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Teel Time: 'Monumental' grant of rights agreement brings stability to ACC
ACC commissioner John Swofford was portrayed as a modern-day Nero at the fiddle. The conference’s presidents were mocked for their joint statement of solidarity. No matter what Swofford did or CEOs said, the ACC was on life support. The Big...
Tags: Financial Aid, Southeastern Conference, ESPN (tv network), Florida State University, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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College football roundup: Auburn denies allegations
ReutersThe Sports Xchange College football roundup: Auburn denies allegations After an internal investigation, Auburn denied the accuracy of a report from earlier this month that accused some of its football players and coaches of academic fraud and bribery....Tags: UCF Knights, Florida State University, Auburn University , Maryland Terrapins, Periodicals
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Healthy School Lunches Pay For Themselves Many Times Over
The Hartford CourantIn the current political climate of shrinking budgets and ruthless spending cuts, there is a great emphasis placed on the ballooning costs of our health care system. As Gov. Dannel P. Malloy moves to slash grants to hospitals and reduce large-scale public...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Health and Safety at School, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, American Diabetes Association
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Virginia Tech researches Roanoke urban heat island effect
It's fairly common knowledge that temperatures inside a cityscape can be much warmer than the surrounding rural areas. The actual name for the phenomenan is called urban heat island effect. It occurs when large cities replace the natural landscape with...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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No starting quarterback for U.Va., but there's a new center
Coming into spring practice, Virginia coach Mike London said evaluating his program's quarterback situation was a priority. It'll continue to be a primary offseason concern, as U.Va. exits spring practices without a starter at the position. Hampton...Tags: Sports, David Watford, Football
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Newspaper should get its priorities straight
Is this newspaper aware of its responsibility to report the news? Apparently not. Not when a report about a Boca Raton lawyer or a student's scholarship appears on the front page of the Sun Sentinel, while news about an issue of such vital importance as...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Delray Beach, Gun Control
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In collection, W&L talk, Cheech Marin champions Chicano art
The Roanoke Times, Va.Comedian Cheech Marin is a serious art collector. Though most recognize him as half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech and Chong, he's demonstrated over the years through dramatic roles on shows like "Nash Bridges," "Judging Amy" and "Lost" that there...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Artists, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Social Media
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Coal-backed research takes on mining health studies
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Scientists backed by a $15 million industry-funded research project are picking apart -- and trying to disprove -- a series of studies that found coalfield residents near mountaintop-removal mining operations face greater risks of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Coal, Newspaper and Magazine, Health, Osteopathic Medicine
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Former administrator of health insurance at Virginia Tech accused of stealing millions from university, students
Anchor/ReporterA federal grand jury in the Western District of Virginia has indicted the former third-party administrator of Virginia Tech's health insurance program. In a 57 count indictment, GM-Southwest, Inc., and its CEO John Gutschlag, are accused of money...Tags: Organized Crime, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Prosecution, Students
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Mental issues need pastoral attention
Over the last 20 years, the month of April has been a month marked by incidents of violence in our country. Among the tragedies have been the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine shooting, the Virginia Tech massacre, and more recently the Boston...Tags: Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports, Healthy Diet, Mental Health
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Rutgers alum: Longest running joke isn't funny
Richmond Times-DispatchEditor's note: Virginia Tech beat writer Mike Barber is a 2001 Rutgers University graduate and native of New Jersey. The longest running joke in Division I athletics has its latest punch line, but for alumni of Rutgers, including myself, there's nothing...Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, College Baseball, ESPN (tv network), Basketball, College Basketball
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Teel Time: Virginia Tech searching for 2015 game after ACC decision on Notre Dame
One look at Virginia Tech’s future football schedules online told you when athletic director Jim Weaver preferred to play Notre Dame. The Hokies’ lone opening in the next three years was in 2015. Instead, the ACC scheduled Tech to play at...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Bowl Championship Series, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Washington Huskies, Big 12 Conference
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