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Former VSAF executive director passes away Thomas Davenport, who was the executive director of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation from 1958 to 1988, suffered a heart attack and died Monday.


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Cavaliers take aim at Hokies for fourth win

"It's just going to be a slugfest," Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan said of tonight's game against in-state foe Virginia Tech at 7:30 at University Hall. Although the season has just barely begun and March is still a long way off, the Cavaliers (3-2) do not plan on taking this non-conference game lightly.


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Johnson Breaks Through for PSU

Happy Valley has had more than its share of emotional stories this season: coach Joe Paterno's monumental 324th win, Adam Taliferro's miraculous recovery and the Nittany Lions, who have pulled themselves out of an 0-4 slump and now stand 5-5.


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Lindsay Replaces Lindsey at the Top

For the Virginia women's soccer team, there is a new Lindsay in town. Two-time ACC player of the year Lori Lindsey has been the heart of this Cavalier squad for the past four years, but this season someone else has emerged as the Cavaliers' top offensive threat.


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The Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association announced the football all-ACC team yesterday. Cavaliers' wide receiver Billy McMullen was the only Virginia player to be named to the first team. McMullen has caught a school-record 80 passes for 1,019 yards and 12 touchdowns so far this season and leads the ACC in every receiving category.


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Penn State is a must-win for so many reasons

To whom it may concern (i.e., football players and fans): We MUST beat Penn State on Saturday. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. I held my tongue on the subject of Virginia football all year figuring that a new coach and a fairly young team needed room to grow.


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Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced yesterday that Jane Miller has been promoted to senior associate director of athletics for programs at the University.


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Cavs end disappointing season, look ahead to future

After an uneven regular season in which a seven-match losing streak gave way to marked improvements, the Virginia volleyball team entered last weekend's ACC tournament looking to make a run for postseason glory. Entering as the eighth seed, the Cavaliers (8-18) got off to a quick start on Thursday night, sweeping ninth-seeded N.C.


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Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen announced yesterday that forward/guard Maurice Young has left the Cavaliers.


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The Virginia volleyball team fell to Duke on Friday in the ACC tournament. Despite the momentum from Thursday night's 3-0 victory over N.C.


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Mason fills needs for

Junior guard Roger Mason Jr. showed Virginia he can provide the two things Virginia coach Pete Gillen was concerned about coming into the season: a point guard and a three-point shooter. The 6-foot-5 guard from Silver Spring, Md., dominated the opposition in the Cavaliers opening weekend of basketball.

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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.