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Virginia Tech Is Ready For Some Football

We just wrapped up our second week of classes at Virginia Tech and it's great to be back. They unveiled a humble memorial located on the drillfield in front of Buruss Hall, the centerpiece building on campus. Banners scrawled with support and sorrow line our corridor walls, as well as Plexiglas-encased instructions on how...

Yankees Will Donate $1 Million to Virginia Tech Fund

It's already been more than a month since the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, though measured in news cycles, it may as well have been a year ago. In a classy move, the New York Yankees have taken a large step to help those affected by the tragedy. From the New York Times:The Yankees will contribute $1 million to the...

Cars & Drivers In Avondale, Hearts & Minds In Blacksburg

In addition to the Virginia Tech decal on his car, Virginia native Denny Hamlin will wear a VT logo on his helmet to honor the victims of the tragedy that hit close to home: "It's a big deal for me and Elliott [Sadler] and Jeff and Ward [Burton] and those guys that are from Virginia. It means a little bit more us than...

An Incredibly Brave Saints Fan

With a tragedy the magnitude of the on-campus shooting at Virginia Tech, there are a lot of fascinating individual stories to be told. For those who lost their lives, it's best to remember stories reflecting how those people lived, rather than their final minutes. For others, there are stories of inspiration, heroism, and...

Was NBC Wrong to Send Tiki Barber to Virginia Tech?

NBC thought it was introducing its new Today show personality, former Giants running back Tiki Barber, during a slow news week. The network thought Barber would do some light features, gab a little bit with Matt Lauer, and ease into his new role as a broadcast journalist.Of course, the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech...

Background on VirginiaTech

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.

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