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20,118: the number of trees U2 would need to plant to offset the carbon emissions for its 44 concerts this year

341: the number of days since Virginia football last won a game

11-0: the record of Virginia's field hockey team, ranked third nationally and off to its best start since the 1979 season

4: number of days left to register to vote in the Virginia governor's race next month

750,000: the daily overhead cost in dollars of U2's tour (regardless of whether the band is playing a concert that day)

33-13: the margin Virginia men's soccer outshot its opponents by in its last two games, a 0-1 loss and a 1-0 win

2: how many inches thinner today's Cavalier Daily is than yesterday's

247.6: the percent increase in journalistic power packed into each remaining square inch

39-7: the number of points for and against Virginia field hockey this season, respectively

62-93: the number of points for and against Virginia football this season, respectively

189: the number of trucks and buses used to carry personnel and equipment for U2's tour

14: the percentage point lead for Republican Bob McDonnell over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the Commonwealth's gubernatorial race, according to a Survey USA poll conducted from Sept. 26-28

5: the percentage point lead for McDonnell over Deeds, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted from Sept. 25-28

0: percent of the time that political polls are even remotely close to the parameter being predicted

310: total cases of influenza-like illness among University students since Aug. 22

1,000: the number of puns newspaper editors must restrain from using when writing headlines about swine flu

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The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

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