Tech celebrates land-grant act
July 11, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, Virginia Tech celebrated the 150-year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Morrill Act into law, which established the land-grant school system from which Tech was founded.
Local festival seeks volunteers
July 3, 2012
Food, arts, renewal and music will be the melodic focus of the Catawba FARM Fest 2012.
Artist folds science into origami
June 27, 2012
A pioneering origami artist is in Blacksburg to teach and discuss how art and science fold together.
June 27, 2012
“The Grand Finale: Russian-French Connections”, Friday in the Haymarket Theatre, will conclude the United States portion of the Vocal Arts and Music Festival hosted by Virginia Tech’s Center for the Arts.
Hiking documentary shows at Lyric
June 13, 2012
An independent film project is hiking through towns along the Appalachian Trail and will be screening its beauty tonight at the Lyric.
Finding your circle of friends
May 30, 2012
Two Virginia Tech computer engineering graduates are traveling the country to promote their “non-creepy” personal locator app.
Tech horses stay active in summer for riding series
May 30, 2012
Monday was the kick-off of the Virginia Tech Riding Series, a summer long program offering lessons on the school’s horses to assist experienced riders and meet perspective students.
May 23, 2012
A young food enthusiast, who cooked in a Copenhagen restaurant voted best in the world for 2012, now works in a Blacksburg wine and beer store.
May 23, 2012
Tomato growers are turning their plant’s world upside down this summer.
"Bully" is intense, but barely scratches the surface
May 23, 2012
I never go to see a documentary expecting to leave uplifted or happy, which was an appropriate attitude for watching "Bully", directed by Lee Hirsch.