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1. “Students and Iraq-I” (Beau Correll, Jane Lehr/Students) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:06] VIRGINIA TECH STUDENTS ARE DEBATING THE MERITS OF WAR WITH IRAQ. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. “Students and Iraq-II” (Alexander Uan-Zo-Li, Jonson Mills/Students) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:08] COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE BECOMING CENTERS OF DEBATE ON WHETHER THE U.S. SHOULD BE FIGHTING A WAR WITH IRAQ. HERE'S A SAMPLING FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. “Bush's High Hydrogen Hopes” (Doug Nelson/Mechanical Engineering) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:53] PRESIDENT BUSH WANTS TO DEVOTE MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL MONEY TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO PETROLEUM-POWERED VEHICLES. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. “Getting Off Our Oil Fix” (Doug Nelson/Mechanical Engineering) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:55] WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET AMERICA OFF OIL AND ONTO A CLEANER, MORE ABUNDANT FUEL SOURCE? A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS, 'A LOT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. “Duvall as Robert E. Lee” (James I. Robertson/Center for Civil War Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:57] A VIRGINIA TECH HISTORY PROFESSOR STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP WITH ONE OF AMERICA'S PREMIERE ACTORS WHILE ON THE SET OF 'GODS AND GENERALS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. “Civil War Interest” (James I. Robertson/Center for Civil War Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:54] A VIRGINIA TECH CIVIL WAR EXPERT EXPECTS THE MOVIE 'GODS AND GENERALS' TO INCREASE INTEREST IN THE CONFLICT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. “Studying DNA” (Bruno Sobral/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF STUDYING DNA HAS PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR HEALTH. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. “What Exactly is Bioinformatics?” (Bruno Sobral/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:07] WE'RE HEARING MORE AND MORE ABOUT BIOINFORMATICS. A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT EXPLAINS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. “Mountain Lions in Virginia?” (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] THEY WERE ELIMINATED FROM VIRGINIA A CENTURY AGO, BUT MOUNTAIN LIONS MAY BE BACK. THAT'S WHAT A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR THINKS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. “Mountain Lion Sightings” (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:39] MOST MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTINGS IN VIRGINIA OCCUR…WELL…IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOST, BUT NOT ALL, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. “Added Stress on Student Soldiers” (Col. Ed Schwabe/Corps of Cadets) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:45] SOME CADETS AT VIRGINIA TECH ARE FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEPLOYMENT, AND THIS SITUATION CAN BE STRESSFUL. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. “Student Soldiers and the Possibility of Combat” (Col. Ed Schwabe/Corps of Cadets) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:49] WHEN A VIRGINIA TECH CADET SHIPS OUT IN PREPARATION FOR THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT IN IRAQ, THE REST OF THE CORPS FEELS THEIR ABSENCE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. “Student Soldiers on Campus” (Trent Fensler/Corps of Cadets) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:41] A VIRGINIA TECH CADET FACING POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT RECEIVES VALUABLE SUPPORT FROM THE CORPS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. “The Duel Roles of Student and Soldier” (Trent Fensler/Corps of Cadets) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:42] A CADET ON THE VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS MUST EXIST IN BOTH THE ACADEMIC WORLD AND THE MILITARY WORLD, AND THAT CAN PROVE DIFFICULT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. “The ‘Hows’ of Internet Dating” (Melissa Chase/ Human Resources) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:39] THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO MEET PEOPLE THROUGH THE INTERNET, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

16. “Internet Dating? Protect Yourself.” (Melissa Chase/Human Resources) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:51] YOU CAN MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE INTERNET, BUT YOU DO NEED TO BE CAREFUL, ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

17. “Careful Internet Dating” (Melissa Chase/Human Resources) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:47] IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN MEETING PEOPLE VIA THE INTERNET, AND THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH OFFERS SOME ADVICE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

18. “Virginia Cooperative Extension’s New Director” (Steve Umberger/Cooperative Extension) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:45] THE NEW DIRECTOR OF VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION VALUES WHAT MAKES EXTENSION UNIQUE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

19. “Extension to Remain Relevant” (Steve Umberger/Cooperative Extension) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:39] THE NEW DIRECTOR OF VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION HAS A VISION OF THE FUTURE IN WHICH EXTENSION REMAINS RELEVANT TO VIRGINIANS. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

20. “Proceeding under the Budget Cuts” (Steve Umberger/Cooperative Extension) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:54] VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION’S NEW DIRECTOR REALIZES THAT RECENT BUDGET CUTS HAVE CHALLENGED EXTENSION, AND HE WANTS TO ENSURE THE AGENCY’S VITALITY. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.