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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

Hokies QB Grunkemeyer chases records; Tuesday's ballot has three amendments

Plus, men's soccer heads into the ACC Tournament ranked No. 6.

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Hokies FootballTop story

Virginia Tech QB Ethan Grunkemeyer is on pace to rewrite the Hokies' record book

Grunkemeyer has already passed his Penn State totals

2,140Passing yards1,339
17Touchdown passes8
2Interceptions4

Source: Daily News-Record

If you've watched the Hokies this fall, you've seen Ethan Grunkemeyer stay cool. His last pass in the 20-16 win at Clemson was a 5-yard touchdown to Luke Reynolds on fourth-and-1, and he kept celebrating after taking a hit. Quarterbacks coach Danny O'Brien needed one word for how he's played: "Unflappable."

He's on pace to break the program records for passing yards (3,546 by Jerod Evans in 2016) and completion percentage (65.3% by Hendon Hooker in 2020). He arrived with seven career starts at Penn State, followed coach James Franklin to Blacksburg and threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns against Clemson in last season's Pinstripe Bowl.

  • Completion rate: 71.4%, eighth nationally entering Wednesday
  • Touchdown passes: 17, tied for 13th nationally
  • Passing yards: 10th nationally

Grunkemeyer is chasing the Hokies' single-season passing record

2,140 yardsGrunkemeyer's passing yards this season

Source: Daily News-Record

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Grunkemeyer's passing yards this season2,140 yards
Jerod Evans' 2016 record3,546 yards

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Election Day

Virginia voters decide three constitutional amendments and a Senate race on Tuesday, Nov. 3

Voting Tuesday, Nov. 3? We suggest reading the ballot first. Along with three constitutional amendment questions, voters pick a U.S. Senate winner and a Ninth District House member.

Voters get three constitutional amendment questions

QuestionWould
Question 1Protect reproductive care decisions, allow some third-trimester limits
Question 2Remove the ban on same-sex marriage
Question 3Make voting a fundamental right; restore it on release

Source: PCPatriot & Southwest Times

  • U.S. Senate: Mark Warner (D) vs. Bert Mizusawa (R)
  • Ninth District: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith vs. Joy Powers (D)

In Pulaski County and Radford, there's more. Pulaski County voters will decide on a 1% sales tax for public school construction and renovation, and Radford voters get the same question. Only voters in the town of Pulaski decide whether to allow , which would open the door to a . WSLS reports that supporters say it could bring up to $2 million a year in local tax revenue, while critics worry about addiction.

Pulaski's two local questions come with these numbers

$2 million
a year in local tax revenue at most, supporters say
100
electronic machines, roughly, at a Rosie's location
1%
sales tax for schools, ending June 30, 2046

Sources: PCPatriot & Southwest Times, WSLS

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News Notes

Mine tech

Virginia Tech researchers in electrical and computer engineering and in mining and minerals engineering showed their work to Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson on Oct. 21. It's part of the Department of Energy's program, and Virginia Tech is part of a $73 million initiative under it. Collegiate Times

Soccer

Virginia Tech men's soccer beat Syracuse 2-1 on Friday to end the regular season. The Hokies (8-5-3, 4-2-2 ACC) enter the ACC Tournament ranked No. 6 with a chance of making the NCAA Tournament. Collegiate Times

New bar

Olaika, a bar and restaurant at 130 Jackson St. NW, held its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 15. It has space for dancing and live entertainment, and it's owned by Sebastian Villena, who also owns The Burg Resto-Bar next door. Collegiate Times

Science fest

The Virginia Tech Science Festival is set to return to Blacksburg on Nov. 7. WSLS

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Olaika followed The Burg Resto-Bar next door

  1. Sept. 2023The Burg Resto-Bar opens next door to the future Olaika site.
  2. 2025Isabella Valant is hired to design the Olaika space.
  3. Oct. 15Olaika holds its grand opening at 130 Jackson St. NW.

Source: Collegiate Times

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Midweek has a headliner this week: An Evening with David Sedaris takes the stage on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. We'd call that a good excuse to get out of the house.

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Daily Blacksburgto me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

Hokies QB Grunkemeyer chases records; Tuesday's ballot has three amendments

Plus, men's soccer heads into the ACC Tournament ranked No. 6.

The TLDR

  1. Hokies QB Ethan Grunkemeyer is on pace to rewrite the record book
  2. Tuesday's ballot has three amendments, a Senate race and Pulaski questions
  3. Men's soccer beat Syracuse and enters the ACC Tournament ranked No. 6
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