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Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
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Once unknown Blacksburg medical school celebrates its 10th anniversary, success
WDBJ7 ReporterOur country faces a critical shortage of doctors. And a school in the New River Valley is trying to do something about it. The Osteopathic Medical School in Blacksburg now has two campuses and a record number of graduates, and some of them are about to...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Osteopathic Medicine, General Practitioners, High Blood Pressure, Graduation
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Virginia Tech students design & build Clifton Forge amphitheatre
reporterA place for music, plays and more has landed in Clifton Forge. The Masonic Amphitheatre is beginning to take shape. Virginia Tech architecture students designed and built the facility. Most of the existing facility was assembled in Blacksburg before...Tags: Arts and Culture, Blacksburg, Architecture
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Former West Virginia, VMI football coach Bill Stewart has died
WDBJ7 Sports DirectorFormer West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart has died of what the athletic department says was an apparent heart attack. It happened Monday afternoon, but the university did not immediately release any further details. Stewart resigned...Tags: Sports, West Virginia University, Football, Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia Mountaineers
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William Byrd student walks into job interview, and walks out $10,000 richer
WDBJ7 ReporterRachel Dill of William Byrd walked into the Blue Hills Golf Club on Monday afternoon thinking she was there for a job interview in the pro shop. She walked out with a big check for $10,000. Dill is this year's winner of the King Family Memorial...Tags: William Byrd, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Awards and Prizes
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Virginia Tech student's research could change tornado philosophy
WDBJ7 ReporterA student at Virginia Tech who asked ''what if" now has the full attention of weather experts all over. This student says tornadoes, like the one that hit Pulaski last year, are more common than even experts think. That's it in a nutshell. But what's...Tags: Mountains, Pulaski County (Virginia), Landforms, Research, Natural Disasters
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Virginia Tech board OKs in-state tuition and fee increase
After putting off the decision for nearly a month, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors voted Thursday to raise tuition and fees for the coming school year. Tuition will increase by 3.9 percent. Virginia Techs' Board of Visitors met Thursday in Arlington...
Tags: Students, Bob McDonnell, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Roanoke Valley Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducts New Class
Sports DirectorThe Roanoke Valley Wrestling Association held its annual Hall of Fame ceremony Monday night. Four members made up the 2012 induction class. Bob Bowman was a standout wrestler at William Fleming and later a Southern Conference champion at...Tags: William Byrd, Awards and Prizes, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Wrestling
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U.S. Department of Education wants Virginia Tech fine reinstated
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Educationis seeking reinstatement of a fine against Virginia Tech for delayed warnings about a deadly campus shooting in April 2007. The Roanoke Times reports the department has asked U.S. Education...
Tags: Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Meet Hollani Davis
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Follow Hollani on FacebookHollani Davis is co-anchor of WDBJ7 at 11, and anchors My19 at 10 p.m.Since joining Your Hometown News Leader in 2006, Hollani has anchored several high-profile events, including the 2011 deadly shootings on the...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), AIDS, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Hampton University, NAACP
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Virginia Tech preparing for Michelle Obama's graduation speech
WDBJ7 ReporterOver the next several days, graduation ceremonies are taking place all over the country, including Virginia Tech. But this year, the university will be hosting a very special commencement speaker, America's First Lady - Michelle Obama. The First Lady...Tags: Elections, U.S. Secret Service, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Republican Party, Michelle Obama
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VT, LU graduations
Extra security measures are being put in place for graduations at Virginia Tech and Liberty University because of high-profile commencement speakers. First Lady Michelle Obama will give the commencement address at noon Friday at Virginia Tech. On...
Tags: Animals, Health Treatments, Human Interest, Montgomery County (Virginia), First Aid
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Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honors one of its own
WDBJ7 ReporterAt Virginia Tech, a somber ceremony took place Thursday afternoon. The Corps of Cadets honored one of its own who died nearly 30 years ago serving our nation. Marine 2nd Lt. Maurice Hukill graduated from Virginia Tech in 1981. He recieved his degree in...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Terrorism, Beirut (Lebanon), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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