Comments on: “Hoos For Hokies”

By: MichaelW

MichaelW — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:11:14 +0000

I don’t know if this is what some of you are looking for, but see the update on this post (above) for a cartoon with several of the mascots from Virginia schools comforting the Hokie mascot.

By: KELLY S. MILLER

KELLY S. MILLER — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:04:26 +0000

Love the wall but there was also a pic drawn of the Hoos mascot hugging the Hokie bird . I would love to have that pic . It was shown on the news for a second and now I cant find it .
Help !

By: Cecile

Cecile — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:19:12 +0000

From a mother of a Freshman engineering student at VT, to the UVA family: what a wonderful example of compassion. UVA you are a class act !

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:47:04 +0000

As a VMI’66 and UVA Law’69 grad I have always enjoyed the rivalries with VaTech (VPI to we oldies), even tho many cousins, brother-in-law and friends are Hokies. Several neighborhood children and my niece’s fiance are current students and are safe, most fortunately. I am on a Europe business trip and positive, sympathetic reporting on the VaTech students is on local TV and in local papers. Today in Oslo I wore a Hokie colored tie and told people why, then wore it as I flew to Spain. I was very proud to be a temporary Hokie and show its colors around a bit.

Go Hokies

Wayne

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:29:50 +0000

As a 96 Tech grad I thought this was a very admirable thing for UVA to do to show it’s support of my fellow Hokies. Way to go UVA!

By: Nesa

Nesa — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:21:29 +0000

This is a great display of compassion! I’m for the Hokies all the way but it’s a great thing that the Hoo’s have done here.
Stephanie, you might find that picture on http://www.lansingcartoons.com althought I think it has been added. I don’t know if that’s the picture that you are looking for.
Thanks Hoo’s for being so supportive!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:00:20 +0000

Love the wall but there was also a pic drawn of the Hoos mascot hugging the Hokie bird . I would love to have that pic . It was shown on the news for a second and now I cant find it .
Help !
stephanie

By: A Second Hand Conjecture » “Hoos For Hokies” — REDUX

A Second Hand Conjecture » “Hoos For Hokies” — REDUX — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:13:32 +0000

[...] funny how sometimes its the little one-off posts that generate so much attention. The “Hoos for Hokies” post featuring pictures of Beta Bridge in Charlottesville has garnered a huge number of hits and [...]

By: Samantha Monday

Samantha Monday — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:11:52 +0000

The support from UVA to Tech is Amazing. It warms my soul to know that rivalries were put aside during a time like this. I live in C’ville for 15 years and moved to Wytheville which is 40 miles away from Blacksburg. I would love to have a Hoos for Hokies shirt if their are any in the shops in C’ville please leave a message and let me know! God Bless!!

By: Janet Edwards

Janet Edwards — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:38:51 +0000

UVa — You’re a class act! Thank you.

By: John Koplaski

John Koplaski — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:53:03 +0000

I’m a UVA grad. Yesterday I forwarded this to my wife, a Va. Tech grad. It has been forwarded around many times since.
I am extremely impressed with the way the "Hokie Nation" (I don’t really favor those overused tags, but in this case it has proven to be most-well-deserved) is together through all of this, has shown solidarity, and proven that they are handling this terrible situation more heart-warmingly, rationally, staunchly, and effectively than almost all other college communites in the world.