{"id":92590,"date":"2022-04-22T12:53:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92590"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T17:35:08","slug":"beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved UMW Tradition &#8216;Devil-Goat Day&#8217; is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>A uniquely UMW tradition brought an electric vibe to campus yesterday, with the revival of Devil-Goat Day.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the first time back since the pandemic,&rdquo; said senior Carleigh Rahn. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a new energy.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Music was pumping on Jefferson Square, where a sea of students dressed in red (Devils, who graduate in odd years) and green (Goats, who graduate in even years) gathered for a high-energy, full-spirit competition that <a href=\"https:\/\/spinningwheel.umwblogs.org\/devil-goat-day\/\">dates back to the 1920s<\/a>. The event, which had been held virtually for the past two years due to COVID, returned in-person. And students were ready!<\/p><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/22\\\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"301\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 449px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"449\" data-original-height=\"301\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday060\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"445\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92607\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650561867\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"95\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-scaled.jpg?w=445&amp;h=297&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay060-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"445\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"From left to right: Elizabeth Breckenridge, Emma Almassy, Rachel Nolan and Maddie Kimmitz show off their Devil pride. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 445px; height: 297px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> From left to right: Elizabeth Breckenridge, Emma Almassy, Rachel Nolan and Maddie Kimmitz show off their Devil pride. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 202px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"202\" data-original-height=\"301\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday024-1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92593\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650560144\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"77\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-scaled.jpg?w=198&amp;h=297&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-200x300.jpg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-760x1140.jpg 760w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay024-1-400x600.jpg 400w\" width=\"198\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Students climb a rock wall set up in Jefferson Square for Devil-Goat Day. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 297px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students climb a rock wall set up in Jefferson Square for Devil-Goat Day. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 449px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"449\" data-original-height=\"301\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday051\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"445\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92597\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650561175\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-scaled.jpg?w=445&amp;h=297&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay051-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"445\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"From left to right: Amber Zipfel, Natalie Buchanan, Bennet Varghese and Victoria Percherke cheer on their fellow Goats riding the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 445px; height: 297px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> From left to right: Amber Zipfel, Natalie Buchanan, Bennet Varghese and Victoria Percherke cheer on their fellow Goats riding the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday006\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92591\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650559121\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"77\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-scaled.jpg?w=730&amp;h=487&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay006-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A pair of Devils compete in the gladiator joust. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A pair of Devils compete in the gladiator joust. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday031\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92595\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650560370\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"92\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-scaled.jpg?w=362&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay031-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A Goat attempts to stay on the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A Goat attempts to stay on the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday023\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92594\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650560030\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"198\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-scaled.jpg?w=362&amp;h=241&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay023-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"&ldquo;This brings our classes together,&rdquo; said freshman Madison VanBuren. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of cool how we bond.&rdquo; Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> &ldquo;This brings our classes together,&rdquo; said freshman Madison VanBuren. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of cool how we bond.&rdquo; Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"368\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday064\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92600\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650562017\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.005\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-scaled.jpg?w=546&amp;h=364&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay064-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"David Stout pets Cupid the Goat while his fellow UMW Goats look on. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> David Stout pets Cupid the Goat while his fellow UMW Goats look on. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"368\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday016\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92604\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650559802\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-scaled.jpg?w=546&amp;h=364&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay016-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Uchechi Okoronkwo (left) and Nahjah Wilson compete on the two-lane bungee. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 364px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Uchechi Okoronkwo (left) and Nahjah Wilson compete on the two-lane bungee. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p>&ldquo;Seeing everyone out here, it&rsquo;s just so euphoric,&rdquo; said senior Arianna Rodriguez, whose class hadn&rsquo;t been able to gather for the end-of-the-academic-year ritual since 2019.<\/p><p>Soon-to-be grads joined sophomores to take on the juniors and first-years, braving a mechanical bull, scaling a climbing wall, shooting hoops, and jumping into a variety of inflatable contests. Devils and Goats tackled maze, obstacle course, bungee-resistance and gladiator-joust challenges. The teams received points for participating in games and for wins.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It was so great to experience such a successful Devil-Goat Day after not feeling that energy since 2019,&rdquo; said Director of Student Activities &amp; Engagement Sandrine Sutphin. &ldquo;The Class of 2022 officers within Class Council did such a great job planning all the components of Devil-Goat Week and especially Devil-Goat Day.&rdquo;<\/p><p>The beloved custom typically takes place on Ball Circle, but with Commencement &ndash; also held there &ndash; coming up, the campus community is working together to protect grass recently planted after construction.<\/p><p>&ldquo;This brings our classes together,&rdquo; said freshman Madison VanBuren. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of cool how we bond.&rdquo;<\/p><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/22\\\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday074\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92609\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650562329\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.003125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-scaled.jpg?w=730&amp;h=487&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay074-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Two Goats hug after winning the tug-of-war. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Two Goats hug after winning the tug-of-war. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday056\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92599\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650561457\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"1000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-scaled.jpg?w=362&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay056-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Aubrey Guerra, a Goat, and Parker Lee, a Devil, compete shooting hoops. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Aubrey Guerra, a Goat, and Parker Lee, a Devil, compete shooting hoops. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday009\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92603\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650559267\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"151\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-scaled.jpg?w=362&amp;h=241&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay009-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Luke Rosentel and Brent Pham compete in the gladiator joust. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Luke Rosentel and Brent Pham compete in the gladiator joust. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday035-1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92596\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650560476\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-scaled.jpg?w=363&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay035-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Brian Veranga, a Goat, rides the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Brian Veranga, a Goat, rides the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\/devilgoatday022\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92592\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1650559972\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"70\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-scaled.jpg?w=363&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay022-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Devils cheer on friends competing in the two-lane bungee. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Devils cheer on friends competing in the two-lane bungee. 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Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A Devil bounces in excitement after riding the mechanical bull. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p>Two icons &ndash; Sammy D. Eagle and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker, set to retire in June &ndash; were onsite, pumping up the energy and cheering on the competitors.<\/p><p>In the end, the Goats took the epic tug-of-war battle. But the Devils raked in the most points for the ultimate win.<\/p><p>Said freshman Brent Pham: &ldquo;Devils are just better, I guess.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Until next year.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A uniquely UMW tradition brought an electric vibe to campus yesterday, with the revival of Devil-Goat Day.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the first time back since the pandemic,&rdquo; said senior Carleigh Rahn. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a new energy.&rdquo;Music was pumping on Jefferson Square, where a sea of students dressed in red (Devils, who graduate in odd years) and green (Goats, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":92620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[10054,10235,11667,14822],"topics":[5144],"class_list":{"0":"post-92590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-crucker","9":"tag-devil-goat-day","10":"tag-office-of-student-activities-and-engagement","11":"tag-ssutphin","12":"topic-news","13":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beloved UMW Tradition &#039;Devil-Goat Day&#039; 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