Despite the pandemic waging its war on large gatherings and concerts, there’s a band in town bringing a fresh, alternative sound to Blacksburg: Chimpanzees and Cigarettes.
Virginia Tech’s reputation and name has often been associated with engineering, football and prestigious research programs. However, the School of Communication is an emerging program, bringing a new realm of study to Tech. Students of communication have a multitude of programs they can part…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a volunteer-run organization that utilizes its resources and support groups to benefit both individuals dealing with mental health challenges and families and friends related to those living with mental illness. Known as the nation's largest …
If you attend any of our biggest home football or basketball games, you can’t miss the HighTechs, Virginia Tech’s official dance team. As one of Virginia Tech’s major spirit programs, the hardworking ladies of the HighTechs light up the sidelines with their spirit, complex choreography and H…
Everybody is worth fighting for: These are the words that define and represent the winning spirit that carries local business Blacksburg Boxing and Fitness. Owner and Virginia Tech alum (class of 2011) Kevin Bowen gave insight into why his gym has won the Collegiate Times’ Best of Blacksburg…
Sub Rosa Studios may be located on a charming stretch of Christiansburg’s Main Street, but the studio draws customers from all over the New River Valley — a fact that readers made clear when voting Sub Rosa “Best Place to Get Tattooed” in the 2022 Best of Blacksburg poll. Walk into the shop …
The Creativity and Innovation District (CID) Living Learning Program Residence Hall is the home of three living learning communities: Studio 72, Innovate and Rhizome. The CID brings these three Living Learning Communities (LLCs) together and helps create a community for students to thrive in…
Derek, a two-year-old Labrador Retriever and therapy dog for the Cook Counseling Center, enthusiastically “runs ahead, goes to the car, (and) jumps right in” when it’s time to go to work, according to his handler and owner, Trent Davis. Although not all of us can be as excited as Derek to go…
It’s that time of the year again where we face one of our biggest rival in our football schedule: the University of Virginia. This competition between UVA and Virginia Tech is well over a century old, so it’s no wonder why everyone is so invested in the competition between these two schools.…
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If you’ve ever walked just past Virginia Tech’s University Bookstore or Hokie Grill, you might have come across a humongous building that looks like it is from a grand city. This brand new building is the Creativity and Innovation District (CID) Living-Learning Program Residence Hall. This r…
Since 1995, Virginia Tech’s Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT) has worked to create solutions for transportation problems that are both sustainable and cost-efficient. Operating from the Ware Lab, HEVT is committed to challenging students to apply critical thinking and problem solving in ne…
Silhouette’s outgoing Editor-in-Chief Isa Diaz discusses her organization’s mission of artistic inclusivity on Virginia Tech’s campus, the obstacles her staff has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, how she uses literary art to communicate to others, and her visions for the magazine’s digita…
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On the news, we hear constant coverage of the plethora of mass shootings that take place across America. After the immediate relief and national mourning, many forget about the families affected by mass shootings who continue to grieve years after their losses. Joseph Samaha, father of Reema…
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One word can change a life forever, and for about 1 in every 100 college students, that word is “cancer.” With all of its triumphs and defeats, living with cancer impacts everyone in their own way. For college students, the theme of these stories centers around adjusting to college while adj…
Virginia Tech has no shortage of unique organizations, from clubs dedicated to the work of Kanye West to hiking groups on the search for Bigfoot. While each group falls into a color spectrum made of blues and greens and ultraviolets, they all have one thing in common: community. The Society …
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Despite the pandemic waging its war on large gatherings and concerts, there’s a band in town bringing a fresh, alternative sound to Blacksburg: Chimpanzees and Cigarettes.
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Not every student gets the honor of accompanying the highest ranking cadet on campus to class. Dara Qualter, a junior cadet studying biological sciences, gets to spend every day with him, and she also gets to practice his high fives too. Cadet Brig. Gen. Growley “Tank” II may be the smallest…
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After some people graduate college, they may never set foot on their campus again. They may reminisce about their experiences to their friends and children and look at old pictures of themselves, and that’ll be the end of it. This isn’t the case for the Bennett family. Their connection to Vi…
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Like many seniors graduating college, James Brooks (’06) received his diploma from Virginia Tech as a double major in history and English without a clue as to what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Flash-forward a decade and Brooks reports for Anchorage Daily News and has had the op…
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Due to the spread of COVID-19, many healthcare organizations are facing shortages in personal protection equipment for their employees. Virginia Tech students and professors have come together to find a solution.
With cases of the coronavirus still on the rise, people all over the world are doing their part to slow its spread. For most of us, that might mean that we’ve spent the past two months sitting within the confines of our own homes. The only journeys we’re embarking on is the walk from the cou…