Ali Sullivan is a third-year student double majoring in Government and Media Studies, and a recipient of a Cavalier Daily Alumni Association scholarship. She interned last summer at Charlottesville Tomorrow, and recounts her experience here. Although I have loved my time at U.Va., I felt trapped at times in the college “bubble.” So when I […]
To be fully educated, students should encounter not only Plato, but also Republicans. The zinger of the night came from Ellen Kreth, borrowing from Nicholas Kristof. Kreth, publisher of The Madison County Record in Huntsville, Arkansas and a board member of the Arkansas Press Association (as well as mom to a current Cavalier Daily staffer), […]
In the fast-moving world of Virginia politics, Abbi Sigler sits at the center of the storm. Sigler, who graduated from the College in 2013 with a major in government, is the deputy communications director for Republican Ed Gillespie’s gubernatorial campaign. It’s a lot of writing. A lot of back-and-forth with the press. And it’s not […]
The CDAA is pleased to announce that on Giving to Hoos Day, April 12, we raised a total of $4,076. We received $1,326 from 20 donors, and are receiving the remaining pledged matches shortly. Thank you to everyone who donated. It is due to your generosity that we can continue to jointly support the work […]
Like many former Cav Daily staffers, Sabra Purtill found a home in the Newcomb Hall offices in a way that impacts her career to this day. A 1984 graduate from the College, Purtill now works as the Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at the Hartford Financial Services Group. In this role, she is in […]
It’s no secret that hundreds of women have shaped The Cavalier Daily throughout its 127-year history. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing. The University did not co-educate until 1970. And some male students were skeptical when the first women enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences (see below). Still, the CD quickly became a […]