‘Hoos, Hokies getting ready for hoops battle

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s not the football game, but … It is still Virginia–Virginia Tech. And at least one of the teams in Wednesday night’s game in Charlottesville will be pumped a little more than usual heading in. “Playing Virginia Tech is always a challenge for us as it would be for both…

Del. Cline reports on the first week of ’08 GA session

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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline With the bang of the speaker’s gavel at noon last Wednesday, the 2008 session of the Virginia General Assembly began. It’s fitting that the bang of a gavel sounds a lot like the firing of a starter’s pistol in a track race. In Virginia, the legislative session…

An early look at ACC football in ’08

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Column by Scott German It’s 2008, and officially the Atlantic Coast Conference is 0-2 in football play, thanks to the Old Dominion’s two ACC entries dropping games earlier this month. (See Gator and Orange Bowl results) The conference known better (OK, totally) for its basketball presence know faces the continued challenge of improving its gridiron…

Zeglinski’s season over with second surgery scheduled

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] UVa. point guard Sammy Zeglinski is done for the season after being set for a second operation on his injured right ankle. The freshman had averaged 7.8 minutes per game and 1.9 assists per game for the Cavs off the bench. Zeglinski had undergone arthroscopic surgery on the ankle last…

The new WMRA …

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Some changes are in store at WMRA. WMRA-90.7FM will become the home of a host of NPR-produced news and culture shows that are currently airing on sister station WEMC-91.7FM. “Many listeners have been asking us for NPR’s ‘Fresh Air,’ ‘Talk of the Nation’ and other information programs,” said Tom DuVal,…

The Beamer Legacy

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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,…

AG makes curbing animal fighting a top priority

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Michael Vick dogfighting case made us all take notice of the wide expanse of animal cruelty cast as sport. Count among those paying attention Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell. McDonnell included several bills on animal cruelty in his 2008 legislative agenda. The goal for McDonnell is effectively ending animal…