Winning the pre-game
By Rebecca Kim | October 10, 2012Food, family and football. In just three words, we can sum up a quintessential U.Va. tradition – tailgating.
Food, family and football. In just three words, we can sum up a quintessential U.Va. tradition – tailgating.
The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team continued its recent surge and extended its winning streak to eight this weekend with victories against Yale and No.
The Virginia men’s soccer team stormed back from an early deficit Tuesday evening to earn a scintillating, next-to-last-minute 2-1 victory against No.
In a one-hour debate Monday evening addressing everything from job creation to the upcoming Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, former Gov. Tim Kaine (D) and former Sen. George Allen ® hardly paused to catch their breaths between attack lines.
It took the Charlottesville Fire Department more than an hour to contain the fire that broke out at the University indoor practice facility Monday afternoon.
Duke redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Boone completed 18-of-31 passes for 212 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions as the Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0 ACC) scored 28 unanswered second half points to give Virginia its fourth straight loss, 42-17. Despite outgaining Duke 461 to 395 yards, Virginia (2-4, 0-2 ACC) was defeated by 20 or more points for the third time in four weeks to match the worst start in three seasons under coach Mike London.
This weekend, the surging No. 5 Virginia women’s field hockey team seeks to build on its six-game winning streak with another pair of wins at home.
The Virginia volleyball team will end a string of four consecutive road matches with pivotal bouts at Clemson and Georgia Tech this weekend.
Charlottesville Police have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of a University student on the morning of Sept.
Virginia travels to Durham Saturday to face Duke in junior quarterback Phillip Sims’ first start of the season. Despite their recent three-game skid, the Cavaliers (2-3, 0-1 ACC) remain optimistic they can start October off on the right foot with a victory against the Blue Devils (4-1, 1-0 ACC). “We keep each other up,” sophomore running back Kevin Parks said.
The Virginia men’s soccer team squares off with No. 1 Maryland Friday evening in the unfriendly confines of Ludwig Field in College Park, Md.
After splitting games against two ACC opponents last weekend, the No. 7 Virginia women’s soccer team faces another challenging conference game Friday evening when it hosts No.
By considering economic disparity rather than race as a factor in admissions, colleges and universities can actually become more diverse, according to a report released Wednesday by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank headquartered in New York. The University currently uses race-conscious affirmative action when evaluating prospective students, but is reviewing its admissions process in light of an upcoming U.S.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Tuesday announced an effort to convert all state vehicles to alternative fuel sources and to provide alternative-fuel infrastructure for the Commonwealth. McDonnell’s announcement came at the beginning of a three-day energy conference in Richmond.
Theater of the Absurd calls for a rapid-fire pace, a focus on the mindlessness of humanity and society, repetitive actions and illogical patterns that challenge and intrigue the audience.
University and Cavalier Daily pundits weigh in on the big debate – one of the first major face-offs between Pres. Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
Fewer burglaries and robberies occurred last year at the University than had taken place in 2010, according to a safety report the University Police released this week that compiled information about criminal activity on Grounds in 2011.
Student Council’s Academic Affairs committee introduced at its representative body meeting Tuesday evening plans for a new initiative called “Hoos Connecting,” a regular seminar series that will promote intellectual discussion between student leaders on major contemporary themes.
Gov. Bob McDonnell is scheduled to fulfill his election promise that he will restore voting rights to more rehabilitated felons than any past executive in the state’s history. McDonnell has granted about 3,800 restorations of rights to felons since announcing his goal in 2010, according to a spokesperson.
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