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Bullies in Sports

Bullying is taking place in the NFL. I never thought I would say those words, but believe it or not, bullying is this week’s hot topic in sports.


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Field hockey drops ACC Tournament opener to Duke

The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team was eliminated from the ACC Tournament Thursday morning, falling to Duke 2-1 in the first round. The fifth-seeded Cavaliers (15-5, 3-4 ACC) entered the game on two-weeks rest, and showed some rust in the opening portion of the game.


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Ballyhooed Cavaliers commence hoops season

After a 73-68 win against then-No. 3 Duke in front of a raucous crowd at John Paul Jones, it appeared that the Virginia men’s basketball team could make an ACC and even NCAA Tournament run behind the hot hand of then-junior guard Joe Harris and the steady post presence of then-junior forward Akil Mitchell. Instead, the Cavaliers were stood up for the Big Dance after dropping two of their final three games to close the regular season and getting thrashed by N.C.


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Expectation adjustments

**Last March, Virginia got thumped by a disappointment. N.C. State had entered the 2012-13 campaign as the first consensus ACC favorite not hailing from Tobacco Road since roughly the Paleolithic Age.


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Virginia, impact freshman relish UNC challenge

Searching for a silver lining amid a six-game losing streak might seem futile as the Virginia football team travels to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina this weekend, but it is not impossible to find. Although the Tar Heels (3-5, 2-3 ACC) just registered a 27-19 victory against NC State, they lost senior quarterback Bryn Renner to a season-ending shoulder injury.


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New swim head Busch savors challenge

Cognizant of the daunting challenge of replacing Bernardino, who was the ACC Coach of the Year 31 times during his tenure at Virginia, Busch nevertheless believes he can guide the Virginia program to even loftier heights than his predecessor.


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Right on time

Virginia fans, do you know what the Charlie Brown walk is? If you answered no, you’re probably more familiar with it than you think.


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Deep Virginia lineup gives Bennett flexibility

Last season’s finish may have been a disappointment for the No. 24 Virginia’s men’s basketball team — they missed the NCAA tournament and lost in the semifinals of the NIT — but for the Cavaliers, it was less the end of a journey than a step in the development of the program. The team lost four players going into the season — two to graduation and two to transfer — but a talented recruiting class and the addition of redshirt sophomores Malcolm Brogdon from injury and Anthony Gill from transfer may ease the absence.


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Cross country teams earn top-four finishes

The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the ACC Championships in Kernersville, N.C Friday, with the No. 10 women claiming second place and the men finishing fourth.


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North Carolina silences Men's Soccer, 1-0

For more than a month and a half, during a dazzling stretch from Sept. 13 to Oct. 29, the Virginia men’s soccer team did not lose a game. Friday night at Klöckner Stadium, North Carolina quietly silenced Virginia’s 11-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory.

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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.