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Editorial: Obama's speech to schools not offensive

September 8, 2009

Politics, with all its intricacies, subterfuge, and bureaucracy, is an adult concept.

Former president Lavery dies

February 17, 2009

As an English major in the late 1970s, David Hogge had little reason to rub shoulders with William Lavery. But Hogge's early-morning trips to Williams Hall brought him into nearly daily contact with Lavery, Tech's president from 1975 to 1987.

Letter: Societal flaws hamper President Obama

February 12, 2009

I'm extremely cognizant of the fact that some Americans hope for the failure of President Barack Obama and after enduring various nationwide comments expressing essentially the same, I felt compelled to write.

Column: Be careful not to expect too much from Obama

December 3, 2008

Walking through campus over the past few weeks since this historic 2008 election has filled me with a sense of dread. I'm not necessarily upset with the outcome of this awful election; I honestly couldn't care less which of the giant government parties re

Obama speaks in Roanoke on economy, health care

October 17, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addressed an electric crowd filling the Roanoke Civic Center to capacity early this afternoon, campaigning in a traditionally conservative area of a commonwealth that has not voted in favor of a Democrat in a