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Over 3,000 people signed a petition opposing the removal of the old magnolias that surround the Rotunda.

Rotunda rehab: Good-bye and good-riddance to magnolias?

As UVA gears up to begin a $4.7 million roof replacement project for the Rotunda, part of a planned $50 million restoration of Thomas Jefferson's famous centerpiece on the Lawn, a major visual transformation of the UNESCO World Heritage site (along with Monticello, one of o

Rice Hall comes in the year that UVA celebrates the 175th anniversary of the engineering department's founding.

Rice Hall: UVA cuts ribbon on $65 million smart building

UVA officials cut the ribbon Friday morning on a $65 million building that can provide real-time reports on its own utility usage while educating the next wave of brainiacs. The November 18 event celebrated Rice Hall, a center for information technology engineering and a pl

Fall afternoon on the Lawn

Although this picture was taken two weeks ago, it depicts the warmth that has returned to the hallowed University of Virginia Lawn. Lawnies can use some warmth since they suddenly lost their fireplaces earlier this term. The National Weather Service predicts that Monday's t

Lawnie Matt Schrimper enjoyed one of the benefits of having a working fireplace during one of the big snow storms two winters ago.

$100K to burn: Donation stokes $3.7 million Lawn fireplaces

On a chilly fall day when the temperature barely cracked the 60-degree mark, University of Virginia officials announced that there's hope for the 106 chimneys of the hallowed Lawn and Range rooms, unceremoniously removed from service after an inspection revealed cracks in t