 criticism was loud and clear in Blacksburg last night. (///// SOT /////) [SOT] [IN Q=] [SUPER=00-Blacksburg; :00] [SUPER=00-Gunnar Lucko/Virginia Tech Graduate Student; :00 ] [SUPER=00-Heidi Sorum/Virginia Tech Student; :00] [SUPER=00-Kristina Olson/Virginia Tech Student; :00] [SUPER=@Teresa0; 0:00] [RUNS=0:00] [OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 0, Blacksburg.] (( If Blacksburg Transit eliminates bus service after ten pm Monday through Saturday and completely wipes out service on Sundays... it's students such as these who turned out for this public hearing who'll be affected. (////sot////) [sot 00:00:00 00:00:00] ((WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS......AS THEY COULD. )) ((BASICALLY WE'RE......IT'S A LONG WALK.)) But safety was the main issue echoed here.... Many students stay on campus late at night to study in the library and to work in labs... Many also rely on the bus to get them home after a night of drinking. [SOT00:00:00] ((IT SCARES ME..... DRIVING DRUNK.)) Blacksburg Transit says the cuts are a matter of money... that as fuel costs have gone up funding from the town and university to keep the BT running has not kept pace. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 0, Blacksburg. )) (-------------) [anchor=Kim] [SS=None] Another public hearing will be held tonight-- with a final decision by the town and university expected in early November.  [00