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3: number of Virginia spring sport teams that were ranked first in the AP Polls March 8 - men's tennis, men's lacrosse and men's baseball

0: number of Virginia Tech teams ranked at the top of the polls this spring season

45: acres of snow Facilities Management cleared this past winter while Charlottesville was paralyzed by record-breaking snowfall

464,504,334: number of 4-inch snowballs students could have created with that amount

1: "Honorary Snowplow Pass" Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, received for his efforts during the blizzards

13,617: students who would love to see Sandridge operating a snowplow

8: record number of Virginia wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Tournament this year

1: Virginia Wrestling's finish in the ACC Tournament - the first time since 1977

2,010: amount in dollars College Dean Meredith Woo promised to donate to the College Giving Campaign if at least that many fourth-year students contribute

40: percent of the fourth-year class that already has participated, up from 10 percent last year

2: the Commerce School's position in BusinessWeek's 2010 undergraduate business school rankings, down from No. 1 last year

3: number of other Virginia colleges ranked within the top 50 - University of Richmond's Robins School of Business (15), College of William & Mary's Mason School of Business (25) and James Madison University's College of Business (41)

1: guest named "Elvis the Calculus Dog" scheduled to visit the math department to demonstrate his uncanny ability to fetch balls in paths closest to the theoretical calculus solution

100: percent chance - he ain't nothin' but a hound dog

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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. 

Listen to the episode here.