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A mascot of a Virginia Cavalier, unofficially a Wahoo, at a football game, September 2009. Wahoos, often shortened to 'Hoos, is a nickname for sports teams of the University of Virginia (officially the Cavaliers), and more generally, a nickname for University students and alumni.
The team's eponymous mascot, known informally as the Cav Man, is a fanciful depiction of a swashbuckling Virginia Cavalier as popularized in the Cavalier fiction of the Antebellum South, armed with a sword and dressed in an orange and navy cloak and plumed hat.
University of Virginia Type Public research university Established January 25, 1819 ; 205 years ago (January 25, 1819) Founder Thomas Jefferson Accreditation SACS Academic affiliations AAU ORAU SCHEV URA Sea-grant Space-grant Endowment $13.6 billion (2022) Budget $1.91 billion (2020) [a] President James E. Ryan Provost Ian Baucom Academic staff 3,265 (Fall 2019) 3,083 full-time 182 part-time ...
Hokie Bird – mascot of the Virginia Tech Hokies; Holly the Husky – mascot of the Washington-Bothell Huskies; Hook 'em – longhorn mascot of the Texas Longhorns; Hoot and Owlsley – co-mascots of the Florida Atlantic Owls; Hootie the Owl – mascot of the Keene State Owls and the Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls; Hooter T. Owl – costumed mascot ...
The state motto and seal have been official since Virginia declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Virginia is one of only two states (the other being Mississippi with the Magnolia) to have the same plant for state flower and state tree, the Flowering Dogwood. [1] Most of the symbols were made official in the late 20th century.
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The HokieBird is the official mascot of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia.. The successor to Virginia Tech's Fighting Gobblers, the HokieBird was created in 1981 and has retained its current appearance since 1987.
The first-ever Chesterfield County mascot may be a raccoon, a chipmunk, a retriever or a bear. Cast a vote for your favorite by Wednesday, July 10, 2024.