Virginia Tech Magazine Features Page

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Torgersen on athletics
It's a $20-million-a-year enterprise with more than 1,000 students and countless sports fans involved. But just how important is intercollegiate athletics to Virginia Tech? President Paul Torgersen addresses this question frankly in his Founders Day speech.

Hands-on-the-controls education
From the cockpit of a Navy A-6E Intruder, Virginia Tech students practice landing a damaged and malfunctioning plane. The cockpit's built-in flight simulator, programmed by Tech graduate students, helps make practice perfect.

Appreciated assets
Real-estate entrepreneur, Pat Cupp '70, may hold the record for the number of credit hours earned by a Tech undergraduate. He's missed only two home football games since 1959. Now, this dedicated Hokie is giving back to Tech in the form of a valuable property donation.

An exhilarating career: Musser retires
After a decade as commandant of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Maj. Gen. Stanton R. "Stan" Musser is retiring to hit the road with his wife, Dawn. Musser reminisces about his career, including his pre-Tech days as a fighter pilot and a member of the elite Thunderbirds.

Bird of a different feather
What's it like to be the Hokie Bird? Exciting, sweaty and sometimes perilous. Former mascots take us inside the bird suit. Plus, a special page on the Hokie Kids Club tells how kids can attend the Hokie Bird's birthday party.

Books
By Faculty, Staff, Alumni

Short Features About Alumni