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Squad earns first ACC title in five years

The No. 6 Virginia men's soccer team defeated No. 20 N.C. State 1-0 to win the ACC Tournament Sunday in Cary, N.C, grabbing the ACC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore defender Hunter Jumper whipped a cross into the box to senior midfielder Jordan Evans, who flicked a header to freshman forward Will Bates.


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Squad looks to spoil BC

[caption id="attachment_31902" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Senior fullback Rashawn Jackson leads the team in rushing yards this season, recording 366 yards on 64 carries, good for an average of 5.6 yards per rush.


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Forecasting the football future

With nine weeks behind us, the NFL regular season is more or less half finished. Other than the Texans and the Giants, who have yet to have their bye weeks, each team has eight games played and eight games yet to play. It's a bit too early to start talking about the various scenarios detailing which teams make the playoffs, depending on the outcomes of certain games.


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Harriers

[caption id="attachment_31898" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emil Heineking will look to continue his perfect season at Saturday's NCAA Regionals.


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Tucker takes indefinite leave of absence

[caption id="attachment_31895" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Jamil Tucker will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.


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BC

[caption id="attachment_31876" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior linebacker Aaron Clark and other Virginia captains decided to donate the team's game-day meal stipend to Mark Herzlich's cause.


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No blitz, no shambles

One of man's most primal urges is to sit in the front seat of his friend's car, and disputes about this critical issue can be dated all the way back through recorded human history.


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Preferential problems

I don't know about you but I'm starting to get a little worried about the spread of the swine flu. Not just because people are getting sick from it, but also because of what happens when there aren't enough doses of the swine flu vaccine to go around. Not all University students were eligible to get the vaccine, despite the risk of contracting the disease we face by virtue of being in a college environment.


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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.