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The Virginia Tech Hokies scored four runs in the first to take an advantage they would never relinquish, en route to an 18-0 victory over the VMI Keydets Wednesday night at English Field in Blacksburg. After the leadoff hitter was retired, Adam Lopez (0-3) walked the next two hitters. One out later, Ronnie Shaban drove…
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Yesterday the news from Public Policy Polling was that Barack Obama had an eight-point lead statewide in his race for re-election. Today the news is that former Obama vice-president short-lister Tim Kaine is in a dead heat in another PPP survey of Virginians on their preferences for the U.S. Senate.
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Another election cycle is now completed. The voices of the people who voted have been heard. It is now time to move forward
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Five RV’s pulled into a scenic location behind Wayne Hills Baptist church this weekend after traveling over 1,900 miles to get here. The group of RV missionaries was here to do a job. The task was to start to build a Habitat home and get it to the “dried in” stage – which means the…
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A strategic plan to guide Bridgewater College through 2020 has been approved by the college’s board of trustees. “BC 2020: The Strategic Plan for Bridgewater College” identifies key areas that are critical to the success of Bridgewater in the next eight years and presents strategies for achieving goals within those areas. Areas addressed in the…
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Two Bridgewater College students, one alumnus and a professor of psychology have taken top honors at an international conference for a paper they wrote about the effects of alcohol-caffeine drinks on behavior. Seniors and psychology majors Tara Nicely of New Market, Va., and Andrew Moon of Forest, Va., joined Dr. Brian M. Kelley, associate professor…
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A favorite target for budget cutters in Virginia and other states during the economic recession has been higher education. While public institutions of higher education rely on state funding, there are other sources of funds available to them, the most obvious being tuition and fees. As the number of wealthy alumni grows, there is the…
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Virginia Commonwealth University officials announced today that David Benedict has been named interim director of athletics, effective May 12. Benedict, who has served as executive associate athletic director since 2010, will replace Norwood Teague, who has accepted the position of Director of Athletics for the University of Minnesota.
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Matt Winn, Rob Dickinson and Nick Dwyer each homered, but the VCU Rams scored three times in the fifth inning to take the lead for good, en route to a 6-3 win over the VMI Keydets Tuesday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium. After’s Dwyer’s home run, the first of his collegiate career, had tied the game…
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The George S. Aldhizer II Department of Economics and Business at Bridgewater College recognized seven students for excellence during the annual academic awards convocation on May 1. Schyler C. Smiley, a junior business administration major from Staunton, Va., received the Robert L. Hueston Scholarship in Accounting. The award honors the contributions Robert L. Hueston made…
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