Guides Respond

Brendan Nigro, Chair of the Guides Service at the time of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, distributed these notes on the first general body meeting to take place after these incidents to all members. The close of the notes includes…

Tucker Wilson, Historian for the Guides Service at the time of these rallies, made up a timeline of the weekend as well as some underlying events leading up to the rally. He stated that "this timeline is meant to be a cursory understanding of these…

This TIP offered information to Guides on the detainment of UVA student Otto Warmbier. Warmbier, a 3rd year UVA student, traveled to North Korea over Winter Break of 2015-2016. On the final day of his trip, he was arrested in the airport on January…

As new facts come to light, Guides must adapt their historical tours. Brendan Nigro, Historian at the time, distributed this email to current guides as a way to continue discussion around common tour misconceptions.

After the Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus," UGS needed to revisit our discussion of sexual assault on tours. This powerpoint demonstrates our emphasis on remaining open and honest with tour groups, even in regards to tough topics.

Please note that the first minute of this recording includes a lot of noise, but interview location is changed at 1:34 and background noise is eliminated.