Police name Ross Truett Ashley, a student at a nearby school, as the gunman who shot a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday.

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Police name Virginia Tech killer

Authorities continued to investigate Friday a shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech that left one police officer dead and left many thinking back to the 2007 mass slaying at the university that left 33 dead.

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Virginia Tech gunman identified

Three weeks ago, it was brought to Virginia Coach Mike London’s attention that only two ACC Coastal Division teams could reach the conference title game by winning their remaining regular season contests: His Cavaliers and four-time ACC champion Virginia Tech .  “Maybe a couple years from now you talk about winning out and running the table and controlling our own destiny,” London said then. “That’s for teams that have been there and done that.” Read full article > >

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Virginia football vs. Virginia Tech: A chance for the Cavs to balance the scales in the commonwealth

Classes ended the previous week and until summer session begins, the streets around town feel empty and parking is actually available on Virginia Tech’s campus. For a few moments, Rashad Carmichael is alone, skipping rope inside the Merryman Center. Though no one’s paying him to be here, this is his job now, he says, a regular 9-to-5 gig lifting weights, running suicides and waiting for the phone to ring. One week earlier, Carmichael, 22, had realized his dream. He spotted an unfamiliar 832 area code and knew his future was calling. Read full article > >

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NFL lockout puts Rashad Carmichael’s career with the Houston Texans on hold

A Virginia Tech research report reveals that two models popular with teenage football players might be allowing high rates of concussions.

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Researchers Employ New Test to Estimate Concussion Risk for Helmets

Even in the wake of the Virginia Tech murders, experts say institutions and employers are seldom set up to handle such potential threats.

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Red Flags at a College, but Tied Hands

Federal education officials found that Virginia Tech broke the law in 2007 when it waited two hours to send an email warning students that a gunman was on the loose on campus, too late to save the 30 students and faculty who were gunned down later in…

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Virginia Tech Broke the Law

Virginia Tech violated federal campus security law when it waited too long to inform students about a shooter on the loose during a2007 rampage that killed 32 people, the U.S. Department of Education says in a new report.

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Report: Va. Tech slow to act in shooting