Gallery exhibits tension between art, utility
September 9, 2009
The rectangular room looks like the kitchen of a mad man. Random, utterly useless contraptions line the walls surrounding beautifully crafted and purposeful ceramic bowls and cups.
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Fruits of his labor: Farmer's market vendor shares produce and stories
September 2, 2009
Farmers market vendor Ronald Holdren's stories shift with the seasons.
YMCA employee gives Thrift Store a fresh, new style
September 2, 2009
Singing, dancing, sewing, studying and working. Nancy Ballhagen is far more than a triple threat.
August 28, 2009
Jane Vance slogged across an 18,000-foot Himalayan pass. Snow swarmed her body, the clouds like an awoken hornet's nest. The thin air gripped her lungs in a vice, and the bitter cold needled her bones.
DIY: Dorm room decorating on a budget
August 23, 2009
Dog-earing the pages of decorating magazines and retail catalogs, I spent a good part of my youth dreaming about dorm dcor. I naively fell prey to the IKEA and Pottery Barn promise of color-coordinated bedding, trendy wall art and custom paint jobs.
Art exhibit communicates the commute
August 23, 2009
Standing in the Armory Art Gallery and examining the prints lining its walls, an observer might feel a transient sense familiar to anyone who has spent time sitting in an airport terminal or a waiting room.
Local spots offer natural summer entertainment
May 7, 2009
Although a slew of responsible students forfeit all-night parties for academic all-nighters, trade in alcoholic beverages for empty red solo cups at the Math Emporium, and use the Internet for research rather than Facebook, most students find themselves u
Student organization works 'Hand In Hand'
May 4, 2009
Under the umbrella of Leadership Tech, an educational program that seeks to develop student leaders, nine Virginia Tech students have united to raise money for Hand In Hand. Hand in Hand is an organization that promotes peace between Arabs and Jews in Isr
Metric's latest more dance than daring
May 4, 2009
I'm convinced Emily Haines is having a heart attack.
Playwriting student pens tale about relationships and breakups
April 29, 2009
Three guys are in a bar. Two of them have to convince the third guy he should go through with his wedding.