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Virginia Tech is giving students back nearly $100 this semester
Read full article: Virginia Tech is giving students back nearly $100 this semesterBLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech is giving $96 back to students on campus and it’s all thanks to a $4-million dollar donation from the town of Blacksburg. The town received $4 million in CARES Act funding to support Blacksburg Transit during the pandemic, but Blacksburg decided to give the money to the university since many students could not use the bus service due to COVID-19. As a way to help out, Tech is covering the mandatory transportation services fee for this semester for every undergraduate and graduate student in Blacksburg. And so, while it won’t, if you will, you know, pay for everything,” said University Spokesman Mark Owczarski. “The hope is that every little bit will help.”The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has to approve the move by the March 21-22 meeting.
Virginia Tech testing new, all-electric buses
Read full article: Virginia Tech testing new, all-electric busesBLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech is testing new, all-electric buses to transport students and employees on campus. A bright orange bus with the word CHARGE displayed on the sides drove one of the routes for Blacksburg Transit on Monday. The bus is being used all this week on a temporary basis. The school could soon buy five all-electric buses and could roll them out permanently in 2022, a transit spokesperson said Monday. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Blacksburg police plan to hold press conference about missing teen
Read full article: Blacksburg police plan to hold press conference about missing teenBLACKSBURG (WSLS) – The Blacksburg Police Department will be conducting a news conference tonight in reference to new developments in the investigation involving the Nicole Madison Lovell abduction. Location – Blacksburg Transit meeting room, 2800 Commerce Street Blacksburg, VA. The press conference comes after police arrested 18-year old David Eisenhauer, a Virginia Tech freshman. Eisenhaur is charged with abduction in the disappearance of Nicole Lovell. Eisenhauer is from Columbia, Maryland, police say.