w ondo , ▁table ▁and ▁out door ▁Tennis , ▁Track ▁and ▁field , ▁Tri ath lon , ▁Beach ▁and ▁ind oor ▁Vol ley ball , ▁and ▁We ight l ifting . ▁The ▁university ▁also ▁particip ates ▁in ▁smaller ▁inv it ational ▁tournament s , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C U A O , ▁IC ES I , ▁J aver iana , ▁and ▁Lo y ola ▁cu ps . ▁ ▁Student ▁groups ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁ 5 3 ▁student ▁groups ▁and ▁organizations , ▁involved ▁in ▁research , ▁academic , ▁e colog ical , ▁social ▁history , ▁and ▁sports ▁activities . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁student ▁groups ▁are ▁the ▁" Car men ▁López " ▁folk ▁dance ▁group , ▁the ▁" El ▁Per ol " ▁story t ellers ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁" C oro ▁Mag no " ▁cho ir . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁people ▁ ▁In ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁of ▁history , ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁held ▁among ▁its ▁students , ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁staff , ▁many ▁notable ▁people , ▁including ▁polit icians , ▁scient ists , ▁and ▁artists . ▁This ▁includes ▁the ▁current ▁governor ▁of ▁N ari ño ▁Antonio ▁Navar ro ▁Wol ff , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Valle ▁del ▁C au ca ▁Gustav o ▁Ál vare z ▁Gar de az á bal , ▁who ▁not ▁only ▁are ▁al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁but ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁time ▁were ▁also ▁fac ulty ▁members . ▁The ▁former ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Justice ▁and ▁amb assador ▁of ▁Colombia