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  • Archived News Features Lines.

Series #341 (September 2004)

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Cut 1:

“No more Convention Coverage?” (Robert Denton/Communication) with reporter Paul Lancaster

LAST MONTH'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION MAY BE THE LAST ONE YOU SEE ON NETWORK TELEVISION.  MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 0:55

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Cut 2:

"Swift-Boat" Ads” (Robert Denton/Communication) with reporter Paul Lancaster

ARE THE SO-CALLED 'SWIFT-BOAT' ANTI-JOHN KERRY ADS HELPING THE PRESIDENT?  A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS MAYBE 'YES', AND MAYBE 'NO'.

Runs: 0:41

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Cut 3:

“A Battleground State?” (Robert Denton/Communication) with reporter Paul Lancaster

IF YOU'RE COUNTING UP 'BATTLEGROUND' STATES FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS DON'T INCLUDE VIRGINIA…YET.

Runs: 0:43

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Cut 4:

“Campus Police” (Debra Duncan/VT Police Chief) with reporter Paul Lancaster

COLLEGE IS BACK IN SESSION IN VIRGINIA AND THAT MEANS MORE WORK FOR PROFESSORS, ADMINISTRATORS…AND CAMPUS POLICE.  MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 0:54

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Cut 5:

“Game Day” (Debra Duncan/VT Police Chief) with reporter Paul Lancaster

WHEN A CAMPUS'S POPULATION QUADRUPLES ON A FOOTBALL WEEKEND, THE POPULATION OF THE POLICE FORCE THERE GROWS AS WELL.  HERE'S AN EXAMPLE FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 0:51

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Cut 6:

“Post-Game Safety” (Debra Duncan/VT Police Chief) with reporter Paul Lancaster

WITH TALES OF VANDALISM AND ASSAULT OCCURRING AFTER SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES, A FEW UNIVERSITIES HAVE TURNED TO VIRGINIA TECH FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO KEEP BIG GAMES FROM BECOMING BIG PROBLEMS.

Runs: 0:51

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Cut 7:

“Coyote or Dog?” (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster

IS THAT A COYOTE OR A DOG? WITH COYOTES GETTING INTO VIRGINIA SUBURBS NOW, A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT OFFERS SOME TIPS FOR TELLING WHICH IS WHICH.

Runs: 0:47

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Cut 8:

“Coyote Families”  (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster

COYOTES ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON IN VIRGINIA, AND, IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE, THEY'RE SHOWING UP IN LARGE NUMBERS.  MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 0:46

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Cut 9:

“Prince Edward County and Segregation” (Peter Wallenstein/History) with reporter Paul Lancaster

FIFTY YEARS AGO, A RURAL VIRGINIA COUNTY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN DETERMINING THE FATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY.  MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 1:01

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Cut 10:

“White v. Black Schools” (Peter Wallenstein/History) with reporter Paul Lancaster

AFTER THE HISTORIC BROWN VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION DECISION 50 YEARS AGO, ONE VIRGINIA COUNTY CHOSE TO SHUT DOWN ITS SCHOOLS RATHER THAN DESEGREGATE.  SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THE CASE COMES FROM A VIRGINIA TECH HISTORY PROFESSOR.

Runs: 0:58

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Cut 11:

“Soybeans in Virginia” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

SOYBEANS ARE AN IMPORTANT CROP IN VIRGINIA, AS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR EXPLAINS.

Runs: 0:46

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Cut 12:

“Asian Soybean Rust” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR DESCRIBES HOW THE U-S SOYBEAN CROP IS THREATENED BY ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST.

Runs: 0:47

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Cut 13:

“Asian Soybean Rust on the Move” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

THE HISTORY OF ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST ILLUSTRATES HOW A PLANT DISEASE CAN TRAVEL AROUND THE GLOBE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH.

Runs: 0:47

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Cut 14:

“Asian Soybean Rust Jumps the Equator”  (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

THE EQUATOR NORMALLY ACTS AS A BARRIER TO THE MOVEMENT OF PLANT DISEASES, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR.

Runs: 0:50

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Cut 15:

“Asian Soybean Rust and the Weather” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

THE WEATHER PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN HOW A PLANT DISEASE PERSISTS, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR.

Runs: 1:03

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Cut 16:

“Taking Action against Asian Soybean Rust” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos 

VIRGINIA TECH IS PART OF A GROUP OF AGENCIES UNITED IN AN EFFORT TO DETECT AN OUTBREAK OF ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST IN VIRGINIA.

Runs: 1:00

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Cut 17:

“Reducing Anxiety about Asian Soybean Rust” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST IS A THREAT TO VIRGINIA’S SOYBEAN CROP, BUT IT ISN’T HERE YET, AND A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DISEASE CAN HELP REDUCE THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY.

Runs: 0:59

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Cut 18:

“Developing Resistance to Asian Soybean Rust” (Erik Stromberg/Plant Pathology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

DISEASE RESISTANT STRAINS OF SOYBEANS MAY SOMEDAY DEFEAT THE THREAT OF ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST, BUT THAT DAY ISN’T HERE YET, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR.

Runs: 0:53

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Cut 19:

“Fall Yard Clean-Up”  (Alex Niemiera/Horticulture) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

FALL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, AND THAT MEANS YARD CHORES ARE PART OF A HOMEOWNER’S “TO-DO” LIST, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR.

Runs: 0:49

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Cut 20:

“Mulching to Protect Your Landscape” (Alex Niemiera/Horticulture) with reporter Gabrielle Amos

LANDSCAPE PLANTS NEED PROTECTION FROM WINTER’S COLD TEMPERATURES, SO IT’S TIME TO MULCH, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR.

Runs: 0:50

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