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Virginia Tech held its day of remembrance Wednesday, it has been 18 years since 32 people were killed in a mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
On Saturday, 36 Warm Hearth Village residents, family members, volunteers and staff walked 3.2 miles through the Village in remembrance of those lost in the 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy.
The Virginia Tech community is coming together to honor the 32 lives lost in the tragic campus shooting on April 16, 2007.
This summer, Virginia Tech will celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned poet and former Virginia Tech professor, the late Nikki Giovanni.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued a flag order in commemoration of the 32 people who tragically lost their lives in the Virginia Tech mass shooting on April 16, 2005.
This week, seven international students from Virginia Tech and two alumni had their visas revoked. In a letter from Virginia Tech President Tim Sands, the students were informed that their Student and Exchange Visitor Information Records had been revoked and terminated, meaning they must leave the U.S. immediately.
Timothy Sands, the current president of Virginia Tech, issued a statement on Thursday regarding multiple students who have had their legal status revoked.
Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech is collaborating with Giles County Public Schools to host Music Monday, an event designed for the county’s preschool students.
This year, Virginia Tech’s Cornerstone Alumni teamed up with Brandon Oaks to supply personal grooming packages for Roanoke City Public School students who are low-income, homeless or housing insecure.
Virginia Tech students will see a 2.9 percent increase in their tuition for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year, following approval from the Board of Visitors earlier this week.
On Tuesday, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors voted to cancel the Student Life Village project, which was intended to provide housing for more than 5,000 students.
Hokies of all kinds joined hands to march on Virginia Tech’s campus to protest President Trump’s executive order to end all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors is meeting on Virginia Tech’s campus for its quarterly meeting, and a crucial vote on the agenda could have significant implications for the town of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech’s Pamela VandeVord and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Gunnar Brolinson recently recieved a $2.17 million grant from the National Institute of Health.
The development will be located on North Main Street, just outside of Virginia Tech’s campus, along Kabrich Street and Winston Avenue.
Members of the crowd were invited to tell their stories while rallying for the causes that they believed in, such as women’s rights, voting rights, Medicaid, abortion and the SAVE Act.
Hokies are helping Hokies create delicious treats everyone can enjoy. Whitley’s Peanut Factory, known for its chocolate-dipped peanut clusters, faced a challenge keeping up with high demand.
Freshman Ben Hammond had a career-high 21 points off the bench, he and Jaydon Young combined for 15 points in overtime, and Virginia Tech outlasted Syracuse 101-95. The Hokies scored 19 points in the extra period. Hammond scored seven, including a big 3-pointer for the Hokies’ final lead, and Young, who finished with a game-high 26 points, scored eight in overtime. Hammond had seven rebounds and seven assists. Mylyjael Poteat’s turnaround jumper put the Hokies up by three with 27 seconds left in regulation but twice in the final seconds the Hokies made only one of two free throws. Trailing by three with four seconds left, Syracuse’s Jaquan Carlos took advantage, hitting a 3-pointer from about 25 feet to force overtime, beating the buzzer by half a second.
Rare Disease Day, observed on Feb. 28, brings attention to uncommon diseases affecting populations of 200,000 or fewer. In Roanoke, the Wells Fargo Tower will be illuminated in pink, green, purple, and blue—the colors of Rare Disease Day—thanks to a collaboration between The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Wells Fargo Tower. Despite their rarity, these diseases impact about 30 million people in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. In Virginia, many families are affected, including those in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
Two months after her death, poet Nikki Giovanni has been awarded one of the top honors for her art form, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement.
Virginia Tech is home to over 30,000 people. To get the opinions of the people on campus, I set up two chairs, placed a microphone down, and invited people to talk and share their thoughts.
Jaydon Young scored 27 points, Ben Burnham added 14 and the pair combined for six 3-pointers in the second half to help Virginia Tech beat Miami 81-68.
With the recent impacts of winter weather causing tens of thousands of people across Virginia to be without power for days, some wonder about the transition from above-ground power lines to underground.
Virginia Tech Football has hired Philip Montgomery as its new offensive coordinator. Announced on Monday, this decision brings a seasoned coach with a rich history of success in collegiate football to the Hokies’ staff.
Isaac McKneely scored 22 points and Virginia held off Virginia Tech 73-70. Tobi Lawal scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Virginia Tech. Ben Burnham missed a 3-pointer from the left wing with three seconds left to end it.
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive species that can impact farmers and homeowners around the country, and it’s important to keep a lookout for the egg masses and take care of them before it’s too late.
Tobi Lawal had 15 points with 10 rebounds, Brandon Rechsteiner made seven free throws in the final minute and Virginia Tech rallied to defeat Notre Dame 65-63. A dunk on an offensive rebound by Lawal gave Virginia Tech a 55-54 lead with 3:06 remaining. Ben Burnham added a 3-pointer for the Hokies a minute later for a 58-54 lead. With 32 seconds left, Rechsteiner made one free throw and missed the second, but Jaden Schutt grabbed the offensive rebound. Rechsteiner was fouled with 27 seconds left and made both free throws for a 61-56 lead. He made four more free throws in the next 23 seconds, the last two for a 65-61 lead with four seconds remaining.
A rare but deadly accident in the skies led to the loss of at least 67 lives in the D.C. area early this morning. We spoke to Dr. Ella Atkins, an aerospace engineer at Virginia Tech regarding the incident.
A group of Virginia Tech students wrapped up the university’s MLK week in Roanoke, learning about the city’s black history and performing community service.
A former professor of communications at Virginia Tech has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography, according to the Department of Justice.
