A few families of first-year students found hauling stuff into dorms was less taxing than expected. That’s because President Jim Ryan, members of UVA leadership and a battalion of football players lent muscle to the move.
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More than 4,000 new students gathered on the Lawn Sunday evening for Opening Convocation, to meet President Jim Ryan and sign Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Honor Code.
Hundreds of first-year students hit the streets with UVA President Jim Ryan early Saturday to kick off the academic year.
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ 4th Side event hyped up first-year students for the school year ahead. They also learned Â鶹Æƽâ°æ fight songs and met the football team.
With a mix of mirth and melancholy, University of Virginia first-year students settled into their dorms last week. For students and families alike, the emotional day closed one chapter in life and opened another.
UVA basketball players and other student-athletes filled a summer class to better understand the science behind their sports.
On Thursday, about half of the nearly 4,000-member first-year class began putting down roots at the University, their home for the next four years.