{"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":"<p>A uniquely UMW tradition brought an electric vibe to campus yesterday, with the revival of Devil-Goat Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time back since the pandemic,\u201d said senior Carleigh Rahn. \u201cThere\u2019s a new energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<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>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/22\\\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;: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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650561867&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=297&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650560144&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;77&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=297&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650561175&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=297&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650559121&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;77&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=487&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650560370&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;92&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=242&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650560030&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;198&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=241&#038;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=\"\u201cThis brings our classes together,\u201d said freshman Madison VanBuren. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of cool how we bond.\u201d Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> \u201cThis brings our classes together,\u201d said freshman Madison VanBuren. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of cool how we bond.\u201d 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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650562017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=364&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650559802&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=364&#038;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>\n<p>\u201cSeeing everyone out here, it\u2019s just so euphoric,\u201d said senior Arianna Rodriguez, whose class hadn\u2019t been able to gather for the end-of-the-academic-year ritual since 2019.<\/p>\n<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>\n<p>\u201cIt was so great to experience such a successful Devil-Goat Day after not feeling that energy since 2019,\u201d said Director of Student Activities &amp; Engagement Sandrine Sutphin. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The beloved custom typically takes place on Ball Circle, but with Commencement \u2013 also held there \u2013 coming up, the campus community is working together to protect grass recently planted after construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis brings our classes together,\u201d said freshman Madison VanBuren. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of cool how we bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/22\\\/beloved-umw-tradition-devil-goat-day-is-back\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;: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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650562329&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=487&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650561457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=242&#038;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=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650559267&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;151&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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&#038;h=241&#038;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. 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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. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" 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\/devilgoatday053\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92598\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650561188&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-scaled.jpg?w=362&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/DevilGoatDay053-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A Devil bounces in excitement after riding the mechanical bull. 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>\n<p>Two icons \u2013 Sammy D. Eagle and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker, set to retire in June \u2013 were onsite, pumping up the energy and cheering on the competitors.<\/p>\n<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>\n<p>Said freshman Brent Pham: \u201cDevils are just better, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Until next year.<\/p>\n<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. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time back since the pandemic,\u201d said senior Carleigh Rahn. \u201cThere\u2019s a new energy.\u201d Music was pumping on Jefferson Square, where a sea of students dressed in red (Devils, who graduate in odd years) and green [&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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