Content on Campaign Countdown:
Corey Scott: Republican student advocates for struggling hometown
November 6, 2012
Corey Scott is from coal country. His stepdad sells machinery for a major supplier to coal mines. His mother is a schoolteacher. Politics run in his family. His grandfather was a county administrator in his hometown of Wise, Virginia. Population: 3,296. Graduating class: 180.
Q&A: Flaccavento talks issues pertinent to students in upcoming election
November 6, 2012
Anthony Flaccavento is the current Democratic House candidate for the 9th District. He has been the Director of SCALE, Inc., a consulting firm for local economies, and started various community programs in the District such as the Abingdon Farmer's Market.
Q&A: Incumbent discusses student debt
November 5, 2012
How Obama, Romney see the issue of student debt
November 5, 2012
The most important information for students about each candidate’s proposals regarding student loans, student debt, and reforming the higher-education system.
Coal plays pivotal role for Virginia residents, students in the November election
November 5, 2012
In the middle of Appalachia, a billboard looms large over the highway: “Obama’s No job zone,” it reads, “The President talks about creating jobs but his EPA is destroying jobs.”
Squires Showdown: Allen, Kaine debate at Tech
November 5, 2012
Virginia Tech held a different kind of Thursday night game yesterday, the final debate for the state’s closely-fought Senate seat.
Allen meets with Tech Republicans
November 5, 2012
Yesterday the Virginia Tech College Republicans hosted Susan Allen, wife of George Allen, the Republican candidate for Senate in Virginia.
State Board of Health passes regulations on abortion clinics
November 5, 2012
Existing clinics that provide abortions must now follow the same building regulations as hospitals.
