1. UVA Is The Only World Heritage Site University
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It was inscribed for being a creative masterpiece, universal significance and “outstanding examples of a type of building.”
2. They Don’t Have Freshman And Seniors Because Of Thomas Jefferson
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UVA students are called first, second, third and fourth years to represent Jefferson’s ideal that one never stops learning.
3. The Oldest Secret Society In UVA Is The Eli Banana Society
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It was started in 1878. Their goal: “create an association of congenial spirits among the students.”
4. UVA Is The Hottest For Fitness
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In 2005 Newsweek listed the school as “Hottest For Fitness.”
5. The Faculty Is Award Winning
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UVA has a Nobel Laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former United States Poet Laureate, 25 Guggenheim fellows, 26 Fulbright fellows, six National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, two Presidential Young Investigator Award winners, three Sloan award winners, three Packard Foundation Award winners, and a winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
6. The Queen Visited The Rotunda
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She and Prince Philip walked The Lawn and met with students.
7. The Rotunda Clock Is Bulletproof
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Students in the earlier years of UVA liked to shoot the hands off the clock. The University eventually got tired of replacing it and got a bulletproof clock.
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