Collegiate Times

School board green-lights fund request

September 7, 2010

The Montgomery County School Board approved a resolution requesting capital construction funds from the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors for two area high schools.

Restaurants in downtown blacksburg cash in on monday's season opener

September 7, 2010

Despite a tough loss for Virginia Tech on the football field, restaurants in downtown Blacksburg saw a bump in business for Monday's action.

Hokies need to rethink scheduling

September 7, 2010

If you're trying out a boxing career, it's probably not the best idea to schedule Evander Holyfield for your first fight.

Victory slips through Tech's hands in 33-30 loss to Boise State

September 7, 2010

The Virginia Tech football team fell in agonizing fashion to the Boise State Broncos at FedEx Field on a national stage Monday night.

Excellent Table brings Ethiopian flair to Blacksburg

September 7, 2010

As my palate has steadily expanded from orange foods (namely: Cheetos and Velveeta), foreign cuisine has become a mainstay of my diet. The latest addition is Ethiopian food, introduced by a friend in Louisville during spring break and then found it in dow

Abstinence-only sex education proven empirically ineffective

September 7, 2010

Title V, Section 510 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 increased funding for abstinence-only education.

University technology must be used effectively

September 7, 2010

We all walk into class on the first day of school knowing that it is going to be a review of the syllabus and the best way to contact the professor. What is most frustrating on that first day is realizing your professor doesn't use Scholar, or e-mail, or

Imam's remarks not controversial

September 7, 2010

This is in response to Stephen Biernesser's letter "Ground Zero debate not so simple," (CT, Sept. 2) about the Ground Zero mosque.