UVA student Tara Sury holds a microphone and stands on the stage of 1515, next to a large mural of Dave Matthews on the wall.

UPC’s Stand-Up Comedy Show Opened the Doors of Stand-up Comedy to Everyone

University students eagerly gathered at 1515 Thursday for the University Program Council’s Stand-Up Comedy Show.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/upcs-stand-up-comedy-show-opened-the-doors-of-stand-up-comedy-to-everyone?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Audiences sit in a classroom facing a projector screen, which shows a sepia-toned scene featuring a girl in a dress. Matthew Marshall sits at a piano under the projector screen.

The Music Beat: This UVA Lecturer Turns Up the Sound on Silent Film

Marshall, joined by student and community musicians, perform the movie score during the viewing – just as audiences would have heard when the films were first screened.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/music-beat-uva-lecturer-turns-sound-silent-film

Several dresses are shown on mannequins. One on the left features an intricate top with puffy sleeves and a plain black skirt; another towards the back features flowy sleeves and yellow, orange and brown fruit; an antique black and white dress; and an off-white sleeveless dress with a lattice pattern.

Behind the Scenes and Into the Past: UVA’s Historic Clothing Collection

On the lower level of the Drama Building on Culbreth Road exists a treasure trove of historic clothing, aptly named the Historic Clothing Collection.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/behind-scenes-and-past-uvas-historic-clothing-collection

A mural of an orange monarch butterfly surrounded by several different species of plants.

Student Legal Services mural paints a picture of student resilience

On the fourth floor of Newcomb Hall, a monarch butterfly welcomes students into the newly renovated office for Student Legal Services.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/04/student-legal-services-mural-paints-a-picture-of-student-resilience?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Seven performers pose in a dance formation while holding jump ropes.

“What, like it’s hard?” — First Year Players Prepares to Stun With “Legally Blonde”

This year, the entirely student-run Contracted Independent Organization will put on the beloved musical “Legally Blonde,” continuing its tradition of giving first years and new transfer students the chance to perform.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/03/what-like-its-hard-first-year-players-prepares-to-stun-with-legally-blonde?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Five student stand-up comics smile for a photo at an outdoor bar.

UVA Stepmom Hosts its Second-Annual "Step Comedy Jam" on a Night of Endless Laughter

Comedy lovers at the University showed up in droves to Crozet Pizza Buddhist Biker Bar Tuesday night for the return of UVA Stepmom’s fun-filled “Step Comedy Jam,” with musical guest Loose Champagne.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/03/uva-stepmom-hosts-its-second-annual-step-comedy-jam-on-a-night-of-endless-laughter?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

Five members of the band no composure play guitars, a bass, and a drum set on a sunny day on top of a wooden platform.

No Composure Fosters Connection Through Music

The self-proclaimed “Old Dorms Band” came to be in the fall of 2023 after the band members found each other through a group chat for University Records — a student-run club that brings musicians together and hosts shows for them to perform.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/03/no-composure-fosters-connection-through-music?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest#google_vignette

Left: Person looking at artwork hanging on a wall RIGHT: Hallway lined with folks making art
Story Visual Art

Studio Art Thesis Exhibitions: 4th Year Students and Aunspaugh Fellows

April 3, 2024
Two women pose for a photo taken in a studio in the 1950s — one holds her hands next to her face while staring at the camera, while the other holds a telephone to her ear.

A new book unearths a buried history of photography in West Africa

“Portrait and Place: Photography in Senegal, 1840-1960” is published by Princeton University Press and released on March 5.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/style/senegal-photography-history-giulia-paoletti-interview/index.html

Rapper Eminem stands on a stage surrounded by red light, speaking into a microphone and pointing.

Ben Shapiro’s hip-hop hypocrisy and white male grievance lands him on top of pop music charts for a brief moment

Over the past decade, conservative commentator and podcaster Ben Shapiro has made a living telling his followers that rap isn’t music.

https://theconversation.com/ben-shapiros-hip-hop-hypocrisy-and-white-male-grievance-lands-him-on-top-of-pop-music-charts-for-a-brief-moment-222545

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