BC snaps losing streak with win at Roanoke

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Bridgewater College snapped its losing streak Saturday afternoon with a 71-67 victory over Roanoke College in ODAC men’s basketball action. Bridgewater freshman Ed Reddick went to the foul line with 10.9 seconds left and the Eagles nursing a two-point lead. Reddick knocked down both foul shots to put the finishing touches on the Eagles’ victory….

Injury puts UVa. center on shelf for six weeks

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Senior center Assane Sene (Saint-Louis, Senegal) of the Virginia men’s basketball team is expected to be out approximately six weeks after undergoing surgery on his right ankle Friday (Jan. 20). The 7-0 Sene injured the ankle late in the first half of the Cavaliers’ victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Thursday (Jan. 19). X-rays…

Chris Graham: Breaking down the McDonnell-Romney endorsement

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The cynic’s view could be that Bob McDonnell is jumping on the Mitt Romney bandwagon with his endorsement today of presumptive GOP presidential nomination frontrunner Mitt Romney. If you believe that Romney is not only the frontrunner but the all-but-declared nominee, then the Virginia governor would be guilty of bandwagon-jumping. But then there’s this hard…

#11 Miami holds off UVa. women, 56-53

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The Virginia women’s basketball team was defeated, 56-53, by No. 11 Miami at John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday (Jan. 19) night. Senior guard Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 18 points as Virginia’s leading scorer. The loss dropped the Cavaliers’ record to 14-6 overall and 2-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Miami improved to 16-3…

McDonnell: Keep uranium mining moratorium in place

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Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking the General Assembly to take no action to permit uranium mining during its 2012 session, calling instead for the continuation of the state’s moratorium on uranium mining pending a comprehensive and on-site study of the issue to be completed by a newly-created multi-agency state workgroup. The Governor’s directive that the…

‘Amazon loophole’ bill would level the playing field for retailers, advocates say

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State Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) is the chief patron of legislation submitted today to fix the Amazon loophole in the state sales tax collection system.  The legislation, Senate Bill 597, is needed to clarify that retail companies in Virginia that have a physical presence in the state, such as a warehouse and distribution center,…

College adding Spanish-language pages to website

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Bridgewater College has begun adding pages in Spanish to its website as a way to help Spanish-speaking parents of prospective students learn about the college. The Spanish-language web pages include information on Bridgewater College, the application process, tuition, financial aid and work-study opportunities, plus a frequently-asked-questions section.

VDOT solicits private-sector aid on development of advanced transportation-management systems

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The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking information from the private sector to develop and implement a procurement strategy for the operations and maintenance of five Transportation Operations Centers (TOC), related field communications and Intelligent Transportation System infrastructure across the Commonwealth. VDOT’s goal is to increase TOC interoperability and efficiency, as well as emphasize a…