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Virginia Tech receives record $25 million gift

April 28, 2011

Virginia Tech received the largest single gift in its history yesterday.

Students allegedly share meal plans

April 28, 2011

A student on campus added $2,300 to his or her Major Flex meal plan by the end of fall semester.

Tech names new Corps Commandant

April 21, 2011

Maj. Gen. Randal D. Fullhart will be the next Commandant of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.

The Bar hopes to buck trend

April 20, 2011

Abella Cafe is undergoing another makeover, this time to become The Bar Blacksburg — home of a mechanical bull.

Two Blacksburg men charged with vandalism

April 18, 2011

Two men were arrested early Friday morning and charged with spray painting the building of a downtown Blacksburg business.

Updated: Community uses art, peace, memories to reflect

April 16, 2011

Students, community members and visitors remembered the April 16, 2007, campus shootings and expressed their feelings and experiences in a variety of ways on the Virginia Tech campus Saturday afternoon.

FBI agent joins VTPD

April 14, 2011

The way the Virginia Tech community united in the face of tragedy four years ago has inspired one man to take on the job of preventing another event like the April 16, 2007, campus shootings.

TV physicist talks about show, challenges in learning science

April 13, 2011

Physicist Jearl Walker will visit Virginia Tech on Friday to talk about his famously wild physics demonstrations.

Tech, BT to construct bus hub in parking lot

April 7, 2011

Blacksburg Transit is planning for a new, centralized bus hub in what is now the Derring parking lot.

Local high school student discovers star

March 31, 2011

A junior at Blacksburg High School has discovered a new star, but unfortunately she has to name it J1632-1609.