Students prepared to counter-protest Westboro Baptist Church
December 12, 2011
Students who were prepared to hear hate speech Monday heard only silence.
Claire Sanderson
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Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket at funeral of Deriek Crouse
December 11, 2011
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. announced plans to picket at the funeral of Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse.
Community gathers in display of support
December 8, 2011
Despite being officially scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m., more than 150 people showed up to a candlelight vigil at the April 16 memorial last night.
Students respond to exam rescheduling
December 8, 2011
Final exams are rescheduled after Reading Day's tragic events.
Cuccinelli to run for governor
December 1, 2011
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II announced that he will enter Virginia’s governor race, according to sources within the Republican party.
Corps member dies of rare cancer
October 31, 2011
Joshua Lee Lilliston, a member of the Corps of Cadets, died this past weekend of cancer.
Woman assaulted near Duck Pond
October 24, 2011
A woman was assaulted near the intersection of Smithfield Road and Duck Pond Drive at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night.
Financial journalist speaks about politics
October 18, 2011
Partisanship in government could limit the freedom of the Federal Reserve System to pursue policies that actually help the economy, according to a financial journalist who spoke at Virginia Tech yesterday.
October 17, 2011
Ed Spencer, the vice president of student affairs, announced his retirement yesterday after nearly 30 years at Virginia Tech.
Harrington's mother files lawsuit for $3.5 million
October 17, 2011
Morgan Dana Harrington's mother filed a lawsuit for $3.5 million against the company that was in charge of security at the concert her daughter attended the night she was abducted.