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ACC Conference Predictions For Nov. 21: No Pressure, Clemson

19 Nov 2009 16:53:03 PST

Written by ACC SEC Blog
Virginia Cavaliers at Clemson Tigers FSU Wins Maryland Covers +19 NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies Line: VT -21 It is November and the Hokies are in an unfamiliar place, under the ACC radar. Virginia Tech Wins Virginia Tech Covers -21

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Summer Faculty Research Program applications being accepted through Dec. 4

18 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

From: Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science Jon Greene Program Manager Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science ICTAS Building, Suite 410f (0193) Stanger Street Blacksburg, VA 24061

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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Dennis Hong to speak at TEDxNASA event Nov. 20

18 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

From: College of Engineering Dennis Hong, an associate professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and director of the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa), will be a featured speaker at the Nov. 20 TEDxNASA event in Newport News, Va.

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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Virginia Tech-Maryland: Tuesday Thoughts on the Hokies' Victory

17 Nov 2009 13:18:26 PST

Written by Justin Cates
As expected, the Hokies were dominant in their 36-9 drubbing of Maryland Saturday in College Park. One positive may have come in the loss, if you can imagine: Maryland might have found a decent option at quarterback. Next up, the Hokies host North Carolina State next Saturday at 3:30 in Lane...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Illinois and Ron Zook Understand Each Other, How To Lose

17 Nov 2009 12:49:00 PST

Written by Kristofer Green
Before Fitzgerald went on to be a two-time All-American linebacker for the Wildcats, Zook had also worked for Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Florida. It shouldn't be able to compete on a year in, year out basis with Illinois either.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Recreational Sports presents Foxridge Apartments Intramural Flag Football Championships

16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

A variety of contests will take place during halftime of the first four championship games. Play Domino’s Pizza Punt, Pass, and Kick to win a large Domino’s Pizza. Dominate PK’s Wing Eating Contest, Football Bungee Endzone, and Dress-Up Football for a chance to win signed Virginia Tech fo...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University news and blogs - November 24, 2009

24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Penn State-UNCW: Bad Night For The Bottom Of The Big Ten -- by Nathan B from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Unbeaten Bearcats work on running game - College football- nbcsports ... -- from MSNBC.com Search: virginia tech
• Energy conservation efforts over Thanksgiving break -- from VT Campus Notices
• Virginia Tech Golf Shop to hold one-day sale Dec. 2 -- from VT Campus Notices
• Mail Services delivery changes for Nov. 25 planned -- from VT Campus Notices
• United States Air Force Flyover hosted by Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned for Saturday -- from VT Campus News -- Students
• NCAA Week 12 Top 25: TCU Takes Over the Top Spot -- by The Sportmeisters from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Search begins for associate provost for resource management and planning -- from VT Campus Notices
• College Football: Which Conference is the Best? -- by Lloyd Vance from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• The Many Problems with the BCS and Why the Little Guys Deserve a Chance -- by Lloyd Vance from Bleacher Report - Front Page

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Virginia Tech Looks To Fly By Terrapins In New Uniforms

11 Nov 2009 14:18:27 PST

Written by Justin Cocchiola
The jersey's were shown off for the first time on Monday outside of the Squires Student Center on campus, and Virginia Tech football alum Antonio Freeman and Bruce Smith were there for the introduction. Of course, Frank Beamer was on hand, and Cody Grimm and Tyrod Taylor acted as the models...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Nike to reveal Virginia Tech Football Rivalry Game Day Uniform on campus

05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Sunday, November 8, 2009 – New River Valley Mall (Christiansburg, VA) Monday, November 9, 2009 – Squires Plaza and Drillfield Tuesday, November 10, 2009 – University Mall, University Center Blvd. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 – Tanglewood Mall (Roanoke, VA)

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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University of Southern California Trojans at University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish: The Preview

16 Oct 2009 00:54:28 PDT

Written by CW
about : In this photo made Oct. 3, 2009, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, left, celebrates a touchdown against Washington during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Clausen isn't the same quarterback who walked out of the Los Angeles Coliseum seven games ago following U...

Original story at Rakes Of Mallow . Related stories include: Week Four BlogPoll Ballot - Draft Edtion - Rakes Of Mallow , Notre Dame wins bye week...opponents, not so much - Rakes Of Mallow and ... mdg CFB , Gobbler Country

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Opinion: Creature vs. Creature: Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech

15 Oct 2009 22:11:57 PDT

Written by Zachary Osterman
That being said, it's going to be tough for the Yellow Jackets to go up by more than one score on the Hokies early in this one. I would be surprised if the Hokies get down by double digits, and less surprised if they make a ramblin' wreck out of the Georgia Tech defense.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Virginia Tech's Better Than Texas: Week Six Awards

13 Oct 2009 03:22:56 PDT

Written by Alex Ferguson
Texas beat Colorado by a mile on paper, but looked terrible in practice, while Virginia Tech really did beat the crap out of Boston College. Virginia Tech is the third best team in college football right now. Sorry Longhorns! 1. UCLA. Actually makes you WANT to show up early in the UCLA student s...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Creature vs. Creature: The Miami Hurricanes Will Beat Virginia Tech If...

24 Sep 2009 17:37:30 PDT

Written by Chris Harring
If defense won championship's then Virginia Tech would have a lot of them, but they don't have any national titles. The Hokies will need to play a complete game on both sides of the ball. Miami is a more athletic and talented team than Virginia Tech, and, frankly, always have been. Virginia T...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Conference Calls: Orientation Week

06 Sep 2009 11:42:46 PDT

Written by Kriston Capps
Virginia Tech vs Alabama: One of the best games of the evening -- following #3 Oklahoma's ego-crushing loss against #20 Brigham Young University -- resulted in a respectable loss for #17 Virginia Tech against #5 Alabama. The game wasn't beautiful by any means: Both teams suffered two tur...

Original story at DCist .

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Opinion: Virginia Football: Analysis of the 2009 Recruiting Class

27 Aug 2009 07:39:27 PDT

Written by John Gilmer
In the 2004 recruiting class, Virginia was the runner-up for three 4-star receivers, and it still hurts to this day. (FYI… of the three receivers, Dwayne Jarrett and Eddie Royal had tremendous college careers and are playing in the NFL, while Doug Dutch did nothing at Michigan.) It’s abo...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Deeds in favor of involving Review Panel in Cho record investigation, McDonnell defers to Kaine

06 Aug 2009 21:17:20 PDT

Written by Zach Crizer, news editor
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds sent a letter to families affected by the Virginia Tech shootings, saying he will "support efforts" to share Seung-Hui Cho's newly discovered mental health records with the Virginia Tech Review Panel.

Original story at Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition .

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A Review of Taylor's First Two Years at Virginia Tech

26 Jul 2009 13:30:24 PDT

Written by Justin Cocchiola
Tyrod Taylor arrived at Virginia Tech with huge expectations. He decided to attend Virginia Tech over the University of Florida, and the fact that he was a five-star quarterback from Hampton, Virginia drew comparisons to another great Hokie from that region—Michael Vick.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties offers new intellectual property courses

26 Jan 2009 21:00:00 PST

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. (VTIP), in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Faculty Development Institute, will offer four new courses in Spring 2009 addressing topics related to technology transfer, commercialization, and licensi...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

Podcast: The University Of Oklahoma Is #1

08 Dec 2008 10:48:27 PST

Written by It's Trent, Bitch!
Source] Yesterday I posted the good news that the University of Oklahoma Sooners became the Big 12 College Football Champions for 2008 after they destroyed the University of Missouri on Saturday and, to update the good news, it is my extreme pleasure to announce that the Sooners have bee...

Original story at Pink is the New .

Opinion: Pittsburgh - Team Notes

18 Nov 2008 20:51:52 PST

INSIDE SLANT When Cincinnati joined the Big East to help fill the vacuum left by the defectors Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference, someone thought it would be a good idea to "create" a rivalry between the two river city schools. After all, weren't the P...

Original story at usatoday.com .

Podcast: CRN: Attorney General Bob McDonnell on the primaries, Ed Gillespie’s resignation

14 Jun 2007 10:11:53 PDT

Written by Coy Barefoot
Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss Tuesday’s primaries, the resignation of Ed Gillespie as Virginia GOP chair, speculation about his replacement, the latest on the Virginia Tech review panel, and McDonnell’s plans for...

Original story at cpn (Feedburner) .

Podcast: R. Kelly To Help Virginia Tech "Rise Up"

01 May 2007 11:13:33 PDT

R. Kelly has set aside the Trapped In The Closet hip-hopera (Chapters 13-22 out via DVD this July!) long enough to be touched by, and offer support for, the Virginia Tech tragedy. Kelly's releasing "Rise Up" digitally on May 15th, with Jive contributing 100% of the proceeds to the Hokie Spir...

Original story at stereogum .

Podcast: The Not-So-Fine Line Between Creative Writing and Disorderly Conduct

28 Apr 2007 03:04:58 PDT

Tasteless? Sure. Inappropriate for a high school classroom? Likely. But school officials were so freaked out that this honor student might suddenly go postal on them that they decided to call the police. He was arrested and now faces up to 30 days in jail for what he wrote.

Original story at Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth .

Opinion: Mean Time Between Failures

26 Apr 2007 15:51:22 PDT

Last week's shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech brought back memories for me -- memories I would rather had remained forgotten. Twenty-five years ago I was teaching at Stanford University and one of my students was clearly disturbed. I don't want to dwell too much on the details, but from the...

Original story at PBS .

Podcast: Is Obama a gasbag?

20 Apr 2007 04:30:19 PDT

Written by Ann Althouse
I'm reading this commentary from Charles Krauthammer, about the things Barack Obama said on the day of the Virginia Tech massacre: I]t is simply dismaying that a serious presidential candidate should use it as the ideological frame for his set-piece issues.

Original story at Althouse .

Podcast: We Need Emergency SMS Broadcasting Tools NOW!

17 Apr 2007 00:53:35 PDT

At minimum, the campus should have had an emergency PA system. I don't care if you want to use shootings or tornados or any other excuse for making the investment, but every campus in America should have a basic PA system for any potential civic emergency.

Original story at Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth .