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At Tuesday’s Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting, members elected a new rector to replace John Rocovich. -
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As the country prepares to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, two World War Two veterans were honored in Roanoke. -
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The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has backed away from a move that would have eliminated most of its Living-Learning Programs. -
Virginians will have the chance to remove the ban from the state’s founding document and replace it with an affirmative right for same-sex couples to marry. -
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