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Delaware pulls off upset, stuns Virginia 59-53

By the time Delaware was putting the finishing touches on a 59-53 victory in front of 8,490 appalled John Paul Jones arena patrons Tuesday evening, the “formality” of Virginia advancing to the NIT Season Tip-Off Finals at Madison Square Garden had turned into a lost opportunity.


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Dining employee had criminal past

University Dining employee Matthew Beaulieu, 26, had just finished serving a driver’s license restriction for marijuana possession in early September when he attempted to abduct a female University student Thursday evening, according to Charlottesville, Albemarle and Fluvanna General Court records.


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Colbert to speak at valediction

The Fourth Year Trustees announced this week to a palpably excited student body that Stephen Colbert would be the keynote speaker at this year’s valedictory exercises. Students get a say in the selection of their valediction speaker.


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Sullivan talks globalism as part of International Education Week

University President Teresa Sullivan kicked off International Week Monday afternoon with an address to a crowd of about 120 people in the Dome Room, discussing how the University has adapted to an increasingly international student applicant pool in the past 20 years and how those demographic changes to the student body have affected culture on Grounds.


Life

A fratting mess

Has anyone in the history of the world ever attended a fraternity house while sober? Am I the only member of this sad minority?


Sports

Volleyball squad wins last home bout

After suffering a tightly contested loss to Maryland Friday, the Virginia volleyball team rebounded the next day to defeat Boston College on Senior Night. Virginia (9-19, 3-14 ACC) knocked off a formidable Georgia Tech team last weekend, and the newly confident Cavaliers expected Maryland and Boston College to be tough but winnable matches.


Sports

Rumors of the SEC's demise

I know I might be a little biased about this topic. I’m from New Orleans and grew up on a steady diet of LSU football with a side dish of the other Southeastern Conference competitors.


Sports

Cavaliers chase down Stags, clinch 54-45 win

Junior guard Joe Harris scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the second half, and Virginia relied on a suffocating defensive effort in the second period to preserve a 54-45 win against Fairfield in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Monday night.


Sports

Cancel the script

When Virginia junior quarterback Michael Rocco committed an intentional grounding penalty in what the referees loosely deemed the “end zone” with 4:19 remaining in Saturday’s home tilt against Miami, you could almost hear 45,870 exasperated fans thinking to themselves, “Not again!” After the Cavaliers pilfered a win from Penn State Sept.


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Indieheads is one of many Contracted Independent Organizations at the University dedicated to music, though it stands out to students for many reasons. Indieheads President Brian Tafazoli describes his experience and involvement in Indieheads over the years, as well as the impact that the organization has had on his personal and musical development.