Moment of silence to mark '07 killings at Va. Tech
BLACKSBURG A statewide moment of silence will be observed on April 16 to honor the 32 people killed in a rampage at Virginia Tech in 2007. It's part of Virginia Tech's 2013 Day of Remembrance events....
View ArticleJustices to hear state appeal of Va. Tech verdict
RICHMOND The state Supreme Court will hear the state's appeal of a jury's finding that it was negligent in the slaying of two students during the April 2007 Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 dead. A...
View ArticleVirginia Tech plans statewide test of alerts system
BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech is holding a statewide test of its VT Alerts system this month. The test is set for March 20 between 8 a.m. noon at Virginia Tech's facilities in Blacksburg, Hampton Roads,...
View ArticleVirginia Tech libraries transforming for digital age
BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech researcher Emmanuel Frimpong and his team took two years to compile a database of biological traits of 809 U.S. freshwater fish species for a project funded in part by the U.S....
View ArticleACC women's tourney: Miami tops Virginia Tech
Round 2 between the Miami and Virginia Tech women's basketball teams went to the Hurricanes, just like Round 1 did. The teams will meet again for Round 3 in the ACC tournament. The Hokies led at...
View ArticleVa. Tech official named Washington & Lee provost
LEXINGTON Virginia Tech deputy provost Daniel A. Wubah has been named provost at Washington & Lee University. Washington & Lee president Kenneth P. Ruscio announced Wubah's appointment on...
View ArticleAll-ACC men's basketball teams announced
GREENSBORO, N.C. Duke's Mason Plumlee, Virginia Tech's Erick Green and Miami's Shane Larkin headline the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team. The teams were announced Monday following a vote of 77...
View ArticleHokies' Green named ACC Player of the Year
Virginia Tech guard Erick Green was named the ACC's Player of the Year today by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, receiving 38 of the 76 votes cast. Miami’s Shane Larkin was...
View ArticleParents of 2 slain at Va. Tech appeal to justices
RICHMOND Attorneys for the families of two Virginia Tech students killed in an April 2007 campus massacre are renewing their bid to put the university's president on trial.read more
View ArticleState appeals Va. Tech jury verdict in shootings
RICHMOND The state is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to set aside a jury's findings in favor of the families of two students who were slain in the April 2007 massacre on the Virginia Tech...
View ArticleEvents set to remember Va. Tech shooting victims
The sixth Day of Remembrance is scheduled at Virginia Tech on Tuesday, with the popular "3.2 for 32" run scheduled for Saturday. According to a university news release, the events will center on...
View ArticleVa. Tech victims honored on campus, in Richmond
About 70 people gathered in Richmond on Tuesday for a ceremony marking the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech. Among the speakers was Joe Samaha, whose daughter Reema was one of...
View ArticleVirginia Tech president announces plans to retire
BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech President Charles Steger announced plans this morning to retire from the university. He plans to remain in the job until his replacement is found by the university’s board of...
View ArticleVa. Tech president delivers commencement address
BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech President Charles Steger called on students to remember the role others played in their success during the 2013 spring graduation ceremony. Steger, who announced earlier this...
View ArticleBaseball: Va. Tech tops Ga. Tech 3-2 in ACC tourney
DURHAM, N.C. For pool play in the ACC tournament, the Virginia Tech baseball team was placed in a foursome that included two top-10 teams and a Georgia Tech squad that won its regular-season series...
View ArticleVa. Tech professor gets robotic hand with TV audition
BLACKSBURG Dennis Hong, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, wanted the world to see his team’s new robotic limb. His strategy: an audition on “MasterChef,” the cooking show on Fox....
View ArticleVa. Tech baseball player hopes to go to World Series
BLACKSBURG Last year, Tyler Horan competed in the College Home Run Derby in Omaha, Neb. This year, he is hoping to return to Omaha — with his entire team. Horan is the leading hitter on the Virginia...
View ArticleVirginia Tech fraternity chapter closed for misconduct
BLACKSBURG The Virginia Tech chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon that recently moved into a $5.1 million on-campus facility has been disbanded for misconduct. The SigEp chapter had an “ongoing history of...
View ArticleBaseball: Va.Tech defeats Coastal Carolina 9-1
BLACKSBURG Devin Burke of Virginia Tech pitched a five-hit, complete game and the Hokies beat Coastal Carolina 9-1 in an NCAA regional game. Mark Zagunis and Andrew Rash each drove in three runs to...
View ArticleSanctions didn't stop problems at Va. Tech frat
BLACKSBURG A report shows that sanctions and volunteer oversight didn't stop misconduct by members of the recently disbanded Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter at Virginia Tech. The Roanoke Times says it...
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