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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I like the “Friends” analogy the best. “Everyone on Facebook is ‘Friends’ age. They’re still in transition, haven’t put any roots down,” said Harrisonburg resident Mike Rodes, who with his cousin, Ronnie Rodes, is launching a next-generation social-networking website, NeighborhoodFriends.com, next week.
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Column by Todd Wickersty TheButterRoom.com It’s been a week since the Hokies disappointed thousands of Virginia Tech alums, students, and fans with a 24-21 loss to Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks. I am still pissed, partly because I’ve been involved in a spirited e-mail exchange with a few other Hokies about public enemy #1,…
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Column by Jim Bishop Negotiating heavy traffic on Interstate 81, heading south from Pennsylvania to Harrisonburg after a too brief holiday visit with extended family, I’m thinking how fortunate that my happiness doesn’t depend on acquiring more “stuff” at this heavily-commercialized time of year.
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Column by Michael P. Wright [email protected] Citing evidence of hazing and alcohol abuse, University of Oklahoma officials announced in late October that current members of the Ruf-Neks, the male cheering squad known for blasting amplified shotguns at football games, were banned from official university events. Other than improper use of alcohol, abusive hazing practices in…
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Story by Chris Graham Amy and Emily Almarode knew firsthand that the early reports that one person had been killed in a single shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech Monday morning represented just the tip of the iceberg.
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