Virginia Tech announced Monday morning that enrolled students next semester will have five one-day breaks instead of one weeklong break in March.

This semester has seen students receiving multiple emails from the Virginia Tech Police Department on reported sexual assaults that occurred on campus. Many students have raised concerns on social media about the language of the police alerts.

Elections analyst Rachel Bitecofer plans to virtually present her lecture, titled “Elections in the Trump Era,” to the New River Valley community Thursday, Oct. 8.

As October rolls around, Virginia Tech’s annual Hokie BugFest gears up for its tenth anniversary in a virtual format.

In July, Virginia and North Carolina-based organizers Dominion Energy and Duke Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, an underground, natural gas pipeline designed to ship natural gas from West Virginia to North Carolina and Virginia.

Virginia Tech has adjusted its Title IX proceedings to ensure prompt responses and provide supportive services to survivors following the Department of Education’s revisions approved in May.

Black Students in STEM’s (BSS) Zoom Gobblerfest recruitment call was bombarded by Zoom Bombers who targeted the group with obscene images and racial slurs.Zoom bombing is when an unwanted individual or group enters a video call without the permission of the host.Zoom bombings began as mild p…

Virginia Tech relocated residents of East Eggleston Hall in efforts to expand isolation space for students who test positive for COVID-19.

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, praised Virginia Tech for its research efforts during her visit to campus Sept. 16.

An array of unconventional volunteers prepare to work at in-person voting sites to alleviate the elderly and additional workers susceptible to the coronavirus.

Through a Presidential Policy Memorandum, President Tim Sands announced mandatory random COVID-19 testing for all on-campus and off-campus undergraduate students residing in Blacksburg Friday. The mandate is effective immediately and remains in effect until rescinded by Sands.

As Blacksburg Transit transitioned back into full service Aug. 22, bus services anticipate two-thirds of their normal ridership posing strict social distancing and public health guidelines.

Of the 1,204 tests conducted through Schiffert Health Center, 238 Virginia Tech students and employees tested positive for COVID-19 between Aug. 30 and Sept. 4. This translates into a 19.8% positivity rate for this week’s testing and raises Virginia Tech’s overall positivity rate to 3.7%.

Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 dashboard’s update, released Aug. 31, shows 157 employees and students have tested positive for the coronavirus during the week of Aug. 23.

Virginia Tech has launched a COVID-19 helpline and corresponding call center.

A picture of an overcrowded Virginia Tech classroom surfaced online early during the week of Aug. 23, raising the concerns of whether or not all Virginia Tech community members are practicing safe social distancing.

Virginia Tech has asked members of Delta Sigma Phi - Kappa Delta Chapter to self-quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19.

Virginia Tech revealed its plans to provide alternative study spaces on campus for students to work.

As students and faculty return to a new, mostly virtual campus environment, student organizations are finding ways to keep their clubs and members active alongside the university's COVID-19 operations.

Virginia Tech released its plan in early June revealing that most classes would be held in an online or hybrid format. This meant professors had to drastically adapt their classrooms and teachings to these models.