b><b><span face="" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><a href="mailto:meb8dh@virginia.edu" style="color: #954f72;">meb8dh@virginia.edu</a></span></b><b><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"> <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">with any questions or curiosities about dance at UVA!</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-91678924334596759012020-08-13T16:43:00.004-04:002020-08-13T16:43:55.127-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Zoe Ziff, Dance<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our fourth guest is Zoe Ziff, a third-year student minoring in dance!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">After just having spent a gap year studying contemporary dance with an international company, I knew I wanted to continue dancing at UVa as a first-year. I wasn’t sure what studying dance at a university would be like – like many other dancers who come to Grounds, most of my previous education consisted of taking technique classes and learning choreography. To feel it out I started by taking the performance class related to the semesterly Dance Concert. I was in two pieces and it felt both professional and so much fun! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been performing every semester ever since, and have taken more classes within the program to complete my (now declared!!) dance minor. The performance class is unique in that performers work directly with students, faculty, and/or guest choreographers and rehearse at hours that work for the whole group, rather than a set class time. The difference between these Dance Concerts and CIO performances is that students receive credit for performing and choreographers work closely with faculty mentors. Performing is a new experience every semester since I work with new choreographers every semester, and I end up learning so much about their style and the different ways artists work. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><img height="412" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zoX_IqSXEvUtiHkts4R8lF_KiW7DpxLiqWZ98S0KTGqgwZW-zpj2T5eNXLcOqBXtBx7K_duify0pK8c6VGGEj39IPBgcsy_-sfLNrQqBYFPPhqj9tzgLF5A1ihHyJQe0YHIu9kJn" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="617" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">2018 Fall Dance Concert, Dance Program of the Department of Drama. Photo by Jack Looney.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other non-performance classes meet at a predetermined time weekly, and the following classes make up a dance minor curriculum in addition to performance: at least two technique classes, improvisation, composition, a dance history or culture lecture class, movement analysis, and an elective like dance film, choreography, or another class in the drama department. It seemed all a bit overwhelming when I first looked into it, but balancing my dance coursework with my chemistry major is very doable. And since the dance program only offers a minor, everyone in the program is balancing one or two majors with minor requirements. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What I like most about the dance minor is that it gives dancers outstanding training and in-depth development and exploration, but it is small enough to remain personal. Professors have seen me grow and change throughout my time at UVa and always give thought-out and individualized feedback no matter what I was working on. One of my professors was even willing to help me over the weekend put together an audition video for a summer intensive! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also found some of my best friends by participating in the dance program. Everyone comes in with a different movement background and we often learn from each other as much as we learn from the course material. We rehearse together, take class, go to performances, consult with each other about choreography, eat together, comfort each other when we mess up or get hurt, and celebrate our dance and non-dance related achievements together. Dancers also have the support of the Dance Committee, a CIO that supports the dance program with social events for students and that helps out with workshops and visiting dance artists. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">We also get the chance to go outside UVa. A few of my favorite memories come from our yearly trek to ACDA, a regional dance conference where we perform a piece from the program and take classes with faculty from other universities. At these events I feel nervous, but strong, happy, and motivated too. I was especially inspired by the last ACDA I went to in March, where we saw dozens of student and faculty performances, and it not only gave me ideas for the choreography I was working on at the time, but had me seriously considering graduate-level education in dance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Being a Dance Minor has shaped my experience at UVa in a major way. I would recommend the Dance Program to anyone who wants to go a little bit (or a lotta-bit!) deeper into their movement practice and who want to be with other people who love moving as much as they do! You can learn more about the dance program at UVA here: </span><a href="https://drama.virginia.edu/dance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://drama.virginia.edu/dance</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog by Zoe Ziff, a third-year student at the University of Virginia. Contact her at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">zez2as@virginia.edu</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">with any questions or curiosities about the dance program at UVA!</span></p>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-22904421273473915202020-08-12T11:51:00.001-04:002020-08-12T15:53:52.869-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Avery Erskine, Drama<span id="docs-internal-guid-64b07a1b-7fff-474c-2700-bc8758c2c865"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our third guest is Avery Erskine, a third year student minoring in drama!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Disclaimer: this post starts with advice that goes against whatever anyone tells you about starting college.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first arrived at UVA, I completely ignored the “don’t sign up for everything” rule. I went to the activities fair and signed up for a ton of listservs, I attended interest meetings, and I auditioned for almost every drama production that was happening on Grounds that semester. I knew that I wanted to act in some capacity in college, but I wasn’t sure how much, and I barely knew anyone involved in theatre at UVA. Auditioning for all of those shows — and not getting called back for most of them — was terrifying.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I think you should totally do it.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even though I was only cast in one show — Shakespeare on the Lawn’s </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Romeo and Juliet </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">— introducing myself to both the theatre CIOs and the Drama Department was as much of an audition process for them as it was for me. The same is true for general clubs: I got to try everything out, but I didn’t end up sticking with everything. I got to pick what was best for me, and I met a lot of cool people in the process. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIF8akBI3PPv4RGP9gvL9LSeZ8T8A3EqejMDrrou2-LsClP3Qvn9Ho90_xHjOWgCJpQm2z8OIWASp7sIkcknPNVK2ueJFJejlzXYsPIaWwcAIw4sHdKJLLgheyQ4oCqGJau3V42F0tcI/s2048/916900FC-643A-4D72-9348-F62733D16705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIF8akBI3PPv4RGP9gvL9LSeZ8T8A3EqejMDrrou2-LsClP3Qvn9Ho90_xHjOWgCJpQm2z8OIWASp7sIkcknPNVK2ueJFJejlzXYsPIaWwcAIw4sHdKJLLgheyQ4oCqGJau3V42F0tcI/s640/916900FC-643A-4D72-9348-F62733D16705.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A scene from Romeo and Juliet, dir. Kristen Barrett.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA has many student theatre groups, so if you want to do theatre in any capacity — from building sets to performing to directing an entire show — you’ll be able to. Everything in student theatre is done by students. Although I did both SotL shows my first year, many first years opt to participate in First Year Players, in which the entire cast and the stage manager are first years. That’s musical theatre, though, which, no offense to anyone, is not exactly my style. (If you want to know more about musical theatre at UVA, check out Payton Moledor’s post!) Another option is Spectrum, which aims to put on provocative, socially relevant performances. They do both musicals and straight plays, so there’s a lot of crossover between Spectrum with the other student theatre organizations. There’s a lot of crossover between ALL student theatre organizations, in fact. There’s even collaboration between groups sometimes: Paul Robeson Players, UVA’s Black theatre CIO, partnered with SotL to produce the production of </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Romeo and Juliet </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that I was in my first semester. Another option for student theatre is LingXi, which is UVA’s Chinese theatre CIO. They perform their work in Chinese and provide English subtitles at performances. Like I said, there are so many options if you’re looking to do theatre at UVA! Not only will student theatre be a great creative outlet, but student theatre groups are a fantastic way to meet new people. The cast and crew of </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Romeo and Juliet </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">were my first friends at UVA, and I’m still close with many of them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The spring semester of my first year, I auditioned for UVA Drama’s New Works Festival. The New Works Festival is a production of short plays written by UVA students, directed by UVA students, and performed by UVA students. I had the honor of working with a great team of seven students to devise a piece for the festival, and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. If you are interested in pursuing theatre professionally after college, you should definitely audition for Drama Department productions. UVA Drama productions are performed in real theaters (whereas student theatre is usually performed in the Student Activities Building), and there are more resources available to the department than student theatre, making every part of the show comparable to a professional production. In fact, you learn so much about professional theatre by working on a Drama Department production that UVA offers credits for students participating. I got 1 credit for New Works and 3 for </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She Kills Monsters</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which I did the first semester second year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktStPL-OicIRWbv8dnHhXoH8e5GSE5iykgt9snJricUCnZMlI3MkF92hrwIUtriuShRN53wft7J8xDOmRf5PXbQvp8KrUxgE7Y9QIsCws0EVOpfPq-bu_4sH0RhMsA8GAk6bTOxg0rzI/s930/FullSizeRender.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktStPL-OicIRWbv8dnHhXoH8e5GSE5iykgt9snJricUCnZMlI3MkF92hrwIUtriuShRN53wft7J8xDOmRf5PXbQvp8KrUxgE7Y9QIsCws0EVOpfPq-bu_4sH0RhMsA8GAk6bTOxg0rzI/s640/FullSizeRender.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i>She Kills Monsters, dir. Marianne Kubik. Photo by Greg Harris.</i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re looking for more Drama credits, I would highly recommend Acting I — it’s a prereq to a handful of Drama classes, the Drama major, and the Drama minor. It’s also a great way to try theatre for the first time. A lot of people take Acting I to gain confidence in public speaking or explore their creative side. My class included people like me (who, if you can’t tell by this point, is pretty damn into theatre), an exchange student from the UK, a football player, and a kid who had never acted before but ended up minoring in Drama. If you’re looking for other recommendations, I would take Dave Dalton’s directing class and Doug Grissom’s playwriting classes. Dave’s class completely prepared me for the show I started directing my second year (</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twelfth Night</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with Shakespeare on the Lawn, if you’re curious), and Doug’s classes taught me how to tell stories and reminded me how much I love writing. I’m now enrolled in the year-long class he teaches with Paul Wagner: one semester of screenwriting and one of film production, colloquially referred to as “Overcranked.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first year, I acted in two Overcranked films, and I loved every second of it. Because I didn’t have many film acting opportunities in high school, it was exciting to learn an entirely new way of performing. One of the films I was in even played at the Virginia Film Festival. I thought film-festival-level productions would happen after college, definitely not in my first year. And if you’re curious, all of the films at the festival are free for students with Arts Dollars. You just have to make sure you reserve them before they sell out! Some of the movies that have been featured at the festival include </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Favourite</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harriet</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If Beale Street Could Talk</span><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDXHMJjWfe37IFJ00vaNG8OEw6b6-nAKh5APxPPNegKMkKpN3cSRK3Dj8sIfKkG-uFfoS9mnp6U-2DOuBNfYeCfMZPGGxFqwjgXrAH4MtpeqImXgsHT8DOJlCy2bTpRxamyiCFnY0oAk/s1334/IMG_9367.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDXHMJjWfe37IFJ00vaNG8OEw6b6-nAKh5APxPPNegKMkKpN3cSRK3Dj8sIfKkG-uFfoS9mnp6U-2DOuBNfYeCfMZPGGxFqwjgXrAH4MtpeqImXgsHT8DOJlCy2bTpRxamyiCFnY0oAk/s640/IMG_9367.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A still from Visibility Cloak, dir. Kristen Barrett and shown at the 2019 Virginia Film Festival.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first year, I got an email about applying to Virginia Players’ executive board, which I applied to despite not fully understanding what VAP does. I ended up being one of two artistic directors in 2019, and I’m currently VP of the organization. (Don’t worry, I made sure I knew what it was before I became artistic director.) VAP is the student branch of the drama department, providing social, educational, and performing opportunities for students within the drama department. Think of it as a student government of sorts. In a non-COVID year, we’d run monthly workshops that are free for all students, we’d plan opening night celebrations whenever a department show opened, and we’d help produce Lab Series, which provides money and drama department space to a student to direct a play. This year, we’ll be doing almost double the amount of workshops, and we’ll have plenty of virtual acting and tech opportunities. To find out more about VAP, UVA Drama, and student theatre, come to our virtual theatre fair on August 28! It’s a great opportunity to meet people who are already involved and people who are also new to UVA theatre. You should also sign up for </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18sJR_AUjwePrfPFxHbbLNgMLJM5Plbe5vVZyxgMRs3I/edit" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VAP’s listserv</span></a><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: we send out monthly emails with details of drama opportunities within the department, student theatre, and the cville area. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From devising a play to making decisions on exec boards to directing a play, a lot of the best experiences I’ve had at UVA have been the result of trying new things even though they scare me. There are certainly things that I’ve signed up for that I didn’t like, but trying everything I found interesting at least once ensured that I found the experiences I really loved. Long story short: Don’t be scared, try everything once, regret nothing. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b27f7a18-7fff-c570-f664-98803eab52b2"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog by Avery Erskine, a third-year student at the University of Virginia. Contact her at </span><a href="mailto:pae4mz@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">pae4mz@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">with any questions or curiosities about the performing arts at the University of Virginia!</span></span></span></p></span>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-4391333557831304342020-08-12T11:49:00.004-04:002020-08-12T11:49:45.022-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Payton Moledor, Musical Theatre<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Musical Theatre at UVA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Writer: Payton Moledor, </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:pm4ym@virginia.edu" style="text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;">pm4ym@virginia.edu</a></span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span id="docs-internal-guid-53f3cb47-7fff-0796-c5fc-ab69188d7e7a"></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our second guest is Payton Moledor, a recent Class of 2020 UVA Drama graduate!</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0d5ac2cc-7fff-7aca-6178-d8b60f421320"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s an interesting day to reflect on my time at UVA. A few hours ago, I sat down to take my final exam as an undergraduate and have now officially entered the big, bright, and often terrifying world of professional theatre. This fall, I’m beginning my life as a professional musical theatre performer, writer, and creative. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I stand on the precipice of my new life, here’s a look at the many lessons I learned as a performer at UVA. </span></p><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I met my best friend sitting in the audience of the Ruth Caplin Theatre on my first day of class. Little did I know, a few months later I would make my UVA Drama debut (and soon my professional theatre debut) in that same theatre. Take a moment to look around; you never know when you’re sitting beside your future best friend. You never know how special a space can become over time. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfQKx1psJPRgzHzVB1Kr37sQ3xssEu-K5oL6YOJnId0UFFaEuvTwag6ujooD6qecPz4IbEkm5nfrDAdwA4qdhaEcQ041rALntNbr_iLGrmAS0lNMGKdZUU_98Bz38OlZQOxeqHqs-k84/s2048/moledor_caplin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfQKx1psJPRgzHzVB1Kr37sQ3xssEu-K5oL6YOJnId0UFFaEuvTwag6ujooD6qecPz4IbEkm5nfrDAdwA4qdhaEcQ041rALntNbr_iLGrmAS0lNMGKdZUU_98Bz38OlZQOxeqHqs-k84/s640/moledor_caplin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i>I made both my UVA and professional theatre debuts in UVA’s Ruth Caplin Theatre, pictured here. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak for University Communications)</i></span></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">During my first year in the Drama Department, I had the privilege of performing as Hope Cladwell in “Urinetown” and ensemble in “WE ARE PUSSY RIOT OR EVERYTHING IS P.R.” I also had the privilege of performing in my first show with Spectrum Theatre, one of UVA’s many vibrant student theatre groups. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first year was jam-packed with learning; I joined First Year Players as a lighting technician, and made some of my best friends and future roommates. My first year was full of throwing myself into the unknown and facing failure head-on. Never be afraid to try it all. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzspjbFL7qdRr1baUD8UbC-gF0TDToWcHQ4shMAt0mYUZZenrjt8D3DuQ7rY4kkJxvCKH6OC8aLDOyKA9fM8Fv6La1UL8mk2v3Tpqh7IunrIV3M3aGQYlGbwT1revWlRNLFWfr0IGbC8/s999/moledor_urinetown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="999" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzspjbFL7qdRr1baUD8UbC-gF0TDToWcHQ4shMAt0mYUZZenrjt8D3DuQ7rY4kkJxvCKH6OC8aLDOyKA9fM8Fv6La1UL8mk2v3Tpqh7IunrIV3M3aGQYlGbwT1revWlRNLFWfr0IGbC8/s640/moledor_urinetown.jpg" width="640" /></a><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first year I performed as Hope in “Urinetown,” shown here with my castmates Shayaan Rasul and Katie Rogers. (Photo by Michael Bailey for UVA Department of Drama)</i></div><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The summer after my first year, UVA gave me yet another gift: my professional acting debut. As I made my professional theatre debut alongside Broadway veterans in “Harvey” at UVA’s Heritage Theatre Festival, I could feel my life opening up in front of my eyes. Since then I’ve performed in professional theatres across the South, but I’ll never forget the happy place that Heritage was. For anyone interested in pursuing a career in theatre, let Heritage be your gate. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGpD9hOG7tuZeWLrAvsdYOYI8QV4B80m97XKD15aUYIQrL7wx76MbH_ATQhB5eq7PyAURcW5LYaCIICLGpISkJ2jvG6IaKOW3LEHqJeNmR7SjgUZTP_tQeYFzPeqYvgLLfZDU795jZDY/s2048/moledor_harvey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGpD9hOG7tuZeWLrAvsdYOYI8QV4B80m97XKD15aUYIQrL7wx76MbH_ATQhB5eq7PyAURcW5LYaCIICLGpISkJ2jvG6IaKOW3LEHqJeNmR7SjgUZTP_tQeYFzPeqYvgLLfZDU795jZDY/s640/moledor_harvey.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I got to spend my summer as a blonde in “Harvey” with Heritage Theatre Festival. (Photo by Jack Looney for Heritage Theatre Festival)</i></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">During my second year, I had the privilege of performing alongside 150 other student and professional performers in the 50th-anniversary production of Leonard Bernstein’s “MASS” at the Paramount Theatre. I also performed as Wendla in Spectrum Theatre’s production of “Spring Awakening,” a show and role that still challenges me to this day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I began another passion project during my second year: working as a student writer for UVA Today. While with UVA Today, I wrote </span><a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/payton-moledor" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">over 30 stories</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and discovered my passion for exploring the artistic experience. Surprisingly, I’ve used my experience as a journalist more than once onstage! I recently played a bubbly female journalist in “Newsies” at Lees-McRae Summer Theatre, demonstrating that my life as a writer at UVA will always be a part of my story. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During my third year, I used my position as a Miller Arts Scholar of Drama to open up even more artistic avenues. Funded by the Miller Arts and the University Award for Projects in the Arts, I spent a semester abroad studying classical acting at the </span><a href="https://ww2.lamda.ac.uk/all-courses/acting-directing-courses/semester-programme-classical-acting" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I even got to write a </span><a href="https://news.virginia.edu/content/6-things-i-did-while-abroad-university-arts-award" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">story</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> about my time abroad for UVA Today.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtlaFLbFZUHIlK4-Rleu9tnPhggS2Kw63XC-mFUK_Qjmv0QRJ7JqqXEapexajrDQw3zqeX2gQb0_MeRdwctoyqnFQXlohi4JsJmbAZWLORk2X1gPd17aBc29xu_Qb96wD34XhyphenhyphenhvBcyU/s2000/moledor_london.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtlaFLbFZUHIlK4-Rleu9tnPhggS2Kw63XC-mFUK_Qjmv0QRJ7JqqXEapexajrDQw3zqeX2gQb0_MeRdwctoyqnFQXlohi4JsJmbAZWLORk2X1gPd17aBc29xu_Qb96wD34XhyphenhyphenhvBcyU/s640/moledor_london.jpg" width="640" /></a><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">While in London, I studied clowning as part of my classical acting curriculum. </i></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After returning from the U.K., I entered a whirlwind semester that I didn’t know was going to be my last. I wish I had more time to say goodbye, but even after we were sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic my UVA experience wasn’t over. From my couch, I placed 4th nationally in the </span><a href="https://www.arts-nsal.org/nsal-award-winners" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Society of Arts & Letters</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Musical Theatre Competition and finished my three years of private vocal study with UVA Music’s Pamela Beasley over a Zoom recital. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUPwrR2AR5IshOP71h3YybUfEFT4mOCLuRbV2kWHFEajT4qxbEv0_n_wUoVW4BCBEiB14Qrg6fxNzAqa6NwdomwbdEbNpaei0HzOZ2E8dRT6R1TEGH1cIxSLbhn0nQMFTCFkALb3krU4/s2048/moledor_grad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUPwrR2AR5IshOP71h3YybUfEFT4mOCLuRbV2kWHFEajT4qxbEv0_n_wUoVW4BCBEiB14Qrg6fxNzAqa6NwdomwbdEbNpaei0HzOZ2E8dRT6R1TEGH1cIxSLbhn0nQMFTCFkALb3krU4/s640/moledor_grad.jpg" width="640" /></a><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, after a summer of online courses, I graduated from the University of Virginia!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a0e435c1-7fff-5593-a084-af5ed9307bd0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The greatest lesson UVA taught me was the importance of breaking the “performer bubble.” There’s a big world of art to experience outside of performance. While at UVA I served as Co-President of the Virginia Players and Co-Chair of the Drama Arts Board alongside several other powerful women. I know that these positions led me directly to my post-grad position as the Assistant Artistic Director of Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia. I’m so proud of the work I got to do creating lasting relationships within arts groups on Grounds. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For artists, the University of Virginia is an atmosphere that forces you to be creative. The beauty of a school like UVA is the ability to pick and choose courses from a variety of departments and disciplines. Surprisingly, my favorite classes at UVA had nothing to do with musical theatre! 19th Century British Women Poets (ENGL 2506) with Sarah Storti opened my mind to the female artists that came before me. Directing I (DRAM 3651) with Dave Dalton taught me to view my art form as something bigger than myself. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The world of musical theatre at UVA is what you make of it. The future of the vibrant arts scene depends on the current student body, and I’m so proud to have been a small part of UVA’s history. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feel free to email me at </span><a href="mailto:paytonmoledor@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">paytonmoledor@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or keep up with me on my </span><a href="http://www.paytonmoledor.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I’m always willing to talk about the arts at UVA!</span></div>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-51167933695336132042020-08-10T15:29:00.002-04:002020-08-10T16:00:27.876-04:00Spotlight on the Arts: Cady Garey, Drama<span id="docs-internal-guid-c61520c9-7fff-e05b-d73c-a5a983179301"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you an incoming or prospective student with a passion for the visual and/or performing arts? Then this is the week for you! Every day we will be featuring a guest blogger, each with a unique story to share about the thriving artistic communities at UVA. Our first guest is Cady Garey, a professor in the UVA Department of Drama!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I imagine that being a UVA student with a passion for performance is like being a kid in a candy store: so many exciting, delicious options that it is torture trying to pick just one option. From the moment you step on grounds, you can truly be as busy as you want to be. Most UVA Students end up piling their plates precariously high with creative work each semester—it is nearly impossible to pass up squeezing in just one more thing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUc_1u5ug1NC0kTFoY1_dVv_JLh4dLRnuflsix83IgLzUuMOpOv1txFdwoKUtNcyWVYYJ6cYrIr64HFi4j-me2y_RYna2w-up6sY18dktIr3bwGBuH4fzULV8kPnuUd0dMRXSanosI3k/s2048/1010+17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUc_1u5ug1NC0kTFoY1_dVv_JLh4dLRnuflsix83IgLzUuMOpOv1txFdwoKUtNcyWVYYJ6cYrIr64HFi4j-me2y_RYna2w-up6sY18dktIr3bwGBuH4fzULV8kPnuUd0dMRXSanosI3k/s640/1010+17.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Professor Cady Garey's DRAM 1010 "How Theatre Works" class.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where to start? I would say the Department of Drama! One of my greatest pleasures as a faculty member in the Department of Drama is having the opportunity to introduce new students to the opportunities in store for them. You do not have to be a major or a minor or a third or fourth year to take classes or audition for our productions. Please check out the Department of Drama </span><a href="https://drama.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or like our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/uvadrama/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook page</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for info and updates. A large majority of UVA students have interests in many areas and chose to have a Major and a Minor or a Double Major or some other interesting combo. This is very true for students involved in the Department of Drama. Some want to just take classes in Acting, playwriting, Lighting/Scenic/Sound/Costume/Digital Design, directing, African American Theatre, Speaking in Public, Theatre History, etc. Many want to take classes and be part of our productions, working onstage, backstage or in our shops. Most end up doing everything and are in our building constantly. When you get a chance, come check out our building - we are in the heart of Arts Grounds. I may be biased, but I think that we have the best lobby to hang out in and study or meet friends or rehearse anywhere on grounds. Are you a dancer? We also have a Dance Minor! Again, no requirements to learn and explore in classes or audition for our dance concert each semester. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpy28-HMje9bVdLUr_Wnjlm7dDHts6pFrURxqmMTmzy4tuTXxt2wwsJU-iQPjVhsbJflKujAJq7OERPvziDg5Icsti0U33wsRYno_CoJf0749sd00Tf_xWLiU-xlJ2Hg4ODE80jSSkAc/s2048/UVaDrama+feb2011-210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpy28-HMje9bVdLUr_Wnjlm7dDHts6pFrURxqmMTmzy4tuTXxt2wwsJU-iQPjVhsbJflKujAJq7OERPvziDg5Icsti0U33wsRYno_CoJf0749sd00Tf_xWLiU-xlJ2Hg4ODE80jSSkAc/s640/UVaDrama+feb2011-210.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Costume design sketches for a production in the UVA Drama Department. Photo by Jack Looney.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Theatre spaces are amazing. We have the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Culbreth Theatre</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a proscenium theatre that seats 500+ people—this is the space where you might see a big musical or one of our Dance Concerts. It is what you imagine when you think THEATRE—an orchestra bit that drops down when needed, a computer controlled fly system and, well, it is huge. The</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Caplin Theatre </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a thrust theatre that seats 300+ audience members. And finally, the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Helms Theatre</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a large Black Box space that is super flexible, seating up to 150 people. Both the Culbreth and Caplin can also screen films and are busy during the Virginia Film Festival—more about the VFF in a bit. Beyond our actual performance spaces, there are classrooms, studios, and shops -where we construct everything for our shows.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxbHIz6S61p82rpQIgR5_kPiRWEpA4oAS1ywTd4_Xrj1z5o9y4DGemuPb0Ajt9WWQ6VIGeQ5wJln-JGJ1lxAA9c2a-8QI4-WliFcdgQsEO_qfOGRU7awSwOt8-nhLvY3LwWw8TwsGh1g/s1244/Caplin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxbHIz6S61p82rpQIgR5_kPiRWEpA4oAS1ywTd4_Xrj1z5o9y4DGemuPb0Ajt9WWQ6VIGeQ5wJln-JGJ1lxAA9c2a-8QI4-WliFcdgQsEO_qfOGRU7awSwOt8-nhLvY3LwWw8TwsGh1g/s640/Caplin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of many performances spaces in the Drama Building, the Ruth Caplin Theatre can seat upwards of 300 audience members.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://heritagetheatrefestival.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heritage Theatre Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a professional Theatre company, takes residence each summer in our building and theatre spaces. UVA students are welcome to apply for jobs in all areas of this company and may also audition for productions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ZIKen6FxvLYp4IX95h9gbssHGdthDvxZCfcMWRF7okLSQQ8f4xjTh1CcPG1c2sEcpRg0XoX7UToftjtYVk7VKoZ124mJtU-PdVf_PAAGWSOxh-y2wNT5MojGK_m3ChXtPpB-CeTL2I/s2048/Sp17+outside+1010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ZIKen6FxvLYp4IX95h9gbssHGdthDvxZCfcMWRF7okLSQQ8f4xjTh1CcPG1c2sEcpRg0XoX7UToftjtYVk7VKoZ124mJtU-PdVf_PAAGWSOxh-y2wNT5MojGK_m3ChXtPpB-CeTL2I/s640/Sp17+outside+1010.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Theatre transcends physical space; in this photo, Prof. Garey's students explore movement and other concepts in an outdoor setting.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure to connect early with our student organization, Virginia Players. You can find more about them </span><a href="https://virginiaplayers.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and definitely like them on</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaPlayers/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Virginia Players members produce their own work through their Lab Series, host a ‘Play in a Day’ 24-hour short play creation and production event and numerous workshops each semester. There is a branch of Virginia Players that focused on Playwriting and one on Film—SO much student film going on at UVA! Virginia Players is currently putting together a Theatre Fair for the first week of classes. At this fair, you will get to hear about their work, meet some of the faculty members of the Department of Drama and hear from representatives from other student run theatre organizations on grounds. Some of the many student lead theatre producing groups you might meet at the Theatre Fair : </span><a href="https://www.spectrumtheatre.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spectrum</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://atuva.student.virginia.edu/organization/prp" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Robeson Players</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.firstyearplayers.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First Year Players</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://atuva.student.virginia.edu/organization/shakespeareonthelawn" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shakespeare on the Lawn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and others. Improv and Sketch comedy? Yep! Check out </span><a href="https://daj4bd.wixsite.com/whethermen" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Whethermen</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://hotkidscomedy.weebly.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hot Kids Comedy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. And a cappella and dance groups? SO many—I do not even know where to begin. The Virginia Players are a great place to start—contact them through their web page or Facebook or email me, Cady Garey, at </span><a href="about:blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cew9e@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to get on their email list. And keep an eye out for announcements about the Theatre Fair and make sure to attend.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba75jHzbgLAh1qWmDY7BniRpDrtFGPkZgyORpQWk9gF3e0r_0vCikMWQtWC31NlkBu0CSQ86k4cmbyo3scXFc183N_HdWK0TwPn0bbFTu4SAuh3k_TgTGVR4KD1m2h4goK0-O9FqEKTM/s999/MBailey-161109-484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="999" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba75jHzbgLAh1qWmDY7BniRpDrtFGPkZgyORpQWk9gF3e0r_0vCikMWQtWC31NlkBu0CSQ86k4cmbyo3scXFc183N_HdWK0TwPn0bbFTu4SAuh3k_TgTGVR4KD1m2h4goK0-O9FqEKTM/s640/MBailey-161109-484.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;">A recent production of <i>Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play </i>by Anne Washburn. Photo by Mike Bailey.</div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you know that UVA Students are able to get a FREE ticket to any and all performances on grounds through the </span><a href="http://arts.virginia.edu/resources-opportunities/arts-dollars/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Arts Dollars</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> program? This includes </span><a href="https://music.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music Department events</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://drama.virginia.edu/stage" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drama Department Productions</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and the </span><a href="https://virginiafilmfestival.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virginia Film Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You could likely find some sort of performance to attend almost every day. Tickets and info can always be found at the </span><a href="https://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/boxoffice/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA Arts Box Office</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Make sure to check out the </span><a href="http://arts.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA Arts</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> website and sign up for their emails. Always so much going on.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A big welcome to you! We are glad that you are joining us at UVA. Don’t wait to jump in and start working, playing, creating and finding people you click with. There is no doubt that Fall 2020 will be different than most semesters. Get settled in, dive deep into your classes and keep your eyes and ears open—art will find a way and you can be a part of it! We are excited to have you, your energy and your ideas on grounds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog by Cady Garey of the Department of Drama. Contact her at cew9e@virginia.edu with any questions or curiosities about the performing arts at the University of Virginia!</span></p>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-82897764052482217472020-08-04T13:54:00.035-04:002020-08-05T13:30:52.757-04:00Moving into Dorms (Featuring Moving Tips + Tricks!)<span id="docs-internal-guid-81772ca7-7fff-3641-44b6-2bde62c012f7"><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font>*Please note that this blog includes general information about what move-in looks like during a "normal" year. Due to COVID-19, this process will look different than previous years. This blog is for those looking to learn more general information about UVA and it's typical on-grounds housing experience. If you are an incoming first-year, please visit the University's </font></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://returntogrounds.virginia.edu/">Return to Grounds</a> website for the most updated information, or visit orientation.virginia.edu to learn more about Wahoo Welcome 2020.</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="3">First Year Move In</font></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">For first years, move in takes place the weekend before classes begin. First years move in over a period of several days based on your dorm. When you first arrive, you will check in with your Resident Advisor who welcomes you to your dorm! After you check in, you will have a few hours to move your belongings into your room - this process has been made so much easier with most of the dorms being renovated, including elevators and air conditioning. After your designated move in time, you can say goodbye to your family, organize your room, and meet your new roommate and hallmates! Get some rest, because the rest of the move-in weekend will be a whirlwind!</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqTlFJmfOjwHNzFZVw2gmMChpXzrsLfbllLI02Kd3c2-5pS-wBTfgUuN8odT-xsFdr6N51hLgpjIZ2zy5ium878FNI5k4AmAt3Ku7rFZ0ZWGLguSM2YgAtXr-zpBinrPYdUuMdm5tdXtX/s555/Move_In_Day_2016_SS_05_1.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="555" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqTlFJmfOjwHNzFZVw2gmMChpXzrsLfbllLI02Kd3c2-5pS-wBTfgUuN8odT-xsFdr6N51hLgpjIZ2zy5ium878FNI5k4AmAt3Ku7rFZ0ZWGLguSM2YgAtXr-zpBinrPYdUuMdm5tdXtX/w444-h296/Move_In_Day_2016_SS_05_1.jpg.png" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="trebuchet">There will be plenty of older students and staff to help you pick up your keys and other important items, making your move-in as stress free as possible!</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="arial">Move-in Tips</font></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My biggest piece of advice when it comes to moving in is to make a huge packing list. Bed Bath and Beyond has a great one that I referred to: </span><a href="https://b3h2.scene7.com/is/content/BedBathandBeyond/FEO/L1/New%20Folder/2020%20US%20Dorm%20Checklist%2C%20English%20%26%20Spanish.pdf?icid=l1_clp_mm_mm1_im_dorm_11274" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the ultimate dorm checklist</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Throughout the summer leading into my move-in I color coded items for either needing to buy in-person, taking from home, or ordering online. I came in with absolutely everything I needed! </span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">Don’t overpack! I remember bringing my entire wardrobe with me my first semester and only wearing about 30% of it. Do not pack 30 t-shirts, odds are you will only wear your 10 favorites. You also likely won’t have tons of closet space, so it’s better to be minimalist if you can.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">When you pack clothes, it is a lot easier to move them if you have them already on hangers and side-by-side next to one another. Basically, transfer the clothes from your home closet by placing them exactly the way they are into your suitcase. You can also use a garment bag and hang them in your car.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">GET A WAGON! There are foldable wagons for 15 dollars at various stores and they are the most helpful tool you can imagine. It is so much easier to load your stuff into a wagon than it is to carry it to your room. </font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">Pack for the elements! Make sure you have a raincoat and an umbrella, and when it approaches winter time you will need a warm jacket for walking. </font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial">Be creative with how you organize your room. You want to maximize the space as much as possible. Your desk will probably serve as your work-space, vanity, and kitchen all in one!</font></span></p></li></ul><div style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf6RW1D25xNZC9lzLBfiOENTujY0IlNwezTI81_fpfB21_0vb8yhvkxCQC6Wqd6c9st2JKqeFWt6sH0h5sgm0wfPSyf_7N06DlAM4PEf1Z72Lm8bJSPzMnB8mDZLgRXxdIFBpwRTvL-N_/s2048/move-in_da_header_3-2_0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf6RW1D25xNZC9lzLBfiOENTujY0IlNwezTI81_fpfB21_0vb8yhvkxCQC6Wqd6c9st2JKqeFWt6sH0h5sgm0wfPSyf_7N06DlAM4PEf1Z72Lm8bJSPzMnB8mDZLgRXxdIFBpwRTvL-N_/w512-h342/move-in_da_header_3-2_0.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><font face="trebuchet">Many upperclassmen students volunteer to be "greeters," helping first-years move in to their dorms. It's so nice to have an extra set of hands and meet older students on your first day of college! <i>Photo via news.virginia.edu</i></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">And they were... Roommates?!</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Whether you choose to pick your roommate randomly or to pick someone that you already know, you will know who they are by around the middle of the summer before your first year. I recommend reaching out and touching base with them before you both arrive on Grounds. Lots of roommate pairs coordinate things like whether they want to buy a mini fridge and microwave or a rug to make the room a little more homey. Even if you decide you don’t want one of these in your room, it can be fun to send cute decorations back and forth and have someone who will be getting just as excited for college as you are. You won’t need to worry too much about setting expectations about cleanliness or quiet hours during the summer-- your RA will help you and your roommate write up a roommate agreement about these habits once you arrive on Grounds. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 11pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN-l7tF4CyRBajBHgg88_JZ_HvMNm68HKmfBVVVmsoOxSAqnfsYWlCQbVuN5RUUhldkiq9oPR4H5-ZYbEggRFlJry0SB_bNR5FZYR7IYRmVjVMwj6NB5YQ53ta7BvQV8f50KI8y-e7_N_/s1800/IMG_4818.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN-l7tF4CyRBajBHgg88_JZ_HvMNm68HKmfBVVVmsoOxSAqnfsYWlCQbVuN5RUUhldkiq9oPR4H5-ZYbEggRFlJry0SB_bNR5FZYR7IYRmVjVMwj6NB5YQ53ta7BvQV8f50KI8y-e7_N_/w410-h512/IMG_4818.JPG" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer intern Ben and his first-year roommate- their room is all set up!</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span>Wahoo Welcome</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wahoo Welcome takes place the week after move-in and is your welcome into Grounds and the UVA community! Starting after you move in, you will have hall meetings with your RA, academic advising, and informational events designed to ease your transition into college. But Wahoo Welcome is not just informational! Events such as the Wahoo Welcome concert in the amphitheater and Convocation on the Lawn make your first week at UVA an incredible experience. For incoming first years, even though move-in might look a tad different this fall as the University takes the necessary precautions to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all so excited to give you a warm “Wahoo Welcome” here in Charlottesville and eagerly await your arrival!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4U6CavH5aqd3igFbkGOPuE6fvT_w1ioLV7yLjdrd51MXHYVPOy1W0mhnAhhvP7jaFtP2wEprAXD0SlUdK2JapzyWOSe9emgbB6QsNTfHsZ_M53w0RhGQtdZt9Bu2Lbw3Fk_lp6htSbMi/s1500/opening_convocation_2016_da_wahoo_welcome_inline_02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4U6CavH5aqd3igFbkGOPuE6fvT_w1ioLV7yLjdrd51MXHYVPOy1W0mhnAhhvP7jaFtP2wEprAXD0SlUdK2JapzyWOSe9emgbB6QsNTfHsZ_M53w0RhGQtdZt9Bu2Lbw3Fk_lp6htSbMi/w512-h342/opening_convocation_2016_da_wahoo_welcome_inline_02.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="trebuchet">Convocation occurs on the Lawn and features a variety of speakers who address your class, including student leaders like the President of Student Council and the University Judiciary Committee. <i>Picture via news.virginia.edu</i></font></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><br /></span><p></p></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-81278599379125144022020-07-29T12:57:00.001-04:002020-07-29T12:58:43.614-04:00First-Year Housing 101<span id="docs-internal-guid-0a2ec02f-7fff-ba33-6d64-82ab22ad85f3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Pick a Roommate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For a roommate, you can pick them in one of two ways. You can pick someone that you already know, someone you may have gone to high school with or met on Facebook. When you are accepted to UVA, you will be invited into a Facebook group just for your class, where you can post about yourself, your interests and living habits and find someone that you might like to live with! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also choose to have a randomly assigned roommate. Everyone who goes random will fill out a survey by UVA Housing and Residential Life which asks things like whether you are a messy or clean type of person, if you are a morning or night type of person, etc. Then, they will try to match your result with someone who shares your living preferences. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YU-rGT5_ZaOFxexVzPoW_gJHGWKpLhgFMwguKHHvbQIz6E17D6-OsrYQQZShL7deGlM-jEFZEAk7tG7dc8XIOGbEmCVve_OoPA-bNxWZOC6fAHAhQ0AsfBupuTV0ogYvUdBchN5zdNq-/s2048/IMG_1101.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YU-rGT5_ZaOFxexVzPoW_gJHGWKpLhgFMwguKHHvbQIz6E17D6-OsrYQQZShL7deGlM-jEFZEAk7tG7dc8XIOGbEmCVve_OoPA-bNxWZOC6fAHAhQ0AsfBupuTV0ogYvUdBchN5zdNq-/w240-h320/IMG_1101.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I met my roommate on Facebook; here we are at convocation, a tradition where all first-years come together as a class and are welcomed into the UVA community. I was so grateful to have her as my roommate and friend first-year!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What Type of Dorm You Will Be In</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a first year, you are required to live in a dorm unless you are a transfer student. The dorms are assigned to you randomly. Lucky for you all, all dorms have been renovated to have air conditioning, elevators, laundry machines, and study rooms. Located on McCormick and Alderman roads, dorms range from being 5-15 minute walk to central grounds.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One main difference between dorms are the residential styles. The first type is a hall style dorm. This is the typical dorm setup with one hall with about 20 to 25 people. You share bathroom stalls and a common lounge space and study space. The second type of dorm is a suite style which is more of an apartment setup. You live with about 10 to 12 people that live in different rooms around a centralized living room space. Both living styles are great opportunities to get to know new people and find your community at UVA!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHE_nSnayTunnEVniJ6gN0XPULw_WtIUbtGjMhGEeozZMQubbJiYO79IRJKDMENrQWCLTc3Aa16XjSi_It1oRgnFeTA87BvdyK8KJU_1-JZXJpJ2xUDsxtNmkoCvd3ctnMUda_nC4Btcl/s817/Old_Dormitories__SS_01.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="817" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHE_nSnayTunnEVniJ6gN0XPULw_WtIUbtGjMhGEeozZMQubbJiYO79IRJKDMENrQWCLTc3Aa16XjSi_It1oRgnFeTA87BvdyK8KJU_1-JZXJpJ2xUDsxtNmkoCvd3ctnMUda_nC4Btcl/w400-h268/Old_Dormitories__SS_01.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quad area near the McCormick Road hall-style dorms!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Residential Colleges</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are interested, we have three different residential colleges that you can apply into. 10% of first years tend to live in one of them. They are themed around different, specific kinds of interests that people in them share. For instance, Hereford Residential College which focuses environmental sustainability, Brown residential college which is described for “the interested and the interesting,” and lastly the International Residential College that prides itself on providing a diverse, cultural experience for both international and domestic students. You can live in a residential college your 1st through 4th year if you choose, so living in one is a great way to meet students that are in a different class than yourself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXTuZZTb-dmA3AroU7lCyMAEsVTx191-cFVAfnqpOlx0gZ2fTL6-AR6oi9HoZpUWmXbmLLe6BaGxz8jvc0-j7Nl5WldB5iWyYkfs1hgDOfIPpdkgpB25Tiq4g9IKgWEG6KwOWyq2popMM/s1000/12959_nsbrownmbronfino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXTuZZTb-dmA3AroU7lCyMAEsVTx191-cFVAfnqpOlx0gZ2fTL6-AR6oi9HoZpUWmXbmLLe6BaGxz8jvc0-j7Nl5WldB5iWyYkfs1hgDOfIPpdkgpB25Tiq4g9IKgWEG6KwOWyq2popMM/w400-h268/12959_nsbrownmbronfino.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Brown Residential College dorm buildings.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RAs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For both types of dorms, you will have a residential adviser (RA), who will help you transition into the dorm and University community. Their main objective is to ensure student safety and to really help you build a community within your dorm. They are also a great resource when it comes to academics, personal life, extracurriculars, and are really there to be anything you need them to be. Mine was kind of like my big sister, mom, therapist, and friend all at the same time! </span></p><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-33557519211361150542020-07-21T16:04:00.000-04:002020-07-21T16:04:46.939-04:00Choosing a Major at UVA<span id="docs-internal-guid-8d3ccb0f-7fff-9458-e548-3a6b79dbf0b8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First off, we are so excited to introduce the international student interns at the UVA Office of Undergraduate Admission, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christina Jiang and Mica Vilanova! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read on to learn more about their majors, and keep an eye on our Instagram page (@uva_summer) to watch their takeovers in the coming weeks!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is a major? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By the end of your second year at UVA, the time comes when you have to declare a major. This can be both an exciting and terrifying experience. However, we are here to provide as much information as possible to help make this transition as easy as possible for you!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> major </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the field of concentration that students will focus on during their degree. On the other hand, a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">minor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a secondary concentration that complements the major that the student selected. A minor will require much fewer credit hours than a major, so you can still focus on a secondary area of study without having to do the work of two majors.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In many cases, in order to declare a major or minor, you have to complete a set of pre-requirements/prerequisites (often called </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pre-reqs</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). If you know what major(s) you are interested in, you should look up their specific websites and pages or talk to your advisor to determine what pre-reqs you will need to take! Depending on your school of enrollment and the intensity of your major(s), you can major in up to two subjects and minor in up to two areas.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1QaPJ-4y19YKM_r5ew7J3PszXGSQa5YpW5Br94FYwj4_N0YduJq4R-ceJVVo6JcoQwOZBPfAuVQMCLl78y_OAN7sObwS6gXPgVb6eoNDBrJFPJz_myhVZu0Iquov7ihwJ1gmaXHq3wc/s755/uva+science.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="755" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1QaPJ-4y19YKM_r5ew7J3PszXGSQa5YpW5Br94FYwj4_N0YduJq4R-ceJVVo6JcoQwOZBPfAuVQMCLl78y_OAN7sObwS6gXPgVb6eoNDBrJFPJz_myhVZu0Iquov7ihwJ1gmaXHq3wc/s320/uva+science.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Many science majors choose to participate in research during their time at UVA.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applying Undecided</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When applying into UVA, you must select one of our five schools - </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Architecture, the School of Nursing, or the Kinesiology major within the Curry School of Education</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Kinesiology is the only major that you can apply into directly from high school, so that means that when you apply to UVA, you are essentially applying undecided, even if you have a major in mind already. In all cases, you will have at least a year before you have to declare your major or specific concentration, but in the College of Arts and Sciences, you have two full years before you have to declare your major. You will take general education classes across a variety of subjects and have the opportunity to explore lots of different academic areas before you must declare your major at the end of second year. If you are completely undecided, like so many of us were, your best choice is to apply into the College of Arts and Sciences, as you can always apply for an intra-university transfer (i.e. College to Engineering) once enrolled at UVA!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sam - Political Philosophy, Policy, & Law</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://ppl.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Political Philosophy, Policy, & Law</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (more commonly known as “PPL”) is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the moral philosophies that underpin our system of law. I still consider choosing this major to be the best decision I’ve made so far at UVA, because it’s given me an enormous amount of freedom to study what I’m truly interested in. The cohort is designed to be small, just 27 students, so that everyone can get to know each other in class. This has been huge for me as I have been able to form connections with my classmates and teachers on a more personal level while in class. If you’re interested in learning more about my major, feel free to email me at </span><a href="mailto:sdn6jp@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sdn6jp@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christina - McIntire School of Commerce and Political Philosophy, Policy & Law</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Going into UVA, I knew I wanted to major in commerce. Students can only apply to the </span><a href="https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/undergrad" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">School of Commerce</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> during the spring of their second year and are accepted into the school in their third year. So I spent the first two years exploring all the subjects I'm interested in while taking the prerequisite courses. I've taken classes in Psychology, Studio Art, Politics, Economics, Math, Philosophy, etc. One thing that I like about the Comm school is the diversity in student's interests. Almost 2/3 of the people have a second major outside of the Comm school, and everyone is passionate about a cause, much like myself. I double majored in </span><a href="https://ppl.virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PPL</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> because I love discussing and learning the ethics of law and American politics. It might be hard to balance two majors that both have challenging workloads, but my pursuit of making a positive change in the world drives me to achieve higher. Interests and majors shouldn't define people. Instead, it is how you align your majors with your interests. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are interested in either the McIntire School of Commerce or the PPL program, please don’t hesitate to shoot me an email at </span><a href="mailto:mj9ud@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mj9ud@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I will give you my most honest opinion and share my experience to help you understand the major better! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnPjNIm1j_g7lebjVJq_U8I7CbUYkdT3uPqtHP3zzoZnO7-_g1s0MNDLHF1DVosBq0nc8WVDofV4mXJoAp96Fd6xTmBZwk6amT1WGdxJ6NlHuklvihIGl4CPA8xy8Ct2_7BLfxLWJcEc/s1000/Comm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnPjNIm1j_g7lebjVJq_U8I7CbUYkdT3uPqtHP3zzoZnO7-_g1s0MNDLHF1DVosBq0nc8WVDofV4mXJoAp96Fd6xTmBZwk6amT1WGdxJ6NlHuklvihIGl4CPA8xy8Ct2_7BLfxLWJcEc/s320/Comm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The central courtyard at the McIntire School of Commerce.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Abby - Media Studies with a Concentration in Policy and Ethics</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://mediastudies.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Media Studies</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an interdisciplinary major within the College of Arts and Sciences. What I love about it is that there are so many ways you can structure your learning. I chose to concentrate in Policy and Ethics, which means I take courses focusing on the history of media technology and the pressing policy issues that evolving technology presents. We also talk about representation in television and how popular mediums shape culture. We also have a film concentration where you can study the technicalities and artistry of production. I have really enjoyed everything I’ve studied. One more cool thing is that this is a rising field around the country, and UVa has incredibly accomplished professors. It is easy to research your individual projects because you have fantastic resources in every classroom. If you have any questions about the Media Studies major, you can always send me an email at </span><a href="mailto:ars4qj@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ars4qj@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mica - Media Studies with a Minor in Leadership</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the best parts of declaring your major during your second year is that it gives you the opportunity to explore the different fields of study that UVA has to offer. As a first year I wasn’t sure what my major was going to be, but by taking different courses I found that my passions resided in the </span><a href="https://mediastudies.virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Media Studies Department</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I found myself not only loving the different discussions proposed by every class, but also the time that I got to spend with amazing and recognized professors! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding what you love to study can be one of the hardest things, but once you do, it is totally worth it. The option of complementing your major through a minor allowed me to explore a different school at UVA. The </span><a href="https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/undergrad/leadership-minor" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leadership minor</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a new program offered by the McIntire School of Commerce, which focuses on developing skills to lead people and organizations. I would love to keep on chatting about this! So if you have any questions or just want to talk, reach out to me at </span><a href="mailto:mv9xa@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mv9xa@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leah - Speech Communication Disorders in the Curry School of Education</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was applying to colleges, I knew I was interested in studying and pursuing the career of speech pathology. At Days on the Lawn, UVA’s admitted students day, I attended an information session at the Curry School of Education. I spoke with the director of the </span><a href="https://curry.virginia.edu/academics/speech-communication-disorders" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Speech Communication Disorders</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> major, who provided me with information about classes I could take as a first year, extracurricular opportunities related to speech pathology such as volunteering and study abroad, as well as potential job opportunities and placement after graduation. The Curry School has opportunities for students to shadow and volunteer in the Sheila C. Johnson Center, which provides clinical and educational speech pathology services for patients. Like many other majors at UVA, I will apply to and hopefully declare this major in the spring semester of my second year. You can email me at </span><a href="mailto:lam2nvz@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lam2nvz@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> if you have questions about my major or similar interests!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDqSm-7syZf3ZY8V4S8B9Pwa1DNytOX849njwMXJTapdIgKmUWKMY2Cs_Bz2_we1tvDK_YW39ikm0IoBZJRxpRxqSmtX984_JH1dtsNaDeC61e8-zGan78pwV81zbMaemSJJKIeKgcs/s1500/curry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDqSm-7syZf3ZY8V4S8B9Pwa1DNytOX849njwMXJTapdIgKmUWKMY2Cs_Bz2_we1tvDK_YW39ikm0IoBZJRxpRxqSmtX984_JH1dtsNaDeC61e8-zGan78pwV81zbMaemSJJKIeKgcs/s320/curry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bavaro Hall, a central building within the Curry School of Education.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Isaiah - Sociology </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first came to UVA, I knew I wanted to be a pre-med student. However, I had no idea what I wanted to be my major. I loved history and government classes in high school and figured that a Sociology course would be a great intersection between my two passions. After taking my first sociology course, SOC 2320 Gender and Society, I knew that sociology was my major. The Sociology Department at UVA is home to a fantastic selection of professors and classes that are committed to making sure their students develop the sociological lens for explaining, predicting, and understanding human behavior. Moreover, while in the major I have had the opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary study, broadening my areas of potential study. If you’re interested in UVA’s Sociology department, visit: </span><a href="https://sociology.as.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://sociology.as.virginia.edu/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Also, feel free to email me at </span><a href="mailto:ihj5jm@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ihj5jm@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You-Jin - Sociology and Psychology</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming into UVA, I definitely felt the pressure of immediately needing to know what path I wanted to take. This was because every college student interaction would start with the following questions: what year are you in, where are you from, and what major do you intend on choosing? One resource that really helped me through honing down my majors was our </span><a href="https://career.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA Career Center’s</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> identifying your interest assessments. There are various types that you can take, but the one that helped me the most was Strong Interest Inventory Assessment. I cannot emphasize this resource enough for the first years to utilize! It is designed to</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> identify your career interests by matching you with six broad basic interest areas and assigning you a 3-letter code for researching careers</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It will also provide suggestions for occupations, majors, internships, UVA organizations and activities which seem suited to the type of person you are today.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Eventually, I ended up double majoring in </span><a href="https://sociology.as.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sociology</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://psychology.as.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">psychology</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> because not only did I already have to take a certain number of credits as a College of Arts & Sciences student, but also </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am very fascinated in studying the human mind and its functions to how people interact within society.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> If you are interested in these two majors feel free to shoot me an email at </span><a href="mailto:yy2he@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">yy2he@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOkkNlBlnI73xVbu506SoA0ai9BDRT3pVqC5xUh2qQ1Xy37_gdlVNnmu160NrqEAkBQ-l3wbkmLzXox-uVbsfyGGCH1KEUV7WNN5pw3NQKF4xj-F8xmqrf0NPR5RPMb0mYKz3yReEDtE/s400/career.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOkkNlBlnI73xVbu506SoA0ai9BDRT3pVqC5xUh2qQ1Xy37_gdlVNnmu160NrqEAkBQ-l3wbkmLzXox-uVbsfyGGCH1KEUV7WNN5pw3NQKF4xj-F8xmqrf0NPR5RPMb0mYKz3yReEDtE/s320/career.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The UVA Career Center's branch at 1515 on the Corner.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jada - English</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first arrived at UVA, my major was undecided. There were so many options, and the thought of making a decision on what to study for the next four years that could affect the rest of my life terrified me. My first year, I took classes across various departments - even classes that I never thought I would be interested in. After taking my first English class, I knew that I had found my major. The English department is home to some of the most passionate professors and amazing courses. As someone who has always loved reading and writing, I have found my home in the English department. I love enhancing my analytical and writing skills while reading and expanding my knowledge of literature. If you’re interested in learning more about UVA”s English department, please visit: </span><a href="https://english.as.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://english.as.virginia.edu/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can also email me at </span><a href="mailto:jnw3tr@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jnw3tr@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - I would love to talk to you about my major!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelley - Spanish and Anthropology</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first arrived at UVA, I knew I wanted to take a language but I didn’t really have any idea what else I wanted to study. Taking </span><a href="https://spanitalport.as.virginia.edu/spanish-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spanish classes</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> here has been an awesome way to grow in my understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture, as well as improve my ability to speak the language! </span><a href="https://anthropology.virginia.edu/undergrad" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anthropology</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was the major that I wasn’t expecting. I took a large introductory class my first semester and I was hooked. Since then, I have been able to explore areas like archaeology, linguistics, and even focus in on specific cultural phenomena, like how the internet shapes people’s political beliefs. If either of these majors sound like something you might enjoy or be interested in, shoot me an email at </span><a href="mailto:kel6at@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">kel6at@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I would love to talk to you.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben - Music and Political & Social Thought</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming into UVA, I knew I wanted to study something in the humanities or social sciences, but I wasn’t exactly sure what. I think that this uncertainty was, in part, due to the fact that I am still undecided in what path I want to follow after graduation. While I am broadly interested in public policy, law, and education, I still have yet to hone in on that one “golden” career path. However, a wise professor once told me that your major and your career path are two separate things, and by studying what you love and are passionate about, everything will work out in the long run! So over the course of my first year, I toyed around with the idea of many majors, like Youth and Social Innovation, Public Policy, English, Global Development Studies, American Studies, and Anthropology. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While my lack of a major and clear path towards graduation felt overwhelming at times, in the long run I am so grateful for my indecisiveness, as it encouraged me to take classes across many departments at UVA and led me to discover </span><a href="https://pst.as.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Political & Social Thought</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an interdisciplinary major at the cross-section of departments like politics, anthropology, history, and sociology. I am so excited to have a hand in designing my course of study, which will culminate in a thesis project during my fourth year! As of now, I am interested in studying how historical racial injustices have led to present-day inequities in education, but the beauty of PST is that we have time to tweak our course of study throughout the semesters and can really learn from the fellow students in the program! </span><a href="https://music.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, on the other hand, was a no brainer for me - I’ve been singing my whole life, and am a firm believer that music is the beating heart of the universe. In addition to performing in various ensembles and learning about vocal technique through private lessons, I love taking classes like music theory and music ethnography. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, I was able to add on an </span><a href="https://spanitalport.as.virginia.edu/italian-undergraduate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Italian minor</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> after choosing to study abroad! Almost all of my credits from a semester in Siena, Italy counted towards my minor. I’ve been studying Italian since middle school, so this was particularly exciting for me and I am so grateful that I am able to continue learning about the language and culture of Italy while at UVA. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once I realized that I shouldn’t compare myself to others and embraced the ups and downs of my academic journey, I felt much more at ease and have been able to study what I love - so remember to breathe and take it easy, because it will all be okay! If you have any questions about my majors or minor, or just want to talk about applying as an undecided student, feel free to send me an email at </span><a href="mailto:bst2zc@virginia.edu" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bst2zc@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxo_BGIJCd9Gs6BeDhvRG4xfi5RzOq0w4TqAyE0RjfMOfKR2yFYq9yyo8FS_5Z7dgpQenauVLMeKZ2ZWty4Cw-iWXI22fESbvsa9rsu5XJxo6ZBP6a1jxtAqATXJOnodR5WF1tfzIUEs/s2048/chamber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxo_BGIJCd9Gs6BeDhvRG4xfi5RzOq0w4TqAyE0RjfMOfKR2yFYq9yyo8FS_5Z7dgpQenauVLMeKZ2ZWty4Cw-iWXI22fESbvsa9rsu5XJxo6ZBP6a1jxtAqATXJOnodR5WF1tfzIUEs/s320/chamber.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The UVA Chamber Singers perform alongside members of the Charlottesville Symphony.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope you enjoyed reading about our academic experiences! There are so many majors and minors to explore at UVA, and we only scratched the surface. To see a full list of majors, minors, and other academic opportunities, check out </span><a href="https://www.virginia.edu/academics/majors" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.virginia.edu/academics/majors</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></b></span>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-34796079508901222402020-07-13T16:10:00.000-04:002020-07-13T16:10:04.300-04:00Volunteer Opportunities at UVA<b>Interested in learning about public service opportunities at UVA, but don't know where to start? Then this is the blog post for you! Read on to learn about some of the summer interns' favorite volunteer activities in the greater Charlottesville area.</b><div><b><br /></b><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-18fd3a14-7fff-b6a2-b0f5-970de4c8a39e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many UVA students enjoy giving back to the Charlottesville community through volunteer work with local organizations and service groups! Here are some of the opportunities that the student interns have taken part in over the past few years.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Abby</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes at UVa, you are given the opportunity to volunteer for a class! I took Teaching as a Profession in the Curry School and went into Charlottesville High School every week to tutor geometry students. It was a really cool way to get hands-on experience in the course while being able to volunteer. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6cvBYDYxPULcFtrScc2QCaJ0YLOErtedLIkixt3CV4tyzF45jPewMcCg0_qZDwinS0DG8sSWeiyUjPp_ERrB9QWM3CNDSDk4U9H7-FbOIT23Y3nKQMAdPyas4v5veTA_ozXpko_KC8k/s748/Holiday+Sharing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="748" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6cvBYDYxPULcFtrScc2QCaJ0YLOErtedLIkixt3CV4tyzF45jPewMcCg0_qZDwinS0DG8sSWeiyUjPp_ERrB9QWM3CNDSDk4U9H7-FbOIT23Y3nKQMAdPyas4v5veTA_ozXpko_KC8k/s320/Holiday+Sharing.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Holiday Sharing program at Madison House.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leah</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I arrived on grounds, I knew that I wanted to find a local church community. Charlottesville has hundreds of churches in the area, many of them with vibrant student fellowship and volunteer opportunities. Through Christ Episcopal Church, I was able to volunteer to usher for the Sunday service. This helped me get more involved in my church community, meeting other UVA students as well as adults in the Charlottesville community! In college, you’re constantly around 18 to 22 year olds, so it’s nice to expose yourself to another age group of people and help out while you’re at it.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You-Jin</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ever since first year, I have been so lucky to be part of Madison House’s </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CASH (Creating Assets, Savings & Hope) organization. It is known to be a very competitive volunteer organization to be admitted into, but once you get in, it is well worth your time. We provide free tax preparation services to low-income families and individuals in the Charlottesville community. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to interact with various types of people and to feel truly connected with my community. Each volunteer gets tax law and tax preparation training so that volunteers are able to take an IRS-mandated certification exam and become IRS-certified as Volunteer Income Tax Assistants. This definitely has helped me feel comfortable in making my own tax filing as I will continue to have to do so for the rest of my life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zWpqIs3qK4CXOd3EWnibEkg-XRPU4dvunmnbti77rpLVDqLJjXfAN9eakPqINXta2Ad03hDYnwNBfmMCNU9iuOfoRX6infqckARR1I4yQm_Fx1ACvOw21p3tHaCml7MgUeUoWWpPZk4/s709/Madison.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="709" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zWpqIs3qK4CXOd3EWnibEkg-XRPU4dvunmnbti77rpLVDqLJjXfAN9eakPqINXta2Ad03hDYnwNBfmMCNU9iuOfoRX6infqckARR1I4yQm_Fx1ACvOw21p3tHaCml7MgUeUoWWpPZk4/s320/Madison.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Madison House building, a central hub for many volunteer programs.</i></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mia</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My second year I was able to volunteer in the Cavs in the Classroom through Madison House. Cavs in the Classroom is a way for students to become more involved in the Charlottesville community by volunteering in local elementary schools. Every Monday I got to drive to Johnson Elementary School and sit in a first grade classroom for an hour and help little kids learn how to read. It was not only super fun to get to hangout with adorable 7 year olds but it was also a really great way to break out of the UVA bubble and expose myself to new things. The kids were such a joy, so curious, and loved to learn. Cavs in the Classroom was definitely a highlight of my week. To learn more about all the programs that Madison House offers, follow this link: </span><a href="https://www.madisonhouse.org/list-of-programs" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.madisonhouse.org/list-of-programs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelley</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I remember when I came on a tour of UVA, my tour guide mentioned that he volunteered with a Madison House program called Latinx and Migrant Aid (LAMA). I signed up for the program as soon as I got to Grounds, and have volunteered with them every semester since. I have had the opportunity to meet different students at their homes, in churches, and during the school day for tutoring. It’s been an incredible way to connect with members of the Charlottesville community— like others have mentioned, I’ve loved getting to escape the 18-22 year old bubble for a little while and hang out with some cool kids. Now, in my third year, I work as a Program Director, overseeing my own volunteers and site!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmlyNP2KYEzAdsX-wfuFMjzUEzP9AMShR59Fq2GOltrZOqRqKE6sgLiyTo_gUCeYJH4nXND-bFKHg-x5_9qEk6VmUzOfxScyQuWWDfrypxYQoRNu34BmAEI7oCIscMgxqj-qg34hBIhY/s575/P4P.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmlyNP2KYEzAdsX-wfuFMjzUEzP9AMShR59Fq2GOltrZOqRqKE6sgLiyTo_gUCeYJH4nXND-bFKHg-x5_9qEk6VmUzOfxScyQuWWDfrypxYQoRNu34BmAEI7oCIscMgxqj-qg34hBIhY/s320/P4P.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pancakes for Parkinson's, an impactful service organization at UVA.</i></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another great opportunity to get involved with service while studying at UVA is Alternative Spring Break (ASB). In the fall, ASB partners with local Charlottesville organizations, such as the Rivanna Trail Foundation and The Haven, for a weekend of service. Students can sign up to volunteer with these groups over the 4-day fall break, which usually occurs in early October. I volunteered at a local build site for Habitat for Humanity my first year, as well as Bellair Farm, which is a local cooperative farm that focuses on community-supported agriculture. Participating in Alternative Fall Break was a great way to learn more about local volunteer opportunities in the Charlottesville community and escape the "UVA Bubble!" My second semester of first year, I volunteered on a spring break trip, which is the main focus of ASB. You can apply for a number of trips in one of three areas - environmental, human services, or housing. To see a full list of trips from past years, check out their website: </span><a href="https://www.altbreak.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.altbreak.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I was lucky enough to go to Point Reyes, California, where we helped a team of park rangers make a beach hiking trail handicap accessible by building a drainage system in a flooded section of the path, in addition to clearing trees and fallen debris on other trails. This was a fantastic experience which taught me a lot about the National Park Service as well as the environment and climate change. We spent our free time hiking, cooking food over the campfire, and watching elephant seals, and I was able to fund much of my trip through the research grants and need-based scholarships offered by ASB! Overall, ASB was a wonderful opportunity to learn about outdoors-based service in our National Parks while also bonding with a group of 10-12 fellow students through the adventures of camping and flying across the country together! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_I2LNTQngqzMy8Gh1STWPL01kb5fhZA-Fv5Hr3zNUhkkDylk3yvNUTkS8Bry44pqINZ25AnJZTz1JeuaxXUqjUUqEWrApECCrag8uWV1fxlP_ou4VOzQabyURpRlLjiEdnqdwYtm9_nQ/s2048/IMG_4206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_I2LNTQngqzMy8Gh1STWPL01kb5fhZA-Fv5Hr3zNUhkkDylk3yvNUTkS8Bry44pqINZ25AnJZTz1JeuaxXUqjUUqEWrApECCrag8uWV1fxlP_ou4VOzQabyURpRlLjiEdnqdwYtm9_nQ/s320/IMG_4206.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Working as a team to move a fallen tree on an ASB trip in Point Reyes National Seashore.</i></div></span><p></p><i><br /></i><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you can hopefully tell after reading our stories, there are so many volunteer opportunities at UVA, ranging from artistic groups to Madison House programs. To see a full list of public service organizations at UVA, follow this link: </span><a href="https://atuva.student.virginia.edu/organizations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://atuva.student.virginia.edu/organizations</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and set the search category to “public service.” There’s bound to be a service opportunity that matches your interests! </span></i></p></span></div></div>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-43648553223825168962020-07-06T15:49:00.002-04:002020-07-06T15:49:59.168-04:00Staying Active: A Week of Workouts at UVA<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c2a5be9-7fff-0e2c-bdfd-ebf2a8a3e490" style="line-height: 1.5;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What does a typical week look like for a UVA student when it comes to working out and staying fit? Well, we’re here to tell you! Between UVA’s four gyms and athletic centers, sports fields and areas, and numerous places to walk and run, there are plenty of ways to stay active.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaJCAsBZoU2R2kUMkb2DiMAMb23Wf9yP2vEXt-2MIJaz6w4cjk3PJ4hH2pQsCGLR-PblIXRjZgXACwqPr51-Kd0LPA1PkOrOM3zxBXTruPXEQbtBs6gMqoCwxUy4iHKNmqhoZhNBVfeJN/s655/pasted+image+0+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="655" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaJCAsBZoU2R2kUMkb2DiMAMb23Wf9yP2vEXt-2MIJaz6w4cjk3PJ4hH2pQsCGLR-PblIXRjZgXACwqPr51-Kd0LPA1PkOrOM3zxBXTruPXEQbtBs6gMqoCwxUy4iHKNmqhoZhNBVfeJN/w256-h160/pasted+image+0+3.png" width="256" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody style="line-height: 1.5;"><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 1.5;"><td class="tr-caption" style="line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.5; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving your body several days each week and having regular physical activity boosts your brain, your emotional health, and even your immune system. Many researches have proven the fact that exercise improves one’s mental health by reducing anxiety, depression, and negative mood and by improving self-esteem and cognitive function. Especially with stress being a normal part of everyday life, taking care of yourself and sticking to routines that work for you can help maintain balance in life.
</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iFSX9B0XHPzPlLGSn2GYa2Z5sj9-_Kjz_k09dvmNg48Dt4anrcm5OHV7xi7gt9UoiJf6iZ561gcLqEj5PBTOadfjMFqScNFNKSRiUHLTN7ps4mo_oLoojJ0YcUwzEVbut4WtpVHIw3FO/s183/pasted+image+0+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="183" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iFSX9B0XHPzPlLGSn2GYa2Z5sj9-_Kjz_k09dvmNg48Dt4anrcm5OHV7xi7gt9UoiJf6iZ561gcLqEj5PBTOadfjMFqScNFNKSRiUHLTN7ps4mo_oLoojJ0YcUwzEVbut4WtpVHIw3FO/w229-h153/pasted+image+0+2.png" width="229" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Monday: AFC Morning Workout/Group Exercise Class</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m not a morning workout person, but if you are, the Aquatic and Fitness Center has so many options for you! There are a variety of Group Exercise classes available such as spin, yoga, pilates, zumba–you name it. These classes are free to try for the first two weeks of each semester, and then you can purchase a plan that allows you to go to an unlimited amount of classes. They start as early as 5 am and go through the late evening, so you can get a sweat at any time of the day! Plus, signing up for a group workout class is a great way to stay motivated and keep exercise in your daily college routine.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><img height="214" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LkS5tcrvdVMZI7uHhS5duKGKzbD-WhTvwmAXyJtvQmZZ7f7NN-mnOGYo-qhj8cwlQpdeIzpDwqHz8xx1tLWtoqweH8OJdXrKsU7m1r8D2qwvd1v64jo1JS7K2NZfg9cwIQHE7DSZ=w166-h214" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -48.8px; white-space: normal;" width="166" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Tuesday: Local Workout Spots</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Outside of UVA’s free workout classes and gyms, there are also a lot of local gyms or workout classes that students can attend. These local workout spots include a Tread Happy, Orange Theory, Zoom, Purvello, FlyDog, and Pure Barre. Additionally, a lot of these places offer student discounts or deals that make it more affordable. They will also do group discounts, I have been to a few cycling and barre classes with my sorority and it was such a fun way to bond and stay active!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4ybXqO7aMWNk4yXa9-oyc34js4RAY2gUjWR27vz46Jm3v7njd4kXy0gN7oYYlU63bLek5nGWKprNm_k-RUW1s63K5xi1y7hBVqRHwbQ93xFRePoWnwzyPrzwKLGJaeodEtr-6fKN0TPr/s1600/pasted+image+0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4ybXqO7aMWNk4yXa9-oyc34js4RAY2gUjWR27vz46Jm3v7njd4kXy0gN7oYYlU63bLek5nGWKprNm_k-RUW1s63K5xi1y7hBVqRHwbQ93xFRePoWnwzyPrzwKLGJaeodEtr-6fKN0TPr/w256-h144/pasted+image+0.png" width="256" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday: Outdoor Adventure and Slaughter Recreation Center</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conveniently located near first year dorms, the newly renovated Slaughter Recreation Center boasts group exercise rooms, a 3 court gymnasium, 6 racquetball courts, a weight room, and a Climbing Center. Slaughter also houses the Outdoor Recreation department, which rents out gear to the UVA community like tents and other camping equipment, in addition to organizing special programming like guided hiking excursions or kayak roll lessons. Slaughter is a great place to pick up a new skill like bouldering or have some fun with friends after a full day of classes, and best of all, the facility is free to use as a UVA student!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ42AJgS9D51fHeRSb0_-l-ebDQKwefzs3VpkVkkGw76OVgRaA1P4iZESiXAxgZlb6uxfDPBdsj8gb-VM2oa04GTf3_fKKnjjVpg7pp0qDYtdFJnPV2_ZIGA5qvuVpHgKf6BZPMe99DKAK/s788/Students_AFC_Gym_01_1V3A7422_160over90.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="788" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ42AJgS9D51fHeRSb0_-l-ebDQKwefzs3VpkVkkGw76OVgRaA1P4iZESiXAxgZlb6uxfDPBdsj8gb-VM2oa04GTf3_fKKnjjVpg7pp0qDYtdFJnPV2_ZIGA5qvuVpHgKf6BZPMe99DKAK/s320/Students_AFC_Gym_01_1V3A7422_160over90.jpg.png" width="320" /></a></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Thursday: IM Rec Sports with Friends</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you a passionate soccer player, but don’t want to join the Varsity or club team at UVA? Don’t worry - you can still play through Intramural (IM-Rec) sports! UVA has many facilities across grounds that are used for intramurals like beach volleyball, soccer, dodgeball, and everything in-between! As a first year student, I created a dodgeball team with my hall and we ended up coming in second place after a program-wide tournament! Many Greek Life or extracurricular organizations also make intramural teams in sports like flag football or basketball. Intramurals are a wonderful way to stay active while making some great memories with close friends.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp4AH7vDUgrT9Jv9Z2w_XRokNaol0N3WTXoMsxTbPsPYdHybYn1FoP65idwKpToXZ6dQNW7hAoIyBq0PRELvAsi5gNXeOUBy80C6_Hkhl0Jyz2F2bNHDCB3iVwrwISdbdbcwt1_tHjOs1/s189/pasted+image+0+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="189" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp4AH7vDUgrT9Jv9Z2w_XRokNaol0N3WTXoMsxTbPsPYdHybYn1FoP65idwKpToXZ6dQNW7hAoIyBq0PRELvAsi5gNXeOUBy80C6_Hkhl0Jyz2F2bNHDCB3iVwrwISdbdbcwt1_tHjOs1/w236-h120/pasted+image+0+5.png" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Friday: Running or walking on the Rivanna Trail</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rivanna is a beautiful trail that loops around Charlottesville for about 20 miles. It’s conveniently accessible from different points around Grounds, near the Law School, or even along Barracks Road, which means that you can run different sections of it depending on your mood or how far you’d like to go! My favorite section is a little bit off Grounds, but runs along the river and is really beautiful.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-26672448603013566232020-06-29T17:00:00.003-04:002020-06-29T17:08:43.648-04:00A Weekend in Charlottesville<div class="separator"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ba30424-7fff-2255-216d-fe7190d08c5a" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visiting Charlottesville sometime soon? Check out our curated weekend itinerary!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>For more Charlottesville recommendations, check out our Instagram page @uva_summer!</i></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWWjPGIm9cWVK2S5WmJ29pN3QaJJUx3J_E02eer1t_bWosPwxrqhqVniSCtNOzT-o23wevG_MMjM3rUso2Odb2SjzaCWr-_bJngveCNhPatz2LW_osJ9C7rXmUp3FXt2oXneh_XsYvVw/s900/bodo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWWjPGIm9cWVK2S5WmJ29pN3QaJJUx3J_E02eer1t_bWosPwxrqhqVniSCtNOzT-o23wevG_MMjM3rUso2Odb2SjzaCWr-_bJngveCNhPatz2LW_osJ9C7rXmUp3FXt2oXneh_XsYvVw/s320/bodo.png" width="320" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good morning! It’s your first day visiting Charlottesville and you're getting an early start around 9 AM. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bodo's Bagels </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is an absolute Charlottesville staple. It is a tradition that before you graduate from UVA, you have to be the number one ticket when they open at 5 am! But you have a long day ahead of you and so much to see here, so let’s take it slow. At Bodo’s, you can get whatever you like on many different types of bagels. A favorite is the deli egg, which is basically like a mini omelette, on an everything bagel!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7qfjtvSk4OI1eWH3wd81dhX_NJezkSw9kXCibEaOcZi7vVkmXNEYBsvbsasGorrB1u6-AcXoQPVo2rF-LYiE_3W1cMzyKuerm-E3Yt0slGIkfCqbVbBk5kGQTLeLEKzYAttYp76h_q4/s3000/e9ab705749c3d816b9241c112564bd4d.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3000" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7qfjtvSk4OI1eWH3wd81dhX_NJezkSw9kXCibEaOcZi7vVkmXNEYBsvbsasGorrB1u6-AcXoQPVo2rF-LYiE_3W1cMzyKuerm-E3Yt0slGIkfCqbVbBk5kGQTLeLEKzYAttYp76h_q4/w320-h221/e9ab705749c3d816b9241c112564bd4d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sun is shining, and after eating a hearty breakfast, you walk to UVA’s </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotunda. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rotunda is located on the Lawn, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can go inside the Rotunda to see the Dome Room, the pinnacle of Jefferson’s architecture, as well as other historical rooms and features. Free historical tours led by student members of the University Guide Service are typically offered at 10, 11 and 2 every day!</span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5f5SiHGvH0ZtSfpJgxKKAL_7aiGx3AI6bcKYCPLt8R6M-_UobA8DNz7MTv87TXwd7X_EBqpnUWhn-9sfvnkS939DpoDSxRBN86HbNr8rQibbm5OScn_ubHDwtixBQKxkjBO_G2b6TGA/s1000/enslave.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="1000" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5f5SiHGvH0ZtSfpJgxKKAL_7aiGx3AI6bcKYCPLt8R6M-_UobA8DNz7MTv87TXwd7X_EBqpnUWhn-9sfvnkS939DpoDSxRBN86HbNr8rQibbm5OScn_ubHDwtixBQKxkjBO_G2b6TGA/w400-h190/enslave.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your tour may end at the </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Memorial to Enslaved Laborers,</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> located between the Lawn and the Corner. The Memorial seeks to formally acknowledge and remember the names, lives and experiences of the African American enslaved laborers who worked to build and sustain the University. Its circular design represents the “Ring Shout,” a dance performed by Af</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">rican Americans to celebrate spiritual liberation as well as a broken shackle. Etched into the walls are documented names of enslaved peoples; this list continues to grow as more names and stories are uncovered. The memorial began as a student effort in 2010 and was finished earlier this year. A place for reflection and remembrance, the memorial welcomes visitors and acts as a landmark displaying UVA’s troubled history, while also its capacity for change and growth.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34474F9kzM3SXs4qIuP_DcuexMo_Qp_b-PxuCbaQPWUOv5T5Ymxagi2F1lop-BegmYsW-rJzJojtxRLcFD65Tt1uHbc9Sp7BPqH4ZCuVGInebaXW-abUDB1IEcHu83gRoBx1ppUQIe3k/s640/king.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34474F9kzM3SXs4qIuP_DcuexMo_Qp_b-PxuCbaQPWUOv5T5Ymxagi2F1lop-BegmYsW-rJzJojtxRLcFD65Tt1uHbc9Sp7BPqH4ZCuVGInebaXW-abUDB1IEcHu83gRoBx1ppUQIe3k/w400-h266/king.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After exploring UVA’s grounds, you may want to get out a</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nd about. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vineyards</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are a great place to spend a weekend afternoon in Charlottesville. Once you are of drinking age you can take your parents to Pippin or King Family Vineyards and spend an afternoon sipping on delicious wine with a beautiful view of the mountains. Sometimes King Family Vineyards will even have polo matches to watch or pop up restaurants with amazing cuisine. Many students will also celebrate their 21st birthdays at one of the local vineyards. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgADv291fFRwMw4cBxKbZ9a5HrWhx341oQ_mJEvK3gzT5zZQWon8MSFzB4CAgN-IDM0FhMtr29S2orzEqZ_YwCfKMlu49OMGfmPhYxi0JSZkHUFEvkEOLeeKgcIWEPIKvgXB_f6aIkChA/s512/za.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="512" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgADv291fFRwMw4cBxKbZ9a5HrWhx341oQ_mJEvK3gzT5zZQWon8MSFzB4CAgN-IDM0FhMtr29S2orzEqZ_YwCfKMlu49OMGfmPhYxi0JSZkHUFEvkEOLeeKgcIWEPIKvgXB_f6aIkChA/w320-h214/za.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After a walking tour in the morning and afternoon in the sun, it’s time for dinner! As we’ve mentioned in some of our previous posts, </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lampo</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the ultimate “my parents are in town” spot. They have a variety of delicious pizzas and appetizers, but the catch is that they don’t take reservations, so sometimes the wait can get pretty long. However, this summer they announced their plans to open an additional takeout location, so there’s no excuse for it to not make your itinerary!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCeVlr-4qrkZaJtisvjZGfwopZqSFDxw5Uhvqz7fmkAtHjUlK5y4c2si3pfOOeOM8A_igDF5Q6pcC1UVfZLvL4dBH2gMRfcSthGxITEng8EAPrQlLOVjy9ULrq1fj1nHkIMgHzFQx-uw/s1200/hump.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCeVlr-4qrkZaJtisvjZGfwopZqSFDxw5Uhvqz7fmkAtHjUlK5y4c2si3pfOOeOM8A_igDF5Q6pcC1UVfZLvL4dBH2gMRfcSthGxITEng8EAPrQlLOVjy9ULrq1fj1nHkIMgHzFQx-uw/w400-h268/hump.png" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you head back home or to wherever you’re staying for the night, you should catch a Charlottesville </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sunset. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you make your way a little outside of town to visit </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humpback Rock</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and hike to get a spectacular mountain view or you stay a little more local to watch from the top of </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Culbreth parking garage</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you won’t want to miss it.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0Charlottesville, VA, USA38.0293059 -78.4766781000000159.7190720638211516 -113.63292810000002 66.339539736178835 -43.320428100000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-20922845371449571512020-06-23T12:33:00.001-04:002020-06-23T12:33:28.987-04:00Meet Blair Smith, the President of the Queer Student Union!<span id="docs-internal-guid-a7ef30c8-7fff-5eaf-220b-861e8e6ec634"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student Spotlight: Blair Smith, UVA ‘21</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Pride Month to all of our prospective LGBTQ+ students and allies! We recently caught up with Blair Smith, the current president of the Queer Student Union, to chat about resources for Queer students on grounds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting to Know Blair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blair is a fourth-year student studying Spanish and Political & Social Thought. He got involved with LGBTQ+ advocacy during his senior year of high school, when he founded a gender-sexuality alliance. During his second year, he was the Operations Intern for UVA’s LGBTQ Center and became involved in organizing efforts through his work coordinating the Center’s volunteers. Blair joined the executive board of the Queer Student Union at UVA during his third year, when he served as the Union’s Vice President of Education. He is excited to welcome incoming students into the QSU chosen family this coming year, when he will serve as the group’s president. His favorite LGBTQ+ focused events at UVA include Drag Bingo (which is exactly what it sounds like), and a twice-monthly “Queer Brunch” series that the LGBTQ Center hosts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blair also enjoys choral singing, and is a member of the UVA University Singers and Chamber Singers ensembles. He is a zealous tea drinker, tiny house fan, and owner of two beautiful dachshunds. If you’d like to chat about anything related to LGBTQ student life, cozy study spots, or life generally, feel free to email him at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bas6hc@virginia.edu.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0vZLqZPZ_nHFsROXklnO03pFo1RDulopNFrb3_SbqUF5OKT2LhW_9FtZdCd1WYu6Z6c6zKXr0Px8cpyhgdXmzTj4yFwqhKtL86QK97fYw9mjxHeDxB-vlvqWEaPOoE6cUlDQdbGNjVA/s3088/IMG_6828+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0vZLqZPZ_nHFsROXklnO03pFo1RDulopNFrb3_SbqUF5OKT2LhW_9FtZdCd1WYu6Z6c6zKXr0Px8cpyhgdXmzTj4yFwqhKtL86QK97fYw9mjxHeDxB-vlvqWEaPOoE6cUlDQdbGNjVA/s320/IMG_6828+copy.jpg" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">LGBTQ+ Life on Grounds</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blair recently led a session for prospective and incoming students about LGBTQ+ life on grounds. Here are some commonly asked questions, with links to resources embedded in Blair’s answers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: Do you feel like the student body is inclusive towards queer individuals?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: Generally yes! Most of us have found affirming friends and communities, through our roommates, classes, extracurricular activities, and from various LGBTQ+ centered programming. UVA is a pretty big school, so there are affirming spaces all around.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: How do you meet other LGBTQ+ students, and are there spaces where LGBTQ+ student frequently hang out?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: There are tons of opportunities to meet other queer and trans folx. The LGBTQ Center (located on central grounds) is the main hub for LGBTQ+ student connections. People go there to study, attend fun events like the twice-monthly Queer Brunch, and get connected to resources across grounds. There are several LGBTQ+ focused organizations, like </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/queeratuva/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Queer Student Union</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oSTEMAtVirginia/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">oSTEM</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Out in STEM), </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SigmaOmicronRho/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SOR</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (queer and gender-inclusive fraternity), qRN (the LGBTQ+ affinity group for nurses),</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hoos-for-Inclusive-Sexual-Education-HISE-2220320721535868/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> HISE </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Hoos for Inclusive Sexual Education), Plus at UVA (a Christian bible study group for LGBTQ+ folx), and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/qanthology/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q* Anthology</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (the LGBTQ+ literature magazine). You'll also meet plenty of LGBTQ+ folx in residence halls, classes, and most organizations that you join.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: Are there opportunities to get involved in activism or volunteer with LGBTQ+ affirming efforts?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: Several student groups lead activist efforts. QSU typically coordinates 1 to 2 activist initiatives a semester, including gender-inclusive housing for first year students and reduced costs for STI testing in Student Health. Three of the larger activist organizations on grounds are </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UVAstudentsUNITED/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA Students United</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vseccharlottesville/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARAY3GyJgXttk9v7O5W6KUd4hsEav6JX6ZdV2-HQ3ca7Ta8SrD7luhkedwbDW8KSq7V-azVkMCZX3FlO" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virginia Student Environmental Coalition</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/livingwageatuva/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Living Wage Campaign at UVA</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The LGBTQ Center also has a volunteer program, where students sit at the front desk for one hour a week to answer questions and connect people to resources. Volunteers also participate in larger initiatives within the Center, and participate in educational in-services. You can also apply to intern in the UVA LGBTQ Center and coordinate programs and initiatives with all of the Multicultural Student Service interns and professional staff members.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: How are professors and other students about respecting pronouns?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: It depends on the professor / the student. Generally people are good about using correct pronouns, and there is a growing trend in organizations encouraging members to introduce themselves with their pronouns. The Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) organizes campaigns every year on International Pronouns Awareness Day, and recently added </span><a href="https://eocr.virginia.edu/pronouns" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">information about pronouns on their website</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Staff members in the EOCR and the LGBTQ Center can support students in approaching professors about incorrect pronoun use.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: What are housing options for first years?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: Incoming first year students can work with Housing and Residence Life to arrange affirming housing accommodations on a case-by-case basis the blurb on </span><a href="https://lgbtq.virginia.edu/grounds-connections" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the LGBTQ Center's webpage</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> reads: "Students with unique concerns, or first year students interested in Open Housing, who would like to receive information about all options available in on-grounds housing, should contact the Assistant Director of Assignments, Countess Hughes, at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cmh8sc@virginia.edu</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or 434-924-3314 for support and assistance." Often, students can request to live in a single room with a private restroom if desired. You do not need to disclose your gender identity, seuxual orientation, or romantic orientation to receive these accommodations. There are also a number of residential colleges, including the </span><a href="https://irc.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Residential College</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://housing.virginia.edu/area/886" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hereford</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="https://browncollege.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brown College</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Many queer students live in these residential colleges, as well as traditional housing options.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: What kinds of LGBTQ+ specific events happen on grounds?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: Every year, the LGBTQ Center hosts workshops, social events, and large campaigns. Some of the larger events include the National Coming Out Day Celebration in October, the Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil in November, the "Love is..." Valentine's Day t-shirt campaign. The QCenter also coordinates weekly dialogues for ace and aro folx, trans* and GNC folx, and Queer and Trans People of Color. The Queer Student Union organizes Drag Bingo events, and Hoos for Inclusive Sexual Education organizes a "Sex-Ed Progressive" on the lawn once a semester. There are also a number of queer parties that happen every semester, including "Hallowqueer" on the lawn, GLOzet at Crozet (a bar on the corner), and parties hosted by various students.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: What is like to be a queer person who holds intersecting identities? What does diversity look like within the LGBTQ+ community at UVA?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: Some organizations inadvertently emphasize one facet of social identity, and folx who hold intersecting identities sometimes bear the burden of representation. Queer organizations often have a majority white membership, and cultural organizations often have majority straight memberships. That being said, there are still several events that center intersecting identities, including QSU's "Multicultural Dinner Dialogues," and collaborations that happen between cultural organizations. The LGBTQ Center introduced a Queer and Trans People of Color twice-monthly dialogue, and there are often social events specifically for QTPOC. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Q: What are some mental health resources at UVA?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A: </span><a href="https://www.studenthealth.virginia.edu/caps" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Counseling and Psychological Services</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the counseling service offered through Student Health. Students can receive multiple sessions of counseling, and there are also walk-in hours for brief counseling throughout the week. </span><a href="https://womenscenter.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Women's Center</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> also provides counseling services for people of all identities, as well as wellness-centered programs and events. </span><a href="https://csc.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Contemplative Sciences Center</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> offers free yoga, meditations, and t'ai-chi throughout the week. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One additional resource that presents information relevant to trans and gender-diverse students is the LGBTQ center’s FAQ page:</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/5318583951257738902/7465890432547369229#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a><a href="https://lgbtq.virginia.edu/faq" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lgbtq.virginia.edu/faq</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. In addition, feel free to follow QSU on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/uva_qsu/?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/queeratuva/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the LGBTQ Center on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/uvalgbtq/?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UVALGBTQ/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mss_uva/?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Multicultural Student Services</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on Instagram and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MSSUVA/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can also check out </span><a href="https://www.qanthology.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Q* Anthology's</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> recently released edition here!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8c0d2cc9-7fff-ba85-332f-301b93602953"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Again, Blair’s email is</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/5318583951257738902/7465890432547369229#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bas6hc@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can also find him at</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/5318583951257738902/7465890432547369229#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">qsu-exec@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We encourage you all to reach out anytime to learn more about LGBTQ life at UVA!</span></span></p></span>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-72739585524749528732020-06-22T15:27:00.001-04:002020-06-22T15:29:33.870-04:00Dining Out in Charlottesville<span id="docs-internal-guid-8a17362f-7fff-4856-e117-b5216fdbfb51"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Charlottesville Food Scene</b></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Part I: The Corner</i></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Corner, located conveniently next to UVA’s grounds, is home to many restaurants and retail shops frequented by students and visitors! Many upperclassmen students live right behind The Corner, making it an easy place to stop for lunch or dinner with friends. There is even an off-grounds “Corner” meal plan called Elevate that many 2nd through 4th year students purchase for good deals on delicious meals!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bodo’s Bagels</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are in Charlottesville, you CANNOT miss out on the classic Bodo’s Bagels, which has three locations in Charlottesville. What makes its bagels special is that it offers fresh-baked products all day long. This means that their last bagels come out of the oven about a half hour before closing, so customers can enjoy bagels fresh from the oven at any time of day.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Due to its freshness, Bodo’s bagels are soft enough to stand in for sandwich bread. The main reason for its popularity to the college students is because it is quick and inexpensive. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirINFMH13DDf4NZxmzlK92tBpnxP7Q-XTLfaJa9uk6ki6kw00CY22hpqAs-PBpZaHzltC6DHR1nIzotonq4Lh3wNwBgBSMW9GQ__OoPUsBNVM_j74wHm7OGIBE6Uh4A-AIuZsBwCoZ1MU/s4032/IMG_7255.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirINFMH13DDf4NZxmzlK92tBpnxP7Q-XTLfaJa9uk6ki6kw00CY22hpqAs-PBpZaHzltC6DHR1nIzotonq4Lh3wNwBgBSMW9GQ__OoPUsBNVM_j74wHm7OGIBE6Uh4A-AIuZsBwCoZ1MU/s320/IMG_7255.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1ce67d10-7fff-0ac0-74a8-bfd9f4e4a5fc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Juice Laundry</span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you like smoothies, this place is for YOU. Juice laundry was founded with the purpose of fueling bodies with clean and healthy raw organic fruits and veggies. Inside the restaurant there is a whole wall of different cold-pressed juices, nut milks, and wellness shots with different health benefits. Behind the counter they make organic and vegan smoothies, smoothie bowls, chili, and chia pudding. I live off-grounds now (still only like a 10 minute walk to central grounds), and Juice Laundry was always on my way to class and I loved stopping there to grab some breakfast and start my morning off right. If you ever try it, you have to get the Bradley’s CB&J bowl!!! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXoOy6uzJZBTV-XU882FzT-b_FQ2qkWKyQJef9nxYxmxZV-1gCGES6nKDrI2SW2FPySc3VlLvBnTFKj3OIgQmAljuDjNmCfxJDfB7nqSlNAEA011MrXM3n_RKKvKw0Le-yFn0PHx6hZE/s4032/IMG_7252.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXoOy6uzJZBTV-XU882FzT-b_FQ2qkWKyQJef9nxYxmxZV-1gCGES6nKDrI2SW2FPySc3VlLvBnTFKj3OIgQmAljuDjNmCfxJDfB7nqSlNAEA011MrXM3n_RKKvKw0Le-yFn0PHx6hZE/s320/IMG_7252.jpeg" /></a></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roots Natural Kitchen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roots is the undisputed Queen of dining on the Corner. This unique restaurant was founded in 2015 by a group of UVA graduates from the McIntire School of Commerce with the mission to sell delicious, affordable, and, most importantly, healthy food. Customers can choose either a grain bowl or a salad, which they can then customize from a long list of ingredients. On the other hand, customers also have the option to choose from one of their “Signature” bowls, which are also totally customizable. I love stopping at Roots to grab their signature “El Jefe” bowl. You can take it to another level by adding their amazing broccoli to the bowl. This may make it more expensive, but it will make a great treat!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hz4wfljEtNbEo_nBCFFNTzzrUCcFCJnwLRBetaV2FwLqOHLyk2xOuSC_LbIEqz5gLZ4jjxis9Y0djDq68CnrySWDlpl5kL2iRbN7_sbkY022DBMJrXboimtZGMnty6-e_kH1-hJMVeI/s2208/IMG_7250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hz4wfljEtNbEo_nBCFFNTzzrUCcFCJnwLRBetaV2FwLqOHLyk2xOuSC_LbIEqz5gLZ4jjxis9Y0djDq68CnrySWDlpl5kL2iRbN7_sbkY022DBMJrXboimtZGMnty6-e_kH1-hJMVeI/s320/IMG_7250.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corner Juice</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aptly located on The Corner, Corner Juice is a healthy, European-inspired cafe that serves a variety of juices, smoothies, toasts and sandwiches. Started by UVA alum Julie Nolet ‘17, the establishment is known for its popularity among students, both for it’s delicious, nutritious eats and sleek environment. On a typical day, you’ll see students studying at tables inside while enjoying avocado toast, or grabbing a smoothie to-go before class. My personal favorite lunch is the Parisian sandwich with a Corner Colada smoothie! It can be on the more expensive side, but it's a great treat that you can feel good about.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC47va1DRmNRBOPaCCm5rhgOEekqTQ9n3TxVPhyphenhyphenhpVe6NRQmDJ87_9ROspHiy5U5nSsmYARvUYr4pYdm3EaEIqqcdKkQhTM8yMmRn3_kLOdd-uCzLp3Teu2gtXaWzaCotUSFRWD8GLXY/s4032/IMG_7253.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC47va1DRmNRBOPaCCm5rhgOEekqTQ9n3TxVPhyphenhyphenhpVe6NRQmDJ87_9ROspHiy5U5nSsmYARvUYr4pYdm3EaEIqqcdKkQhTM8yMmRn3_kLOdd-uCzLp3Teu2gtXaWzaCotUSFRWD8GLXY/s320/IMG_7253.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pigeon Hole</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Charlottesville is home to many amazing brunch places, but my favorite by far is Pigeon Hole. Located conveniently on the corner, Pigeon Hole is a UVA staple. The restaurant is a quaint little wooden house, making it a cute and charming hangout for friends. The food is amazing - try the french toast and thank me later - and the prices are hard to beat. Many lazy weekend mornings have been spent grabbing brunch at pigeon hole with my friends.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take it Away</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Located on Elliewood Avenue, Take it Away is a fantastic sandwich shop that serves up lunchtime eats and is a favorite spot for many UVA students. Customization is key at Take it Away: from simple deli meats to more artisanal products like sun-dried tomatoes, you’ll build your perfect sandwich in no time at all. Fresh french bread and their famous “house dressing” - which they sell by the jar - keep students and faculty coming back for more! They also sell “bread ends,” leftover pieces of day-old bread, which are perfect snacks to bring to an afternoon picnic on the Lawn with friends.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2HiVQ3pgYFKMMdPR5XWVohOdyOcn0Wy8XZFbFSUfO_UQLnHHI4cMR2CPMgd-70iA-jWYxMcBWqRiSk0ysbjEpd3X7fIrTNth4DgCk6y3I_VFhKLFpIAiw5bAgClrn2GBiuBLQwnfZZY/s4032/IMG_7258.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2HiVQ3pgYFKMMdPR5XWVohOdyOcn0Wy8XZFbFSUfO_UQLnHHI4cMR2CPMgd-70iA-jWYxMcBWqRiSk0ysbjEpd3X7fIrTNth4DgCk6y3I_VFhKLFpIAiw5bAgClrn2GBiuBLQwnfZZY/s320/IMG_7258.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Part II: Downtown, JPA, and Beyond</i></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fun fact: Charlottesville has some of the most restaurants per capita in the entire United States. Basically, this means that there are hundreds of places with incredible food to try, ranging from Southern to Italian to Thai cuisines! By no means is this an exhaustive list - but here are some of our favorite restaurants “beyond the corner.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Silk Thai</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Silk Thai is a great Thai restaurant located on JPA, which is a street that basically runs right beside first year dorms. This means that Silk Thai is totally within walking distance for you as a first year (or a short trolley ride away any other time). They have a great range of delicious food options-- I definitely recommend trying their pad thai and their spring rolls! It’s a great way to sit down and enjoy a meal with friends, or to grab takeout and have a nice night in your dorm.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Tea Bazaar is located in the Downtown Mall. They have a great selection of small Mediterranean-style plates, but the real star is the tea. You can order pots of many different types of tea to share and to taste. It’s a really fun and unique experience that I haven’t found at other place. You can gather with friends and share a pot of tea, which feels so much fancier than grabbing coffee. Overall, its a really unique and interesting place that you have to visit while in Charlottesville. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u2_vdAp92XA2vMPNAGcLw_g06zexULXSySqEXRrbGXVsC3ZmbrcUDdu-2wJgfvoAULWkTr24vSdUtpOEfg87bXr1q0ji0AiaRm_N-l3aC7wLBFY0HDQGDGoW0jWtpHKrhhVDYsIPmnY/s259/download-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u2_vdAp92XA2vMPNAGcLw_g06zexULXSySqEXRrbGXVsC3ZmbrcUDdu-2wJgfvoAULWkTr24vSdUtpOEfg87bXr1q0ji0AiaRm_N-l3aC7wLBFY0HDQGDGoW0jWtpHKrhhVDYsIPmnY/" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lampo</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The ultimate “my parents are in town” restaurant, Lampo is a neapolitan pizza joint located just past the downtown mall. Although it’s a bit pricey, Lampo has the best pizza in town. My favorite pizza of theirs has arugula, prosciutto, and sea salt. It should also be noted that Lampo is a pretty small establishment with only about 10 tables, and you can’t call ahead for a reservation. This means that you need to get there pretty early to not have a significant wait, but I promise you it’s worth it. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1uPMYbTjNIjRGhUP9I_eAIqxv17hGzihhy4F7TGadweVwwJVtI6kKNHPlPm5jogfhks7cBsisyF4WeggTZxR48V_LhozlHpaO6LFW7rgiq0JCKEvdBpVzAIZtnj1O_w1S5IyUl26cy8/s240/download-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1uPMYbTjNIjRGhUP9I_eAIqxv17hGzihhy4F7TGadweVwwJVtI6kKNHPlPm5jogfhks7cBsisyF4WeggTZxR48V_LhozlHpaO6LFW7rgiq0JCKEvdBpVzAIZtnj1O_w1S5IyUl26cy8/" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nook</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nook is an old-school diner located on the downtown mall that specializes in mac n’ cheese. I first discovered this place when I was on the mall one weekend waiting for a concert to start at the Jefferson Theatre. The Nook is right across from the venue, which makes it the perfect place to grab a bite to eat before a show. I recommend “The Eastern Shore,” which is mac n’ cheese with tomatoes and crab -- I think it’s the best mac n’ cheese I’ve ever had! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Citizen Burger</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After enjoying a concert at the Downtown Jefferson or Paramount Theaters, locals and college students alike are usually searching for some comfort food. Luckily, Citizen Burger is located right in the middle of the Mall, with plenty of booth seating inside and a comfortable outdoor patio. Citizen focuses on crafting speciality burgers, with meat from local farms, as well as craft beers from all along the famed “Brew Ridge Trail.” Not a fan of meat-based burgers? No problem - Citizen has a wide array of sides, like onion rings and truffle fries, as well as a selection of vegetarian and vegan options, including a burger with a patty made from beats. The atmosphere at Citizen is joyful and laid-back - the perfect spot for a night out with friends or to watch a UVA game on screen with your visiting parents!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PiCGjVFN4ArZ3h8uI1GDaCEGhVysCNFo0HSoXe2UfORAOAHtZXKWAbzitKpzs727n5MQBV1Q2F6k844FbrkSYkAutZoWOni80bu942JLOiv61CMvWIvzeV6UUQ7SwR4M2iB_fdNGVP8/s275/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PiCGjVFN4ArZ3h8uI1GDaCEGhVysCNFo0HSoXe2UfORAOAHtZXKWAbzitKpzs727n5MQBV1Q2F6k844FbrkSYkAutZoWOni80bu942JLOiv61CMvWIvzeV6UUQ7SwR4M2iB_fdNGVP8/" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope you get to check out some of these restaurants the next time you're in Charlottesville. Follow us on Instagram (@uva_summer) to learn more about the Charlottesville and UVA food scene all week!</span></font></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Ben T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12197916122158400831noreply@blogger.com0Charlottesville, VA, USA38.0335529 -78.50797729.7233190638211511 -113.6642272 66.343786736178842 -43.3517272tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-74915683473601032272020-06-15T13:34:00.000-04:002020-06-15T13:34:15.749-04:00Sports Memories<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watching UVA make it through round after round of March Madness in the Spring of 2019 is easily one of my favorite college memories. I will never forget the night that we won. A bunch of people were selected through a lottery and got to actually attend the game in Minneapolis. A lot of people also watched the game live in JPA and all around grounds students hung up sheets and projected the game for crowds to gather and watch together. I was watching the game at a fraternity house on madbowl. I will never forget how tense everyone was throughout the entire game. As we reached the end of the game it became clear that we won, everyone started crying, hugging strangers, and throwing their belongings in the air. Suddenly there was a huge wave of students SPRINTING to get to the corner. I remember running and screaming with my friends and reaching the huge crowd of students singing and jumping around. Students ran to join the crowd from all different directions and finally it seemed like the entirety of UVA was screaming we are the champions at the top of our lungs then linking arms to sing the good ol song. This took place during my first year and it was as I was surrounded by all of my amazing friends, peers, professors, and Charlottesville locals, that I realized UVA was my home. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sports games are a great opportunity to get something that every college student loves: free stuff. During one of the first weeks of my first year, I saw a Facebook event that said if students came to the men’s soccer game, they would receive a free piece of pizza and a free t-shirt from the Hoo Crew, UVA’s club dedicated to cheering on our sports teams and incentivizing student attendance. It was so hot, but my friends and I braved the walk from first year dorms to Klockner Stadium, and finally at halftime we got that long awaited bite of free pizza-- plus a cute UVA t-shirt to take home!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before each basketball game, a UVA choral or a cappella group walks onto the court to sing the national anthem. During my first year, the University Singers were asked to sing for the Duke game, and we got to bypass the typical Sabre Points rules and stay to watch the game despite not having tickets. Although the Hoos ended up losing, I absolutely loved the rush of walking out on the court and singing to honor our basketball team before watching a riveting two halves of competition! This past January, I got to sing again with my a cappella group, the Academical Village People, before a UVA-Virginia Tech game. Before heading out to the court, we warmed up by the back entrance, where we watched the cheer and dance teams practicing before the game. It was so exciting to experience such a strong UVA spirit before running out to sing the anthem with good friends. Afterwards, we sat courtside and watched the Cavaliers seal the deal with a win!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before, during and after football games, friends and families host tailgates on-grounds with food and drinks to get excited to cheer on the Hoos! I came from out of state, so especially at the first few games, I didn’t know anyone hosting these events. Thankfully, everyone was so welcoming: friends on my hall invited me to their families’ tailgates, and the First Year Council put on a tailgate for first years at O’hill field, which is very close to Scott Stadium. My favorite part about tailgating is the huge containers of Raising Cane’s chicken that people bring. I think it speaks to the UVA community that people love to share delicious food while making spirited memories together!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UVa and Virginia Tech face off on the football field every year in the annual Commonwealth Clash. This year, fans gathered in Scott Stadium at UVa to cheer on the Hoos. We had a higher chance of winning than we’d seen in a long time. A VERY long time: we had not won the Commonwealth Clash in 17 years. It was cold outside, being the day after Thanksgiving, and I was working the game behind the scenes as an intern for Fan Engagement and Strategic Marketing for UVa Athletics. I was running from the field all around the stadium, handing out pizzas and coupons, using the t-shirt cannons, and grabbing anything and everything we needed to make the game run smoothly. At the end of the game, when our tasks were almost complete, I stood behind the end zone and watched the final touchdown, which won the game for UVa. We stormed the field as soon as the game ended, everyone singing the Good Old Song and running to congratulate the players. The best part was driving back home with my dad, a VA Tech Alum and long-time fan. I got him a “Beat Tech” button we were handing out at the game. For some reason, I can’t get him to wear it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Football games are exciting opportunities to make memories while cheering on the Hoos. One of my favorite football memories happened two years ago, on a cold and rainy November evening. It had been raining all day, but as the weather began to improve, people began streaming into Scott Stadium. Soon enough, the rain started again - it was a full-on DOWNPOUR. My friends and I were soaked, but because everyone wanted to support the football team, we decided to just embrace the weather. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is no feeling like screaming the Good Old Song with your friends in the pouring rain. Even though it rained throughout the entire first half, the stadium was packed, some people holding towels over their heads to shield themselves from the rain, some people giving up and sliding down the hill in the mud as the stadium cheered them on. The energy inside Scott Stadium that night was unexplainable - we were all there together, getting drenched together, cheering on our team together. Even though we lost the game (bummer!) that night became one of my fondest college memories. Win or lose, football games are so much fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you begin your first year at UVA, some of the people you will undoubtedly see the most are those on your hall. During the second week of school, some of the guys on my hall decided they wanted to form an IM ultimate frisbee team … even though none of us had any experience with ultimate frisbee. We decided to go for it, and we quickly started practicing out front of our dorm. I still remember our first game, we were bushy tailed and bright eyed, we had drawn up plays and practiced for hours. We got there half an hour early to practice and warm up. Our optimism quickly faded when we saw our opponent: graduate students. Yes, we would be facing bearded grad students in the Darden MBA program that looked like they had seen a few winters to say the least. The final score of the game was 0-11, but I’m proud to report that we didn’t let the defeat break our spirits, and we ended up finishing the season. Although we weren’t too great at ultimate frisbee, I still see my old hallmates from time to time and it’s something we can look back on and laugh about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sports are a great way to get involved and show your UVa spirit. Keep an eye out on our Instagram (@uva_summer), TikTok, and YouTube channel for more info. on sports at UVa all week!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-57869089514939664712020-06-08T13:38:00.004-04:002020-06-08T13:49:50.092-04:00Learn the Lingo + UVA Crossword Puzzle!<div class="separator"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-7ac3c865-7fff-11ad-a55e-4bc34d3f5bc0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA, like many other schools, has some unique lingo and terms we use to refer to different places and things around our campus (which we call Grounds). In this post, we break down some of this lingo so that you don’t seem like such a first year when you arrive in August. We even made a </span><a href="https://crosswordlabs.com/view/hooblogs-crossword" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">crossword puzzle</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> so that you can practice some of your new vocabulary and hopefully learn a little bit more UVA trivia! If you’re interested in learning more, there’s another blog post with even more terms </span><a href="https://hoostories.blogspot.com/2019/08/uva-traditions-and-lingo.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">linked here.</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grounds</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At most colleges in the United States, students and faculty refer to the area that makes up the university as a “campus.” Here at UVA, we don’t use the term campus, but rather “Grounds!” So if you’re on the Lawn, in one of our academic buildings like Gilmer Hall, or watching a basketball game at John Paul Jones arena, you’re on our beloved Grounds!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWZFQVv_hOBouf3utkCtodbMo794E0spPBnK3KZXLJfw9wG_1W8hKPzuhPqgVx3WYhKORWZtyYSbfM-95ctVdyvq5I_XZzMRKqXX3JppGV_gh1BXCjRSmLWZmzLklEuvjfiv4lFt-MEC6/s817/Students_On_Grounds_SS_14.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="817" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWZFQVv_hOBouf3utkCtodbMo794E0spPBnK3KZXLJfw9wG_1W8hKPzuhPqgVx3WYhKORWZtyYSbfM-95ctVdyvq5I_XZzMRKqXX3JppGV_gh1BXCjRSmLWZmzLklEuvjfiv4lFt-MEC6/w400-h268/Students_On_Grounds_SS_14.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Students walking around grounds between the amphitheater and Maury Hall</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />First year, etc. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead of saying “freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors,” UVA students consider themselves to be “first-years, second-years,” and so on. If you are staying for your masters you can even become a “fifth year.” The reason for this terminology stems from the ideology of UVA’s founder, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson believed that learning was a lifelong process, and calling yourself a senior implies there is an end. Another more logistical and less lofty reason for this lingo is that in the early days of the University, students did not earn degrees but rather </span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">medals, books, or diplomas to mark their graduation.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font color="#212121" face="Arial"></font></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSyH1kKBDFceIV5MW7nIb7CMQ9ALNB9A5g1ndgLhH11-Jnfrj347kgakKDAwr2M6tSFrZKLxXF1CiFGVHY8zWWqEmNBrDcnPMIK_gyZolnt8jlFxoHlD_4f0GHcsGBkwhpv-ALHDxKLli/s788/Poe_Bust_01__MG_9119_160over90.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="788" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSyH1kKBDFceIV5MW7nIb7CMQ9ALNB9A5g1ndgLhH11-Jnfrj347kgakKDAwr2M6tSFrZKLxXF1CiFGVHY8zWWqEmNBrDcnPMIK_gyZolnt8jlFxoHlD_4f0GHcsGBkwhpv-ALHDxKLli/w400-h268/Poe_Bust_01__MG_9119_160over90.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">One of the University's early alumni (though not a graduate!) was Edgar Allan Poe. Poe enrolled at the University in February 1826 and left in December that year when his foster father refused to continue paying his tuition. This statue of him resides in Alderman library.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />-OTL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At UVa, you’ll be invited to participate in many events with seemingly strange names: DOTL, LOTL, TOTOTL, what are these? OTL means “on the Lawn” - meaning the event will take place right on the Lawn at UVa! Your first event on the Lawn will be Days on the Lawn, our admitted students day in April. Some more memorable events are Lighting on the Lawn (LOTL) in December and Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn (TOTOTL) in October!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMFEuefTPBhFy4-j1zcb322LMRHd-yQuKB_lCnGu6xOyCNsKsr2sZQwK1iXMMIKkRk5Y2U7-cF1JT42qNqrfaFPQI4EJpQFNHBdNF8Wi0PoHxZgoYjFuKMKTL53Hcege-XGe7jGdMWHmE/s698/Lighting_Of_The_Lawn_2016_SS_03.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="698" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMFEuefTPBhFy4-j1zcb322LMRHd-yQuKB_lCnGu6xOyCNsKsr2sZQwK1iXMMIKkRk5Y2U7-cF1JT42qNqrfaFPQI4EJpQFNHBdNF8Wi0PoHxZgoYjFuKMKTL53Hcege-XGe7jGdMWHmE/w400-h269/Lighting_Of_The_Lawn_2016_SS_03.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Lighting of the Lawn (LOTL), an annual festivity that occurs in December before fall semester finals.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxARWEL_plq6-nCqrLrL82bC1R4iljn6cpPuT0t-PYRv-YWGXGKgtQXePoAQmuaQi7InozvhE91REIz4O8XI8Ny2uCOoz7Jy2oBdcF-SVDICuFmpPnl2i2zd_M_mpjgXU8TiTum8KVG_hE/s586/C36I7753.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="586" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxARWEL_plq6-nCqrLrL82bC1R4iljn6cpPuT0t-PYRv-YWGXGKgtQXePoAQmuaQi7InozvhE91REIz4O8XI8Ny2uCOoz7Jy2oBdcF-SVDICuFmpPnl2i2zd_M_mpjgXU8TiTum8KVG_hE/w400-h266/C36I7753.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">At Trick or Treating on the Lawn (TOTL), Lawnies open up their doors to local Charlottesville families to celebrate Halloween! Many students also dress up and help hand out candy.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Wahoowa (Hoos)</b></span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">The chant that all UVA faithful shout at UVA athletic events. Allegedly, the chant was given to UVA players by Washington and Lee baseball fans during a fiercely contested rivalry in the 1890s as a reference to Virginia’s alma mater song “Auld Lang Syne,” which we call “the Good Old Song.” After the turn of the century, the nicknames “wahoos” or “Hoos,” for short, grew in popularity amongst UVA fans and rivals. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM24Rya4C4lz6ix1F9WUeUnfOszlx56bAruH_P0oamYjFYV6YUh-Yld0AnjJHtmKfwYWm4oXis4KMiLcIlW3keYkx9KBiZvq8GVhaRRCh_pkjVoqPtQYV36Hl47M6L3m4xjG6XwcKx6Qqr/s709/Hoo_Crew_3.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="709" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM24Rya4C4lz6ix1F9WUeUnfOszlx56bAruH_P0oamYjFYV6YUh-Yld0AnjJHtmKfwYWm4oXis4KMiLcIlW3keYkx9KBiZvq8GVhaRRCh_pkjVoqPtQYV36Hl47M6L3m4xjG6XwcKx6Qqr/w400-h266/Hoo_Crew_3.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font size="2">Hoo Crew, UVA's official student fan group, loves cheering on the Hoos!<br /></font><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Corner</b></span></font></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3d64abf4-7fff-5c60-d571-d1d80a2fc230"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the most common hangout hotspot for UVA students that is off-Grounds but is considerably close to the Grounds (right behind the Rotunda). The area contains a strip of restaurants and shops on University Avenue, so one will see a lot of students spending their time outside of class to meet up with friends.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjvtkqZTUqSlCazahkQ52e1W5MweL_adHFNbj7bv6e0bxWeqbl2m4PkptxyyDP5PvZurDOVrGJ5lF7Hj8tStZ_PBWHCYZE72UVCzxyZeMdz7zQGlvMiG2nRpPtzbJEaV30u75VT7jk9v1/s2500/uva_celebrations_ss_inline-10_full-width.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjvtkqZTUqSlCazahkQ52e1W5MweL_adHFNbj7bv6e0bxWeqbl2m4PkptxyyDP5PvZurDOVrGJ5lF7Hj8tStZ_PBWHCYZE72UVCzxyZeMdz7zQGlvMiG2nRpPtzbJEaV30u75VT7jk9v1/w400-h266/uva_celebrations_ss_inline-10_full-width.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font size="2">Students storm The Corner after the men's basketball team won the 2019 national championship.<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></font><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lawnies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Lawnies” is our affectionate term that refers to the fourth year students who live on the Lawn. Lawn rooms were UVA’s original dorms, but given that there are only 54 rooms, as the school grew UVA had to expand residence halls. Rising fourth-years can apply to live on the lawn; the student-run selection committee chooses students who have excelled in their scholastic, extracurricular, and service endeavors. The Lawn is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so being chosen to reside there is an honor. A lot of them keep their doors open, so next time you’re on Grounds pop your head in and say hello!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRPPODrnjC5gAUaMc-gF0apCV-x-km6VjW0juXVRzyrLb2ZG8dobeLQnOdrsdVEdCRqbW3n0h4xudU4AJaFFi-4sc60ArtoHOteI7qWLVoOovaIabOKa53jkmToueYOfacCaabwCG9gex/s560/meet_the_lawnies_ss_01.jpg.png" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="560" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRPPODrnjC5gAUaMc-gF0apCV-x-km6VjW0juXVRzyrLb2ZG8dobeLQnOdrsdVEdCRqbW3n0h4xudU4AJaFFi-4sc60ArtoHOteI7qWLVoOovaIabOKa53jkmToueYOfacCaabwCG9gex/w400-h266/meet_the_lawnies_ss_01.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Come on in!</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Old/New dorms</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This one is somewhat outdated, because all first-year dorms have been renovated with air conditioning and other amenities! The main difference between the two areas of dormitories is their location. “Old dorms” refer to the hall-style dorms located on McCormick Road, whereas “new dorms” are also hall-style located on Alderman Road. In addition to these two residence areas, there are suite-style dorms including Gooch/Dillard, as well as Dunglison and Fitzhugh on Alderman Road. To learn more about the different living styles and dorms, visit Housing and Residence Life’s </span><a href="https://housing.virginia.edu/incoming-undergraduates" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">page for incoming undergraduates</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy06duA5tGHg59EYh3jJoh1c8d2R-RJUslNiFuBuLODAL9ONg-6KHSqyfviyf69gNO-fYs6HNqbohafeI_r0bthBWwV-TIxw-mIogYlKTaQqxetx-TdQONJOfOEMODUsOwbh8Wp8u2MYuz/s653/dormitories_aerial_ss_01.jpg.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="653" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy06duA5tGHg59EYh3jJoh1c8d2R-RJUslNiFuBuLODAL9ONg-6KHSqyfviyf69gNO-fYs6HNqbohafeI_r0bthBWwV-TIxw-mIogYlKTaQqxetx-TdQONJOfOEMODUsOwbh8Wp8u2MYuz/w400-h264/dormitories_aerial_ss_01.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Bird's-eye view of the Alderman Road hall-style dorms</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-4796788802594566352020-06-01T09:00:00.032-04:002020-06-01T10:52:44.978-04:00Libraries: the Facts, the Memories, and (of course) the Naps<div class="separator"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0231d732-7fff-9ba4-024d-502d05e50bb7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here at UVA we have </span><a href="https://www.virginia.edu/academics/libraries" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">12 different libraries</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This may seem like a lot, but it’s honestly really convenient because it means that there is a different study space to fit every personality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I always tell my tourists that you can tell a lot about a person by the library they choose to study in-- since you can’t visit them for yourself, you can take </span><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/ars4qj/which-uva-library-are-you-4d46xkjyb3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this quiz</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to determine which of the main UVA libraries you are!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-NLsZTP0gwUgA1gVaXG_XNIzLPqfw9erS9qWdJ7MEW84Q8Ityp0aSBvERYTO3JEdSJOHJhyphenhyphen5sS5fPEM9UgYFBqf7FxI37kU4ONDXKqoJThle2zj-wHmerBC5u1DKJY0Y2TDh7-c-qDQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-NLsZTP0gwUgA1gVaXG_XNIzLPqfw9erS9qWdJ7MEW84Q8Ityp0aSBvERYTO3JEdSJOHJhyphenhyphen5sS5fPEM9UgYFBqf7FxI37kU4ONDXKqoJThle2zj-wHmerBC5u1DKJY0Y2TDh7-c-qDQ/s320/alderman_inside_ss_01_inline_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana" size="2">The atrium of Alderman Library, which is currently undergoing renovation.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />The Facts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the best things about the UVA libraries, regardless of which one is your favorite, is that they are all connected by a great system of librarians and other resources to help you with whatever you might need.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First, there is always a librarian on call to answer your questions and help you find a specific resource you might need. You can even access this Ask a Librarian resource over school holidays and breaks; I know I used it over Thanksgiving break first year when I was frantically writing a paper and it was a lifesaver. The librarians are all incredibly helpful and want you to succeed. Many have even come to my classes to walk us through how to use the databases and conduct research at a college level.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Additionally, UVA uses a system called Virgo so that you can easily access materials that are both in the libraries and online. Through this Virgo database, thousands of books and articles are at your digital fingertips-- and you don’t even have to be a Virgo to use it ;) You can also use Virgo to request books that might not be physically at UVA, and the librarians will borrow the text from another institution and get it to you quickly so that you can use it for whatever project you’re working on.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, the libraries also house a host of other resources that students can take advantage of, from study rooms that you can book and use for a group project to a 3D printing lab and Virtual Reality simulator that students can experiment with.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VEVclrWvpcBfCdRbWbaonhTDa86ASwyvIrwMNjTHvoflNghW_Y-1fWU9vcKGVQJoA0EnqPQ4U2rQOJZcN6L_L_YnbS79EF5ahPpN6UQ_AM4FP9Wl2GuuhWtfpeNE4FTSfPAz2lyHKvE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VEVclrWvpcBfCdRbWbaonhTDa86ASwyvIrwMNjTHvoflNghW_Y-1fWU9vcKGVQJoA0EnqPQ4U2rQOJZcN6L_L_YnbS79EF5ahPpN6UQ_AM4FP9Wl2GuuhWtfpeNE4FTSfPAz2lyHKvE/s320/clem.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana" size="2">The first floor of Clemons Library, which serves as a silent study space.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />The Memories</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As cheesy as it might sound, one of the best parts of the library is getting to study and work with friends. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Kelley:</i></b> One of my favorite nights I’ve spent in the library was the Sunday after Thanksgiving break, right before the last week of classes. A group of my friends and I camped out on the fourth floor of Clemons library and Grubhubbed McDonald’s-- it took literally an hour to arrive and we were completely unproductive while we waited and finally we feasted on (cold) takeout, but it was the perfect way to come back to school and face the Sunday Scaries as we got ready for finals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiC6PA7lXLbxPfWQ7IbP-eReR0d8naNXRGJf9_rnP2GyfJRWFvZY8LhEl9ayP-xHwOo7mW57KIyorXi4mBV4wcgigmHyzhlpXcL3eqcxWrjBNDQDIxhd4p8HJbx3UE_LhmFlI8VnpLpA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiC6PA7lXLbxPfWQ7IbP-eReR0d8naNXRGJf9_rnP2GyfJRWFvZY8LhEl9ayP-xHwOo7mW57KIyorXi4mBV4wcgigmHyzhlpXcL3eqcxWrjBNDQDIxhd4p8HJbx3UE_LhmFlI8VnpLpA/s320/IMG_6132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><b>Sam: </b></i>During my first year, my friends and I would go to the Media Center in Clem and mess around with the VR games they had there. It was the ultimate time killer, and we sometimes caused too much of a ruckus, but it’s one of the coolest things that the libraries can offer. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Abby: </i></b>When I took History of the Internet in the Media Studies department, our professor gave us extra credit to go to the Media Center in Clem and watch the movie “War Games” on a laserdisc. It was so cool to see all of the old technology they had and experience the movie in a different way, while being able to hang out with friends and earn some extra credit. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Leah: </i></b>One time my friends and I were out on the Corner on a Saturday night and we ran into some people who had picked up a lost phone. We didn’t know who owned it, but my friend Jimmy ingeniously used Siri to “call Mom” and figure out who did. We decided to take the phone to the Clemons library front desk, and told the librarian the name of the owner. I know this doesn’t actually have that much to do with </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">studying</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but I do think it reflects the trusty old honor code! When I </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">am</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the library, I often leave my computer or other belongings while running to Starbucks, and I trust that people will not only leave my stuff alone, but watch it for me!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Mia:</i></b> I am a big night owl, like for some reason I can only do work when the sun is down. And for this reason I have an obsession with Clemons library! Clem has the best fluorescent lighting, so when you are scramming to write a paper the night before it is due you can’t tell that you have been working on it for hours. I also love Clem because you get to be around other night owls and make fun ~memories~. Like going to cookout at 4am, not really because anyone is hungry, but just because we are in need of ~adventurrrre~ and the sweet sweet taste of a milkshake. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Jada:</i></b> For some reason, I’m my most productive when I’m not in a library, so I know that whenever I do go to a library for a “study session”, I’m just going to be hanging out and making memories with my friends. One of my favorite memories happened during first year, during finals week. My RA hosted a study session in Clemons - which turned into a midnight snack run to the Corner, where I had Sheetz for the first time. It was a great stress reliever and fun way to bond with my hallmates before finals!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>You-Jin:</i></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> On days I know I have to stay up all night I head over to Clemons Library 2nd floor. Psychologically, your brain stays or attempts to stay wide awake if you are in a bright area, and the 2nd floor is full of white desks that brightly reflect lights which makes me never know if it’s night time. However, during my first year, I mostly went to Clark Library because it was the closest to my old dorm, Emmett. Clark was literally my second home. It was a great hang out spot for my group of friends. We hardly ever actually “worked” or “studied” there. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Ben: </i></b></span><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One chilly November evening this past fall, I headed over to the Alderman stacks after a 3 hour AVP (a cappella) rehearsal in order to finish up a paper and study for a music theory test that was coming up later in the week. Since I work best in quiet environments, I love to study in the stacks, surrounded by bookshelves and creative doodles on the desks. After about an hour of writing, one of my friends texted me to come outside. Challah for Hunger, an international charity organization with a chapter at UVA, was selling freshly baked chocolate chip challah bread, a delicious surprise that brightened up my study session. A little bit later, a bunch of students gathered outside on the steps of Alderman to listen to Hoos in Treble, another a cappella group here on grounds, sing a few songs in order to promote their upcoming concert. What started as a stressful study session turned into a joyous evening filled with music, close friends, and warm challah, quickly turning into one of my favorite library memories from my second year.</span></font></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Naps</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We wanted to close out our library blog post with a list of our favorite library napping spots-- because everyone can use a quiet place to rest sometimes.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Kelley:</i></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Booths on the second floor of Clem</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Sam:</i></b> McGregor Room couches for sleeping, GovDocs for studying, Cafe for socializing</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Jada:</i></b> Listening pods in the Music Library!!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>You-Jin:</i></b> During the day, any spot I found in Clark Library to sit and work was where I would take naps. I preferred open, public spaces for my safety (just in case). During the evening, since it would be less crowded, I looked for larger furniture to possibly lie down fully.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/hXk-4IPnD2apJiS2K-R0KvtS7wFWOFhzDiHuyAbJ0srj20bfFEfqb0hA0v6HJ_-IguaixADzfJSn5qjv0cndb7-rRYKmozD8Ko8sipYclclQJNqiP29bS-NwvQFvKGyG_hq5vhbj=w180-h320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: -102px;" title="This is not a staged picture. I passed out and took a power nap around 4 A.M. However, without my knowing, my friends placed their trash on top of me during that time." width="180" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana" size="2">This is not a staged picture. I passed out and took a power nap around 4 A.M. However, without my knowing, my friends placed their trash on top of me during that time.</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial"><b><i>Abby:</i></b> In the comfy chairs in the dome room of the Rotunda (as Jefferson intended for naps to be)</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Ben:</i> </b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clark stacks. Not because you want to nap there, but because it just happens.</span></p><div><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i> </i></b></span></font></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318583951257738902.post-23145907580848930502020-05-25T11:00:00.004-04:002020-05-25T11:00:01.019-04:00Health and Wellbeing: Resources + My Experience<span id="docs-internal-guid-4a4e8762-7fff-8bb5-6118-27cc06311f85" style="line-height: 1.5;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this time of stress and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I think it’s important that prospective students know about health and wellbeing resources the University provides. Personally, I think UVA does an incredible job providing and publicizing these resources; I’ll cover some of the ones that I have found helpful during my first year.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was in your shoes as a junior and senior in high school, I was often very stressed and anxious. I put a lot of pressure on myself to strive for perfection, and often found myself worn down after long days of classes, extracurriculars, and long hours of homework. Upon coming to UVA, I was definitely nervous about how I was going to manage my anxiety in college. When I started feeling anxious, one of the first people I turned to was my Resident Advisor (RA). My RA told me about </span><a href="https://www.studenthealth.virginia.edu/caps" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVA’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which provides free mental health services to all students. She explained to me how to set up an appointment: you call and arrange a mental health screening; then, clinicians set up an intake appointment and help organize a treatment plan that works for you. CAPS is small, so sometimes they will refer to therapists in the Charlottesville community if an individual has needs beyond their scope. Regardless, they make sure you are in good hands if you reach out to them.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another resource that is being offered both on-grounds and remotely via telehealth is </span><a href="https://www.studenthealth.virginia.edu/wahoowell" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wahoowell</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a program that is designed to promote wellbeing. It is different from CAPS in that it is not therapy; rather, it is focused more on setting goals, exploring strengths, and improving stress management, sleep, decision-making and other skills. All students are welcome to participate in this free, confidential program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="365" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p6j-6peodk60oUxWii3Jqi43hLyeEJr5Pn3oQnUvkUOpTJUzn_L6_SDepqTJ7GTh29gvBUe8BM_7X3e6dgxHn15ab5N5nhYVwuOy0YbEIOIMSrALXMRDgFL6-st_K9XYdbs2i2_e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana" size="2">Both CAPS and WahooWell are housed in the Elson Student Health Center, located just off central grounds, about a 10-15 minute walk from first-year dorms.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><br /></font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to providing information on resources, my RA made an effort to just be a supportive friend, whether it was offering a hug or getting breakfast before classes. I knew she was someone I could turn to for advice on university life, from classes to clubs (and how to strike a balance!). RA’s work hard to provide a sense of community for their residents. One of the bonding activities my hall did in the beginning of the year was going to a free yoga class at the Aquatic and Fitness Center (AFC), one of UVA’s four gyms, which is located near the first-year residence areas. For me, exercise is one of the best forms of stress relief; I love running and doing yoga, as I find both clear my mind and make me more productive. The yoga class that my hallmates and I went to in the AFC was through UVA’s </span><a href="https://csc.virginia.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contemplative Sciences Center</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which provides free evening yoga classes to students, as well as other meditation and wellness resources. All UVA students can go to the recreation centers for free with their student ID, so if yoga is not your thing, you can easily go get a workout in at Memorial Gym (known colloquially as Mem Gym) or even go rock climbing at Slaughter Rec Center’s Climbing Center. We also have a plethora of </span><a href="https://recsports.virginia.edu/intramural-sports" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">intramural sports</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that are a great way to blow off steam with friends. The message here is if you want to exercise and have fun while doing it, UVA has so many opportunities to support you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="361" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XHY6h6a964M0W6YyEO8TVTjv3UuEkbiZwCSw64lglbtgb8t-spWstuCu1dhD6gUTGkBqgKvMUkhE5g4TapjPXb1PRIho4inxnF_xOAYzcxO57WPw15WNQ_GpTZY_zu7EAFl9rt8J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="475" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="verdana" size="2">Students taking a yoga class in the AFC</font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More broadly, I feel like what makes UVA special is that our culture values balance. Even in my busiest, most stressful weeks at UVA, I’ve constantly been reminded by my friends and professors to take care of myself. When I need a study break, I can find friends to go eat a healthy and filling meal together in one of our dining halls. If I’ve been sitting in the library too long, I go to club running practice and join friends for a long run. When it’s a friend’s birthday or we just have some time on a Saturday, I’ll go with people to a restaurant or the farmer’s market on the Charlottesville downtown mall. I believe UVA is a place that encourages students to be well-rounded, flourishing individuals. It’s been challenging to leave this community so abruptly, but I’m already excited to return.</span></span><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></font><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="365" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/dNgMHBDocnG8G19XsenLGkorcSm9j_1vhAMAalaTRU95uws0untv0JVXUpzmrgiiM8J8bCV5CjPTYsymtqHRN-QT-xa_TH-fync3cAOkz9Awl9uRjoZeO_bwfo7NqwXJRYzgXT4u" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="564" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><span style="text-align: center;">Students hanging out together on the Lawn: a common (and beautiful) place to meet, hangout, or throw a frisbee!</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Despite the fact that UVA students are not currently on-grounds, CAPS and Wahoowell are continuing appointments via telehealth. Additionally, all students have access to SilverCloud, a confidential, online mental health resource for managing issues such as anxiety, depression, sleep, and stress. Students are also staying connected with friends, clubs, professors and advisors through Zoom/Facetime calls. I am sorry that you cannot come visit grounds in person right now, but trust me when I say that whether online or in-person, this community is supportive and resilient. I can’t wait to return to grounds and welcome all of you to it!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Memorial Day, and stay healthy.</span></p><div style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0