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New academy offers Pittsylvania County high school students college credit, internships, work certificate
WDBJ7 ReporterA new program in southern Virginia is helping students get ready for the real world, even before graduating high school. Pittsylvania County schools are introducing a new Academy for Engineering and Technology this fall. Students can earn college...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Pittsylvania County, Science and Technology, Education
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Fraternity hazing victim describes abuse, humiliation
The Virginia GazetteWILLIAMSBURG – A whistleblower's account of hazing by Lambda Chi Alpha at the College of William and Mary contends abuse inflicted on pledges was far worse than has been publicly acknowledged. The chapter has been disbanded following months of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, College of William and Mary, Students, Hazing
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Virginia State University graduates told to honor 'previous generations who fought'
The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va.The mothers of Virginia State University graduates filled the seats of Richmond Coliseum yesterday to receive the best Mother's Day gifts -- watching their children become degree holders. Keynote speaker Ed Gordon, an Emmy Award-winning journalist,...Tags: Mother's Day, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Graduation
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"Wishing and hoping" won't cut it, speaker tells VSU graduates
Richmond Times-DispatchKristin Duckett felt doubly blessed this Mother's Day: As her 2-year-old daughter and family watched Sunday morning, Duckett was awarded the bachelor's degree she has sought off and on for a dozen years. "I'm very excited and a little overwhelmed, but I...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Mother's Day, Norfolk State University, Graduation, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Charges dismissed against 3 in VSU hazing case
Richmond Times-DispatchHazing charges were dismissed Friday against two Virginia State University students and another man, four weeks after they pleaded guilty to the offenses that Petersburg's chief prosecutor promised to drop if they complied with several conditions....Tags: Judges, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Students, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
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Northwestern?s Tindall tries for third straight high jump state title Saturday
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)It's a tired cliche, the old "third time's a charm" bit. For Northwestern track and field athlete Julisa Tindall, winning her third straight Class AAAA high jump state championship this Saturday at Spring Valley High School won't be a charm; it's...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Track and Field, College Sports, Sacred Heart University, Education
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Victim's family: Hazing must end
The Virginia GazetteSteven and Dionne Williams hope the recent death of their son will lead to changes to prevent others from dying the way he did. Jauwan Holmes, 19, was one of seven students from Virginia State University who tried to cross the Appomattox River as part...Tags: Arts and Culture, Death and Dying Customs, Trials, Misdemeanors, Crimes
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Fourth man wanted in Virginia State University student drownings turns himself in
Daily PressThe fourth man wanted in connection to the drowning of two Virginia State University students is in police custody, a Chesterfield County police spokesman said. Charles E. Zollicoffer turned himself into Chesterfield County police Monday night,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Chesterfield County, Students, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Michael Paul Williams column
Richmond Times-DispatchSome universities burnish a reputation for academic excellence. Others make headlines in the athletic arena. Virginia State University has accumulated a sad history of hazing-related tragedies. Its response to the latest must be swift and powerful. On...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Habitat for Humanity International, Colleges and Universities, Sociology, Arts and Culture
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High flier: Flying is life to Chesterfield's Johnny Mazza
Richmond Times-DispatchJohnny Mazza was a happy pilot, making one of those good-deal flights that sometime come the way of aviators. He was in an FM-2 Wildcat at 8,500 feet, roaring along behind its 1,300-horsepower Wright Cyclone engine, approaching deep, wet and cold Lake...Tags: Parties and Movements, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Military Equipment
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VSU deaths illustrate challenge for schools
Richmond Times-DispatchIt was a baptism-like rite by the Appomattox River, with only a small campfire for light, that claimed the lives of two Virginia State University students 34 years ago. The drowning deaths of Norsha Lynn Delk and Robert L. Etheridge were ruled...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Radford (Radford, Virginia), University of Virginia, Students, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
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VSU leader: End 'outdated rituals'
Richmond Times-DispatchMarvell Edmondson and Jauwan Holmes were "young men of promise, young men of potential" whose legacy can serve to help end the type of behavior that led to their deaths, Virginia State University President Keith Miller said Friday. "Outdated rituals...Tags: Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia), Hazing
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