The Field of Lost Shoes (September 3 - 9) 
The Virginia Military Institute is rich in traditions that work to cement the bonds among the corps of cadets from the day they amble in the door to the day they march out into the world. Each fall, students re-create the Battle of Newmarket where ten VMI cadets lost their lives in the Civil War. Senior cadets march 84 miles from Lexington to New Market, freshmen “Rats” take their Cadet Oath, and hundreds of students charge screaming across the former battlefield in honor of their fallen predecessors. WGR presents a “sound portrait” of this VMI tradition.
It's not ALL Online (September 10-16)
World history professor Mills Kelly (GMU) won the 2005 statewide Outstanding Faculty Award for creative “teaching with technology.” He uses the internet extensively in homework assignments but chastises fellow professors for their bland in-class PowerPoint presentations.
And music scholar Lisa Edward Burrs (VSU) discusses the often unrecognized contributions of African-American composers in the world of classical music. She also shares a few songs with us.
90210 and Other Teen Soap Operas (September 17-23)
Don’t underestimate the impact of the popular teen soap operas. Communications professor Michaela Meyer (CNU) (left) says The O.C., One Tree Hill, and Beverly Hills 90210 address very real contemporary teen issues…and teens are listening. Also Katherine Kersey (ODU) (right) offers 101 ways for parents to discipline their children using positive techniques. As long-time director of the ODU Child Study & Child Development Center she’s perfected her techniques with thousands of children.
Edgeless Cities (September 24-30)
It’s time to re-frame our thinking about cities and suburban sprawl. Urban planner Robert Lang (VT) proposes we integrate massive geographic areas that have common transportation and economic issues in order to better address future growth issues. He’s dubbed these “Megapolitan Areas.”
And we’ll explore the pros and cons of controversial wind turbines in Virginia and elsewhere with two scientists, Rick Webb (UVa) and Jonathan Miles (JMU).
