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Virginia Tech football makes the grade — again

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

For the second year in a row, the Virginia Tech football team met new standards for graduation rates set by the NCAA.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports today that more than a third of bowl-bound football teams failed to meet the criteria.

That's better than last year, when 40 percent of teams failed to meet the graduation criteria. Check out the list of bowl schools and how they fared and read the report for more details.

Only four schools were actually punished by the NCAA for falling short of the required "academic progress rates" but as more data is collected, more schools will be at risk for losing scholarships.

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Hokies at Home on Roanoke.com

Thursday, October 19th, 2006
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See a slideshow of Hokie cheerleaders with running audio at Roanoke.com

OK, so this may not be a football season to remember for Virginia Tech fans based on what's happened on the field. But check out a new sound slide feature on roanoke.com to get a taste of the surrounding atmosphere on game day in Blacksburg.

We've covered a wide range of game day activities, from pre-game drinking outside the stadium to post-game drinking inside of bars -- how's that for variety? Seriously, though, we've covered the game from the point of view of cheerleaders, big-shot alums in the luxury suites and the folks in those RV's that surround the stadium. And there's more to come.

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Changing atmosphere at Virginia Tech football games?

Thursday, October 5th, 2006
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The Hokie Bird makes appeareances on the jumbotron to tell fans to be respectful during games

Is Hokie Respect, the effort by Virginia Tech to curb crude behavior at sporting events working?

Well it is according to Virginia Tech junior Leo Charles. He wrote a letter to the editor that appeared in the Collegiate Times today. He's worried that the focus on good behavior at games is taking away from Tech's homefield advantage and says people who don't want to deal with cursing, screaming, drunkenesss and occassional vomiting by fellow fans should stay out of Lane Stadium's North Endzone.

Hokie Respect started in 2003 with the expressed intent to create a more fan-friendly, yet still imposing atmosphere. While there have been reports of incidents at some events (ask J.J. Redick's family) I've never seen any deplorable behavior at the 4 or 5 football games I've been to over the last several years. But then again, I've stayed out of the North Endzone.

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Ugh

Friday, April 28th, 2006

This makes me sick. 

You all know the Duke potential rape scandal.  I don't know if she's telling the truth.  I don't know if these boys hurt her or if it were someone else.  But I do know that just because she was raped before (it was never proven that/if she told a false story, from what I've read, she just didn't pursue charges due to the hardship and lack of evidence) it does not mean she can't be raped again.  Sure, she could have put herself in a bad position but SHE'S not responsible.

If she's lying now, it will come out.  Her past and the things that happened to her in the past should not haunt her.  That's just disgusting. 

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