Content by Jessica Groves

Club rallies against coal

April 22, 2013

The cadets who live in the upper quad of the Virginia Tech campus are expected to perform at peak condition, but there is one aspect of living there that affects their and other students’ health.

Virginia Tech holds first intramural 'World Games'

April 10, 2013

Students trade in warm beaches for volunteer work

April 4, 2013

Although the weeks that have gone by make spring break seem like a distant past, for some, the memories of spending their vacation to help those in need linger on.

Medical missions: Virginia Tech club serves Central America

April 1, 2013

In the United States, doctors’ offices are often a source of fear and anxiety for many children. In many other countries, fear still remains, but for a much different reason — lack of medical institutions. That’s why students in Virginia Tech’s Global Medical Brigade decided to take action.

Church welcomes locals for Easter Sunday

March 28, 2013

Decades ago, churches found their largest rises in attendance came on Christmas and Easter, which are two of the biggest religious holidays of the year.

Getting back up: Man without arms, legs shares upward journey

March 25, 2013

Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, which left him without arms or legs. He has two small feet, one of which only has two toes. For the first 17 years of his life, Vujicic struggled to accept his disabilities and the resulting emotional pain.

Farmers, students advocate for Virginia Tech campus sustainability

March 20, 2013

When West End Market volunteer Claire Beggs looked at the pile of to-go boxes in the dish cleaning area, one word came to her mind: “insane.”

From Wahoos to Hokies: new restaurant marks place in Blacksburg

March 19, 2013

Blacksburg is taking a leaf out of Charlottesville’s cookbook again.

Cookbook draws together Tech faculty, students

March 5, 2013

Sometimes, not even the wide variety of dishes available in Virginia Tech’s dining halls can satisfy the demands of students’ stomachs.

Folk pioneer Suzanne Vega visits Lyric on music tour

February 27, 2013

Suzanne Vega's rise to fame happened in the early 1990s when she was at the top of the Billboard charts, while many students were still in diapers. That doesn’t mean Blacksburg’s patrons aren’t familiar with her work, though.