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pA new Peace Studies and Violence Prevention (PSVP) minor will soon be available to students at Tech./p

pThe Virginia Tech track and field team capped off a successful weekend at the ACC Outdoor Championships last weekend with the men’s team finishing 2nd and the women coming in at 7th./p

pIt’s been more than 10 years since the premiere of “Monsters, Inc.,” but audiences are finally getting a second helping of scares./p

pLocally owned downtown restaurants have felt as though the number of customers they served in the past semester has dwindled./p

pThe Boston Marathon bombing was staged, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut never happened, and September 11, 2001 was a plot formulated by the American government./p

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pVirginia Tech's campus sustainability program seeks to improve the efficiency of campus facilities and operations; enhance academic programs related to sustainability; engage the campus and surrounding community; and change campus culture and behavior to conserve energy, water, and materials./p

pAlan Abrahams' learning tool, the Online Business Guidebook, has been downloaded more than 60,000 times since 2009. /p

pAndrew Becker was praised for his friendliness, open-door policy, and knowledge of all facets of advising./p

pThe collection of events on May 6, which are free and open to the public, showcase the work and ideas that have been generated from the institute's faculty and students during the spring semester./p

pThe Virginia/Washington, D.C., affiliate of the National Center for Women in IT, honored a high school teacher and 14 high school students for their efforts to, respectively, teach and learn computer science./p

pIf the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga Pitchumani will have played a significant role in the process./p

pShelli Fowler proposes a teaching enhancement project that brings together her expertise in pedagogy, diversity and social justice issues, digital engagement, and social media./p

pDuring the past 30 years, Subhash Sarin has advised 55 master's and 23 doctoral students./p

pSusanna Rinehart proposes a teaching enhancement workshop that integrates acting technique with teaching methodology./p

pVirginia Tech has renamed a portion of Cassell Coliseum devoted to training and locker rooms for multiple teams, in recognition of the generous support of the Street family./p

pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/21976/drink-red-berry-mojitoimg src=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/media/images/2013/04/23/9b1465e63b0e108bbfcd2f3545575a36_1366770931_crunched.jpg alt=//a/pp/p

pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/21925/accounting-transfer-option-not-available-for-all-schoolsimg src=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/media/images/2013/04/23/de61e1718242f9b28659f26a211096d5_1366770798_crunched.jpg alt=//a/ppBusiness majors are required to take the Principles of Accounting introductory courses, and many agree about the level of difficulty involved./p

pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/21983/toxic-chemical-spill-shuts-down-draper-road-for-several-hoursimg src=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/media/images/2013/04/23/dfc518cb962bc7c1c00165129b5933e6_1366769645_crunched.jpg alt=//a/ppA hazardous material spill on Tuesday caused the block of Draper between Roanoke and Lee streets to be closed./p

pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/21978/developers-present-to-a-still-skeptical-townimg src=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/media/images/2013/04/23/26013095e77245cb564dbca676a426d8_1366769713_crunched.png alt=//a/ppSkepticism inundated the latest discussion over the fate of the proposed development at the old Blacksburg Middle School site on Monday night./p