Retired U.Va. Professor Still Building, Solving Puzzles
Arthur I. Schulman, a retired cognitive psychology professor at U.Va., doesn't remember when he started creating crossword puzzles, but he was always fascinated by letters and words, especially stacking them. While many puzzle-makers now use computer programs to help them build puzzles, Schulman continues to create puzzles -- one block at a time.

Henderson Explores Action and Fun in Video Installation
For photo and video artist Aaron Henderson, the lure of the thrill of the amusement ride was a powerful part of his cultural experience growing up. Henderson recreates that thrill In "Midway," an installation of three multi-channel videos on view in U.Va.'s Ruffin Gallery through Feb.19.

Social Scientist Craig Calhoun to Speak at U.Va.
The University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture will host distinguished scholar and author Craig Calhoun on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Rotunda Dome Room. Calhoun's talk, "From Common Humanity to Humanitarian Obligation: Suffering Strangers, Progress and Emergencies," is free and open to the public.

Casteen to Give State of the University Address Today
U.Va. President John T. Casteen III will deliver his annual state of the University address today at noon in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. All members of the University community are invited to attend. The event is free and open to the public.

Student Group Springs Up to Lead Haiti Relief Efforts
Haitian relief efforts have overtaken U.Va. faculty members' calendars and dominated students' schedules since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook the nation on Jan. 12. One such effort is Hoos 4 Haiti, a student-initiated group that is collecting monetary donations toward a goal of $100,000 by Feb. 14. It will continue to accept donations after that date.

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Law School Clinic Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a man represented by the University of Virginia Law School's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. It will be the fifth of the clinic's cases heard by the Supreme Court in the past four years.

SNCC Changed American Politics in Pursuit of Freedom
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizers of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, helped shape the country's political future, co-founder Julian Bond said Jan. 29 during a conference at U.Va.'s School of Law.