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Racism Allegations Lead University Of Virginia To Change Its Athletics Logo For Second Time This Year

Ashe Schow
Racism Allegations Lead University Of Virginia To Change Its Athletics Logo For Second Time This Year
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A minor part of the University of Virginia’s new athletics logo has apparently caused major offense, leading to the announcement that a second new logo will be created.

UVA introduced a new athletics logo on April 24, which featured the school’s large gray “V” outlined in orange with two sabers underneath, Fox News reported. The “grips of the sabers were supposed to mimic ‘the design of the serpentine walls found on the Grounds,’” the outlet reported.

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