Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, VA - APRIL 16: Students and visitors attend a candlelight vigil on campus at Virginia Tech April 16, 2012 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia Tech is marking the fifth anniversary of the killing of 32 students and faculty by Seung Hui Cho in 2007, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. This is the first year the university has not suspended classes on April 16.
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I played with a couple of quarterbacks at Virginia Tech who had the same ability to extend plays ... So I know the importance of keeping the routes open and working until the whistle has blown. I keep working to get open. That's something I like about his game.
We’ve got a lot of guys from the same school; guys from Miami, guys from Virginia Tech, and last year we drafted a lot of guys from Nebraska. So now I’ve got some SMU guys with me, too, with LeRibeus and Crawford.
I’m just going to sit down and talk to him about the things he was excited about that made him commit to Virginia Tech and those special feelings he had when he committed.More quotes »
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Giants draft pick David Wilson throws out first pitch
Giants visited the field before Wednesday's Mets game, including first-round pick David Wilson, the running back from Virginia Tech who is friendly with Virginia native David Wright.Wilson hammed it up while throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. After doing Read more »
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Oakland mourns victims of deadly campus shooting
a multicultural prayer vigil Tuesday night to mourn the victims of the nation's biggest campus shooting since the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.Six students and a receptionist were killed and three others were wounded when the gunman went on a shooting rampage Read more »
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Virginia Tech's young golf team has a lot to look forward to
Last year, we felt we underachieved by missing the national championships.” It was the first time Hardwick, in his 29th season at Tech, had led the Hokies to the national championships since 2002. The top eight teams (Alabama, UCLA, Texas, California, San 6/1/12 from Washington Times Read more »
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GHS senior aspires to cure diseases
has always set his bar a little bit higher than most people. The straight-A Glacier High School senior is heading to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University this fall to pursue a degree in biomedical/chemical engineering with a focus on research 6/1/12 from Daily Inter Lake Read more »
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Virginia Tech survivor Harper impresses at Riders rookie camp
forget how many steps I took. I’ll never forget about calling my grandmother that day, letting her know that I was OK. Virginia Tech will always be in your heart.” Harper was near Norris Hall when Cho entered that building, roughly two hours after his initial 6/1/12 from Canada.com Read more »
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NASA Speaker Will Profile Historic "Cave of the Winds"
by NASA to aviation. Chambers has a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Tech and a Master of Science degree from Virginia Tech. His presentation, "Cave of the Winds: The Remarkable History of the NASA-Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel," is a new NASA book 6/1/12 from Freshnews.com Read more »
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Rebirth of a schooner: The troubled Virginia set to take center stage at OpSail 2012
named Beryl a few years ago ... maybe five years? I... Heritage High School senior Jaquan Outlaw turned down a full ride to Virginia Tech — he accepted another prestigious offer instead. The soon-to-be graduate is one of 1,000 students nationwide to earn a 6/1/12 from Hampton Roads Daily Press Read more »
