April is just flying by..
This weekend, UVA Club soccer traveled to VT to play in a spring tournament. Spring tournaments for club soccer are basically worthless.. as we only traveled with about 12 guys. Unfortunatley, I only made it to the Friday night game. We ended up beating VA Tech 3-0, beating William and Mary 1-0, and tying VCU 0-0 in the qualifying round. On Sunday, we played with less than 12 players and won the semifinals over VT, then lost to William and Mary 2-1 with only 11 players (1o at one point – 1 player we picked up randomly on the streets of VT – no joke!). Overall, our team played well. The players who went wanted to play, and for having significantly less players then the other teams, we showed well. I think it’s safe to say we were the best team at the tournament.. The tournament itself was slack, as the referees were actual VT students themselves.. which isn’t all bad, except the fact that the refs have never reffed soccer before (or so it seemed), and were awful..
I had a trustee workshop Saturday morning. I was appointed to be a trustee for the class of 2006, which is really just like being on fourth year council.. we help do everything from graduation and job searches to fun events and alumni relations. I’m on the alumni relations committe and am also helping with the webpage committee. I figured it was my last chance to get involved with something different here at the U..
Spring Fest was Saturday afternoon. It was a gorgeous day for it. It’s always a blast hanging out at Phi Psi and getting to see all the activities in mad bowl. Although I didn’t participate in any, we made Rob and Tommy (goats) enter the Gus Burger Eatoff. We took Rob’s puke bag away, and he ended up eating two gus burgers and puking. Tommy was a champ and made it to the final round, but ended up losing. Other than that, the bands were good and plenty of people were around to hang out.
This is my last awful week of school before exams. I have three huge assignments due today (Monday) and a takehome test Wednesday as well as a huge CS 340 lab Wednesday. Once I get through this week, it’ll be smooth sailing (relatively) to exams. I need to start preparing for my interview at Microsoft – I’m flying out there Sunday the 24th, have my interview the 25th, and returning the 26th. I’m real excited, but also nervous..
Still no word on who will be the UVA Mens Basketball Coach.. its completely up in the air, and no one seems to have any insight. It looks like the most likely candidate is Depaul head coach Dave Leitato – but even that is shaky. It’s rumoured that Tubby Smith has been offered a deal (and yes, we recieved permission and it was granted to talk with him), but that he has neither denied nor accepted the offer. Other talks are with Dave Odom, the South Carolina head coach, and Mark Ivaroni, a Phoenix Suns Assistant. Time will tell..
The Big 21 is this Saturday.. I can’t believe it’s this close.. this semester has really flown by..