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Not swept away by a Hurricane just yet

The Cavaliers can still win the ACC, or at least a share of it. Innumerable scenarios still exist for the end of the season, but the best case for Virginia football includes a tie with Florida State atop the conference.


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Virginia polo reigns in titles

Imagine looking into the icy glare of a half-ton animal flying forward at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour and knowing it is your job to collide with the animal with as much force as possible.


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Cavs split pair at Mem

After a convincing 3-0 victory over Clemson on Senior Night Friday, the women's volleyball team showed it could also run with the best just a few hours later against a more-impressive Georgia Tech squad on Saturday afternoon.


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Cavs take ACC tourney title for second consecutive year

CARY, N.C. -- The Cavaliers defended their ACC Championship title and avenged a regular-season loss to rival Maryland yesterday in the finals of the conference tournament. After a scoreless and extremely even first half, Virginia got on the board less than three minutes after the break.


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Mental errors plague Cavaliers in loss

The personnel on the field were right. The play call was right. Everything was right, except for the execution. The Cavaliers were trailing by three points with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but forced the No.


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Virginia faces tough test in final weekend

It's the stereotypical end-of-season sports scenario -- the hopes of an entire year coming down to one last weekend of games. The Virginia volleyball team (17-9, 7-7 ACC) enters this weekend with the possibility of finishing the season as high as third place or as low as ninth.


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ACC releases 2005 football matchups

The ACC unveiled the conference matchups for the 2005 football season Wednesday. Virginia, part of the new Coastal Division, will host Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.


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Brooks named Butkus Award Finalist

The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando announced Thursday that Virginia sophomore inside linebacker Ahmad Brooks is one of three finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker. Brooks leads the Cavalier defense with 7.8 tackles per game, four pass break-ups, two interceptions, and nine quarterback pressures. Southern California's Matt Grootegoed and Texas' Derrick Johnson were the other two finalists


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Cavaliers look to prove their worth

This is the game that Cavalier fans have had circled on their schedules for months. Many imagined that this late-season contest against the perennial BCS powerhouse Miami Hurricanes could have major implications for Virginia's post-season hopes.


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All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.