 | SY Wills and What They'll Miss
Second Year Wills:
Jordan Coughlin wills his SY sobriety to Eric Varney.
Brett Nicol wills to Landry Ngambia all the balls, bats, whistles, flags, bases, and jerseys as Dean of Darden Athletics.
Chin Ejiasa wills his leather seat/throne in Café 67 to Laura Pearson…the seats warm Laura.
Meredith Miller wills the Ivy Gardens Panty Thief to Emily Hartman.
Ryan Childress wills his sketchiest mustachio of 2Y class to Joe Pederson.
Armin Kakas wills the interest payments from his Darden student loans to
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Incident at X-Lounge
Friday, March 27th, a Sikh student, who requested to remain anonymous, was denied entry to an Indian Student Association (ISA) event at the X-Lounge unless he agreed to remove his turban.
ISA Co-President Aparna Baheti said she spoke to the manager and explained the student’s religion does not allow him to remove his head cover. However, the manager replied he cannot determine if the head cover was for fashion, religious or gang use, said Baheti.
The turban has been an integral part of the Sikh
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 | 'Angels' Among Us
On Friday April 10th, twenty First Years gathered at the plush movie theater at the GrandMarc Apartments for the screening of a movie starring Darden’s very own movie star, FY Ed Festa.
The independent film, called ‘Angels’, was shot in the fall of 2002 just outside of Charlottesville in Free Union, VA. The movie was co-written and directed by local Charlottesville and Oscar- winning documentary filmmaker Paul Wagner. After the Chinese government publicly denounced Wagner’s first f
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How a Small Company can Work for You
Many students come to Darden with the goal of leaving with an offer from a well-known, multi-national company. For many of those students, plans have changed. But believe it or not, working for a small company can be the gateway you need to getting the large-company job you’re really after. The right function or industry experience is what counts.
For example, Darden’s Batten Venture Institute Program matches start-up companies with enthusiastic interns every year. Students who spent the sum
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 | Darden Recaptures Spot in the Top 10 World MBA Rankings! For Rugby
“Uhhhhh!!!” It sounded like a guy from one of those old west movies had been shot and was falling off a cliff to his death. But as I looked up from the scrum, I saw that it was just Brad Whiteman pummeling a handful of undergrads from the UVa rugby team. At that moment I knew this was going to be a great season, and I was sure the injured Alexander Boyatt agreed as he shouted unspeakable obscenities from the sideline.
When I tore my ankle to shreds with a Polynesian rugby club in 200
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Thank You Note for Cold Call
Dear Darden Community:
There are times when contributions and sacrifices by groups of individuals require public acknowledgement. This is one of those times.
We are all aware of the impact our faculty make within the classroom and in the lives of our students. One could remark that this is part of the traditional contract in academia.
However, the enormous effort on the part of Darden faculty to continue making an impact on the lives of “students”, when they are no longer students and have t
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Darden Community News
First Year Emily Hartman took down six Second Years and two faculty members back-to-back in two SHE Fundraiser Poker Tournaments, including a double whammy knockout of Dean Carraway and Professor Simko in the final hand of the night. “It was great to knock Carraway out in both tournaments,” says Hartman. “It really avenged the B- he gave me in Decision Analysis class contribution.”...
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Celebrate with a Chair
Second Years: Celebrate Your Upcoming Degree with a Long-Lasting Tradition: a Darden Chair
Choose between a Captain’s Chair, a Boston Rocker, or a Heritage Lamp to commemorate your time at Darden Business School. Engraved personalization is available to make this an even more meaningful graduation gift.
  
A special partnership with the vendor Standard Chair allows the DPA to sell these chairs at a discounted rate. Order form with complete details can be found on the DPA Web site. ...
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