It's just Headlinese, an evolution of earlier telegram style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style https:

It's just Headlinese, an evolution of earlier telegram style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese Per the convention, "Virginia" is shortened to its acronym VA. So although it's written "VA Tech" it's meant to be read aloud (or in your head) as "Virginia Tech."