115-588: John Paul Jones Arena , or JPJ , is a multi-purpose arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia . Since November 2006, it serves as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams, as well as for concerts and other events. With seating for 14,623 fans (nearly twice the capacity of its predecessor, University Hall ) John Paul Jones Arena
230-574: A junior college in 1954, known today as the University of Virginia's College at Wise . George Mason University and Mary Washington University used to similarly exist as UVA's satellite campuses , but those are now wholly independent universities no longer administered by the University of Virginia. The Academical Village and nearby Monticello became a joint World Heritage Site in 1987. Simultaneously with Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Chaco Culture National Historical Park , they were
345-464: A banner was added commemorating the band’s venue record of 13 performances. On August 14, 2006, WWE presented Monday Night Raw at the arena. This was the first time WWE had presented in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before John Paul Jones Arena was built, Charlottesville was not equipped to handle the masses of WWE fans. On October 25, 2008, Jay-Z played a concert at the arena, making him
460-419: A civil rights lawsuit in the 1960s forced it to commingle the sexes. In 1970, the Charlottesville campus became fully co-educational, and in 1972 Mary Washington became an independent state university. When the first female class arrived, 450 undergraduate women entered UVA, comprising 39 percent of undergraduates, while the number of men admitted remained constant. By 1999, women made up a 52 percent majority of
575-422: A deal with HBO and became a permanent ring announcer on World Championship Boxing and on occasion he would sub for Jimmy Lennon Jr. on rival network Showtime on Showtime Championship Boxing and Lennon would occasionally sub for Buffer on HBO as well. In 2018, Buffer signed with DAZN to serve as the exclusive ring announcer for all of its boxing broadcasts, which include deals with Matchroom . Buffer
690-644: A distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to a fighter’s name, and known for his trademarked catchphrase : "Let's get ready to rumble!", he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. Buffer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1944. His father was enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II . Buffer's parents divorced when he
805-479: A doctorate in education, he was the first black person to graduate from UVA. UVA's Ridley Scholarship Fund is named in his honor. The fight for integration and coeducation came to the foreground particularly in the late 1960s, leading up to the May Strike of 1970 , in which students protested for higher black enrollment, equal access to UVA admission by undergraduate women, unionization of employees, and against
920-408: A farm that had once been owned by James Monroe . The Commonwealth of Virginia chartered a new flagship university to be based on the site in Charlottesville on January 25, 1819. John Hartwell Cocke collaborated with James Madison , Monroe, and Joseph Carrington Cabell to fulfill Jefferson's dream to establish the university. Cocke and Jefferson were appointed to the building committee to supervise
1035-623: A few selected women to graduate studies in the late 1890s and to certain programs such as nursing and education in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1944, Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia , became the Women's Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Division of the University of Virginia. With this branch campus in Fredericksburg exclusively for women, UVA maintained its main campus in Charlottesville as near-exclusively for men, until
1150-519: A fireworks display and the Cavalier mascot rappelling from the rafters. Michael Buffer was introduced to announce the Virginia starting lineup prior to the men's game. On March 1, 2007, the men's basketball team defeated Virginia Tech 69–56, clinching a share of first place in the final ACC regular season standings for the 2006–2007 season . The victory marked the school-record 16th home win of
1265-400: A first set "Ya Mar", an erratic fan ran on stage fully naked. He hugged guitarist Trey Anastasio and kissed him on the cheek. He made three laps around the stage before finally being run down by security. Anastasio proceeded by saying, "Let's hear it for the naked guy, pick him up, that took a lot of balls." Later on, the lyrics of "Ya Mar" stated "he was a naked pa", and "Run like an Antelope"
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#17327880508561380-476: A forced-resignation to remove President Sullivan from office. The attempted ouster elicited a faculty Senate vote of no confidence in Rector Dragas, and demands from student government for an explanation. In the face of mounting pressure including alumni threats to cease contributions, and a mandate from then-Governor Robert McDonnell to resolve the issue or face removal of the entire Board of Visitors,
1495-753: A modified version of his trademark statement: "Let's get ready to shuffle up and deal." On September 12, 2021, Buffer announced for NBC's Sunday Night Football matchup, where the Los Angeles Rams hosted the Chicago Bears at the first regular season NFL game with fan attendance in SoFi Stadium . He later announced at the Rams' first home playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals on January 17, 2022, and two weeks later, during
1610-574: A public speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign , is still the longest-tenured president of the university. In 1904, UVA became the first university south of Washington, D.C. to be elected to the Association of American Universities . After a gift by Andrew Carnegie in 1909 the University of Virginia was organized into twenty-six departments across six schools including the Andrew Carnegie School of Engineering ,
1725-663: A scathing and discrediting report on the "anatomy of a journalistic failure" by its author. Even before release of the Columbia University report, the Rolling Stone story was named the "Error of the Year" by the Poynter Institute . The UVA chapter of Phi Kappa Psi settled a defamation suit against Rolling Stone and received $ 1.65 million. In August 2017, the night before the infamous Unite
1840-480: A season-opening loss in his final season. The design features Roman pergolas on the outside as well as the inside, a modern take on the university's Greek-inspired Jeffersonian architecture . Paul Tudor Jones , who earned a B.A. in Economics from UVA in 1976, donated $ 35 million of his personal funds for the construction of the arena. Granted naming rights in exchange for the donation, he opted to name
1955-547: A sense of privilege which often led to brawling, or worse. This was a source of frustration for Jefferson, who assembled the students during the school's first year, on October 3, 1825, to criticize such behavior; but was too overcome to speak. He later spoke of this moment as "the most painful event" of his life. Although the frequency of such irresponsible behavior dropped after Jefferson's expression of concern, it did not die away completely. Like many universities and colleges, it experienced periodic student riots , culminating in
2070-529: A sinusoidal course, one that lends strength to the wall and allows for the wall to be only one brick thick, one of many innovations by which Jefferson attempted to combine aesthetics with utility. On October 27, 1895, the Rotunda burned to a shell because of an electrical fire that started in the Rotunda Annex, a long multi-story structure built in 1853 to house additional classrooms. The electrical fire
2185-528: A sold-out show at John Paul Jones Arena as part of his 2015 Out There tour. Two days later, the arena hosted a rally to welcome home the 2015 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team following their College World Series championship . On April 13, 2019, John Paul Jones Arena hosted Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live. On September 13, 2019, the Virginia Men's Basketball team got their 2019 NCAA tournament championship rings at John Paul Jones Arena. Fans got to see
2300-674: Is developing further plans for Morven and has hired an architecture firm for the nearly three thousand acre property. In addition, the UVA Foundation owns the building and grounds of the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. The Collection itself is also owned by the University of Virginia. The primary housing areas for first-year students are McCormick Road Dormitories , often called "Old Dorms", Alderman Road Dormitories , often called "New Dorms," and suite style dorms located off of Alderman road near
2415-557: Is half the height and width of the Pantheon in Rome, which was the primary inspiration for the building. The Lawn and the Rotunda were the models for many similar designs of "centralized green areas" at universities across the country. The space was designed for students and professors to live in the same area. The Rotunda, which symbolized knowledge, showed hierarchy. The south end of the Lawn
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#17327880508562530-615: Is left free to combat it." In 1817, three presidents (Jefferson, James Monroe , and James Madison ) and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Marshall joined 24 other dignitaries at a meeting held in the Mountain Top Tavern at Rockfish Gap . After some deliberation, they selected nearby Charlottesville as the site of the new University of Virginia. The UVA Board of Visitors purchased just outside Charlottesville
2645-407: Is the largest indoor arena in Virginia and the biggest Atlantic Coast Conference basketball arena located outside of large metropolitan areas . Sports Illustrated named John Paul Jones Arena the best new college basketball arena of the 2000s. Virginia men's basketball is 206–46 (.817) at John Paul Jones Arena as of March 2021. The Cavaliers have fared even better, 167–30 (.848), at JPJ during
2760-592: Is the library for SEAS (the engineering school), and one of its notable features is the Mural Room, decorated by two three-panel murals by Allyn Cox, depicting the Moral Law and the Civil Law. The murals were finished and set in place in 1934. As of 2006 , the university and Google were working on the digitization of selected collections from the library system. Since 1992, the University of Virginia also hosts
2875-512: Is the unofficial home venue for the Dave Matthews Band , which was founded in Charlottesville in 1991. The band has played the arena thirteen times, including the arena's grand opening and the band's 25th anniversary show. The venue has been site of many memorable moments for the band, such as a fan in a trench coat mysteriously walking the stage in 2006, and the final show before the band's first ever break from touring in 2010. In 2023,
2990-520: The Academical Village , and that name remains in use today to describe both the specific area of the Lawn, a grand, terraced green space surrounded by residential and academic buildings, the gardens, the Range, and the larger university surrounding it. The principal building of the design, the Rotunda, stands at the north end of the Lawn, and is the most recognizable symbol of the university. It
3105-491: The American Institute of Architects called it "the proudest achievement of American architecture in the past 200 years." The Academical Village, together with Jefferson's home at Monticello , which he also designed, is a World Heritage Site . The first collegiate architecture and culture World Heritage Site in the world, it was listed by UNESCO in 1987. Jefferson's original architectural design revolves around
3220-685: The Atlantic Coast Conference and nationwide. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino of Louisville (and Kentucky) said on the eve of his first game at JPJ in 2015 that he'd heard Virginia has "one of the best arenas in the ACC" and he was "looking forward to seeing it." After his first visit, a five-point victory for No. 3 Virginia against No. 9 Louisville, Pitino lamented that at JPJ the UVA crowd is "on top of you." Pitino would later add to his praise, "[At UVA] they all stand up with 10 seconds to go [on
3335-427: The Atlantic Coast Conference for athletics. At the time, UVA had a football program that had just broken through to be nationally ranked in 1950, 1951, and 1952, and consistently beat its rivals North Carolina and Virginia Tech by scores such as 34–7 and 44–0. Other sports were very competitive as well. However, the administration of Colgate Darden de-emphasized athletics, defunding the department and declining to join
3450-577: The Declaration of Independence and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom , and father of the University of Virginia. Thus, he eschewed mention of his national accomplishments, such as the Louisiana Purchase and any other aspects of his presidency, in favor of his role with the young university. Initially, some of the students arriving at the university matched the then-common picture of college students: wealthy, spoiled aristocrats with
3565-570: The International Residential College . These involve an application process to live there, and are filled with both upperclass and first-year students. The application process can be extremely competitive, especially for Brown because of its location in central Grounds near classroom buildings, libraries, and Newcomb Hall. It is considered a great honor and privilege to be invited to live on the Lawn, and 54 fourth-year undergraduates do so each year, joining ten members of
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3680-763: The James Madison School of Law , the James Monroe School of International Law, the James Wilson School of Political Economy, the Edgar Allan Poe School of English and the Walter Reed School of Pathology . The honorific historical names for these schools – several of which have remained as modern schools of the university – are no longer used. In December 1953, the University of Virginia joined
3795-735: The PlayStation 2 , Nintendo 64 , Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance and Greatest Heavyweights for the Sega Genesis and numerous other products. In addition, he has used variations of the phrase in advertisements, including the popular commercial for Mega Millions in which he says "Let's get ready to Win Big!" and the Kraft Cheese commercial in which he says "Let's get ready to Crumble!" and most recently for Progressive Insurance in which he says "Let's get ready to bundle!" As of 2009 ,
3910-632: The Rare Book School , a non-profit organization in the study of historical books and the history of printing that began at Columbia University in 1983. Housing for first-year students , Brown College , the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the University of Virginia Medical School are near the historic Lawn and Range area. The McIntire School of Commerce is on the actual Lawn, in Rouss-Roberston Hall. Away from
4025-535: The School of Law , the Darden School of Business , and the School of Medicine . The University of Virginia's scholars have played a major role in the development of many academic disciplines, including economics, law, literary art, visual art, and the sciences. Admission to UVA is among the most selective of public universities in the United States, its endowment is among the largest, and
4140-481: The Tony Bennett era. Virginia fans in the arena are known for cheering loudly for defensive stands and for providing what Rick Pitino , who went winless in three attempts at JPJ, called "one of the best home court advantages [he's] ever seen" where Wahoo fans seem like they are "on top of you." JPJ opened for basketball on November 12, 2006, as Virginia defeated No. 10 ranked Arizona, 93–90, and handed Lute Olson
4255-484: The University of Cambridge or University of Oxford . In concert with the United States Bicentennial in 1976, Stanford White's changes to the Rotunda were removed and the building was returned to Jefferson's original design. Renovated according to original sketches and historical photographs, a three-story Rotunda opened on Jefferson's birthday, April 13, 1976. Queen Elizabeth II came to visit
4370-515: The animated TV series Phineas and Ferb in the episode " Raging Bully ", as the voice of the announcer for the big thumb-wrestling match with Phineas and Buford. Buffer appeared in the extended version of the Muppets webisode "Food Fight", where he is seen announcing the cooking competition between Gordon Ramsay and the Swedish Chef . He's regularly featured in music, including on
4485-560: The shot clock ], cheering their team on defensively . I have not seen that in my 40 years of college basketball." ESPN ranked John Paul Jones Arena as the second toughest arena to play in in the ACC. On two occasions at JPJ, Virginia teams under Tony Bennett and Joanne Boyle defeated strong competition by the exact score of 76–27, a margin of 49 points and nearly a tripling of the opponent's scoring. On December 20, 2014, No. 6 ranked UVA defeated an NCAA Tournament bound Harvard team 76–27. Harvard, coached by Tommy Amaker , had been ranked in
4600-555: The 15th show of the tour. 38°02′45.45″N 78°30′24.93″W / 38.0459583°N 78.5069250°W / 38.0459583; -78.5069250 University of Virginia The University of Virginia ( UVA ) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia , United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his Academical Village , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents : Jefferson, James Madison , and James Monroe ,
4715-579: The 2018 season. The UVA campus, referred to as the Grounds, straddles the border between the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The university also maintains 562 acres north of the campus at North Fork and 2,913 acres southeast of the city at Morven Farm. It also is in the process of building a campus in Northern Virginia within Fairfax, Virginia . Throughout its history,
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4830-913: The 2022 NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers . On June 28, 2024, Buffer announced his hometown Philadelphia Flyers 's 13th overall pick of the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft at the Sphere in Vegas using his trademarked catchphrase, introducing draft pick Jett Luchanko with his height and weight like Buffer would in the ring, along with Luchanko's previous team. Buffer has appeared on various talk shows hosted by Jay Leno , David Letterman , Arsenio Hall , Conan O'Brien , Jimmy Kimmel , and Jimmy Fallon . He has also appeared on Saturday Night Live , In Living Color , Mad TV and The Howard Stern Show . He appeared on NBC 's Deal or No Deal on December 10, 2007, and opened
4945-564: The ACC before being overruled by the Board of Visitors on that decision. It would take until the 1980s for the bulk of athletics programs to fully recover but approaching the year 2000 UVA was again one of the most successful all-around sports programs with NCAA national titles achieved in an array of different sports; by 2020, it had twice won the Capital One Cup for overall athletics excellence in men's sports programs. UVA established
5060-672: The AP Top 25 just one month prior. Barely two years later on January 26, 2017, the unranked UVA women's team would upset No. 19 Virginia Tech, coached by Kenny Brooks , by an identical score of 76–27. In both cases, the Cavaliers' defensive style forced their highly rated opponents to take many outside shots, of which they made very few. Harvard (7–1) shot 16% — 8 for 50 – on field goals and 18% on three-point field goals. The No. 19 Hokies (16–3) made 18% of field goals and shot 7% — 2 for 29 – on three-point field goal attempts. John Paul Jones Arena
5175-563: The Annex were moved to the South Lawn in White's new buildings. The White buildings have the effect of closing off the sweeping perspective, as originally conceived by Jefferson, down the Lawn across open countryside toward the distant mountains. The White buildings at the foot of the Lawn effectively create a huge "quadrangle", albeit one far grander than any traditional college quadrangle at
5290-557: The Cavalier fanbase. On December 21, 2014, Virginia tied an NCAA record in JPJ by only allowing Harvard one field goal in the first half of a game; Virginia went on to win 76–27 against the Crimson, a quality team which started the season ranked AP No. 25 and which recovered to win 22 games and be a fellow participant in the 2015 NCAA tournament . JPJ is known as harboring one of the best basketball home-court advantages and crowd noise in
5405-683: The Charlottesville-originated Dave Matthews Band , as well as Cirque du Soleil , Larry the Cable Guy , The Wiggles , Disney on Ice & WWE Monday Night Raw . The arena also houses office space for SMG staff, the UVa athletics media relations department, video services and dining services. It also features coaches' offices, practice facilities and an extensive sports medicine facility for men's and women's basketball teams. The arena's first event
5520-640: The Curry School of Education), the McIntire School of Commerce , and the summer school programs in which young Georgia O'Keeffe took part. Perhaps his greatest ambition was the funding and construction of a library on a scale of millions of books, much larger than the Rotunda could bear. Delayed by the Great Depression , Alderman Library was named in his honor in 1938. Alderman, who seven years earlier had died in office en route to giving
5635-682: The Grand Auditorium of Tsinghua University built in 1917 in Beijing, China; the Sterling Quad of Yale Divinity School in 1932; and the university's own Darden School in 1996. Flanking both sides of the Rotunda and extending down the length of the Lawn are ten Pavilions interspersed with student housing rooms. Each has its own classical architectural style, as well as its own walled garden separated by Jeffersonian Serpentine walls. These walls are called "serpentine" because they run
5750-486: The John Paul Jones Arena on November 12, 2006, with a pair of victories. The Virginia women's basketball team defeated Old Dominion University 92–72 in the afternoon. Later that evening in front of a capacity crowd of 15,219, the Virginia men's basketball team defeated No. 10 ranked Arizona 93–90, rallying from a 19-point first-half deficit. Both games included elaborate pre-game festivities that featured
5865-567: The Lawn and damaged many of the Pavilions, Custer's men left four days later without bloodshed and the university was able to return to its educational mission. However, an extremely high number of officers of both Confederacy and Union were alumni. UVA produced 1,481 officers in the Confederate Army alone, including four major-generals, twenty-one brigadier-generals, and sixty-seven colonels from ten different states. John S. Mosby ,
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#17327880508565980-476: The Right rally , a group of non-student and mostly non-Virginian white nationalists marched on the university's Lawn bearing torches and chanting antisemitic and Nazi slogans after the city of Charlottesville decided to remove all remaining Confederate statues from the city including one depicting Robert E. Lee . They were met by student counter-protesters near the statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of
6095-534: The Rotunda in that same year for the Bicentennial and had a well-publicized stroll of the Lawn. The university was listed by Travel + Leisure in September 2011 as one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States and by MSN as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world. The first library at the University of Virginia was the Rotunda. Rather than a chapel or other religious structure,
6210-494: The Rotunda, where a fight broke out. James E. Ryan , a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law , became the university's ninth president in August 2018. His first act upon his inauguration was to announce that in-state undergraduates from families making less than $ 80,000 per year would receive full scholarships covering tuition, and those from families making under $ 30,000 would also receive free room and board. Ryan
6325-417: The Rotunda. White took the charge further, disregarding Jefferson's design and redesigning the Rotunda interior—making it two floors instead of three, adding three buildings to the foot of the Lawn, and designing a president's house. He did omit rebuilding the Rotunda Annex, the remnants of which were used as fill and to create part of the modern-day Rotunda's northern-facing plaza. The classes formerly occupying
6440-639: The UFC (his only UFC cards were UFC 6 and UFC 7). However, when WCW ceased to exist, and Time Warner had no more affiliation with professional wrestling, Buffer was enabled to announce in other wrestling promotions. During the Monday Night War , while Buffer was on WCW Monday Nitro , WWF wrestler Triple H created the phrase "Let's get ready to suck it!" to mock him, as part of his D-Generation X gimmick. On Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV , for
6555-413: The University of Virginia has won praise for its unique Jeffersonian architecture . In January 1895, less than a year before the Great Rotunda Fire, The New York Times said the design of the University of Virginia "was incomparably the most ambitious and monumental architectural project that had or has yet been conceived in this century." In the United States Bicentennial issue of their AIA Journal ,
6670-503: The University of Virginia was presented with the Capital One Cup for fielding the nation's best overall athletics programs for men's sports. The university's alumni, faculty, and researchers have included several U.S. presidents, heads of state , Nobel laureates , Pulitzer Prize winners, Marshall Scholars , and Fulbright Scholars . Thirty governors of U.S. states have attended the university, as have numerous U.S. senators and members of Congress. UVA has produced 56 Rhodes Scholars ,
6785-415: The University of Virginia's fourth President, in 2024. The University of Virginia Library System consists of a dozen libraries and holds over 5 million volumes. Its Electronic Text Center, established in 1992, has put 70,000 books online as well as 350,000 images that go with them. These e-texts are open to anyone and, as of 2002 , were receiving 37,000 daily visits (compared to 6,000 daily visitors to
6900-400: The Williamsburg college was shuttered completely in 1881, later being revived as primarily a small college for teachers until it regained university status later in the twentieth century. Jefferson envisioned his new university would "be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason
7015-493: The arena in honor of his father, John Paul Jones, a 1948 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law . The arena is sometimes incorrectly assumed to be named for either John Paul Jones , the founder of the United States Navy, or John Paul Jones , the bassist for the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The arena plays host to not only basketball games, but a wide variety of concerts, performances and other events; for example, its opening season in 2006 included events such as
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#17327880508567130-407: The board unanimously reinstated President Sullivan. In 2013 and 2014, the board passed new bylaws that made it harder to remove a president and possible to remove a rector. In November 2014, the university suspended fraternity and sorority functions pending investigation of an article by Rolling Stone concerning an alleged rape story, which was later determined to be a hoax after the story
7245-459: The catchphrase has generated $ 400 million in revenue from licensing the trademark. Buffer's fame has reunited him with long-lost family members. In 1989, Buffer was contacted by his birth father, who introduced Buffer to his half-brothers after seeing him on television. In the mid-1990s, Buffer brought along one of his half-brothers, Bruce Buffer , as his agent/manager. This grew into a business partnership to increase licensing productivity of
7360-402: The college was in a period of great decline and his concern became so dire by 1800 that he expressed to British chemist Joseph Priestley , "we have in that State, a college just well enough endowed to draw out the miserable existence to which a miserable constitution has doomed it." These words would ring true some seventy years later when William & Mary fell bankrupt after the Civil War and
7475-477: The commercial for the event, he was the guest ring announcer during the Royal Rumble match itself. During his career, Buffer has announced the MLB World Series , the Stanley Cup Finals , NBA Finals , the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway , and NFL playoff games. He was a guest announcer at the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 2017 United States Grand Prix . Buffer, like his brother Bruce, announced early UFC fights, starting at UFC 6 in 1995. He
7590-463: The construction. The UVA Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights is continuing to "seek opportunities to engage and acknowledge with respect that we live, learn, and work on [what once was] the territory of the Monacan Indian Nation ." Like many of its peers, the university owned slaves who helped build the campus. They also served students and professors. The university's first classes met on March 7, 1825. In contrast to other universities of
7705-401: The core. Five farms totaling 1,261 acres (510 ha) of the gift were soon sold to musician Dave Matthews , of the Dave Matthews Band , to be used in an organic farming project to complement his nearby Blenheim Vineyards . Morven has since hosted the Morven Summer Institute, a rigorous immersion program of study in civil society, sustainability, and creativity. As of 2014 , the university
7820-474: The court. The 2012–2013 Cavaliers set a school record with 18 regular season home wins, finishing with a home record of 18–1. On March 1, 2014, Virginia (then ranked No. 12) beat No. 4 Syracuse at JPJ to win the ACC regular season title outright (i.e., with no ties) for the first time since the 1980–81 season . This win also set two school records: Virginia's first season with 16 conference wins, and 18 consecutive home conference wins (a streak which began in
7935-405: The cup of knowledge." Virginia was already home to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, but Jefferson lost all confidence in his alma mater, partly because of its religious nature—it required all its students to recite a catechism —and its stifling of the sciences. Jefferson had flourished under William & Mary professors William Small and George Wythe decades earlier, but
8050-439: The day, at which one could study in either medicine, law, or divinity, the first students at the University of Virginia could study in one or several of eight independent schools – medicine, law, mathematics, chemistry, ancient languages, modern languages, natural philosophy, and moral philosophy. Another innovation of the new university was that higher education would be separated from religious doctrine. UVA had no divinity school,
8165-453: The end of one of the things that made UVA unique among universities. Alderman stayed 27 years, and became known as a prolific fund-raiser, a well-known orator, and a close adviser to U.S. president and UVA alumnus Woodrow Wilson . He added significantly to the University Hospital to support new sickbeds and public health research, and helped create departments of geology and forestry, the School of Education and Human Development (originally
8280-509: The faculty who permanently live and teach in the Pavilions there. Prior to May 31, 2024, the university had dedicated housing for employees on Grounds. However, the University is considering new affordable housing proposals, one of which is located on the site of the current Piedmont Housing community. Michael Buffer Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or " MC ") for boxing , professional wrestling , and National Football League events. Pioneering
8395-571: The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth U.S. sites designated as culturally significant to the collective interests of global humanity, coming after the Statue of Liberty and Yosemite National Park three years earlier. As such, UVA possesses the only U.S. collegiate grounds to be internationally protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The University of Virginia first admitted
8510-667: The finale of the seventh season of American Idol , a production of RTL. In 2011 he made an appearance on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars to announce Sugar Ray Leonard week 3 dance. Buffer has also served as ringside announcer for the syndicated television game show The Grudge Match , hosted by Steve Albert and Jesse Ventura. In the 1997 film Hercules , Hades uses Buffer's catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" during Hercules' fight with Hydra. He has played himself in various films including Ready to Rumble and Rocky Balboa , and in 2008 Buffer appeared as Walbridge,
8625-721: The first comprehensive university to open an engineering school. Unlike the majority of Southern colleges, the university was kept open throughout the Civil War , despite its state seeing more bloodshed than any other and the near 100% conscription of the American South . After Jubal Early 's total loss at the Battle of Waynesboro , Charlottesville was willingly surrendered to Union forces to avoid mass bloodshed, and UVA faculty convinced George Armstrong Custer to preserve Jefferson's university. Although Union troops camped on
8740-445: The first hip-hop act to play there. On October 17, 2009, Metallica played their "World Magnetic" tour at the arena, supported by Lamb of God and Gojira . The arena became the site of the disappearance of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington from the concert. She mysteriously left the arena in search of a restroom, despite 18 female restrooms being provided inside the secured arena. A "no return on exit" policy
8855-526: The first time in more than six years, Buffer returned to pro-wrestling ring announcing duties at Madison Square Garden in a boxing match between pro boxer Evander Holyfield (who was substituting for Montel Vontavious Porter ) and pro wrestler Matt Hardy . Buffer appears in the Royal Rumble 2008 advertisement, in which he begins to say "Let's get ready to rumble!" only to be superkicked by Shawn Michaels , causing him to fall over. As well as being in
8970-570: The football stadium. The 1970s-era Alderman Road Dorms are being fully replaced with brand new dormitory buildings in the same area. The replacements feature hall-style living arrangements with common areas and many modern amenities. Instead of being torn down and replaced like the original New Dorms, the Old Dorms have seen a $ 105 million renovation project between 2017 and 2022. They were constructed in 1950, and are also hall-style constructions but with fewer amenities. The Old Dorms are closer to
9085-651: The historic area, UVA's architecture and its allegiance to the Jeffersonian design are controversial. The 1990s saw the construction of two deeply contrasting visions: the Williams Tsien post-modernist Hereford College in 1992 and the unapologetically Jeffersonian Darden School of Business in 1996. Commentary on both was broad and partisan, as the University of Virginia School of Architecture and The New York Times lauded Hereford for its bold new lines, while some independent press and wealthy donors praised
9200-530: The infamous "Gray Ghost" and commander of the lightning-fast 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry ranger unit, had also been a UVA student. Thanks to a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia, tuition became free for all Virginians in the year 1875. During this period, the University of Virginia remained unique in that it had no president and mandated no core curriculum from its students, who often studied in and took degrees from more than one school. However,
9315-548: The introduction track for country artist Josh Turner 's 2012 album, Punching Bag . In 2013, Buffer appeared in Progressive Insurance commercials, promoting their program of combining different coverages into one policy, with a parody of his famous phrase - "Let's get ready to bundle!" Buffer reproduced as an action figure in both Toy Biz's WCW line and Jakks Pacific's Rocky line. In 2022, Buffer introduced Daddy Yankee 's final album Legendaddy . Buffer
9430-469: The introductory track of Tupac Shakur 's All Eyes on Me —his voice here was originally intended for a separate track titled "Let's Get Ready To Rumble", which did not appear on the final album. He appears as featuring artist on "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" and "Go for It All!" by German eurodance group the K.O.'s and his voice was sampled in the Ant & Dec song " Let's Get Ready to Rhumble ". He recorded
9545-429: The latter as sitting president of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors , Presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation, with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the university's architecture . Located within its historic 1,135-acre central campus, the university is composed of eight undergraduate and three professional schools:
9660-498: The license for his trademark. By the late 1980s, Buffer was the exclusive ring announcer for all bouts in Donald Trump -owned casinos. Trump said of Buffer, "He's great, he's the choice, he has a unique ability...I told my people, 'We got to have him.'" Buffer's work was also admired by many boxing greats. Sugar Ray Leonard once told Buffer, "When you introduce a fighter, it makes him want to fight." In 1991, Buffer signed
9775-559: The main villain in the comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan . His "Let's get ready to rumble!" soundbite is used briefly in the 2004 film Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed . He also appeared in the 2019 remake of Dumbo , portraying a ringmaster who delivers the line "Let's get ready for Dumbo!" in his trademark cadence. Buffer has been animated in The Simpsons , South Park , and Celebrity Deathmatch . Buffer also appears in
9890-535: The most of any flagship university in the United States, while its students and alumni have founded companies such as Reddit , Skillshare , VMware , and Space Adventures . In 1802, while serving as president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson wrote to artist Charles Willson Peale that his concept of the new university would be "on the most extensive and liberal scale that our circumstances would call for and our faculties meet," and it might even attract talented students from "other states to come, and drink of
10005-516: The physical libraries). Shannon Library holds the most extensive Tibetan collection in the world and holds ten floors of book "stacks" of varying ages and historical value. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library features a collection of American literature as well as two copies of the original printing of the Declaration of Independence . It was in this library in 2006 that Robert Stilling, an English graduate student, discovered an unpublished Robert Frost poem from 1918. Clark Hall
10120-693: The presence of armed university police and recruiters of government agencies such as the CIA and FBI on Grounds. Due to a continual decline in state funding for the university, today only 6 percent of its budget comes from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Charter initiative was signed into law by then- Governor Mark Warner in 2005, negotiated with the university to have greater autonomy over its own affairs in exchange for accepting this decline in financial support . The university welcomed Teresa A. Sullivan as its first female president in 2010. Just two years later its first woman rector, Helen Dragas , engineered
10235-421: The previous season). The same day, the Virginia student section , the " Hoo Crew ," won the 2014 Naismith Student Section of the Year award. It was the final home game for future NBA players Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell , as well as former walk-on player Thomas Rogers; Rogers' three-point field goal at the end of the game, and the subsequent reaction by the crowd and team, were particularly noted by media and
10350-530: The season, and the Cavaliers finished 16–1 for the season in their new arena. Furthermore, Virginia went an undefeated 8–0 in league games at home for the first time since the Hoos went 7–0 at home in 1982. Also at this game, the fans in attendance said goodbye to two fourth-year players, J. R. Reynolds and Jason Cain , both of whom had contributed to the Virginia basketball program. On February 28, 2013, Virginia upset No. 3 Duke which led to thousands of fans rushing
10465-501: The shooting death of Professor John A. G. Davis , Chairman of the Faculty, in 1840. This event, in conjunction with the new UVA Honor System and the growing popularity of temperance and a rise in religious affiliation in society in general, seems to have resulted in a permanent change in student attitudes toward reporting the bad behavior, and thus such behavior among students that had so greatly bothered Jefferson finally vanished. In
10580-500: The stars of the team and also got to see the raising of the 2019 NCAA Tournament National Champions banner. On April 23, 2023, Tina Fey appeared at John Paul Jones Arena as part of the "UVA President’s Speaker for the Arts" series, a conversation which was moderated by University of Virginia President, James E. Ryan . On October 20, 2024, Sabrina Carpenter played at John Paul Jones arena as part of her Short n' Sweet Tour making it
10695-647: The students' classes. In the 1980s, in response to a housing shortage, the Stadium Road Residential Area was built to the south of the Alderman Road Dormitories. The largest of the houses in this area are the Gooch Dillard Residence Halls which house 610 students and are suite style type dorms. There are three residential colleges at the university: Brown College , Hereford College , and
10810-422: The total student body. The university admitted its first black student when Gregory Swanson sued to gain entrance into the university's law school in 1950. Following his successful lawsuit, a handful of black graduate and professional students were admitted during the 1950s, though no black undergraduates were admitted until 1955, and UVA did not fully integrate until the 1960s. When Walter Ridley graduated with
10925-521: The trademark. Buffer first wed at age 21, but the marriage ended in divorce after seven years. He has two sons from his first marriage. More than 25 years passed before he remarried in 1999. He and his second wife divorced in 2003. On September 13, 2007, while making an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , he proposed to his current (third) wife, Christine. Buffer currently resides in Southern California. His half-brother Bruce
11040-555: The traditional design of the Darden school. The latter group appeared to have the upper hand when the South Lawn Project was designed in the early 2000s. Billionaire John Kluge donated 7,379 acres (29.86 km ) of additional lands to the university in 2001. Kluge desired the core of the land, the 2,913-acre Morven , to be developed by the university and the surrounding land to be sold to fund an endowment supporting
11155-512: The university is known in part for its historic foundations , student-run honor code , and secret societies . The university has been a member of the Association of American Universities for 120 years. In athletic competition, the university teams are called the Cavaliers and lead the Atlantic Coast Conference in team NCAA Championships for men's sports, also ranking second in women's and overall titles. In 2015, and again in 2019,
11270-514: The university was also experiencing growing pains. As the original Rotunda caught fire and was gutted in 1895, there would soon be sweeping changes, much greater than merely reconstructing the Rotunda in 1899. Jefferson had originally decided the University of Virginia would have no serving president. Rather, this power was to be shared by a rector and the Board of Visitors . But as the 19th century waned, it became obvious this cumbersome arrangement
11385-545: The university was built around its own library. Thomas Jefferson was deeply engaged in selecting the materials that made up that library's original collection, and in developing the system by which it would be organized. The Rotunda served as the University Library for over a century, until Shannon Library was opened in 1937. Originally named Alderman Library, the Library was renamed to honor Edgar F. Shannon Jr. ,
11500-514: The university: Graduate, to a student who had completed the courses of one school; and Doctor to a graduate in more than one school who had shown research prowess. Jefferson was intimately involved in the university to the end, hosting Sunday dinners at his Monticello home for faculty and students. Jefferson viewed the university's foundation as having such great importance and potential that he counted it among his greatest accomplishments and insisted his grave mention only his status as author of
11615-477: The year of Jefferson's death in 1826, poet Edgar Allan Poe enrolled at the university, where he excelled in Latin. The Raven Society , an organization named after Poe's most famous poem, continues to maintain 13 West Range, the room Poe inhabited during the single semester he attended the university. He left because of financial difficulties. The School of Engineering and Applied Science opened in 1836, making UVA
11730-459: Was Cirque du Soleil's Delirium on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, but the official Grand Opening event was a two-night tour-ending stand by Charlottesville natives Dave Matthews Band , September 22–23, 2006. An "open house" event for the local community was conducted on July 22, 2006. In February 2007, the arena was awarded the title of "Best New Major Concert Venue" at Pollstar 's 18th Annual Concert Industry Awards. The University of Virginia opened
11845-606: Was 11 months of age, and he was then raised by foster parents, a school bus driver and housewife, in Roslyn, Pennsylvania . He enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War at age 20 and served until age 23. He held various jobs including a car salesman, then began a modeling career at age 32 before becoming a ring announcer at age 38. In 1982, Buffer began his career as a ring announcer . By 1983, he
11960-480: Was announcing all boxing matches promoted by Bob Arum 's Top Rank on ESPN , which gave him a national identity at a time when ring announcers were strictly locally hired talent. By 1984, Buffer developed the catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" in his announcing, which gained enormous popularity. He began the process of obtaining a federal trademark for the phrase in the 1980s, acquiring it in 1992. Consequently, Buffer has earned in excess of $ 400 million with
12075-641: Was changed to "Run like a Naked Guy, out of control". In September 2010, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) brought their Built Ford Tough Series tour to JPJ Arena; prior to this, the arena had hosted an event on the PBR's Enterprise Tour (which was one of the PBR's minor league tours that was eventually combined with the other minor league tours to create the Touring Pro Division in 2010). On June 23, 2015, Paul McCartney played
12190-462: Was confirmed as the master of ceremonies for Probellum: Revolution at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on Saturday, December 11. Buffer began using the phrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" in 1984. By 1992, he acquired a federal trademark for the phrase. Buffer uses his famous phrase in various licensing deals including the platinum selling album Jock Jams by Tommy Boy Records , the video games Ready 2 Rumble Boxing , Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 for
12305-468: Was confirmed to be false through investigation by The Washington Post . The university nonetheless instituted new rules banning "pre-mixed drinks, punches or any other common source of alcohol" such as beer kegs and requiring "sober and lucid" fraternity members to monitor all parties. In April 2015, Rolling Stone fully retracted the article after the Columbia School of Journalism released
12420-451: Was enforced. Harrington's skeletonized body was found at Anchorage Farm, Albemarle County on January 26, 2010. Jesse Matthew was later charged with Harrington's (and Hannah Graham 's) abduction and murder, and he pled guilty to the crimes in exchange for life in prison in March 2016. On December 5, 2009, Phish played the final show of their 2009 Fall Tour at the arena. At the beginning of
12535-487: Was established independently of any religious sect, and the Grounds were planned and centered upon a library, the Rotunda , rather than a church, distinguishing it from peer universities still primarily functioning as seminaries for one particular strain of Protestantism or another. Jefferson opined to philosopher Thomas Cooper that "a professorship of theology should have no place in our institution", and never has there been one. There were initially two degrees awarded by
12650-536: Was formerly the exclusive ring announcer for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) main events featuring Hulk Hogan or other top WCW talent until 2001, when the organization folded. WCW's former parent company Time Warner owned through their pay-per-view subscription division HBO , which broadcast many matches from promoter Top Rank, of which Buffer is the lead ring announcer. The exclusivity of his contract with WCW prevented Buffer from announcing for other wrestling-type organizations, forcing him to stop announcing for
12765-494: Was incapable of adequately handling the many administrative and fundraising tasks of the growing university. Edwin Alderman , who had only recently moved from his post as president of UNC-Chapel Hill since 1896 to become president of Tulane University in 1900, accepted an offer as president of the University of Virginia in 1904. His appointment was not without controversy, and national media such as Popular Science lamented
12880-514: Was left open to symbolize the view of cultivated fields to the south, as reflective of Jefferson's ideal for an agrarian-focused nation. Most notably designed by inspiration of the Rotunda and Lawn are the expansive green spaces headed by similar buildings built at: Duke University in 1892; Columbia University in 1895; Johns Hopkins University in 1902; Carnegie Mellon University in 1904; Rice University in 1910; Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1915; Killian Court at MIT in 1916;
12995-497: Was no doubt assisted by the help of overzealous faculty member William "Reddy" Echols , who attempted to save it by throwing roughly 100 pounds (45 kg) of dynamite into the main fire in the hopes the blast would separate the burning Annex from Jefferson's own Rotunda. His last-ditch effort ultimately failed. Perhaps ironically, one of the university's main honors student programs is named for him. University officials swiftly approached celebrity architect Stanford White to rebuild
13110-534: Was previously dean of the Harvard School of Education . On the night of November 13, 2022, three students were killed and two others injured in a shooting on a charter bus that was returning to the campus from a play for a class trip in Washington, D.C. All three fatalities were current members of the Virginia Cavaliers football team and the alleged shooter was briefly a member of the team during
13225-593: Was the host of the Versus boxing retro show Legends of the Ring , produced by Top Rank, Inc., where he was ring announcer for most of their top matches. On July 19, 2008, he announced the Affliction: Banned mixed martial arts show. On November 10, 2008, Buffer started the heads-up action between the two remaining players, Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov at the 2008 World Series of Poker final table with
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