August 2008 Archives

Pirates Stun Hokies 27-22 in Charlotte,
Glennon and Defense Shaky (Video Included)
By Neal Turnage
August 30, 2008

The East Carolina Pirates pulled off a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, winning 27-22. The Pirates took the lead with 1:52 left to play after senior T.J. Lee blocked a Hokie punt and returned it for a score.

“They took it to us,” Tech coach Frank Beamer said after the game. “It hurts to lose on a blocked kick at the end, that’s not very good.”

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Commentary: Time To Shine - Glennon A Good Fit For 2008 Hokies

Neal Turnage
Executive Editor
August 27, 2008

The decision has been made. Frank Beamer announced at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday that Sean Glennon would take the reigns as the Hokies' full-time signal caller while Tyrod Taylor would put the redshirt back on. To say the reaction from Hokie Nation was mixed would be an understatement. Not only can the Tech faithful not agree on how they feel about the news, they could not be further apart on the spectrum.

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PBTV: Mopeds Bring Affordable Transportation
By Ryan Call
August 25, 2008

A new business in Blacksburg, Campus Cruisers, aims to bring affordable transportation to town. With gas prices being at record highs lately, the new business sells mopeds that can get more than triple the gas mileage offered by cars today. Ryan Call talks with the shop's owner about how students can get their hands on a new moped.

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Team America: The True Olympic Champions
By Stephen Daniel
Columnist
August 26, 2008

Mid to late August is a time for hibernation in terms of watching sports. I can watch the Padres vs. the Giants in mid season? Boring. NFL preseason? Yes, I can watch the highlight players for 15 minutes, and none of it counts, fantastic. In all honesty, watching sports in August is just unexciting. However, every four years, the summer Olympics comes and saves us from the dull summer events, and this year was no exception.

The Olympics in Beijing was one of the most exciting Olympics in recent memory. From the depth defying opening ceremony, to Michael Phelp's unbelievable dominance, to achieving our old glory is basketball, the Olympics were a sight to see. Despite the tape delays, moment after moment was exciting TV, and for Americans, it was an Olympic games to remember, because of the teams.

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PBTV: Student Move-In
By Ryan Call
August 25, 2008

Thousands of cars have passed through campus the past few days to unload thousands of students and their stuff. Activity and traffic has finally slowed down, but with Virginia Tech getting more and more popular each year, on-campus housing has become overbooked.

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PBTV: Fat Club
By Ryan Call
August 21, 2008

Several of Virginia Tech's football players have been part of what the team calls the "fat club," and it was their goal this summer to get out of that club. Members of the club worked very hard to lose weight over the summer to follow one of the team's new mottos: "Lean is mean."

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Planet Pundit: Domino Effect for WWIII?
By Ryan Call
Staff Writer
August 10, 2008

Since the end of World War II, journalists and politicians have speculated on the event of a Third World War.

Some say the Cold War between the United States and Russia was in a way a kind of Third World War while a few years ago Bush referred to the "War on Terror" as such.

But for the most part, everyone agrees this event has not taken place. The Cold War is more accurately looked upon as a time of serious tensions and uncertainty with conflicts popping up at different times and for different reasons around the world.

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Blown Coverage: Picking the Top 25 – Week 1
By Andrew Hill
August 30, 2008

Last college football season was one of the most exciting in recent memory, as it seemed like every team made an appearance in the top five of the polls. A lot has changed since last year; Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia are now seeing other people, Georgia Tech has decided that it is no longer interested in attempting forward passes, opting for a triple option based offense and the once feared Hawaii offense and coaching staff have lost so many weapons, you might as well declare Honolulu a demilitarized zone. A lot will be the same, however, as Ohio State will be back in the BCS, Southern California will once again be the only reason to watch PAC-10 football and Texas Tech will be able to score at will.

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Commentary: Roommate Survival
Abbey Hoekzema
August 28, 2008

For many freshmen, this is the first time they have ever had to share a room, and it's not easy.

Some of the freshmen will get lucky. Their roommate will become their best friend and live happily ever after. In other cases, just an acquaintance, you happen to see every couple of hours or every couple of days. The most extreme cases will have roommates that are ready to feed each other to the dogs.

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Fire Alarm Evacuates Squires
Jenna Nichols
News Writer
August 27, 2008

Individuals in Squires Student Center on Wednesday found themselves occupying the street instead of the building. The sounding of a fire alarm resulted in the evacuation of the building leaving nearly 60 students and workers in the cold.

According to an information desk clerk at Squires Student Center, the fire alarm system detected water running through an inappropriate pipe resulting in the crowd being shuffled outside onto College Avenue.

Fire fighters and police responded to the call and found there was no danger in the building. The crowd was allowed back into the building at 8:40 p.m.

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PBTV: Behind Closed Doors
By Ryan Call
August 25, 2008

Every year, on-campus housing acquires new resident advisers to watch over the campus residents. These RAs have go to through simulation training to make sure they have what it takes to be an RA. Ryan Call takes a look behind closed doors as veteran RAs test their newcomers.

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PBTV: Hokie Spirit Picnic
By Ryan Call
August 24, 2008

As part of the numerous Hokie Hi events to welcome students back to campus, the annual Hokie Spirit picnic was held in Lane Stadium's south endzone today. The event featured free food, appearances by some of Virginia Tech's athletic teams and coaches, dance teams and a cappella groups. Ryan Call talks with students experiencing Virginia Tech for the first time.

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PBTV: NCAA Football 2009
By Ryan Call
August 15, 2008

The new NCAA Football 2009 game has come out and gives fans the chance to play as our very own Hokies. But not only do fans get to play as the Hokies, the actual Hokies themselves spend time playing the game as well. Ryan Call talks to members of the Virginia Tech football team to see what they think of the game and how good they are in a virtual football world.

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PBTV: Football Media Day 2008
With Ryan Call, Neal Turnage and Antoine Wilson
August 10, 2008

Planet Blacksburg's sports team headed out to Virginia Tech football's media day to get a look at the upcoming season. While some things are certain, many questions still remain unanswered.

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