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Ring Dance draws crowd, restricted by fire marshal

March 30, 2010

The class of 2011 set off fireworks with fire marshals and students alike as the 76th annual Ring Dance drew a twice-capacity crowd of about 2,500 Saturday night, forcing many attendee hopefuls to be turned away.

Subway bombs cause panic in Russian capital

March 30, 2010

MOSCOW - The suicide bombs that roared through Moscow subway cars on Monday were almost certainly the latest salvo in a slow-moving war of attrition between the Russian government and militants in the restive, mostly Muslim republics of the Caucasus.

Q&A: Author and historian discusses future of recent Iranian government protests

March 29, 2010

Author and historian Hamid Dabashi is in Blacksburg today to discuss the future of the recent Iranian government protests, also known as the "Iranian Green Movement."

Students vote on Westboro protest response

March 29, 2010

Virginia Tech and Blacksburg leaders are preparing a response to an upcoming protest from the Westboro Baptist Church in relation to slain Tech student Morgan Harrington.

Sports »

15 years later, Tech softball program where it is now thanks to head coach

March 29, 2010

With a record of 13-20, the Virginia Tech softball team isn't having the season it was expecting.

Tech baseball takes two of three from Wake over weekend

March 29, 2010

The Virginia Tech baseball team defended English Field this weekend, taking two of three games from the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as the Hokies dive into the bulk of their ACC schedule.

Features »

Relay for Life teams gear up their fundraising campaigns

March 29, 2010

Sophomore psychology major Anna Tobia began participating in Relay for Life as a freshman in high school and would visit her sister at Georgetown University every year to participate in the event.

New local coffee shop brews up buzz amongs students

March 29, 2010

The menu items of a local coffee shop cover four rectangular chalkboards, and nearly every lowercase "i" is dotted with a paw print.

Opinions »

How are we connected to the Democratic Republic of Congo?

March 29, 2010

Think of someone close to you: your mother, your father, a close friend.

Ut Prosim important to Tech community, spirit

March 29, 2010

This past weekend, the university celebrated the 100th anniversary of the class ring tradition with the annual Ring Banquet and Ring Dance celebration.

Ring Dance disappointing

March 29, 2010

Class of 2011 Ring Dance: "What we have here is a failure to communicate..."

Don't tolerate hate at Tech

March 29, 2010

This is in reference to the upcoming protest by Westboro Baptist Church.