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Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population (25,000+ full-time students) in the state. The school was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. On April 16, 2007 a student gunman there killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
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Terps guard Jonathan Thomas now has a double major
Jonathan Thomas spent his first two years at the University of Maryland consumed by his studies in mechanical engineering. From his current vantage point, Thomas now realizes there was a void.
A former basketball star at Tuscarora High, where he was...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Charles Thomas, Students, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Engineering
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From Sun Magazine: When architects build a marriage — and design a home
Architects live and breathe design, blissfully losing themselves in details most people would never notice — the bevel of a trim, the way light falls across a room, squared legs or curved.
So what happens, we wondered, when two such aesthetes...Tags: Fells Point, Arts, Hobbies, Craigslist, Inc., Natural Resources
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Ehsan will see Saturday's game from a different perspective
COLLEGE PARK — Maryland fans no longer get to shout out Rob Ehsan's name in pregame introductions as they once did, extending the first syllable so it came out "EEEEE-SAHN." The 29-year-old was a popular assistant coach and important recruiter...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Comcast Center (arena), Loyola University Maryland, Seth Greenberg, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Franklin WR Thomas chooses Rutgers on busy Signing Day
[Editor's note: This story initially included Joshua Davis as one of six Dunbar football players signing national letters of intent to play football on scholarship. Davis, who will play at Morgan State, is not receiving an athletic scholarship. He is...Tags: Financial Aid, Towson Tigers, The Pennsylvania State University, Charles Brown, Awards and Prizes
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InsideMDSports: Junior guard Stanford Robinson talks Terps offer
Special to The Baltimore SunEditor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site. Growing up in the shadow of College Park, Stanford Robinson followed Maryland basketball attending...Tags: Financial Aid, Maryland Terrapins, Rutgers University, Awards and Prizes, Awards and Prizes
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Peter Schmuck: Athletes, parents fight to keep Maryland swimming and diving program alive
Even during a rebuilding season, men's basketball clearly is king at the University of Maryland, which is why Comcast Center was packed and ESPN was on hand for the Terps' scrappy, near-miss performance against No. 5 North Carolina on Saturday.
Just a...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Campaign Finance, Diving, Elections, North Carolina Tar Heels
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Gilman football star Cyrus Jones Jr. commits to Alabama
Cyrus Jones Jr. always strives to test his football skills against the best, from playing up an age group in Pop Warner to playing for No. 1 Gilman.
It will be no different in college. Jones is headed to No. 2 Alabama, which has appeared in and won...Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, College Football, Under Armour Inc., Bowl Championship Series, Loyola Greyhounds
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Good Counsel four-star running back Wes Brown commits to Maryland
The Baltimore SunThe chance for Maryland to land Wes Brown had seemingly passed long ago. The Terps' 2-10 season removed them from contention for the Good Counsel running back's services, and in November it was reported that he was down to Colorado, Michigan, South...Tags: Under Armour Inc., North Carolina State University, The Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University, Boston College
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Girls soccer: Coburn was a game-changer
Jordan Coburn's team never won a county championship and never advanced to the final four in state competition. She'll graduate from Centennial next spring without knowing the thrill of winning a high school soccer title.
But Coburn is not leaving empty-...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Students, Loyola University Maryland, Atlantic Coast Conference, Teaching and Learning
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Meghan Macera of Westminster is top student-athlete for fall season
The final year of high school provides an opportunity for seniors to enjoy a last go-round of good times with friends and a chance to reflect on accomplishments.
For Meghan Macera, reflection will have to wait. She's too busy right now.
But when she...Tags: High School Sports, Students, Elementary Schools, Virginia Tech Hokies, Human Accomplishments
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Anderson deserves the brunt of the blame for Terps football woes
A year ago today, Kevin Anderson announced that he was firing Ralph Friedgen after the longtime Maryland football coach refused to retire.
A year ago today, the mess that is now the Maryland football program began to take hold in College Park.
While...Tags: The Washington Post, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bowl Championship Series, Virginia Tech Hokies, Gary Williams
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 51 degrees. It is expected to be mostly cloudy tonight with a low temperature around 38 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic issues.
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