Despite howling winds and a last-minute steering problem, the Hoos Flying Club came out of a competition in Texas ranked No. 3 in the world and tops in the U.S.

Writer Anna Beecher is inspired by her childhood in England’s Peak District; Emily Victoria Long is an Eastern Shore native studying environmental science; and linguistics student Will Norton is focused on a nearly lost language.

Matthew Newton and his fellow WUVA reporters covered some of the biggest stories on Grounds this spring, including President Bill Clinton’s appearance and two national titles.

Josh Farris, a first-gen, low-income student from Shawsville, felt alone and isolated, so he decided to do something about it. He and a team of students spent the year organizing and putting on a national conference to support students like themselves.