Collegiate Times

Fighting Gravity performs live

Fighting Gravity, a dance group comprised of 13 Virginia Tech students in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, performed Tuesday night on the NBC show “America’s Got Talent.”

The group was one of 48 that were admitted by judges to the next round of the competition in Hollywood.

Viewers had the opportunity to vote for the dance group after its live performance Tuesday night. If the group receives enough votes, it will advance to the next round of competition.

Athletics surgeon cleared of charges

Felony property destruction charges against Marc Siegel, a surgeon who works with the Virginia Tech athletics department, were dropped Monday.

In October, Siegel was arrested and charged with felony property destruction at the Montgomery Regional Hospital where he allegedly caused damage to a fellow doctor’s vehicle.

In December, the $1,000 charge was certified to a grand jury. At a hearing in January, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor because $1,000 in damage was not found on the vehicle.

After a six-month waiting period to certify that the damage was less than $1,000, the charges against Siegel were dropped.

A version of this article appeared in the Jul 15 issue of the Collegiate Times.