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Proposed Virginia Amendment Banning Gay Marriage Stirs Debate on College Campuses

The woman who confronted Virginia Tech student Leslie Crews over her views on gay marriage didn't say a word. Instead, she snatched a Students 4 Marriage sticker from the information booth Crews had set up, crumpled it and threw it at the senior."I just said, 'Have a nice day,"' recalled Crews, who admitted she was shaken by the incident a few weeks back on Tech's Blacksburg campus.Virginia 's college campuses are the latest battleground for the divisive debate over same-sex marriage in the commonwealth, as leaders on both sides of the issue tap young voters they hope will become supporters this fall and beyond. There were over 400,000 registered voters ages 18 to 25 in Virginia last year, according to the State Board of Elections.• Keep and eye on all midterm races in FOXNews.com's You Decide 2006 Center.From the University of Virginia to the College of William and Mary, students are organizing protests and panel discussions on the amendment that would limit marriage to opposite-sex c...

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