Fraternities and sororities aim for safety, face recruitment changes, challenges during the pandemic
Greek life on campus has changed recruitment methods as COVID-19 has changed university life.
With college football back in full swing at Virginia Tech after a year-long hiatus on student attendance at games, many are excited to be back in the stands and jumping to “Enter Sandman.” Some students, however, have expressed concerns about safety and overcrowding during games when enterin…
Virginia Tech’s dining halls play a large part in developing the campus culture and community. Given the return of students to Virginia Tech’s campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, dining halls were placed under a major disadvantage when it came to feeding new and returning Hokies.
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Students gathered outside the front steps of Burruss Hall on Sept. 28, 2021, to protest the recent rise of sexual assault cases at Virginia Tech.
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A Montgomery County judge certified on Sept. 23 a charge of second-degree murder of Blacksburg resident Jerry Paul Smith against Isimemen David Etute, suspended Virginia Tech football player.
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Unlike some universities, Virginia Tech does not require students to live on campus beyond their freshman year. As a result, for many students the apartment hunting frenzy begins early in the fall. While many students planning to live off campus in the next year have started their search, nu…
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New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) at Virginia Tech will host Fall Family Weekend Sept. 17–19.
One hundred and thirty-four students out of the approximately 37,000 enrolled at Virginia Tech were disenrolled for failing to follow the university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements by Aug. 23, the first day of classes. This means that they did not submit a religious or medical exemption form…
On Friday, Aug. 27, the Drillfield was packed with students who had gathered to watch the annual Kickoff Concert hosted by the Virginia Tech Union (VTU) and the Class of 2023. This year’s opener was Virginia Tech alum Carter Ward of Fordson Labs, followed by B.o.B, an American rapper who ros…
Unlike the last few seasons, the Hokies will go into the 2021 season with a clear starting quarterback in Braxton Burmeister. After transferring from Oregon in 2019 and battling for playing time throughout 2020, Burmeister did not face much competition for the starting quarterback role after…
It’s no secret that the Hokie experience has been atypical for anyone enrolled since Spring 2020. With COVID-19 sweeping the nation, many students have been in a social time capsule since the start of the pandemic. With in-person classes this fall, many are taking a step out into a new lands…
Game days are back — and so are the heavenly grounds of the North End side of Lane Stadium. If you are so lucky as to survive Center Street, with its precarious live music stages, collapsing pong tables and the occasional frat boy carrying what looks like a bamboo tree, then you will experie…
Virginia Tech Football revealed Friday who will serve as the Hokies’ captains for the 2021 season ahead of their first game against the University of North Carolina.
At last, it is time to start jumping. Lane is expected to have full capacity for home games this year and students are excited to get back to life as normal.
The Virginia Tech Hokies will open their season against the No. 10 North Carolina Tar Heels this Friday in Lane Stadium. After a rough season last year that saw Virginia Tech finish with a losing record (5–6, 5–5 in the ACC) for the second time in the past three years, the Hokies will look t…
Virginia Tech women’s soccer dominated Elon 7–1 on Thursday night in what was a long 90 minutes for the Phoenixes. It was an interesting game featuring a 45-minute weather delay, but students came out for the first half of what was an exciting Virginia Tech performance. The Hokies advance to…
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On Aug. 5, Virginia Tech issued an updated mask requirement for the fall 2021 semester stating that all students and faculty, regardless of vaccination status, are required in designated areas indoors.
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Editor's note: This article was updated on June 23, 2021.
President Tim Sands announced June 8 that COVID-19 vaccinations would be required for students to attend classes for the upcoming school year, with exemptions for medical reasons and sincerely held religious beliefs. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged by the university to get vaccinat…
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Isimemen Etute, a freshman linebacker for the Hokies’ football team, was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder on June 2. Etute, 18, is accused of killing Blacksburg resident Jerry Smith, 40. According to a press release from Blacksburg Police Department’s Lt. Josh Teubert, Blacksburg…
Flex Out Hunger, a program that raises money for the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program (MCEAP) and the Student Emergency Fund, takes place at the end of every academic year. Students are able to donate leftover funds from their meal plans to go toward the program; this year’s fu…