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1. "Top 30 University Goal" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:51] VIRGINIA TECH IS STRIVING TO BECOME ONE THE TOP 30 UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. BY THE END OF THE DECADE. THE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES THE IMPACT OF THIS GOAL IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "Capping Enrollment" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:59] HIGHER GPA' S AND SAT SCORES OF APPLICANTS TO VIRGINIA TECH MAKE IT TOUGH FOR AN AVERAGE STUDENT TO GET IN. IN THIS REPORT WE HEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Land Grant Mission" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:57] INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ARE THE THREE MISSIONS OF A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY. VIRGINIA TECH' S PRESIDENT DISCUSSES THESE MISSIONS IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Changes in Nutrition Emphasis" (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55] NUTRITIONISTS USED TO DEAL WITH DEFICIENCIES. NOW THE EMPHASIS HAS CHANGED AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Over-consumption as a Nutritional Problem" (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55] THE MAJOR NUTRITION-RELATED HEALTH CONCERN IN THE U.S. IS NOT FAILURE TO OBTAIN ENOUGH NUTRIENTS BUT CONSUMING TOO MUCH. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "More than Just Electricity" (Irene Leech/Consumer Finance) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:52] UTILITY DEREGULATION IS HERE, AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR YOUR BUSINESS. COMPANIES WILL BE OFFERING DIFFERENT PACKAGES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Electricity: When Do You Use It?" (Irene Leech/Consumer Finance) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:57] BEFORE YOU SWITCH UTILITY PROVIDERS, YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY YOU USE AND WHEN YOU USE IT. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Your New Utility Statement" (Irene Leech/Consumer Finance) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:53] HOW WILL YOUR MONTHLY UTILITY STATEMENTS CHANGE UNDER DEREGULATION? FIND OUT IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "Beware Long Term Contracts" (Irene Leech/Consumer Finance) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:50] UTILITY DEREGULATION WILL BRING MORE COMPANIES INTO COMPETITION FOR CONSUMERS. JUST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Understanding Adolescent Behavior" (Angela Huebner/Extension Adolescent Behavior) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:00] THE ADOLESCENT YEARS ARE CHALLENGING, FOR KIDS AND FOR PARENTS. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Tracking Biological Terror" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:45] VIRGINIA TECH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL WORK ON A PROJECT TO TRACK POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS TO THE U.S. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "After September 11th" (Rick Boucher/Congressman) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:44] A VIRGINIA TECH PROPOSAL BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11TH IS NOW AT THE FOREFRONT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Bioinformatics" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:53] THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH HAVE ACCELERATED EFFORTS TO TRACK PATHOGENS IN THIS COUNTRY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Working with Wireless" (Charles Bostian/Center for Wireless Telecommunications) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:50] BUSINESSES NEEDING HELP FIGURING OUT THE WIRELESS WORLD CAN TURN TO VIRGINIA TECH FOR HELP. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Low-cost Wireless" (Charles Bostian/Center for Wireless Telecommunications) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:42] DOES YOUR SODA CAN TALK? IT MAY IN THE NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.