Students cycle across US for MS research
May 4, 2009
Virginia Tech bicyclists are taking it upon themselves to ride across the country in support of multiple sclerosis research and to provide companionship and services to those suffering from the disease.
Checkpoints aim to improve safety
April 13, 2009
The Virginia Tech Police Department has been setting up DUI checkpoints on West Campus Drive, Southgate Drive and occasionally on Washington Street for the past decade.
Partnership works to expand Blacksburg businesses
April 8, 2009
The Blacksburg Partnership has taken it upon itself to reinvigorate downtown Blacksburg while adding additional commercial and recreational sites to the town.
VOTER Act aimes to increase student turnout in elections
April 7, 2009
State-funded universities such as Virginia Tech could soon become designated as "voter registration agencies" through the Student Voter Opportunity to Encourage Registration Act.
Students to protest Iraq War on Drillfield
March 19, 2009
Today, the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war, many Virginia Tech organizations will come together to gather on the Drillfield for what the organizers predict will be the largest campus anti-war protest at Tech since the month before the invasion of Iraq i
Contemplating grades versus evaluations
February 25, 2009
The Association of American Colleges and Universities, which represents more than 1,150 accredited colleges and universities, including Virginia Tech, held its annual meeting on Jan. 21 to discuss the use of grades in higher education.
Kaine aims to hike taxes to save Medicaid
February 2, 2009
Hospitals and health care organizations say the cuts to Virginia's Medicaid funds could result in layoffs and eventually a drop in patient care throughout the state.
Diversity summit turns focus to LGBT issues
January 26, 2009
Virginia Tech's annual Diversity Summit originally focused on race relations since its creation in 1997. This year, the summit -- scheduled to be held on Friday, Jan. 30 -- will turn its focus to the issues facing the LGBT community and will engage studen
