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Students Honor Tom Gilliam with Bare Feet

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Dani Burger Student Contributor, University of Virginia
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Francesca Lee Student Contributor, University of Virginia
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UVA chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

In order to honor the memory of first year UVA student, Tom Gilliam, students across grounds left their shoes at home for the day.  Those who knew Tom well created a Facebook event to promote the shoeless event. The event also encouraged students to wear green, because Tom not only supported bare feet but also took pride in his Irish heritage.

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Francesca Lee

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Francesca Lee is a fourth year majoring in sociology with a minor in media studies at the University of Virginia. This summer, she developed a passion for TV production after interning at WETA, the public television station for DC and the greater metro area.  Throughout the summer, Francesca researched, wrote and produced several WETA Around Town segments about the local arts programs and graffiti murals in DC.  As the new campus correspondent for Her Campus UVa, she is working to create video content for the UVa branch to supplement the written content.  This spring, she hopes to study abroad in Denmark and expand her knowledge of international broadcasting and advertising. Francesca also gives historical and admissions tours to visitors and prospective students at UVa and is a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Â