
U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Margaret O’Meara to serve as goodwill ambassador to Japan
With just a spin of a roulette-style wheel, Margaret O’Meara has been selected to represent the United States on a goodwill trip to Japan.

With just a spin of a roulette-style wheel, Margaret O’Meara has been selected to represent the United States on a goodwill trip to Japan.

Georgia Tech (28-28, 12-14 ACC) used a complete game from Connor Thomas in a 5-1 over UVA (26-21, 10-16 ACC) in the middle game of three game Atlantic Coast Conference series at Disharoon Park. The rubber match on Monday will air on ESPNU at 7 p.m.

Virginia (26-20, 10-15 ACC) broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth by plating six runs and went on to register an 8-6 victory over Georgia Tech (27-23, 11-14 ACC) in the series opener at Disharoon Park.

One of the world’s oldest art forms was recently celebrated in one of the most technologically advanced performance spaces, when the ceremony honoring Steger Poetry Prize winners was, for the first time, held in the Cube at the Moss Arts Center.

Shenandoah University’s Office of Academic Affairs announced that music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ’17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.

Not until coming to the United States did Keyri Lopez-Godoy begin to enjoy school. In El Salvador it had been just something she had to do, but after her parents brought her to the U.S. when she was eight years old, it was a requirement that she came to love, thanks to a litany of encouraging teachers.

Montreal, Quebec hosts one of the world’s most thrilling Canada Grand Prix circuits (also Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada). But there is more you can do in Montreal than dedicating all your time to the Formula 1 race.

Eastern Mennonite University has retained its crown as the RecycleMania champion of Virginia. For the fourth straight year, EMU finished first among Virginia colleges and universities entered in the Competition Division (diversion subcategory) of the annual nationwide contest.

The Commonwealth of Virginia made a significant step last week in setting the record straight on the settlement of the land area now known as Virginia by dedicating a memorial to the earliest Virginians on the grounds of the State Capitol in Richmond.

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