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A lot of Virginia Tech alumni are in town for tonight’s game and if they head downtown, they’ll notice some changes to College Avenue in front of Squires Student Center.
Ooooooh. Pretty! Notice the much wider sidewalks, giving the drunkies plenty of room to stumble home.
Virginia Tech’s campus is so beautiful
We couldn’t agree more, especially when viewed through a fisheye lens!
Where was this taken on campus?
This is one of the many reasons I go to VTech.
For those that aren’t familiar with this image, that’s Burruss Hall on the right and the reflection of the sky is coming off the dark marble stone atop the War Memorial. It’s a beautiful photo originally posted on Virginia Tech’s official Facebook page.
Earlier today, Virginia Tech’s Facebook page featured a picture of students mingling outside of Newman Library in 1956. A couple of people commented that they’d like to see a comparison of Newman Library then and now. Wish granted!
Newman Library then and now. Not much as changed, really. Love that Hokie stone!
I stopped by Virginia Tech’s new Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center this morning to check out the new digs and see how the move was going. It looks like everyone is pretty much moved in and ready to open next week.
The old visitor center (on Southgate Drive) and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions were closed this week while they moved into this beautiful new building that was partly paid for with money from donors.
Today, I actually got to go inside and check out some of the cool new interactive displays that will greet visitors beginning next Tuesday, July 5. And, I even recorded a short video to give you a little sneak peek.
So, the next time you’re in Blacksburg (after July 5), make sure you stop by the new visitor center located next to the Inn at Virginia Tech and see for yourself!
(Post by Gary Cope, Web and social media manager, Virginia Tech Office of Development Communications)
Check out the new visitor center at Virginia Tech!
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Blacksburg, VA - I spent the day and night in Blacksburg yesterday. Took this snapshot on my walk home.
Last day of exams, which means, unless you like traffic jams and projectile vomiting, avoid downtown Blacksburg this afternoon and evening.
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Not exactly a pretty picture, but then again, Thomas Hall on Virginia Tech’s Upper Quad isn’t much to look at either. And I would know - I lived there for the first three semesters of my college career, including the great ice storm of 1994 when we lost power and water for days. I remember Shultz Dining Hall serving PBJ and bags of chips because they couldn’t cook anything. Ah, those were the days.
And now for a little game called “did you know…”
Thomas Hall was built in 1949 and renovated in 1970 and 2004. It is located in the Upper Quad of campus. Thomas Hall is home to 355 residents and features newly tiled bathrooms and large lounges. Thomas Hall is close to Shultz Dining Center and Squires Student Center.
Thomas Hall is named for Sgt. Herbert J. Thomas. Born in 1918, he studied business administration at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now called Virginia Tech).
Thomas, a member of Virginia Tech’s Athletic Hall of Fame, was a legendary football player. During his senior year he was the second highest scorer in the Southern Conference and received All-American honors. He never graduated with the class of 1941 because he went to war two months before commencement.
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Thomas was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during World War II for action against enemy Japanese forces during the battle at the Koromokina River, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, on Nov. 7, 1943.
Although several of his men were struck by enemy bullets as he led his squad through dense jungle undergrowth in the face of severe hostile machine gun fire, he was successful in destroying two enemy machine gun positions. Halted by a third enemy machine gun, he positioned his men to rush the enemy after he threw a hand grenade. But when he threw the grenade, it reflected off the jungle vines and dropped back among his men. Thomas deliberately flung himself upon the grenade to smother the explosion, valiantly sacrificing his life for his comrades. Inspired by his selfless action, his men unhesitatingly charged the enemy machine gun, and with fierce determination, killed the crew and several other nearby defenders.
[Source: http://www.housing.vt.edu/halls/thomas.php]
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Not exactly a pretty picture, but then again, Thomas Hall on Virginia Tech’s Upper Quad isn’t much to look at either. And I would know - I lived there for the first three semesters of my college career, including the great ice storm of 1994 when we lost power and water for days. I remember Shultz Dining Hall serving PBJ and bags of chips because they couldn’t cook anything. Ah, those were the days.
And now for a little game called “did you know…”
Thomas Hall was built in 1949 and renovated in 1970 and 2004. It is located in the Upper Quad of campus. Thomas Hall is home to 355 residents and features newly tiled bathrooms and large lounges. Thomas Hall is close to Shultz Dining Center and Squires Student Center.
Thomas Hall is named for Sgt. Herbert J. Thomas. Born in 1918, he studied business administration at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now called Virginia Tech).
Thomas, a member of Virginia Tech’s Athletic Hall of Fame, was a legendary football player. During his senior year he was the second highest scorer in the Southern Conference and received All-American honors. He never graduated with the class of 1941 because he went to war two months before commencement.
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Thomas was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during World War II for action against enemy Japanese forces during the battle at the Koromokina River, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, on Nov. 7, 1943.
Although several of his men were struck by enemy bullets as he led his squad through dense jungle undergrowth in the face of severe hostile machine gun fire, he was successful in destroying two enemy machine gun positions. Halted by a third enemy machine gun, he positioned his men to rush the enemy after he threw a hand grenade. But when he threw the grenade, it reflected off the jungle vines and dropped back among his men. Thomas deliberately flung himself upon the grenade to smother the explosion, valiantly sacrificing his life for his comrades. Inspired by his selfless action, his men unhesitatingly charged the enemy machine gun, and with fierce determination, killed the crew and several other nearby defenders.
It must be dorm days on Tumblr! What dorm did you call home while at Tech?
