U.VA. TO HOST WAR OF THE MINDS

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 23 -- The 1996 Wahoo War, a
competition among College Bowl teams, will begin at 7 p.m. on
Friday, March 22, in Room 118 of Cabell Hall at the University of
Virginia.  
	Teams representing approximately 20 colleges and
universities will square off in an academic competition requiring
vast knowledge and quick responses.  The top three teams in the
country, representing Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Maryland,
will compete against teams from such schools as Duke, Harvard and
Pennsylvania.
	Play will continue until approximately 10 p.m. Friday and
resume at approximately 8:45 a.m. Saturday.  The competition, in
which the top eight teams in each bracket will advance to a
single-elimination playoff, is expected to last until 7 p.m.
Saturday.
	The U.Va. team which has been so successful in regional and
national competitions in recent years, is not playing, according to
student member Chris Sloan.  The U.Va. team is hosting the event.
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March 22, 1996
	For more information, contact Chris Sloan at (804)
984-2533.  During the tournament, he'll be in Room 118 of Cabell
Hall.