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Kandinsky Trio offers modern twist on music

January 29, 2009

Cellist Alan Weinstein of the Kandinsky Trio wants audiences to know that classical music doesn't have to be stuffy.

VORCAN to paint to music at The Lantern

January 27, 2009

Vort Man and Chris Cank of the group VORCAN are on stage while a band plays, but they're wielding brushes, not instruments, and their painting follows the music.

Darius Rucker to come to Burruss next week

January 21, 2009

Darius Rucker, the lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish, has recently traded his image as a rock musician for that of a country crooner.

Hokie Alum to honor 4/16 victim with Habitat for Humanity homes

January 20, 2009

The Hokie spirit is alive and well within alumni Jon Butt.

Dreaming of a green holiday

December 9, 2008

Recent Tech theater production tackles political issues emotion

December 3, 2008

Abortion and miscarriage tend to be viewed and discussed through a political lens, but director Dorothy Cosby Atkinson wanted to dissect those issues from an emotional standpoint with her show combining two short plays, "That Midnight Rodeo" and "The Leve

Dancing to remember, honor April 16 victim Reema Samaha

December 3, 2008

Watching the Remembrance Through Dance performance in honor of shooting victim Reema J. Samaha on the one-year anniversary of April 16 brought tears to senior finance major Corrina Matlock's eyes.

Taking a closer look at Taubman

December 1, 2008

Junior computer science major Sabrina Kilian collaborated on an art project that is now being exhibited in the same museum as works by Norman Rockwell and Jasper Johns. The museum is Roanoke's newest addition to the art community, the Taubman Museum of Ar

'Twihard' fans anticipate book-turned-movies' release

November 21, 2008

Junior human development major Amanda Kinser was supposed to be studying for a class on family relationships when she started reading the first book of the "Twilight" series. Kinser learned more about family relationships, just in a different way.

Tech theater puts on 'Iphigenia 2.0,' Greek myth with a modern twist

November 14, 2008

Director Andrew Dolan likened the theatre department's newest production, "Iphigenia 2.0," to an iPod commercial.