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Author Beth Macy to Headline Humanities Week Events

Virginia Tech's Humanities Week 2025, headlined by award-winning author Beth Macy, is set for October 27–31.

Right Man, Wrong Time: Roland Lazenby on Boundary Corner Podcast

Bestselling author and longtime VT professor Roland Lazenby joins the Boundary Corner Podcast for an in-depth discussion tied to The Roanoker’s Sept/Oct issue and Hokie football’s future.

WFIR Interview: Roland Lazenby on VT Football & NIL

WFIR sat down with sportswriter Roland Lazenby to expand on his Roanoker cover story about VT football, NIL and Coach Brent Pry's impact on the Hokies.

The Hokies and Their Coach Confront an Evolving Clarity

Read our exclusive sit-down interview between Virginia Tech Football Coach Brent Pry and legendary sportswriter Roland Lazenby.

When Virginia Baseball Went to War

Company A of the 116th Infantry lost 19 men on D-Day. Just a few months earlier, many of them helped win the European World Series.

Roanoke Valley: Suddenly a Minor League Sports Mecca?

The baseball Avalanche and the hockey Express have made their way to good fan support. Now arrive the soccer RiverDawgs and the football Rush to add to the mix.

Tech Football: The Beginning of the End?

A national sports expert takes a hard look at the Hokie program.

Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian: The Key to Tech’s Football Turnaround?

Virginia Tech's 9-3 '93 season, capped with a bowl win, sets expec­tations high for this year. Defensive coordi­nator Phil Elmassian says the Hokies are ready to meet those expectations.

Beamer Ball: The Business of Tech Football

A major national program has a strong financial impact on its host region.

One to Watch: Hoop Dreams

He hobnobs with Jordan and Kareem, and lives to write about it. We look back at our October 1995 issue, highlighting Roland Lazenby early on in his sports writing career.

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Beth Macy, an award-winning author, is the keynote speaker for Humanities Week 2025.

Author Beth Macy to Headline Humanities Week Events

Virginia Tech's Humanities Week 2025, headlined by award-winning author Beth Macy, is set for October 27–31.
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Right Man, Wrong Time: Roland Lazenby on Boundary Corner Podcast

Bestselling author and longtime VT professor Roland Lazenby joins the Boundary Corner Podcast for an in-depth discussion tied to The Roanoker’s Sept/Oct issue and Hokie football’s future.
WFIR

WFIR Interview: Roland Lazenby on VT Football & NIL

WFIR sat down with sportswriter Roland Lazenby to expand on his Roanoker cover story about VT football, NIL and Coach Brent Pry's impact on the Hokies.
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The Hokies and Their Coach Confront an Evolving Clarity

Read our exclusive sit-down interview between Virginia Tech Football Coach Brent Pry and legendary sportswriter Roland Lazenby.
European Champions, 1943, photographed at Plymouth Town's soccer pitch in England. Seated: Sgt. Popodeck, Douglas GIiiette, McManus, Joe Gubernot, John Crenshaw, Rottero, Ellis, James Mabes. Standing: Robert Keller, Frank Draper, Carl Proffitt, Pride Wingfield, Burke, Louis Alberlgo, Carl Grimes, Adam Decker. INSET: Back: Mabes, Cleer, Alberlgo, Keller, Proffitt, Decker. Mid­dle: RoHer, Rowell, McManus, GIiiette, Can­ham, Marsico, Wright, Draper. Front: Grimes, Gubernot, Williams, Crenshaw, Allan.

When Virginia Baseball Went to War

Company A of the 116th Infantry lost 19 men on D-Day. Just a few months earlier, many of them helped win the European World Series.
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Roanoke Valley: Suddenly a Minor League Sports Mecca?

The baseball Avalanche and the hockey Express have made their way to good fan support. Now arrive the soccer RiverDawgs and the football Rush to add to the mix.
Happier times in Hokieland. Head Coach Frank Beamer's star rose dramatically during the last decade of the last century, carried in part by the likes of stars (and current NFL players) such as Michael Vick, Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones. Over the past three seasons, the coaching offers and rumors from other programs and the NFL have ceased.

Tech Football: The Beginning of the End?

A national sports expert takes a hard look at the Hokie program.
Secretary of Defense. Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian has been credited with a major role in the turnaround of a Tech team that finished 21st in the nation last year and is projected as high as 12th in some preseason polls.

Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian: The Key to Tech’s Football Turnaround?

Virginia Tech's 9-3 '93 season, capped with a bowl win, sets expec­tations high for this year. Defensive coordi­nator Phil Elmassian says the Hokies are ready to meet those expectations.
From pastoral to prominence. Virginia Tech 's rural campus has taken on a new look and feel since the days before, above, the stadium addition and the consistent top-20 national rankings.

Beamer Ball: The Business of Tech Football

A major national program has a strong financial impact on its host region.
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One to Watch: Hoop Dreams

He hobnobs with Jordan and Kareem, and lives to write about it. We look back at our October 1995 issue, highlighting Roland Lazenby early on in his sports writing career.
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