Welcome to Virginia Tech's News Features page. Here you can preview and/or download Virginia Tech's News Features programs for use as you see fit. The programs below were distributed in July 2000. You need QuickTime 3.0 or higher to preview these audio tracks.

1. Partnerships in Welfare Reform (1:08) - (Beverly Butterfield/Extension Agent) w/reporter Karin Cronin. Extention's Financial mentoring program in Faquier county can help families realize the American Dream.

2. Fad Diets as Health Risks (:59) - (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise) w/reporter Karin Cronin. Some popular fad diets may cause increased risk of health problems, including heart disease.

3. High Protein Diet Deficiencies (:59) - (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise) w//reporter Karin Cronin. Many popular fad diets limit consumption of foods that are high in vital nutrients. This could lead to deficiencies.

4. The Wonders of Water in the Home Landscape (:51) - (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) w/reporter Karin Cronin. Of all of the issues facing gardeners and land owners, water may be the biggest.

5. Saving Water in your Home Landscape (:51) - (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) w/reporter Karin Cronin. Conserving water has become an important consideration for gardeners. This report tells you how to make the most of water resources.

6. Community Service is 'Service Leaning' in 4-H (1:04) - (Dorothy Freeman/Extension 4-H) w/reporter Gabrielle Amos. 4-H members at this year's congress focused on service learning to help them give back to their communities.

7. The Service Learning Experience (:58) - (David Massie/4-H Member, Rappahannock County) w/reporter Gabrielle Amos. This year's 4-H Congress at Virginia Tech featured service learning projects, and the experience will benefit both the participants and their communities.

8. What 4-H does for Kids (1:06) - (Ashley Corbin, Amanda Reedy/4-H Members) w/reporter Gabrielle Amos. This year's 4-H Congress took place at Virginia Tech, and two attendees found time to sit down and talk about what 4-H means to them.

9. Creating Peaceful Middle Schools (:57) - (Clare Cole Vaught/Education) w/reporter Gabrielle Amos. There are a number of approaches to creating a positive environment in schools.

10. The Bullies Behind the Bully (:59) - (Clare Cole Vaught/Education) w/reporter Gabrielle Amos. When a bully causes trouble in school, he may be influenced by other young people that stay behind the scenes.

11. Dealing with too many Deer (1:07) - (Jim Parkhurst/Fisheries & Wildlife) w/reporter Paul Lancaster. Trying to control Virgnina's deer population means the state has to look beyond its public lands to find the animals.

12. Deer in the Suburbs (1:03) - (Jim Parkhurst/Fisheries & Wildlife) w/reporter Paul Lancaster. Deer in Virginia's urban areas are becoming a big problem for some communities. A Virginia Tech professor cites one city as a leader in dealing with the problem.

13. Campaign Spending Laws in Virginia (:50) - (Karen Hult/Political Science) w/reporter Paul Lancaster. A Virginia Tech professor says efforts to change campaign spending laws in Virginia will continue to meet resistance.

14. Better Campaign Finance Reporting (:53) - (Karen Hult/Political Science) w/reporter Paul Lancaster. Viginia will be getting a little bit better in improving public access to campaign spending reports.

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