Jake Melville

Gunman kills 32, self at Virginia Tech

At least 33 people are dead and 29 more injured after a gunman opened fire Monday morning at Virginia Tech residence hall and classroom building in the worst mass shooting in US history, police said. According to police, the carnage started at 7:15 am when two students were shot in the west Ambler-Johnston residence hall. […]

Verdict finds Libby guilty

I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, was convicted last Tuesday of lying to the FBI and a grand jury in the investigation of the leak of CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity to reporters. Libby was found guilty on four of the five charges of perjury and obstruction of justice brought […]

Podcasts from the classroom

In the next couple of weeks, college students across the country will begin studying for midterms. Thanks to technology, some of them will be able to go back and listen to their lectures again. Podcasting – or the technology that makes it easier to download audio files as they are released – has begun to […]