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Get into the groove

At a University boasting 10 undergraduate and graduate schools, it is not unusual to hear that students on Grounds can be whatever they want to be. Well, make that almost anything.


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Who's vision?A computer-animated man decked out in blue and orange battling it out with a wild beast in a scenic background.


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'Lil Hoo' Who? Inebriated or not, you couldn't help but notice a large, inflatable likeness of the University mascot, the Cavalier bouncing around the football game Saturday. According to third-year Engineering student (a.k.a.


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Glitz, blitz kick off new football season

It was a country concert, a flight show, a skydiving demonstration, a pyrotechnic marvel, a cinema and an all-out, knock-your-socks-off stadium dedication bonanza. And somewhere in between was a football game. Not that 11-year-old Hanna Hale really cared: "It was all really cool.


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What's in a name?

At this University, it is possible to have an entire conversation using only acronyms -- StudCo, the BOV and UGS to name just a few.


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Serving it up New Wahoos will have the chance this Sunday to plunge into the all-day service project of their choice. SERVE, an annual event, allows students to volunteer in projects ranging from working with children and senior citizens to cleaning parks and painting murals. The day starts at 9 a.m.


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Memorize the new escort digits: 242-1122 Let's say you had one too many drinks at a post move-in party last weekend and are feeling a bit tipsy.


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Beginning yet again Buzby Tuesdays will return to Charlottesville next Tuesday when the local band Buzby kicks off their Tuesday night concert series.


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U.Va.'s oldest rival: Charlottesville?

Ah, yes -- Cavalier athletics, our pride and joy as members of the University community. In our eyes, it is what presents us to the rest of the nation, what portrays the image of Thomas Jefferson's foundation.


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Convention chaos leads to excitement

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Being on the floor of the Republican National Convention is a little like being stuffed in a closet with a bunch of University politicos who have aged about 25 years. It's hot, it's crowded and there is nothing but blue blazers as far as the eye can see.


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Making waves The University's radio station WTJU-FM 91.1 has moved from the basement of Peabody Hall into a new studio at Lambeth Commons.


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Loaves and Fishes has grown to be the City’s second largest distribution partner of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, supported by more than 100 volunteers. Executive Director Jane Colony Mills discusses the behind-the-scenes operations — from sourcing food to the work of their dietitian and volunteers — and reflects on why it’s important for students to learn about the city they live in.