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Virginia field hockey always seems to be in contention for a national title. The Cavaliers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 28 times since it was first held in 1981. With those opportunities, Virginia has advanced past the first round 14 times and made six appearances in the semifinals. But not once in 44 years has the team made the championship game.
Editor’s note: This article is a humor column.
Virginia football pulled off an incredible comeback win over Boston College Saturday. The Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0 ACC) overcame a slow start that saw their offense gain just 16 yards in the first quarter, and put together a thrilling victory. The Eagles (4-2, 1-1 ACC) were a formidable opponent for much of the game, and led until the final quarter. In the game’s waning minutes, clutch turnovers on defense and an offensive spark won the Homecoming game for the Virginia faithful.
Virginia’s Saturday game against Louisville carries extra weight. Labeled as the breast cancer awareness game, several Cavaliers will don pink accessories, and the football field will be modified to include the breast cancer awareness icon in support of breast cancer awareness month. Over 300,000 Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024, and the University will be honoring those who are fighting it Saturday. Football’s relationship with breast cancer awareness dates back to 2009, and Virginia players in particular have sported pink accessories as far back as 2014. Breast cancer has impacted many, including several members of the extended Virginia football family, and at Saturday’s game, two Cavaliers in particular will be honoring all those affected.
When fourth-year College student Jolinna Li arrived in Taiwan this past summer to start working on her directorial debut, she brought with her only an idea for a script. By the end of her stay in Taipei, she had finished shooting ““Stories of the Return, ”a 50-minute-long Chinese-language film demonstrating her talents as a writer and a filmmaker.
Sprinting and swerving in this charged October night went graduate midfielder Daniel Mangarov. He beelined for the corner flag and then changed direction, knee sliding toward a cameraman, slapping hands over the fence with an excited young fan.
Hip-hop, locking or break dancing — any style of dance has a home in AKAdeMiX, the University’s student-run open style dance crew. Established in 2010, AKAdeMiX — otherwise known as the Mix — is a Contracted Independent Organization where students come together to choreograph and perform dance routines derived from a diverse range of foundational dance styles. The group showcases their routines at both regional competitions and University events. Through its practice and performances, AKAdeMiX carves out a space on Grounds for historically sidelined dance styles to flourish.
Virginia volleyball defeated Florida State Friday in its first ACC matchup of the season at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers (12-2, 2-1 ACC) beat the No. 16 Seminoles (10-3, 2-1 ACC) in straight sets to pick up their first win against a top-25 opponent since 2010, when Virginia also beat then-No. 25 Florida State.
Having sprinted to an undefeated 9-0 start on the season, No. 3 field hockey traveled to Newton, Mass. to take on No. 11 Boston College Friday. Both teams entered the game undefeated in conference play — the Eagles (8-2, 3-0 ACC) were coming off of a five-game winning streak as they stepped up to their home field to host the Cavaliers (9-1, 3-1 ACC), who were riding their best start to a season since 2010. In a gritty defensive battle, Boston College escaped with the 3-2 overtime victory.
Four Lawnies share their experiences with both the Lawn and the diverse community it represents, touching on their identity as individuals as well as what it means to uphold one of the University’s pillar traditions.
New York based indie-rock band Vampire Weekend performed Wednesday night to a sold out crowd at Ting Pavillion – their first time performing at the venue since 2014. The band performed songs from their newest album “Only God Was Above Us,” a 10-track expedition through their prolific career, which began at Columbia University in 2006. The show was a complete success, condensing their band’s extensive music into an energetic and jubilant two hour set.
Virginia women’s soccer carried a three-game losing streak into a Thursday night game against Duke in Durham, N.C., but the Cavaliers (8-4-0, 1-4-0 ACC) could not break it and suffered a 3-1 defeat to the Blue Devils (8-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC). Virginia matched Duke in shots on target but could not convert its chances nearly to the level the hosts did.
Thirty-six days and six games have passed since Virginia men’s soccer’s last win. There have been injuries and suspensions. There have been match-losing goals in the waning minutes. But most of all, there has been a barren streak now teetering on the edge of the wrong kind of history.
Two-time Olympian Katie Grimes officially announced her commitment to the University of Virginia via Instagram Thursday. Landing a highly coveted recruit is a strong indicator the team should be maintaining its dominance in the years to come as the next generation of Cavalier greats emerge. After hinting at her college plans Wednesday with the caption “Hoo’s ready,” Grimes made her official announcement.
It is that time of year again, when temperatures are lower and stress levels higher. The arrival of autumn brings with it a great number of stylistically significant events, including formals, Halloween and, of course, sweater weather. There is one sweater in particular to which couture continues to return — for there is no style more chic, no color more universal and no fabric more cozy than the classic cream knit.
The University celebrated the launch of the Foundry, a student center for entrepreneurship, Oct. 2 with a faculty panel, a speech from University President Jim Ryan and a presentation from keynote speaker Marty Weiner, former chief technology officer of Reddit. Located at 9 Elliewood Ave., the Foundry is the newest resource provided for University students interested in entrepreneurship as part of U.Va. Innovates, a platform designed to catalyze entrepreneurship across rounds.
Xavier Brown pumped the football wildly as he raced down the sideline at Coastal Carolina, putting Chanticleer defenders in the rearview. His 75-yard dash in the third quarter was the longest Cavalier run since 2018 and set up the fourth of Virginia’s five touchdown drives in its punctuating 43-24 win Sept. 21.
The University Police Department has seen an increase in the theft of bicycles, electric scooters and electric bicycles on and around Grounds in the first weeks of the fall semester. UPD Sergeant Beckett Thelen said that an increase in these types of thefts is typical for the start of the fall semester, but that the number of thefts has increased by an unusually large amount — between 30 and 35 percent — as compared to this time last year.
Predicting the rise of Academy award-winning directors — 2024 winner Christopher Nolan, 2021 winner Chloé Zhao and 2019 winner Alfonso Cuaron — Variety’s list for 2024 includes Aaron Schimberg, director of “A Different Man.” Schimberg’s third film is a comedy thriller — a rare combination to find, and an even harder genre to master — in which he utilizes the absurd to create a film that has audiences jumping out of their seats one scene and laughing in the next.
The University offers an abundance of activities for students — both curricular and extracurricular — who are passionate about the arts. However, several of the existing opportunities focus on a specific type of artistic craft, leaving some students feeling siloed in their particular practices. The recently reformed Arts Students Society seeks to address this problem by establishing a community space for student visual artists across the University to learn new skills and collaborate with each other.