On a football game day in Blacksburg, the scene is unmistakable. A sea of fans descends on Lane Stadium, maroon and orange making up the waves. The atmosphere vibrates with anticipation. The crowd reaches earthquake levels jumping in unison to “Enter Sandman”. And our players put it all out on the line. These sports events draw spectators from all over the world to Virginia Tech every fall, but there is another silent story being told on the field — one woven …
Virginia Tech’s storied history as a land-grant university involves many quirky legends and lore – the mascot, for one, a large turkey that pulled a cart during gobbler games, and the university’s …
On a Virginia Tech football game day, the biggest moments can last only a few seconds. A song begins, a video fills the board or screen or jumbotron above Lane Stadium, 66,000 …
After putting in his time behind the wheel of what Markus Breitschmid dubs “the ugliest car in the world”, a Ford Mercury with chipped paint and erratically non-functioning air conditioning, he moved …
You know what goes well with a seasonally-trendy, steamy, pumpkin latte? A chilling tale of untimely death! Just what makes a good ghost story stick? Jimmy Smith, host of the Spooky Appalachia …
Clinton Cowgill established the School of Architectural Engineering (now the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design) at Virginia Tech in 1928. Seven years later, he designed this Colonial Revival house, among others, …
A golden barrette made from wheat adorns Debbie Warren’s silver hair. Her earrings are wheat, too, as is the delicate necklace resting below them. Across the room, the same humble material has …
At the beginning of 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inverted the food pyramid. The once bottom-heavy section of carbs and grains (all the yummy stuff) became the teeny tiny …
The great outdoors avails itself of many opportunities for beauty – innately, as well as the capability for something beautiful to be drawn from it, or on it. Rocks and other natural …
Charles Johnson doesn’t own a rocking chair. He had not even contemplated retiring until last year. With a clean conscience, steady hands, keen eyes behind glasses, and the commitment to a work …