Sustainability Week aims to educate community
October 23, 2007
Sustainability Week officially began with a kickoff event Monday afternoon and will run until Oct. 27.
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Norris Hall task force narrows options
October 17, 2007
After reviewing seven pre-proposals regarding the future use of the space in Norris Hall currently under review, the Norris Hall Task Force has chosen three candidates to submit a full proposal by Nov. 9.
Group to protest gun laws on April 16 anniversary
October 16, 2007
At 5 p.m. today, on the south end of the lawn on the University of Virginia's campus, 32 people will lie down in protest of lax gun laws on the six-month anniversary of April 16.
Efforts underway to bring Jimmy Carter to Tech
October 10, 2007
The International Relations Organization at Virginia Tech would like to bring Jimmy Carter back to Virginia Tech; Carter last visited Tech on April 13, 1989.
Renovations, new residence halls planned
October 9, 2007
Next month, construction will begin on one of two new residence halls.
Additional residence halls in the works
October 4, 2007
In a few years Virginia Tech will break in two new residence halls. According to the Virginia Tech Fact book, during the 2006-2007 school year, 8,903 undergraduate students lived on-campus in residence halls.
Harvard offers free tuition for low income students
October 2, 2007
Harvard College has announced that families whose income is under $60,000 would be receiving a free education for this school year.
Hookah not so healthy after all
September 28, 2007
Since its development over 500 years ago in India, hookah has become a worldwide smoking phenomenon.
LIKES project awarded grant from NSF
September 14, 2007
The Living in the KnowlEdge Society Community Building Project (LIKES) at Virginia Tech was awarded a $289,999 grant out of the $498,957 grant on July 17, 2007 from the National Science Foundation's Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Educatio
August 29, 2007
Playboy magazine, most known for being tucked under the mattress, shoved in the back of a closet or hidden under the bed, is introducing a new online community known as Playboy U to college and university students.