Virginia Tech Collegiate Times

4 days ago | collegiatetimes.com | Thomas Hughes

For the first time in Hokies history, it wasn’t Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” booming for the football team. Instead, it was the band performing the song live. On Wednesday, May 7, Lane Stadium transformed into a fortress of sound as the legendary band brought their M72 World Tour to Blacksburg. With opening support from Suicidal Tendencies and Pantera, Metallica’s performance capped off a full-scale stadium concert in the heart of Virginia Tech’s campus, before more than 70,000 fans.

1 week ago | collegiatetimes.com | Sam Mostow

Upon becoming an international student at Virginia Tech, I was excited to step into the United States for the first time, hoping to get a world-class education, lifelong relationships and be part of a multidisciplinary and multicultural academic community. What I didn't expect was to be cons…

1 week ago | collegiatetimes.com | Thomas Hughes

Virginia Tech softball was outclassed Friday on both sides of the plate, dropping its series opener to No. 9 Florida State, 13-4. With the Hokies’ loss, the Seminoles mathematically eliminated them from claiming both the ACC regular season title and the top seed of the ACC Tournament, which begins on Wednesday, May 7. Florida State (43-7, 17-2 ACC) was cold, calculated and proficient throughout, racking up 14 hits and scoring in every inning en route to a blowout victory.

2 weeks ago | collegiatetimes.com | Thomas Hughes

It didn’t take long for Virginia Tech softball to reassert itself in Berkeley on Saturday afternoon. Though last weekend’s series at Pitt was rough, No. 14 Virginia Tech bounced back with authority. The Hokies (39-7, 17-3 ACC) rolled over Cal, 9-0, on Saturday, claiming their sixth ACC series of the season. The game began just as the last one did: a Cori McMillan homer. The senior right fielder cranked a no-doubt shot to dead center on the Hokies’ first at-bat.

2 weeks ago | collegiatetimes.com | Thomas Hughes

Lauren Render didn’t come to Virginia Tech to sit still. But for much of her college career, stillness found her anyway — in rehab rooms, on operating tables and on the sidelines she never asked to stand on. A junior attacker from Georgia, Render has become one of the ACC’s most resilient scorers.