Leslie McCrea
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Two freshman students launch a classifieds website
May 7, 2013
For all of the Craigslist junkies on campus, a new student-launched classifieds website called IDentifieds now allows fellow Hokies to buy, sell, and trade online in a more localized manner.
Soundfest 2013 hits Squires tonight
May 2, 2013
Tomorrow night the Commonwealth Ballroom will blast a combination of sounds and genres through its doors as students gather for Soundfest 2013.
New Center for the Arts performance hall named for benefactors
April 29, 2013
With large amounts of philanthropic support including gifts from two couples, the Performance Hall in the New Center for the Arts will adorn a new name: The Street and Davis Performance Hall.
Bikers continue support for Tech
April 25, 2013
Six years later, it is not only the current students, staff, and faculty that remember and celebrate the lives of those lost on April 16, 2007, but also the alumni. Frank Salzano, 1983 Tech graduate in Civil Engineering, remembers his days spent in Norris hall, and the day that changed everything even more.
Historic tree planting commemorates Earth Day
April 22, 2013
For the past 43 years, Earth Day has been celebrated nationally, and now as the holiday simultaneously arrives with blooming trees, Virginia Tech’s Environmental Coalition will host Earth Week 2013 in efforts to educate students about the importance of sustainability and the environment.
Insurance co. swindles Tech
April 18, 2013
During the years between 2003-2011, GM-Southwest Inc., a student insurance contractor, worked with Virginia Tech’s undergraduate and graduate student health claims, allegedly overstating those claims to defraud the university of over $9 million.
Bebe Miller to visit Tech
April 16, 2013
Since 1985 The Bebe Miller Company has worked with major dance centers throughout not only the nation, but also the world. Bebe Miller herself will visit Tech April 24-26, lecturing and performing on campus.
"Chemosabies" brings together many affected by cancer
April 15, 2013
For Jillian Sunderland, participating in Relay for Life began as a continuation of her childhood and has grown as a representation of her fellow team members’ dedication to the fight against cancer.
College DJ competition to rock TOTS
April 11, 2013
In a chance to show their skills and “uncover the best party rocking DJ,” four collegiate DJ’s at Virginia Tech will battle this weekend in a Red Bull Thre3style University event.
Club aims to lengthen list of bone marrow donors
April 9, 2013
In Torgerson Museum, room 1100, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tech’s Good to the Bone club and Be the Match — an international marrow donor organization — will join to host a marrow drive and encourage students to join a national donation registry.