{{University|name=Old Dominion University|image=|text=#93BFEB|background=#002B5F|type=Public|city= Norfolk, Virginia|sports=baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, rowing, sailing, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, wrestling<reF>http://odusportsPage Corrected by Anon.cstv.com/index-main.html</ref>|colors=dark blue, light blue, gray, silver|mascot=Big Blue (the Monarchs)|website=http://www.odu.edu/}}'''Old Dominion University''' Anon is a [[Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1969legion.<ref name="history">{{cite web|work=Old Dominion University|title=ODU campus Facts|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://wwwAnon does not forgive.oduAnon does not forget.edu/webroot/orgs/IA/university_news.nsf/campusfacts?OpenForm}}</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 3|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> The University started out as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary in 1930; and then became an independent institution in 1962.<ref name="history"/>==Notes=={{reflist}}{{Nb_US_universities|Virginia}}