Cranwell helps international students adjust to life in US
August 6, 2008
Orientation for regular students may have ended, but orientation for international students is just beginning.
Content by Erik Rollwage
Steppin' Out offers entertainment
July 30, 2008
For 28 years, the Steppin' Out festival has marked the beginning of August and the beginning of fall. Music — exotic, sweet, or rowdy — fills the vendor-lined downtown streets. Food from restaurants will keep you full of energy to enjoy the friendly ca
The art and joy of homebrewing
July 24, 2008
Homebrewing has always been at Virginia Tech, even if you had to look hard to find it. But with at least two microbreweries soon to be arriving in or near Blacksburg, I think it's time to bring it out into the light. To help me get the lowdown on homebrew
Review: 'Hellboy 2' delivers cheesy, silly thrills
July 16, 2008
"Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" can be summed up with a name and a word. The name is Guillermo del Toro, a veritable critics' golden-boy best known for his masterpiece "Pan's Labyrinth," who is also the planned director of "The Hobbit." Del Toro, known for h
July 14, 2008
You haven't heard about them yet, but you will. Super seniors going onto their sixth year, the student who manages to achieve a 0.0 GPA one semester, the roommate who plays Halo 3 or World of Warcraft every waking hour (and then some), or the party beast
Q & A: Local artist's work on display at XYZ
July 9, 2008
XYZ is a student-run art gallery on Main Street downtown that features shows often containing the work of Virginia Tech students and professors. Its summer showing opens today at 7 p.m., with Five Rooms, Five Paintings. The exhibit will showcase five sepa
New River Valley contains wealth of outdoor activity
July 8, 2008
With so many nearby lakes and hiking trails, Virginia Tech's environs offer an opportunity that many city-based peer universities do not: a chance to enjoy nature, a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of a scholar's life. Whether you would prefer to c
July 8, 2008
Harry Potter has Dumbledore. James Bond has M. King Arthur has Merlin. And you, during your stay at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, have the academic adviser.
Review: 'Wanted' half comedy, half action
June 29, 2008
What do you get when you combine "The Matrix" with "Fight Club?" You get "Wanted," a ridiculously entertaining film, half office humor, half super assassin action movie.
'Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse' actor dishes on future
June 25, 2008
Recently, the Department of Theatre Arts, as part of the Summer Arts Festival, put on the kid's play Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Directed by Theatre Arts Instructor Michael Anthony Williams, it told the story of a spunky young mouse named Lilly who brin