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No. 9 Virginia prepares for rival Duke

This Saturday at Klöckner Stadium, Virginia gets another shot at toppling an elite opponent, this time No. 6 Duke. The Blue Devils (8-1, 1-1 ACC) have qualified for 15 straight NCAA Tournaments under coach Kerstin Kimel.


	Junior first baseman Mike Papi drove in the game-winning run against the Rebels with a double to deep right-center field.
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Baseball overwhelms Yale at home

The Virginia baseball team continued its dominant mid-week play Wednesday night with yet another blowout victory against lowly Yale (1-9, 0-0 Ivy), improving to 6-0 in midweek games this season by a combined score of 62-8 with a 10-0 rout to sweep the two game set.


	Senior captain Chris LaPierre will miss the remainder of the season for the Cavaliers. The midfielder had 4 goals and 2 assists in the 2012 season.
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Men's lacrosse looks to rebound in Baltimore

After a disappointing three-week stretch which saw the No. 14 Virginia men’s lacrosse team drop three of its four games by a combined three goals, the Cavaliers travel to M&T Bank Stadium Saturday for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, where they will meet No. 10 Johns Hopkins.


	Junior Rachel Naurath finished second in the 500 IM and 1650 freestyle at the ACC Championships.
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No. 10 Cavaliers head to NCAA Championship

After winning the program’s sixth consecutive ACC Championship and finishing the season with a perfect dual meet record, the No. 10 Virginia women’s swimming and diving team will face one final challenge — the NCAA Championship meet in Indianapolis.


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Cavs escape against Norfolk State, 67-56

If the motto for March is “Survive and Advance,” the Virginia basketball team should have left John Paul Jones Tuesday night pleased with the result. But after beating overmatched Norfolk State in the first round of the NIT Tournament 67-56 in an all-around eyesore, the Cavaliers could hardly mask their disappointment.


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Virginia crushes visiting Bulldogs, 14-3

Tuesday’s game was certainly another impressive offensive performance for the No. 13 Virginia baseball team, but the biggest factor hindering Yale may have been something entirely different: Mother Nature. On a blustery day at Davenport Field, strong winds played tricks with both teams, pushing and pulling fly balls in the air.


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Softball hosts red-hot George Washington

The Virginia softball team hosts George Washington in a midweek matchup Wednesday evening, hoping to push its winning percentage back up to .500 on the year. The game was originally scheduled for Feb. 9, but was postponed due to freezing temperatures.


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Around the ACC

After dominant regular seasons, Miami and Duke earned No. 2 seeds for this week’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and join eighth-seeded North Carolina and N.C.


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Cavalier men's tennis notch four spring break victories

The Virginia men’s tennis team concluded a productive spring break by blanking No. 15 Illinois 7-0 Sunday on the road, the eighth top-20 team to fall to the top-ranked Cavaliers. Virginia (11-0) took the doubles point with consecutive wins on the third and second courts against Illinois (7-5 ). At No.


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Virginia misses NCAA Tournament

The Virginia men’s basketball team was not selected for the NCAA Tournament during “Selection Sunday,” leaving the squad awaiting a consolation spot in the NIT Tournament. The Cavaliers lost three of their final four games including a blowout 75-56 loss to N.C.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.