What Am I? (April 2018)

Molly Grieco

Congratulations to Steven Schiff (Col ’06 L/M) who won a $25 gift card to the UVA Bookstore by correctly answering that this is a detail of the Homer statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel on the Lawn in front of Old Cabell Hall.

Highlights

Two commissions take on a complicated landscape

UVA appoints a new group to reassess names and memorials on Grounds and another to reaffirm free speech principles.

Pep Banned

For 30 years, UVA’s scrambling Pep Band managed to stay one punchline ahead of the authorities.

Spring semester rolls on

Students return for another unusual semester on Grounds, marked by limited group sizes and regular testing, even as in-person classes continue.

Undergraduate application rates hit records

A few factors likely contributed to surging rates across all schools and from students of diverse backgrounds.