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London Callin’ Y’all!

London Callin’ Y’all!

Hi from London, y’all!  I’m writing from my flat in the Bethnal Green neighborhood with a lovely view of the London skyline from my window. For the next month, I will be studying with twelve other students and three professors from Virginia Tech’s English department....
VT’s Cadets at the ‘Corps’ of Tradition

VT’s Cadets at the ‘Corps’ of Tradition

They rise before the crack of dawn every morning while many of us still lie in bed. If you’re on campus early enough, like I usually am, you’ll hear the sound of ‘Taps’ resounding from Upper Quad as the flag is raised for the day. If you listen closely again at 5...
Wedding Party Takes a Spill

Wedding Party Takes a Spill

In what’s affectionately become known as the “Wedding Wetting”, bride Patricia Andrews, groom Frank Fearon, and their wedding party of 27 attendants (13 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen) took a plunge into Lake Lanier on Sautrday, May 18, after the dock...
No More Toll on GA 400

No More Toll on GA 400

It’s official. The Peach Pass Press announced via email on Sunday, May 19, that the toll on Georgia 400 will be ending the weekend before Thanksgiving this fall. From the e-mail: “In July 2012, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the state would pay off its...
Rainy Days & Lemonade

Rainy Days & Lemonade

We all know that lovely adage. When life gives you lemons make lemonade. Well, a lovely young Southern lady named JoAnn Anderson took this a step further. On a rainy day in Georgia in the summer of 2012, she captured this image of red shoes crossing the street beneath...

‘Ut Prosim’ is a Big Event at VT

Virginia Tech’s motto is “Ut Prosim,” which is Latin for “that I may serve.” Hokie Nation lives up to this every day of every year. My favorite examples of Ut Prosim in action are our annual day of service, The Big Event, and Relay for Life. The Big Event originated...