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Daily Archives: September 11, 2008
Beamer gives offense extra attention – roanoke.com
BLACKSBURG — A sense of urgency. That’s the mantra Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer has been preaching to his troops in preparation for Saturday’s ACC opener against Georgia Tech at Lane Stadium.
With the Hokies (1-1) struggling, particularly on offense, and many of their fans caught in a wave of panic, Beamer has ramped up things this week in practice. Basically, the head honcho has gotten a little more down and dirty.
Site down, bottoms up …
No big news today … well, other than the demise of a recruiting Web site that covered both Tech and Virginia prospects called www.tcb007.com … The Commonwealth Board is no more. That frees up several minutes of every day for me and several others. Continue reading
O’Cain talks QB plans, Stiney says ‘We’ll fix it.’
Today’s lunch is heavy on offense. I give you Tech’s top two offensive gurus, Mike O’Cain and Bryan Stinespring. Both provide some pretty good insight into the biggest issues on offense right now: QB and the line.
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The Hokies host the Blue Devils to open ACC play
Game notes in pdf format Continue reading
Lactation facilities available
From: Work/Life Resources
Virginia Tech is proud of its lactation facilities network, 12 dedicated rooms across campus where mothers can express breast milk in privacy and comfort. The newest room, in the Life Sciences Building on Washington Street, is ready for use, and another will open in the Stanger Street ICTAS Building by the end of the year. These dedicated spaces are available to VT students, staff and faculty, and most are accessed via a keypad entry system. We ask that all users register with Work/Life Resources, at which time they will be give a passcode and other usage information. To learn more, visit http://www.worklife.vt.edu/lac_fac.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be breastfed for the first year of life, stating a variety of health benefits including a lower incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and common childhood illnesses such as ear and respiratory tract infections and diarrhea.
For more information, contact Cathy Jacobs at (540) 231-3213.
Research recognition day to feature Nobel Laureate
From: The Office of the Vice President for Research
The 5th Annual Via Research Recognition Day will be 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3.
Sponsored by the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
2008 event features Excellence Professor Oliver Smithies of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, the
2007 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, awarded for his contributions to the development of principles for introducing specific gene modification in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
There is no registration fee, however, pre-registration is required on or before September 26, 2008. CME credits are available.
To register and learn more, visit
http://www.vcom.vt.edu/resource/files/Research%20Day%20Broch2008-final.pdf.
