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where storm surge picked up a
washer, dryer and refrigerator
and carried them about 500 feet
down the street.
In York County, Va., sher
iff’s deputies rescued a family
of seven trapped on a street
when trees fell and blocked the
path to their car, county
spokesman Greg Davy said.
The family had driven to the
York River and gotten out of
their car to “experience the
excitement,” Davy said.
At 9 p.m., Isabel was about
30 miles northwest of Emporia,
Va., moving northwest at
around 20 mph, up from 14 mph
Wednesday evening when it
approached the coast.
The increase in speed is not
unusual, and could mean lighter
rain and less flooding, said
Chris Sisko, a meteorologist at
the hurricane center.
The hurricane couldn’t keep
football fans away from
Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium,
where the Hokies were playing
Texas A&M.
The 65,115-seat stadium was
sold out, even with rain that
soaked through parkas and wind
that bent back umbrellas. Gusts
of up to 50 mph were expected
for the game in Blacksburg.
“My wife’s been calling me
on the cell phone all day. ... The
power’s been off,” said Hokies
fan Lee Wagstaff, whose wife
and dairy farm were deep in
Isabel’s path in Clarksville,
about 100 miles away on the
North Carolina border.
Why wasn’t Wagstaff at
home? “Hey, it’s a Tech ball
game, man!”
Isabel was expected to
move north across Virginia and
cut through western
Pennsylvania and western New
York state before dissipating in
Canada by Saturday.
Up to a foot of rain was pos
sible in West Virginia’s hilly
Eastern Panhandle and 6 to 9
inches was forecast for parts of
Pennsylvania.
President Bush declared
major disasters in North
Carolina and Virginia, ordering
federal aid to both states. The
governors of Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Maryland, New
Jersey and Delaware declared
state emergencies.
Well over 1,500 flights were
canceled at airports in the major
Eastern cities, said David
Stempler, president of the Air
Travelers Association. As the
storm moved north, all flights to
and from the Washington metro
politan area’s airports were like
ly to be canceled, he said.
The federal government
shut down in Washington.
Amtrak halted service south of
Washington, and the
Washington-area Metro system
shut down all subway and bus
service.
Miss America pageant
organizers went ahead with
plans for their annual parade
Friday night in Atlantic City,
N.J., hoping the boardwalk
would escape damage.
For many, the hurricane’s
passing was merely a sightsee
ing event.
“For me, this is just like
another little rainstorm, but you
take what you can get,” storm
chaser Warren Faidley said as he
videotaped the frothy, 15-foot
swells on Atlantic Beach, N.C.
He was impressed that in the
middle of the hurricane, he was
able to get a hot sausage biscuit
at a pier right on the beach.
“Hot food during the hurri
cane,” he said, chewing away.
“This is the most gentlemanly
chase of all times.”
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affect Herbst’s plans, it did keep some Aggies from
tailgating prior to the game.
“We had planned on tailgating with a Hokie
friend of ours,” said Bryan Bell, Class of 2001. “We
had to call them and give them a good chewin’ out.”
Kyle Valentine, founder of Maroon Out and
Class of 2000, said the weather just added to the fun
of the trip.
“More than anything it makes for a great story,”
Valentine said. “Everyone goes to away football
games, but being able to say you were at the game
with the hurricane will make a great story 15 to 20
years from now.”
Most of those on hand said they were trying to
make the best of the situation.
“It is what it is,” Valentine said. “There’s not a
whole lot you can do about it. We’re trying to have
a good time and make the best of it. We anticipate
being miserable but we’ll have a great time. We’re
prepared to deal with it.”
True Brown contributed to this report
Mallahan said it was tested
year on a Corps outfit w|
GPR was ranked second m
the bottom. This outfit is
ranked third overall in the Coif
Another resource the cai
have to improve their grade;
the 27 faculty and staff
serve as Academic Voluni
for the Corps. Mallahan
these volunteers meet wit
freshmen once a week
check on their progress. Sit
these volunteers were reo
nized last semester with $1,(
for their outstanding service
the program.
This semester, freshmen-
not be allowed to participaie
University organizations hi
they prove they can handled
studies. Mallahan said.
“This is a regimen!
lifestyle that requires yon
manage your time very early
your career,” Mallahan said
“The Corps teaches timena
agement, and I think I willm,
better grades because of it,”$
Cory Henry', freshman cade! a
electrical engineering major.
Another issue bet;
addressed to keep the GPi
average high is the problemi
cadets sleeping in class.
Miller, a junior chemistry
microbiology major and lii
Corps Scholastics Sergear:
said the Corps has had probk.
with cadets falling asleep
class, and faculty member
resulting frustration.
“The Corps of Cadets hist
encourages professors to
cadets up in class,” Miller said
Curtis Weddle, a senior
medical engineering major, is;
member of the O.R. Simps*
Corps Honor Society, an organi
zation within the Corps wind
recognizes cadets who have out
standing GPRs.
“Although the Corps'activi
ties are a lot of work, it matei
so that when you do havetii
to study, you work hardei
Weddle said.
Programs such as the hw
society are an extra incentive!
cadets to make good grades.
“The Corps of Cadets is m
ly clamping down thisyeafta/K
stressing doing well.’' Mallahai
said. “It is school first
Corps second.”
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it’s the only way we can pro!
ownership.”
Baron said students on cat
pus can get their bikes engrave
through their residence h;
said students need to lock U
bikes properly by locking tl*
frames of their bikes and not jit
the wheels.
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Forssman said. “I’ve been
careful with my bike. I keep set
ing bikes around 'campus
aren’t even locked.”
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Brandon Brickley, who owns
pink and purple bike meant fit
young girls. Brickley, a freshir
business administration maj
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he could leave it unlocked wi
out having to worry about
being stolen.
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you don’t have to lock it
Brickley said. “You can
closer and just jump off andm'
to class.”
Clarification
In Thursday’s front pagf
feature photo “Sign here,
Wayne Adamcik is a senio
geography major.
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