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Own or be owned

Atop the ladder of every professional sports franchise, a giant wallet is pulling all the strings. All of the team operations rely on the decisions of its owner.


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Gerson thrives at Virginia

[caption id="attachment_40210" align="alignleft" width="244" caption="Sophomore guard Lexie Gerson has scored in double figures in six games this season, including 19 points against Radford.


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Bowl bound

There's this little poster floating around Grounds, and perhaps you have seen it. On this otherwise nondescript piece of paper is a list of the hundred or so things that fourth years are supposed to do before they take their degrees and leave the University on their path toward the real world.


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Team overcomes early setback, downs Illinois

[caption id="attachment_40127" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In Virginia's bout against the evenly-matched Fighting Illini, junior Lindsey Hardenbergh earned her fourth victory in singles play, preserving her perfect record.


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Squad readies for rematch at home

The Virginia women's basketball team knows it could have beaten Florida State earlier this season. When the team hosts the Seminoles tonight, it will have the chance to prove it. "So many shots rimmed out in the Florida State game," coach Debbie Ryan said.


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Toss them a life jacket

Watching the Cavaliers grind out Wednesday night's 49-47 win against Clemson was like watching a half-dead Rocky stumble to his feet to secure the KO against Apollo Creed in "Rocky II." It was like watching Neo get shot in the chest 10 times from point-blank range but still surviving in "The Matrix." Like watching your friend approach the finish line of the city marathon in brisk stride, only to trip 30 yards out, get hit in the head by an errant cement block, be stabbed in the leg by a crazed fan and then just barely reach his nearly lifeless hand across the line a half second before the second-place finisher. No matter how much air leaked from the tires, though, Virginia's beat-up Jeep Wrangler still managed to pull into victory lane.


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As the school year begins to pick up, Dr. Eileen Chou, interim dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, discusses some of her plans for the school and shares her background. Chou spoke about leadership, excitement surrounding the opening of Batten’s new building and a bit about how she will balance her duties as interim dean while also staying connected with students and faculty.