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Revitalized Thomsen, Cavs welcome Huskies

As Virginia (12-5-5, 4-3-4 ACC) braces for No. 10 Connecticut this Friday at Klöckner Stadium, a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s College Cup on the line, a rejuvenated Scott Thomsen represents one of the Cavaliers’ best hopes for securing a trophy-raising end to 2013.


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Bennett faces former mentor Ryan

When No. 8 Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan steps on the court at John Paul Jones Arena Wednesday, he will be looking to best Virginia coach Tony Bennett for his 300th win with the Badgers. But over a decade ago, the two shared the court a different time, when Bennett coached on Ryan’s staff for his very first win.


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Ignoring the ribbons

Participant ribbons are farces, empty consolations to fill the void resulting from mediocre performance. That’s what the voice in my head has always told me, at least. In this last decade and a half — as an athlete, a student and a human being — the fear of the humiliation associated with those green ribbons has compelled me to constantly seek the blue ribbon of triumph. Blue means the applause of others; blue means validation.


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NFL playoff predictions

Finals season is upon us, and there are just four weeks of the NFL regular season to go. That means it’s about time for that age-old tradition that football-fanatic college students like me participate in every year — trying so hard to concentrate on my studies, banging my head on my desk a couple of times, cursing my non-existent willpower, then heading back to ESPN.com to try to predict how the playoffs will turn out.


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Down without a fight

In the final opportunity of an otherwise wasted season, coach Mike London showed he was already thinking about next year when he decided to switch quarterbacks late.


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Cavaliers continue strong fall season

The Virginia swim and dive team broke seven school records and three conference records as the team competed at the Ohio State Invite on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After leading heading into the final day of competition, the No.


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Women's Soccer advances to Elite Eight

On a frigid evening in Charlottesville Sunday, the No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team shut out Wake Forest, 2-0, in the NCAA Tournament’s third round after beating Georgetown 1-0 two days ago to advance.

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The Peer Health Education program is made up of students who work to empower their peers to develop healthier habits. Evie Liu, current Outreach Coordinator of PHE and fourth-year college student, discusses the role of PHE in promoting a “community of care” in the student body and expands on the organization’s various initiatives.